Beautiful Land Market kicks off pop-up season with vendors, live music, food trucks
Ames’ popular vintage and handmade pop-up, Beautiful Land Market, will kick off its season Sunday, May 5 at the downtown Fareway parking lot, 619 Burnett Ave.
With free admission, the market will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature more than 40 vendors, live music and food trucks.
Free market tote bags will be given to the first 100 visitors at each pop-up, courtesy of The Ames Foundation, Wilson Toyota and The Iowan Magazine.
“Our pop-ups and markets allow people to gather in the spirit of community to support local and shop small,” co-director Jody Bergan Bennett said. “This is a place where emerging, undiscovered and experienced artists, crafters, designers, vintage collectors and food artisans can showcase their talents and meet their customers.”
There will also be a selfie station, “a fun little backdrop we’re making for an added interactive experience,” she said.
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What live music will be featured at May 5 market?
Ames singer, songwriter, and guitarist Fred Love will perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Love mixes country, blues, and roots influences with a DIY/punk delivery to create a ruggedly original cowpunk approach.
Ames-based rock band Foxpin will perform from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Foxpin members are Ben Erbes (keys/synth), Chase Abner (bass/vocals), Dan McClanahan (drums) and Lane Jahn (guitar/vocals).
“We received overwhelming feedback from market goers last season saying they really enjoyed the live, local music,” market co-director Andrew Kingsbury said in a news release. “Thanks to a Discover Ames Community Grant and a Studio 7 Salon & Spa Sponsorship, we are thrilled to bring more hours of live music to each of our pop-ups.”
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What food trucks will be available?
The Beautiful Land Market will also include these food trucks on Sunday:
The Funny Onion
El Paletero
C’est La Crepe
Hungry Boys Taqueria
Bean Caffeinated
Vintage Road Coffee
When will Beautiful Land Market be held in 2024?
The series of pop-up markets will be held the first Sunday of each month at the downtown Ames Fareway, May through October. No market will be held in July.
The market dates are June 2, Aug. 4, Sept. 1 and Oct. 6.
What nonprofits will be featured at Sunday’s market?
One of Beautiful Land Market’s core missions is to support local nonprofits. It is an official sponsor of the Ames’ Friendship Ark, which provides residential and community support for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in central Iowa.
Market visitors can support Friendship Ark with free-will donations at the Fareway lot entrance and at the Beautiful Land Market welcome booth.
Another local non-profit, the HAMO Foundation, will host an interactive booth on Sunday. HAMO was created to continue the legacy of Ames native and Gilbert High School student Henry Alan Munson Owen.
The group works with communities to raise awareness and provide accessible tools around mental health and offers scholarships as a message of hope. Volunteers from HAMO and “Henry’s Helpers” will be onsite reading stories to children and providing information about the foundation.
Ronna Faaborg covers business and the arts for the Ames Tribune. Reach her at rfaaborg@gannett.com.
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