The Trashy Summer Market

Schedule

Sun Jul 26 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Hairpin Arts Center | Chicago, IL

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Soak up all the ☀️RE’s at the ultimate SUMM-RE☀️ event with as much REuse, REpair, and REpurposing as you can stuff in an XXL beach bag.
About this Event

Soak up all the ☀️RE’s at the ultimate SUMM-RE☀️ event. REuse, REpair, and REpurposing are in high style for the season of sun.

Our junky jamboree features artisans who transform reclaimed materials into one-of-a-kind goods. Shop for home goods, art, garden accessories, fashion, body care, stuff you've never seen before… and more. Plus, enough zero-waste activities to get you to November.

There will be family-friendly live music, spoken word, trash puppetry, upcycled art exhibit, bike repair, patch making for mending, intro to “plarn” crochet, and scrap hand quilting.

As always, you can bring not-yet-trash materials from home to supply our artisans with their next line of upcycled wares. Stay tuned for their wishlist!

There is no better way to show love for our one-and-only planet than to gather together as a community! We have nowhere else to go, so let’s go nowhere together.

🎟️ RSVP on Eventbrite not required but highly recommended. By registering, we will be able to communicate with you about updates, changes, and potential cancellations. You are agreeing to be added to our email newsletter, which you can opt-out at any time.

🌐 Check back soon to meet our Trash Smashers! We’re cooking up the final list of merchants and activities.

📸 Follow along: Nowhere-Collective.com and Insta @nowhere.collective


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🌎 WHY THIS? WHY NOW?

Because the best things aren't always made from new stuff — they're made from the right hands meeting the right scraps at the right moment. The Trashy Markets exist to celebrate exactly that: the joy, the ingenuity, and the genuine thrill of transforming what's been cast aside into something worth keeping.

This is your chance to level up among the most supportive, conscientious, and craft-obsessed community around. Nowhere Collective delivers handmade magic that proves everything and everyone has unearthed potential.

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Where is it happening?

Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, United States

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