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L E A D E R S H I P event in Louisiana. Vintage Market Days® is an event for the whole family, where you can enjoy a weekend full of shopping, listen to the best live music and eat delicious food from unique local food trucks. “We love seeing customers and vendors, old and new, spending time together finding that unique treasure that speaks to them,” says Don. Supporting small businesses is something that is close to Michele and Don’s hearts. At Vintage Market Days® of Southeast Louisiana, you can converse with the designers, artists, collectors/resellers, get to know their story and bring a piece of it home. Maybe they will even share some of their secrets with you! To create a unique vintage experience, each vendor is selected for variety, originality and quality. Returning year after year from near and far, the vendors have become an extended family, and each event is a happy reunion. Nearly 100 vendors will bring art, antiques, clothing and jewelry, home décor, outdoor furnishings, handmade treasures and tasty treats sure to satisfy and inspire. There is always an abundance of new and unique finds to see (and taste). It is the perfect place to find that special gift. “My best advice,” says Michele, “is if you see something you love, buy it! As soon as you put it down, someone else will buy it. We have seen it happen at every event, especially during our Friday Early Buying Event day when vendors put out their best items for the early shopping customers.”
Vintage Market Days® of Southeast Louisiana
You are cordially invited to attend Vintage Market Days® of Southeast
Mark your calendar, get your advanced tickets and bring the whole family. This is community, fun and shopping with a vintage Southern twist. “You never know what you will see at our event. It may just be snowing in Amite in October!”
Louisiana’s “Holly Jolly” Fall event! In 2014, Michele Carlton attended a Vintage Market Days® event in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a vendor selling her homemade “The Good Stuff” candles. Impressed by the upscale, vintage-inspired open-air market and the sense of community it possessed, Michele and her husband, Don, decided to bring it home to Southeast Louisiana, where it has flourished into a staple event. Michele emphasizes, “When we invite you to our event, we want the anticipation and excitement to build until we can open our doors to you. The look and feel of our event is like no other. We invite you to slow down, sip on some sweet tea, munch on freshly popped Kettle Korn and browse our curated vendors while spending time with your loved ones in a charming Christmas atmosphere.” Twice a year, in March and October, the Florida Parishes Arena is magically transformed into the most glamorous, vintage-inspired pop-up shopping party you can imagine, and small-town Amite becomes home to the largest vintage
For ticket information, email selouisiana@vintagemarketdays.com or go to vintagemarketdays.com/market/se-louisiana. 74
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