Here’s all the vendors and activities at the Buy Local fair this weekend
Alvin M. Keeling
3 min read
This Saturday, July 30, the Louisville Independent Business Association (LIBA) will host the Just buy local noon to 6 p.m. at Louisville Water Tower Park (3005 River Road).
Admission will be free and parking will cost $6 in advance (you can purchase your own on this link) or $8 at the door. Bicycles have free parking. The event will also include free water bottle refills and a misting tent, courtesy of Louisville Water.
Activities:
- At 2 o’clock in the afternoon, rainbow flower will host a cooking contest with all local ingredients, pitting chef Jeff Dailey from Proof on Hand against Chief Henry Wesley of 8UP.
- DJ Kim Sorise will provide the music.
- MELANnaire will host a marketplace for local black businesses.
- You can also participate in a silent auction starting this Thursday. Check this link for more information.
- You can purchase liquor samples and bottles at the Cox’s and Evergreen Liquors tent.
- Young entrepreneurs will sell their products at the Kidpreneur Market from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- TARC will have an electric bus on site and customers can practice loading and unloading a bike.
- Carmichael Bookstore will host a Kids Fun Zone with Jenga, bubbles, face painting, crafts, the busy bus and more.
Sellers (over 100):
- 502 Hemp Wellness Center
- worship me shoes
- Aesha’s African baskets
- Al Dia in America
- Amiracle Ade Lemonade Stand
- Amish Hills Furniture
- Ashtree Therapeutic
- Asteria Labs Inc.
- Barn doors and more
- Belmar Floral Events
- blackswandesigns
- bohemian monkey
- Broadway Food
- BW Creations
- Candles by Jenni
- Certified Awning Inc.
- Cardinal move
- Carmichael Bookstore
- Fall for Kentucky
- Clayton and Crume
- Colon Cancer Prevention Project
- cozy cow
- Compass Christian Church
- Cox’s Spirit Stores
- Critter Creations More
- Crowler Catering
- Curbside Trash Bath
- Reliable skips
- Derby City Curling Club
- Dreck Metal Knife Co.
- Eclipse Bank
- ELIXIR Kombucha
- Falls City Eye Care
- Fauver law firm, SARL
- Foot Forward Fund
- Four Pegs Smokehouse & Bar
- Foxhollow Farm
- Garage Pig Print Jobs
- Georgia Sweet Potato Pie Company
- Gimme Some Suga Signature Cotton Candy and Moving Cart
- Green Quarter Salads
- Hazelbaker Design Co.
- Hectare’s CBD innovations
- Heine Brothers Cafe
- HighVibe Living / HighVibe Academy of Healing Arts
- Honest welcome
- Henry’s Humble Designs
- IMME
- JessiKay Henna
- Kathy’s shop
- Made in Kentucky and more
- Key drinks
- Violins Lane & Edwards
- Lendenwood Goods
- HOME
- Little Dog’s Pawstry Shoppe
- Longshot Lobster
- Lorelai and Lottie
- Lotus Counseling and Wellness Center
- Louisville Academy of Fine Arts
- Louisville Grows, Inc.
- Louisville Public Media
- Louisville Salt Cave
- Louisville Tree Service
- Lucky Cat Cafe & Lounge
- Massage on Mellwood
- matamart
- McClanahan School of Irish Dancing
- MELANnaire Marketplace
- Melissa Gaddie
- Stage loans
- Mortgage Network Inc.
- Nanz & Kraft Florists
- Cafe Ntaba
- Owen and Mae
- Louisville Parks Alliance
- pink pax
- earth peace
- Peppers-R-Paradise
- Philadelphia’s Best Frozen Desserts
- quest outside
- rain and sun
- rainbow flower
- Red Top Gourmet Hot Dogs
- Real Estate Six Degrees
- SnoWhat Snoballs
- Stack Insurance Agency
- Steel & Leaf CBD Dispensary
- TaDah shades and traits
- Charlie’s tattoo
- The Arrow Fund
- The Busy Bus
- Presley’s post
- The sewing kit
- TOZA
- River City Transit Authority (TARC)
- Turtle Tree Acupuncture
- UP designs
- Sharpen your palette
- Whitney Yadon Art
- Winking Owl Soap Company
- Woodworking maniac
- Yoga East, Inc.
- Zi Olive
- zydeco tree
LEO is one of the media sponsors of the event.
You can also preview The Buy Local Fair in this video:
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