Flea Market Vendor Spotlight: The Pot Slot
One of our newest full-season vendors here at the Shipshewana Flea market…The Pot Slot! This flea market vendor’s unique product has been such a hit this year with all kinds of plant lovers!
One of our newest full-season vendors here at the Shipshewana Flea market…The Pot Slot! This flea market vendor’s unique product has been such a hit this year with all kinds of plant lovers!
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This Shipshewana Flea Market vendor, offering Amish-made products, started off by selling only locally sourced jams, caramel corn, and caramel puffies. After just 4 years here, he has now grown his offering to more than a dozen products in over a hundred flavors, varieties and sizes.
This week we met up with owners of The Pot Slot, a handmade Shipshewana flea market vendor booth offering a really unique plant and pot hanging system for all plant lovers.
There’s just something about handmade items that make us so excited. The amazing metal art from Shipshewana Flea Market vendor Victory Custom Metals is sure to get pumped too. Check out our interview with owner, Joel.
Shipshewana Spice Company, owned by flea market vendor Kevin Horn, is located at booth 646 and offers shoppers an amazing selection of spices good for all tastes. Learn more about what you can find when you visit him at Shipshewana Flea Market.
The Shipshewana Flea Market is the largest in the Midwest with nearly 700 vendor spaces covering 40 acres. Vendors offer a variety of products and truly have something for everyone - new items, old items, quirky novelties, fresh seasonal produce, hand-made goods, re-purposed crafts, handcrafted furniture, clothes, home decor, antiques,…
Shipshewana Flea Market vendor, Nikki Conrod, Better Home Goods, shares the huge variety of home textiles including reversible quilts, pocket scarves, throws, pillows, and so much more which are great for purchasing as gifts, for the holidays or for yourself.
The flea market opens for the season on the first Tuesday in May and will run every Tuesday and Wednesday through September. We also have extended markets for Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day, as well as special weekend market dates in June and August. The flea market is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on all market days. Open rain or shine.
All vendors must register both a personal and business (if applicable) name, address, copy of their State of Indiana Registered Retail Merchant Certificate (tax number) with the Flea Market office before setting up. If you need to register for a tax number, contact the Fort Wayne Office of the Indiana Dept. of Revenue, or start the application here.
Flea Market Application Confirmation Page
If you’re planning on selling at an outdoor flea market in the near future, you’ll want to be as prepared as possible. Take the time to stay organized and have a flea market vendor packing checklist of what to bring on hand. It’ll help you feel less stressed and more…
What started as a part time dream 35 years ago has turned into a full time business for this Shipshewana Flea Market vendor. Wooden Signs by Chris is making up custom wooden signs while you wait at booth space 715.
There are several food courts conveniently located throughout the flea market to satisfy your hunger without interrupting your shopping! Each has something different to offer your taste buds. Food truck concessions and an on-site sit-down restaurant are also available.
Yes, vendors may bring your own pop-up tent or tables. Canopies or tents must be staked to the ground, including those using cement blocks at the base. For big top tent inquiries (which require a minimum 18 week space rental and additional storage fees), contact Shipshewana Tent Rental at 260-768-7485 or the Flea Market Office.
The one really good thing about working at the Midwest’s Largest Flea Market is easy and quick access to the nearly 900 vendor spaces including Shipshewana Spice Company. We are so fortunate to have them as a season vendor year-after-year and they have so many spices to choose from I…
For nineteen years later, this married couple have been selling a huge variety of items at discounted prices to their favorite Shipshewana customers.
This flea market vendor has been coming to Shipshewana since she and her sister were kids. Now she has a successful booth selling a line of knives that have people coming from all over the Midwest. Learn all about her vendor story and what they carry each season.
Staybearded has a full-season booth at the Shipshewana. Learn all about his unique start, what products he sells and some great tips for guys with or without a beard.
Check out this flea market booth that creates stepping stones, garden art and cement benches, using all kinds of items. There are so many designs, and no two are the same!
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