Welcome Artists and Crafters. We’re delighted to host you for the 2019 Handmade Holidays event at the Collingswood Farmers’ Market.

Whether you’re a Market veteran or a Market rookie, these instructions will help insure a smooth arrival and setup during what can be a hectic hour. You’ll be moving into a Market that is already well established, joining dozens of vendors with their own customary locations, setup procedures, and traffic patterns.

Do not assume that you can arrive when you like and drive into the Market to set up. Take it easy, stay aware, and remember you are a guest.

Site Plans for All 4 Saturdays

Study your location

• Below you will find siteplans for ALL 4 November Saturdays.
• If you’re booked for more than one Saturday, except for a VERY FEW vendors, you will not have to change locations after your first appearance.

Siteplans for all 4 Saturdays

Please be sure you’re looking at the right plan.

Site Plan for SAT NOV 02

ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS ARE IN GREEN

Site Plan for SAT NOV 09

ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS ARE IN GREEN

Small Bills and a Parking Pass

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles, fives, and tens during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also provide parking passes to the Lumberyard Garage so we can keep nearby parking spaces available for your customers!

Location

The Market is not a permanent structure with a street address. It’s a section of pavement between Haddon Avenue and the High-Speed PATCO train to Philadelphia known as the Speedline. It sets up Saturday mornings from the first of May until the Saturday before Thanksgiving, from 8am until noon, and by 2pm the only way to identify the location is by the sponsor banners flying from the utility poles.

Using Google Maps?

For mapping purposes, use 713 North Atlantic Avenue, Collingswood as an address. That’s actually the Collingswood Police Station, but it’s the closest named building.

LINK TO GOOGLE MAPS

The market is located in Collingswood’s flourishing downtown business district, situated only 10 minutes from Center City Philadelphia by car and by PATCO Hi-Speedline.

The Towers. Once you get close, the Market can be found easily by looking up—for 2 water towers. The Market occupies the parking lot near the base of the two blue water towers in the center of town.

Near Directions

• If you enter town on Haddon Avenue, turn right onto Collings Avenue at the traffic light in the middle of town, then left into the entrance to the Community Center just before you reach the Speedline.
• If you enter town on Collings Avenue, make a right turn into the entrance to the Community Center, just after coming under the Speedline.
• If you enter town on PATCO, exit the turnstiles and head left, which is west, in the direction of Philadelphia. Walk along the PATCO tracks for about a block and a half and you will see the Market.

From the Ben Franklin Bridge

You will take Admiral Wilson Blvd. (30/676) to 30/130 south (the PUB is a landmark at the ramp)

Go thru the light at the Cooper River Golf driving range, past cemetery, and keep an eye to your right for a Dunkin Donuts.

Make the right at the Dunkin Donuts corner onto Haddon Ave, BUT keep right to jughandle around UNDER 130 and up onto Haddon Ave into Collingswood. (There is a sign “Welcome to Collingswood”)

Drive through first light (Browning Rd. intersection). At second light (Collings Avenue), turn right. You’re practically there.

Turn right onto Collings Avenue and turn left into the Community Center (past the fire hall). Stay to the right and follow the traffic or park immediately.

Look up. You’ll see two blue water towers. The Market is in the same lot.

This should be about 7 minutes drive from Ben Franklin in Saturday morning traffic.

Parking

• PATCO Collingswood Station parking along Atlantic Ave. extends right up to the Irvin Avenue entrance of the Market and is ample and free.
• Free street parking along the Market section of Atlantic Avenue and neighboring streets.
• Free parking in lots just north of the Market both west and east of the Police station.
• Kiosk and meter parking along Haddon Avenue.
• Kiosk parking in the Lumberyard Garage on Collings Avenue across from the Community Center.

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

All 3 November Handmade Holidays

Welcome Artists and Crafters. We’re delighted to host you for the 2015 Handmade Holidays event at the Collingswood Farmers’ Market.

Whether you’re a Market veteran or a Market rookie, these instructions will help insure a smooth arrival and setup during what can be a hectic hour. You’ll be moving into a Market that is already well established, joining dozens of vendors with their own customary locations, setup procedures, and traffic patterns. Do not assume that you can arrive when you like and drive into the Market to set up. Take it easy, stay aware, and remember you are a guest.

Study your location

• Further down this post you will find the site plans for all four November Saturdays.
• Study the plans for all the Saturdays you’ve scheduled.
• We’ve done our best to avoid bouncing you around.
• Except for this first, weather-altered week, you should be in the same location, but check.

 Weather forecast for Saturday NOV 07.

Cloudy, low 60s, only a slight chance of showers. Insignificant winds forecast, but bring your tent weights anyway. November is hard to predict.

Site Plan for SAT NOV 07

Please be sure you’re looking at the right site plan. There are three on this page, one for each of the 3 Handmade Holidays Saturdays.

Site Plan for SAT NOV 14

Please be sure you’re looking at the right site plan. There are three on this page, one for each of the 3 Handmade Holidays Saturdays.

Site Plan for SAT NOV 21

Please be sure you’re looking at the right site plan. There are three on this page, one for each of the 3 Handmade Holidays Saturdays.

Live Music SAT NOV 07

SHE HATES ME EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT

Dog Tent

UNSTAFFED FOR SAT NOV 07

Joe Williams will be on hand to sell Market Permit leashes this week. We are still attempting to find a replacement shelter or animal welfare agency to substitute for an emergency cancellation.

BID Vendors

Perennial favorites Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., and Sara’s Produce will attend.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

Vendors Please Enforce: “No Permit, No Purchase”

This won’t be easy, but it’s necessary. If good dog behavior is important to you, you’ll comply in June with the No Permit, No Purchase policy, declining to serve customers who don’t choose to cooperate with the Permitting and Behavior Guidelines. David Hodges will distribute a small batch of Dog Behavior Guidelines to all vendors for distribution to anyone who appears at your table attempting to make purchases with a non-permitted dog.

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

• The first farm vendors arrive at 6am. You are welcome to arrive with them.
• Arrive no later than 7am. You need to be ready to sell at 8am.
• David will be on site wearing red and a Market cap and carrying a clipboard.
• See David first.
• DO NOT proceed directly to your space and put up a tent.

Have the latest plan with you

• This blog is easy to bring on your smartphone.
• The site plan is subject to change.
• The latest version is always live at the blog.
• If you bring a printed copy of your plan, be sure it’s current.

• Don’t be late, but call ahead if you’re going to be late.
• (856) 979-6653.
• When I answer, I will be busy with someone who’s on time.
• Remain patient.

Drive the right direction

• Traffic is ONE WAY, west to east.
• The top of the site plan is the entrance.
• Spaces 50-89 may drive into the Market with care.
• Spaces 1-49 do not drive into the Market.
• Spaces 1-49 load from the “back” of their spaces.

• Market space numbers are marked with chalk on the pavement.
• Market spaces are parking space dimensions, 10 feet wide by 16 feet deep.
• Lines are drawn diagonally, but your spaces are square.

• The Market provides space only.
• Bring your own tables and tents.
• November can be windy; tents require weights for safety.
• Plan your displays so that your products don’t fall or blow away.

Unload quickly

• The “drive” down the middle gets very congested.
• At most, you have 15 minutes to unload.
• Stay to the side to permit others to pass.
• Park your vehicle outside the Market when you have unloaded.
• Don’t even think about parking your vehicle in your space.
• Be smart; Park far.
• If you take a prime parking spot for four hours, customers can’t use it.

Be a good neighbor

• The Market is a wonderful community of vendors who cooperate.
• You will be most welcome if you are considerate.
• Put the needs of others first and we will all succeed.