Makers Arcade Celebrates Mother's Day Weekend With Annual Spring Fair
SAN DIEGO, CA — The Makers Arcade will celebrate Mother’s Day with the return of its Spring Fair this weekend at the Port of San Diego. The two-day event will feature handmade items from local businesses, many of which are run by moms.
“The Makers Arcade Spring Fair is the perfect opportunity to either shop for last minute, beautiful handmade gifts for your mom, or bring your mama with you to the event and have her pick out her own goodies,” said San Diego resident Sarah Anderson, one of the co-founders of Makers Arcade, the company that organizes and hosts the Makers Arcade Spring Fair.
Anderson and co-owners Kristin Dinnis, Brook Dailey and Brittany Wiczek have owned Makers Arcade for two years but have hosted makers markets for nearly a decade.
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“We love planning these beautiful events that support our local San Diego maker, artist and creative community and provide our city with a family-friendly, fun, interactive event,” Anderson told Patch.
“Being able to connect San Diegans and visiting folks directly with creative small businesses in San Diego is so important and is an incredible, impactful thing to be able to help facilitate,” added Anderson, who has a 1-year-old son. “I love knowing that my son will grow up watching me run my business with my amazing team.”
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The sixth annual Spring Fair will feature more than 110 local makers selling clothing, handbags, art, floral arrangements and more. The event will also offer photo displays, live music, gourmet food, beer, craft cocktails, workshops, and an interactive children’s play area.
“It’s a fair with amazing vendors, but we will also have a fabulous kid’s area, several free workshops such as crepe paper florals and plant your own succulents, delicious food trucks and fun spring cocktails, and of course, amazing live music,” Anderson said.
Many of the makers are moms celebrating Mother’s Day at the fair, including Encinitas resident Jody White, mother of 13-year-old twins and a 10-year-old. White designs and creates sustainable fashion locally.
White launched All That Apparel in 2019 by making leather earrings out of scraps. Eventually, she added clothing for men, women and juniors.
White recently added a home line that includes pillows, placemats, table runners, plant pots and more. The All That home line is made from up-cycled denim and hand dyed by White.
“Recently, I’ve started calling this a family business, because each of my children helps out, as well as my husband and my mom,” White told Patch. “It has honestly taken a village to get this far, and I couldn’t be more grateful.”
White encouraged shoppers to come to the Spring Fair to support local small businesses while celebrating the holiday weekend and enjoying the San Diego waterfront.
“I have learned the power of community building in various ways,” White said. “When people come out to support local artisans, they are doing just that. Not only do they get to unwind in the beautiful San Diego weather on the waterfront, but they are supporting small businesses like mine, which is a win-win in my book.”
The Makers Arcade Spring Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday inside the Port Pavilion at the Broadway Pier at 1000 N. Habor Drive in downtown San Diego.
Admission is $6 online before the event or $7 at the door. Kids under 10 are free. The first 100 people each day will receive a free swag bag filled with vendor goods and merch, according to Makers Arcade.
For more information, visit makersarcade.com.
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