Makerspace and Pop-up Market April 26

Fremont Creates will turn the Downtown Event Center and Plaza into an arts market and makerspace on Sunday, April 26, with free public activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (tricityvoice.com) The event is scheduled at 3500 Capitol Ave. in Fremont and is listed on the City of Fremont calendar as the Fremont Creates Pop-Up Art Market at the Downtown Event Center and Plaza. (fremont.gov) Organizers said more than 20 local artists will sell work directly to the public. The April 26 program also includes a returning makerspace for kids and “all ages,” plus two new adult art workshops for ages 15 and up. (tricityvoice.com) Fremont Creates is using the market to close out April is Arts, Culture and Creativity Month, the citywide arts campaign that fills the month with performances, workshops and public art events. (tricityvoice.com) The April 26 market marks a format change from last year’s Fremont Creates finale, which Tri-City Voice said drew more than 500 people to a broader Grand Finale event at the same downtown venue in April 2025. (tricityvoice.com) This year’s version puts more emphasis on direct artist sales and hands-on participation. Fremont Creates’ event page calls the Artists’ Pop-Up Market “new this year” and says local artists were invited to display and sell their pieces. (fremontcreates.com) The public program also adds live performance elements. Tri-City Voice said visitors can hear live jazz while shopping, and Wadaiko Newark taiko drummers are scheduled to perform outdoors. (tricityvoice.com) The market is part of a full downtown arts weekend. The same Tri-City Voice announcement said the City of Fremont will hold its first free “Downtown Dance” event at the Downtown Event Center on Saturday, April 25. (tricityvoice.com) The venue itself is one of Fremont’s central civic event spaces, near BART, restaurants and shops, which gives the April 26 market a built-in downtown audience. (fremont.gov) For Fremont artists, the setup is straightforward: Fremont Creates’ registration page required a $50 deposit for vendors, refundable after the event if participation requirements were met. (fremontcreates.com) For visitors, the pitch is simpler: browse local art, make something on site, and catch a few performances before Fremont Creates wraps up its April program on April 26. (tricityvoice.com)