Makerspace and Pop-Up Market — Apr 26

Fremont will close out its monthlong arts campaign with a free pop-up market and makerspace on Sunday, April 26, at the Downtown Event Center and Plaza. (tricityvoice.com) The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3500 Capitol Ave. in downtown Fremont, according to the City of Fremont calendar. (fremont.gov) Fremont Creates said more than 20 local artists will sell work directly to the public, and the city’s main Fremont Creates page says the total is over 25 artists. The same listings say the market is free to attend. (tricityvoice.com) (fremontcreates.com) The April 26 program also includes a returning makerspace for families and children, plus two new hands-on workshops for adults ages 15 and older. Fremont Creates has described the market as the event that wraps up April is Arts, Culture & Creativity Month. (tricityvoice.com) (fremontcreates.com) That matters in Fremont because the city and its arts partners have turned April into a coordinated schedule of public events under the Fremont Creates banner. Tri-City Voice previewed the April 26 market earlier this year as one of the month’s two major visual-arts events. (tricityvoice.com) (fremontculturalartscouncil.org) The April 26 lineup extends beyond vendor tables. Fremont Creates says shoppers can hear live music by the Newark Saxophone Quartet and outdoor taiko drumming by Wadaiko Newark in the plaza. (fremontcreates.com) The site is built for that mix of indoor and outdoor programming. The Downtown Event Center and Plaza includes a 13,400-square-foot community center and a one-acre plaza at Capitol Avenue and State Street. (510families.com) The market follows another city arts event at the same venue the day before. Tri-City Voice and the city said Fremont will host its first free “Downtown Dance” event at the Downtown Event Center on Saturday, April 25. (tricityvoice.com) (content.govdelivery.com) For visitors, the practical details are simple: Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free admission, local art for sale, and hands-on activities at the Downtown Event Center and Plaza. (fremont.gov) (fremontcreates.com)