Downtown Makerspace and Pop-Up Market

Fremont’s Downtown Event Center will turn into a one-day art market and makerspace on Sunday, April 26, with free activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (tricityvoice.com) The event is part of Fremont Creates’ April is Arts, Culture and Creativity Month, and the city calendar lists the location as the Downtown Event Center and Plaza at 3500 Capitol Ave. (fremont.gov, fremontcreates.com) Organizers say more than 20 local artists will sell work directly to the public, and the Fremont Creates site says the market is new this year. (tricityvoice.com, fremontcreates.com) The same event also brings back the makerspace for “kids of all ages,” alongside two adult hands-on workshops for ages 15 and up. (tricityvoice.com, fremontcreates.com) Fremont Creates has been using April programming to cluster arts events across the city instead of a single festival day. Earlier coverage described the April 26 market as the month’s visual-arts showcase and a closing event for the broader campaign. (tricityvoice.com, fremontcreates.com) The setup mixes shopping with participation: browse artist booths, stop at a workshop, and make something on site. That format has become a recurring part of Fremont Creates programming, with the makerspace returning this year after earlier editions. (tricityvoice.com, tricityvoice.com) Live performance is part of the draw too. Tri-City Voice said visitors can expect live jazz and an outdoor performance by Wadaiko Newark taiko drummers, while the Fremont Creates homepage names the Newark Saxophone Quartet as the market’s live music act. (tricityvoice.com, fremontcreates.com) The city is also stacking another downtown arts event onto the same weekend. Tri-City Voice reported that Fremont’s first free “Downtown Dance” event is scheduled at the same venue on Saturday, April 25. (tricityvoice.com) For artists, the market is also a sales venue with a formal signup process. A Fremont Creates registration page says participating artists submit a $50 deposit that is returned after the event if participation requirements are met. (fremontcreates.com) By Sunday afternoon, the monthlong arts campaign is supposed to end where this thread started: inside the event center, with local artists selling work and families making their own. (fremontcreates.com, tricityvoice.com)