Makerspace & Pop-Up Market at Downtown Event Center

Fremont will close out its monthlong arts celebration with a free makerspace and pop-up art market on Sunday, April 26, at the Downtown Event Center & Plaza. (tricityvoice.com) The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3500 Capitol Ave. in 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 program also includes a makerspace for kids of all ages. (tricityvoice.com) Fremont Creates’ own event page lists the market as part of April is Arts, Culture & Creativity Month, a citywide slate of arts programming held through April. (fremontcreates.com) This year’s April 26 program adds two adult hands-on workshops for ages 15 and up, expanding the event beyond the family makerspace and artist booths. (fremontcreates.com) The lineup also includes live music while shoppers browse and an outdoor taiko drum performance by Wadaiko Newark in the plaza, according to Fremont Creates and Tri-City Voice. (fremontcreates.com, tricityvoice.com) City and Fremont Creates listings describe the April 26 market as free to attend, with local artists invited to display and sell work as the month’s finale event. (fremont.gov, fremontcreates.com) The Downtown Event Center & Plaza is part of Fremont’s Civic Center and downtown district, which the project architects describe as a community destination built for public gatherings. (studios.com) For Fremont, that means the last Sunday in April is set up as a public arts day: shopping from local makers, hands-on activities, workshops, and performances in one downtown site. (tricityvoice.com, fremont.gov)