{"id":245267,"date":"2026-04-11T16:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245267\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T16:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:55:08","slug":"once-a-month-community-market-open-for-second-time-this-sunday-tcu-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245267\/","title":{"rendered":"Once-a-month community market open for second time this Sunday \u2013 TCU 360"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Fort Worth Community Market, a monthly open-air farmers and artisan market at South Main Micro Park, draws dozens of vendors and hundreds of visitors, reflecting a growing demand for local goods and community-centered events.<\/p>\n

\"\"Social media post from Fort Worth Community Market.<\/p>\n

For many residents, the market is more than a place to shop. It has become a monthly gathering where families,\u00a0artists\u00a0and entrepreneurs come together over food,\u00a0music\u00a0and shared community space.<\/p>\n

The market began about eight years ago. Co-owner Tiffany Parish wanted to highlight vendors that did not fit within the her and her husband\u2019s other event, the Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll Rummage Sale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe recognized a growing demand for cottage food, produce, and health and wellness vendors and set out to create a sister market focused on those offerings,\u201d husband Blake Parish said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tiffany and Blake Parish said the market has become an important part of the Near Southside community, both economically and culturally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur vendors, musicians, neighbors and surrounding businesses all play a role in helping the market grow and succeed,\u201d Blake Parish said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For their 2026 schedule, they are open on the second Sunday of each month.<\/p>\n

\"\"Dates for Fort Worth Community Market (Social media post from Fort Worth Community Market)<\/p>\n

The event features live music, food trucks, face painting and a rotating mix of local businesses. Organizers said the market continues to expand, adding new vendors each month. Applicants typically connect through the market\u2019s social media pages, and the Parish duo said they aim to maintain a \u201chomegrown and handmade\u201d focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blake Parish said the market has found a steady rhythm in both size and frequency, with organizers focused on maintaining consistency and improving the experience for vendors and visitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether attendees are shopping, listening to live music or catching up with friends, the market fosters\u00a0a strong sense\u00a0of community. Blake says their priority is to continue building on that foundation in Fort Worth\u2019s Near Southside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most meaningful aspects of the market is the sense of connection it creates,\u201d Blake Parish said. \u201cPeople are looking for opportunities to engage face-to-face again, and the market provides a space just for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

With their second market happening tomorrow, April 12, vendors are ready for visitors to stop and shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fort Worth Community Market, a monthly open-air farmers and artisan market at South Main Micro Park, draws…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":{"0":"post-245267","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-fort-worth","9":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","10":"tag-fort-worth-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}