Marketplace Highlights

Marketplace brings the artistry of the world to the Florida Folk Festival. In some instances, the vendors are themselves both the importers and the makers of traditional crafts. They may be new settlers whose booths help to support traditional artists in Guatemala or importers of exquisite beads from around the world.

Whether as book and music publishers or the makers of instruments or accessories for musicians, marketplace vendors keep the natural and cultural history of Florida alive, and they showcase the state's cultural connections with the world.

Ginger Tendl, Florida Tunes and Treasures: Vintage guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle stringed instruments and accessories, typically from 1950 to 2000. Florida related art and collection of folk music vinyl records, including Florida artist Gamble Rogers and other current or prior performers at folk festivals.

Sarah “Echo” Steiner, Greater Goods Trading Company, has musical instruments, handmade jewelry, Florida artwork, and hot sauces.

Kortney Stewart, Thomas Honey, has raw honey, craft honey blends and beeswax.

Justin Bond, Trees Edge Farm, has a “Make Your Own Candle” booth. They specialize in handcrafted fragrances, blended diffuser oils, incense, room and body sprays, beard oil and soap, car and room diffusers, diffuser jewelry, diffuser flowers, scent sachets, soy candles and wax melts.

Matt Zaccone, Lunar Crunch, features freeze dried candy.

Alyssa Cashmore, For All Creation, has fine art, jewelry, T-shirts and stickers that reflect Florida’s natural beauty.

Lakecia Watson, Kecia’s Kreation Design, will have microwave cozy bowls and potatoes bags, leather card holders, wreaths, jewelry and repose jackets.

Mike Weeks, John M. Weeks, recently wrote a book of poetry called Wiregrass Moon which focuses on wildlife, plants, and environment. All the poems were written in Northeast and North-central Florida.