PLEASE NOTE because of our build-outs, level of detail and seller prep/education offerings, our unique pop-ups each take 3 months of pre-production — therefore our applications are due 8-10 weeks before each market.

Houston:
March 23 & 24 / Applications Closed

Los Angeles:
May 11 & 12 / Applications Closed
August 3 & 4 / Apply Here (due May 17)
December 7 & 8 / Apply Here (due Sept 13)

Portland:
May 11 & 12 / Applications Closed
December 7 & 8 / Apply Here (due Sept 13)

Washington DC:
April 6 & 7 / Applications Closed
August 17 & 18 / Apply Here (due May 17)
December 14 & 15 / Apply Here (due Sept 13)

Please note: Our $30 non-refundable application fee is processed electronically as the last step of the application process.

If accepted into a market, you will be emailed an invoice via Quickbooks following the official email notification of your acceptance. This invoice must be paid electronically within 48 hours to secure your spot. You will not be sent an invoice unless you have been accepted into a market.

For over 15 years we’ve specialized in creating modern, indoor markets held in unique, architectural spaces. Each venue is different in size and features, and booth sizes and prices vary from city to city.

Los Angeles
6’x6’ Petite Booth – $475 Spring / $425 Summer / $525 Holiday
10’x10’ Booth – $650 Spring / $600 Summer / $700 Holiday
10’x10’ Shared Booth** – $325 Spring / $275 Summer / $350 Holiday
10’x10’ Premium* Full Booth – $750 Spring / $700 Summer / $800 Holiday
10×20’ Double Booth – $1300 Spring / $1200 Summer / $1400 Holiday

Portland
6’x6’ Petite Booth – $375 Spring / $325 Summer / $450 Holiday
10’x10’ Booth – $550 Spring / $500 Summer / $600 Holiday
10’x10’ Shared Booth** – $275 Spring / $275 Summer / $300 Holiday
10’x10’ Premium* Full Booth – $650 Spring / $600 Summer / $700 Holiday
10×20’ Double Booth – $1100 Spring / $1000 Summer / $1200 Holiday

Washington DC
6’x6’ Petite Booth – $475 Spring / $425 Summer / $525 Holiday
8’x8’ Full Booth – $600 Spring / $550 Summer / $650 Holiday
8’×16’ Double Booth – $1200 Spring / $1100 Summer / $1300 Holiday

Houston
8’x8’ Full Booth – $500 Spring
8’×16’ Double Booth – $1000 Spring

*Our Premium booth spaces are corner or prime booth spots, and are only available in LA and Portland.

**Shared 10’x10’ booths are available in LA and Portland. Each business is required to apply online individually, and we do not match booth partners so you’ll need to know who you are sharing with before you apply.

We pride ourselves on going the extra mile for all the hard-working biz owners out there because we’re one too!

• Your booth space to create your fab in-real-life, branded retail pop-up.

• Access to our live class ‘Unique University’, part Masterclass/part Q&A, made JUST FOR YOU every market! Join our team and the other market sellers as we prep you for the market and invite special guests who can help move your business forward! We provide design and set-up best practices, insider insights, social media and marketing how-tos, conduct a Q&A, and more. *value of $300+

• Your business is showcased on our website before, during and after the market, with a link off to your website (!!!) so both market shoppers and our online community can discover you 24/7.

• Each market directory page is marketed to 50k+ email subscribers.

• Printed maps (with your business listed) are showcased at each market.

• Consideration for our social media channels, marketing and ad campaigns, TV spots and PR campaigns (we’ve placed businesses on national television, in press like Forbes and the LA Times, and more).

In Los Angeles and Portland we have custom designed and manufactured items to help create our trademarked markets! We provide the following to help create our uniquely (pun intended, hehe) uniform, modern, seamless look throughout the large spaces. It allows you and your products to shine, while lessening the visual chaos for shoppers which means they stay longer and spend more. :)

• White partition walls, which act as a backdrop and divider between you and your neighbor behind you.

• A custom-made white metal standing sign with your booth number sits in front of your space, helping people to find you, see you in our printed maps, and come back to you.

• At our LA markets you also get your choice of furniture such as shelves, rolling rack, tables, chairs, etc. Details are sent to accepted applicants - and it’s all optional, you can bring whatever you’d like.

YEP! In LA and Portland our sellers load-in and set up on FRIDAY, the day before the market. We go the extra-mile to ensure our sellers can put their best foot forward - having had the proper time to build-out beautiful, eye-catching retail displays and IRL spaces.

This isn’t possible at our DC or Houston venues, so Sellers load-in and set up on Saturday morning.

Accepted Sellers will receive more details.

All our seasonal pop-up markets are held indoors in massive, architectural spaces. Expect modern amenities such as cool air conditioning in the summers, and cozy warmth in the winters. No bugs, wind and rain, dust and dirt, or Porta-Potties in sight!

LA: our markets are held at the California Market Center every May, August and December.
Portland: our events are held at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum
DC: our home in DC is Dock 5, above Union Market.
Houston: New to our 2024 line up, our Houston markets will be held in POST HTX.

If you must cancel your participation, we offer full refunds up to 6 weeks before each market. If you cancel your participation on or after the 6 week cancellation deadlines, you forfeit your space and booth fee and we cannot offer a refund.

Refunds exclude any credit card processing fees, and the $30 application fee is non-refundable.

Our markets feature small businesses and artisans that are ready to grow and scale to the next level. As a WOC-owned business ourselves, we’re passionate about showcasing diverse, innovative, modern voices that are also driven by creativity and community!

We look at each application, and then your website and social channels to get a fully-developed look at your business. We’re looking for:

• High quality and ethically sourced products (if you do not make them yourself)

• Consistent, high-quality branding and photography

• Innovative, fresh voices, as well as traditional art, craft and design

• Your story and the history of the business, we want to know who you are and why you do what you do

• Items that are priced accordingly (you can sell earrings at $10 or $500, but we must feel that your items are priced accordingly for the materials used, the genre of goods you’re in, etc.)

• A sense that you’re ready for our market and to take your business to the next level

While Unique Markets is not qualified to offer any business or tax compliance advice, we encourage you consult with an accountant or visit www.irs.gov for more details on collecting sales tax, registering your business, etc.

Requirements change from city-to-city, so you should also investigate city-specific permit, license and sales tax requirements in relation to selling at events.

We are not responsible for lost/stolen/damaged products and we or the event space are not liable so always recommend getting event insurance for liability but not a requirement.