Woodlawn Street Market held under sunny skies
The final Woodlawn Street Market for the 2018 season was held on Sunday, Dec. 2, with attendees enjoying sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures.
About 70 vendors were expected at the event. As usual, there were numerous food trucks and other food and snack vendors.
There were about 70 makers and other vendors selling clothing, artwork, candles, jewelry and other items, many of them handmade.
In addition, an artist created a street-art painting during the event, and there were hip-hop dance lessons and performances.
The street markets, which began in 2014, are hosted by REV Birmingham and the Woodlawn Business Association.
The markets help to attract visitors to Woodlawn as the neighborhood’s commercial business district seeks to come back to its former glories.
“There’s an influx of people visiting, walking around, engaging and spending money at local businesses, becoming familiar and possibly more comfortable with the neighborhood and larger community of Woodlawn,” organizer Rebekah Fox told Iron City Ink.
They also have been a good way for small makers and retailers to get their businesses started.
“This season we’ve had between 40 and 50 brand-new vendors,” Fox said.