My People’s Market: A Celebration of Business, Arts and Culture

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Immerse yourself in a vibrant community of Portland creators at our city’s largest market featuring diverse and vibrant entrepreneurs, artists and community members. Attend My People’s Market this December.

Started in November 2017, My People’s Market was created to help entrepreneurs of color to the travel industry and professionals who can help scale their businesses. It has since become our city’s largest Black, Indigenous, and people of color maker’s market.

This event lets you connect with entrepreneurs, makers, artists, culinary artisans, beverage crafters and performers.

Here’s information about the upcoming event.

2025 My People’s Market Holiday Event

The market is taking place Saturday, December 6, and Sunday, December 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oregon Convention Center. The event is free to attend.

My People’s Market features more than 120 small businesses selling apparel and accessories, home goods, art, wellness and beauty products, books, stationery, and children’s items and food and beverages.

The event also hosts interactive performances, musicians and artists. Here’s the schedule for each day:

December 6

Activities happening all day include: 

• Face painting by Mystique’s Fancy Face
• Crafts with Ideal Flip Cart Children’s Museum
• Bazooka Photo Booth
• Family fun performers including juggler Juggle Jawns, contortionist Orchid, and hula hooping with Blu Hoopz
• Story Corner with Sunshine Books
• Yard games, board games, and coloring stations

Performances include:

• 1:05 p.m. OC Note Chicano/Indigenous artist based in Portland, Oregon, originally from Orange County, California.
• 3:05 p.m. Mat Randol Portland-based hip-hop artist known for his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-infused production.
• 4:15 p.m. Tahira Memory Soul/jazz/R&B singer songwriter

December 7

Activities happening all day include: 

• Face painting by Mystique’s Fancy Face
• Crafts with Ideal Flip Cart Children’s Museum
• Bazooka Photo Booth
• Family fun performers including juggler Juggle Jawns, contortionist Orchid, and hula hooping with Blu Hoopz
• Story Corner with Sunshine Books
• Yard games, board games, and coloring stations

Performances include:

• 11:10 a.m. Onry an award-winning singer, dancer, actor, and pianist based in Portland, Oregon.
• 1:05 p.m. McDaniel High School Varsity Stomp and Shake a high-energy performance team known for powerful rhythm, precision movement, and electrifying school spirit
• 1:15 p.m. SONIDO BOMBA Members of local orquestra cumbia band, OPT, this duo continues on that trajectory with new innovations.
• 3:10 p.m. Rose City Girls Lu Mien traditional dance

Make sure you arrive with an empty stomach so you can fill up on culinary offerings from Yoonique Tea & Pho & Grill, Where’s Coffeegirl, TRA TRA’S DAWGS LLC, Beans to Phin, Gourmet Brothers Catering, La Casa de Mamá,  Marsh & Mallow Co. and Sisters Fry Bread. There are also many vendors offering snacks, sweet treats, beverages and pantry items. 

The market is held at Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. in Portland. For more information, visit the My People’s Market website. 

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