08/10/2026
Market vendors, August is HARD.
You’re tired. You’re hot. Your tent feels heavier than it did in May. Setup somehow takes more out of you. You’re sweating before the market even starts.
The crowds are smaller. Sales are lower.
You’ve probably had at least one market lately where you did the math afterward and thought… I did all of THAT for how much??
You’re not the only one. August for outdoor market vendors is incredibly difficult.
We’re at Off Market today and I know there are vendors sitting under tents all over the place feeling exactly the same way.
Still showing up. Still setting everything out. Still talking to every person who stops. Still hoping it’s a good day.
Customers stopping but not buying.
We’re all dreaming about those 60-degree October markets where people are ready to shop.
If market season feels a little heavier right now, a whole lot of us are right there with you wondering why we even do this job. Hang in there. It doesn’t last forever.
These are the dog days.
See you in the fall. 🍂