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Saturday, June 1 &
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Hip! Hip! Hooray! You’re invited to The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, also known as the best weekend of the year!
Join us at the Spokane, Washington Fairgrounds, the first full weekend of June each year, where you’ll find hundreds of thoughtfully curated and magically stocked spaces filled to the brim with vintage and handmade wares. (Imagine hundreds of the cutest little shops, all in one place!) We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you into our happy Farm Chicks world. You’ll understand our excitement when you get here!
Hip! Hip! Hooray! You’re invited to The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, also known as the best weekend of the year!
Join us at the Spokane, Washington Fairgrounds, the first full weekend of June each year, where you’ll find hundreds of thoughtfully curated and magically stocked spaces filled to the brim with vintage and handmade wares. (Imagine hundreds of the cutest little shops, all in one place!) We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you into our happy Farm Chicks world. You’ll understand our excitement when you get here!
SOME INFORMATION FOR OUR VISITORS
LOCATION
Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana Street, Spokane Valley, Washington. The fair is all indoors.
PARKING
Parking is free and plentiful. Many accessible spaces are available. Please note: There is unlimited general parking available at the fairgrounds. Parking attendants will direct you to the best available parking spaces.
HOURS
Saturday: 9am – 6pm
Sunday: 9am-4pm
ADMISSION
Admission is $10 per person and is good for both days. Children 12 & under are admitted for free. Parking is free. (Cash or VENMO only for admissions tickets). Admission tickets are available for purchase on Friday, June 2nd, from 3-5pm at the Spokane Fairgrounds ticket windows and throughout the operating hours of The Farm Chicks Fair, June 3 and 4, 2023.
PLEASE NOTE: There are TWO entry points into The Farm Chicks Fair: The main entrance at Broadway and Havana, as well as the rear entrance accessed by driving behind the Spokane Indians Baseball Stadium.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- The Farm Chicks Fair is two full days and spaces are continually re-stocked throughout both days. You never know what vintage and handmade goods will be added in at any time, so it’s like the best two day treasure hunt you can imagine! Click here to view the Curator Map! To print the map, click and drag your mouse around the map to select the print area then choose FILE > PRINT.
- All tickets sold are general admission (There are no early admission tickets offered) and are good for both days. For the best use of your tickets, visit on Saturday and return on Sunday to explore all of the freshly stocked finds.
- Saturday can be busy at times, depending on attendance. If you prefer to visit when it’s less busy, you may want to consider attending Saturday afternoon or any time on Sunday.
- If you plan on attending with small children during a busy time, you may want to consider using a child’s backpack carrier instead of a stroller.
- We offer a Nursing Lounge for moms. You will find it in the silo near the main entrance at the Plaza. The Nursing Lounge is Sponsored by Tin Roof Furniture and Bide & Burgeon. Supplies are provided by Inland Mama.
ATM
There are several ATM machines on site.
DINING
Food and drink is available at The Farm Chicks Fair, as provided by the fairgrounds food vendor. Assorted food offerings are available in the Plaza and Bay 3. Sweet treats are also available, found sprinkled amongst the spaces in each of the bays.
Accessible Parking & Wheelchair Access
There are many accessible parking spaces available. We’re sorry, we don’t have wheelchairs available for use. The fair is easily accessible for shoppers in a wheelchair, and the floors are all concrete. There are no stairs or escalators.
PETS
No pets are allowed at the Fairgrounds.
AIRPORT
Spokane International Airport.
LODGING
The following hotels are offering discounted lodging rates during The Farm Chicks Fair. Please note, you’ll need to click on links below to book and receive the discounted lodging rates:
Davenport Hotels (Different rates available at the three different Davenport hotel properties via the link)
SERENA'S RECOMMENDED THINGS TO DO AROUND SPOKANE BEFORE AND AFTER THE FARM CHICKS FAIR
- Don’t miss our beloved and newly expanded Riverfront Park. Make sure to feed the Garbage Goat, take a skyride over the falls, slide down the world’s largest Radio Flyer, take the kids to the Ice Age Floods Playground, ride the Looff Carousel, and enjoy the light show at the Pavilion at night.
- Catch a Spokane Indians baseball game with the family during a special Farm Chicks weekend at the ballpark.
- Enjoy a stroll on the Centennial trail.
- Treat yourself to an ice cream cone at The Scoop.
- Load up on fresh & warm mini donuts at Hello Sugar.
- Take a walk through the beautiful and historic Davenport Hotel.
- Visit the MAC.
- Take the kids to the Mobius Science Center and Children’s Museum.
- Enjoy cocktails at the hidden bar in the basement at Durkins.
- If you love shopping for amazing hardware for your home such as cabinet knobs, handles, pulls, door knobs, hooks, and more (to infinity!) and you’re in Spokane on any weekday before The Farm Chicks Fair, stop by Spokane Hardware to browse, shop, and dream about your next home project. (Open Mon-Fri).
- Take the City Drive.
- Shop for books at these fantastic and independently owned bookstores Wishing Tree Books and Auntie’s Books.
- Shop for chocolates, tea, and unique gifts at Atticus.
- Watch an artsy movie at The Magic Lantern.
- Pick up picnic supplies at the Rocket Market or Main Market and enjoy your haul in one of our city’s wonderful parks.
- Stroll through Manito Gardens and while you’re there, don’t miss the Japanese Garden, Conservatory and Duncan Garden.
- Visit GreenBluff, approximately 30 minutes north of Spokane, take a drive through the orchards, pick some fruit, and stop for a tasting at Big Barn Brewing or Townshend Cellar.
We look forward to seeing you at the next fair!
SOME INFORMATION FOR CURATORS
The Farm Chicks Fair Curators are all hand-selected by The Fair’s founder, Serena Thompson. Applications are accepted year-round. If you are interested in applying, please keep these key points in mind:
- We rely heavily on the images you submit with your application. The “look” we are seeking is well thought out. Your stock should be quality vintage or handmade items that you have carefully curated and it should be creatively displayed. If you don’t have any images, we recommend creating and photographing small vignettes that clearly express your style. (We are unable to consider applications without images).
- If you are applying to sell handmade items, the items need to be made or designed by you. We’re not currently accepting applications for jewelry, candles, photography, or handmade signs at this time.
All spaces are indoors. Spaces are 10′ x 10′ and $300 each. If you are selected to join in The Farm Chicks Fair, you may reserve the number of spaces that best fit your needs, depending on availability. - No experience? Don’t hesitate to try and make The Farm Chicks Fair your first! Experience isn’t necessary, however, friendliness is. We believe that a happy event is the best kind of event there is.
If you’re interested in applying, please complete the application via the link below. Thanks for your interest in The Farm Chicks Fair!
The Farm Chicks Fair Curators are all hand-selected by the fair’s founder, Serena Thompson. Applications are accepted year-round. If you are interested in applying, please keep these key points in mind:
- We rely heavily on the images you submit with your application. The “look” we are seeking is well thought out. Your stock should be quality vintage or handmade items that you have carefully curated and it should be creatively displayed. If you don’t have any images, we recommend creating and photographing small vignettes that clearly express your style. (We are unable to consider applications without images).
If you are applying to sell handmade items, the items need to be made or designed by you. We’re not currently accepting applications for jewelry, candles, essential oils, soaps, lotions, bath bombs, handmade furniture, handmade clothing, altered clothing, photography, yarn, fiber arts, plants, salvage sculptures, yard art, or handmade signs at this time.
All spaces are indoors. Spaces are 10′ x 10′ and $300 each. If you are selected to join in the fair, you may reserve the number of spaces that best fit your needs, depending on availability. - No experience? Don’t hesitate to try and make The Farm Chicks Fair your first! Experience isn’t necessary, however, friendliness is. We believe that a happy event is the best kind of event there is.
If you’re interested in applying, please complete the application below. Thanks so much for your interest in The Farm Chicks Fair!
Serena Thompson dreamed of creating a fun and happy little event to sell her vintage and handmade goods. In 2002, she and a handful of friends held the first event in her neighbor’s barn. The sale became wildly popular and began attracting visitors from across the country and recognition in national magazines. Today The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair fills the Spokane County Fairgrounds and features hundreds of creatively and carefully curated spaces packed with vintage and handmade goods. Many describe it as a bucket list event, magical, inspirational, and the best event of its kind in the USA. Serena describes it as the best weekend of the year.
Serena Thompson dreamed of creating a fun and happy little event to sell her vintage and handmade goods. In 2002, she and a handful of friends held the first event in her neighbor’s barn. The sale became wildly popular and began attracting visitors from across the country and recognition in national magazines. Today The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair fills the Spokane County Fairgrounds and features hundreds of creatively and carefully curated spaces packed with vintage and handmade goods. Many describe it as a bucket list event, magical, inspirational, and the best event of its kind in the USA. Serena describes it as the best weekend of the year.
THE FARM CHICKS FAIR LOOKS GOOD ON YOU!
COPYRIGHT 2023
THE FARM CHICKS
P.O. BOX 9866
SPOKANE, WA 99209
COPYRIGHT 2023
THE FARM CHICKS
P.O. BOX 9866
SPOKANE, WA 99209