Sawyer St. Entrance
Setup Instructions
IMPORTANT NOTES/UPDATES
Optional: Bring An Outdoor Floor Covering or plastic to protect your display “feet” and/or products. Especially if it rains the day/night before. It can also get dusty if it’s been dry.
WEATHER – Space City Weather is the best https://spacecityweather.com/
PARKING – Take a walk – please park at the furthest lot from the market. Thanks!
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The Market at Sawyer Yards
1502 Sawyer St.
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Google Map > takes you directly to the entrance!
- Traffic check TranStar
- *Weather? I like to follow https://spacecityweather.com
- *Teenage porters from the local community center are often on hand to help unload for $ tips, bring cash!
- PLEASE SHARE these instructions with your help!
Setup 9:00 – 10:15 A.M.
- Drive-in and stop – I’ll come to you and show you to your space.
- Pull off the brick path so others can pass by.
- Unload
- Park
- Setup
- You must unload and park before setting up!
Park
- Drive through the train shed. (slowly!)
- Go past the parking lot.
- Continue past ALL tents on your right and blocky white building on left.
- Park in the large lot at the far end of the property.
- View a parking map here. If you have a trailer see Mitch at check-in.
Rules and notes on setup
- Tent against wall
- Center between 12-foot marks
- 100 pounds minimum of weight per tent
- Do not put anything in front of the tent
- Keep front and sides clear of banners and displays
- Do NOT block the path or your neighbor.
The ground is crushed granite, easy on the feet. It drains well BUT can hold moisture after a rain. On dry days, it can be dusty. I Recommend an outdoor floor mat or covering.
Breakdown
- No early breakdowns.
- No cars for at least 30 minutes after closing time.
- Pack your booth down as much as possible towards the back of your booth.
- Only then bring your vehicle to load out.
- We exit the way you entered in the morning, back onto Sawyer St.
- Clean up your space! Bags by my cans, big stuff take with you! I don’t want it.
- DO NOT BLOCK THE ALLEY WHILE YOU LOAD OR UNLOAD
- BE MINDFUL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS
House Rules & Amenities!
Restrooms
- Before noon: Check with Mitch – our usual early morning restrooms may not be available.
- Noon – 5 pm: Inside the art studios look for the colorful doors with open studio flags
Food * Drink
- There is always a food truck on site. Eastside of the train shed.
- There is a food vendor in the Holler Brewery hallway.
- Houston Cider Co. (w/wine) is near the train shed.
- A growing number of food vendors are on-site! Take a walk!
What a ya need?
I’m there for the duration. I even have a tent, water and probably everything you forgot. Bandaids, tools, tent parts … personal … ok you need something, call/text me. 832-273-4798
“This applies to everyone, but me.”
Um no, that attitude doesn’t fly around here!
Anonymous Market Artist