The Big Gay Market

👻 APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE! Apply to vend at The Big Gay Spooky Market!

https://www.thebiggaymarketllc.com/vendors

🎃 Spooky Season approaches! Come shriek and shop at The Big Gay Spooky Market on October 27th, 2024! 👻

🏳️‍🌈 Support q***r makers, grab a hot drink, trick-or-treat, dress up, and have a fun and festive time! ☕

👩‍🦼 The building is ADA accessible and the market is held on smooth ground.

🌳 This market is indoors and outdoors. 😷 Masks are REQUIRED to shop indoors, and will be provided if you do not bring your own. 😷

👻 Trick-or-treating will be offered during the first part of the market while supplies last - vendors participating will have signs at their booths.

🐕‍🦺 Dogs, aside from service animals, are not allowed.

✉️ RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/k6DgHd5XghwRG3DU/?mibextid=9VsGKo

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WOW BESTIESSSS. We did ittt 🥹
💖 thank you so much to everyone that came out to our market and supported all of our beautiful artists, performers, and community members. Very very special thank you to our sponsors and our collaborators including and
❤️ excited to get some rest and then start planning for what’s next!

🏳️‍⚧️ THREE MORE HOURS LEFT FOR THE BIG GAY MARKET! 🏳️‍🌈

🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

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😷 ANOTHER BIG GAY DAY! 🏳️‍🌈

Reminder that masks are REQUIRED today from 10am to 1pm!! We look forward to seeing you!

🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car
**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🏳️‍⚧️ TODAY IS THE DAY! 🏳️‍🌈

Here's a quick list of helpful hints for shopping The Big Gay Market!

- Make sure you bring cash with you! Most vendors take card but not all. There is an ATM on site.

- Come hungry! We have multiple food vendors offering vegan, vegetarian, and otherwise options 🩷

- Try not to block tables for too long! We are expecting a larger crowd and want to make sure everyone can shop at all the booths.

- Please defer to gender-neutral language unless you are sure of someone's pronouns 🏳️‍🌈

- Be prepared to pay $8 for parking, or take advantage of carpooling or public transportation. The event is free of charge, so if you are a walk-in, you don't need to pay for parking!

😷 Also, don’t forget that on Sunday from 10am - 1pm the Pride market will be masks required so please bring your own mask if you’re able! ✨

SEE YOU SOON!

🎤 WELCOME TO OUR AMAZING SPEAKERS ✏️
✨Tomorrow we will be welcoming our lovely speakers at The Big Gay Pride Market! We will be hosting the speakers in the Mendota Room at Alliant Energy Center from 11am - 4pm. No sign up needed. All speakers are free.
❤️ Don’t forget that parking is $8 a car and the market is open to the public from 10am - 4pm!

🏳️‍⚧️ SPECIAL VENDOR HIGHLIGHT: SALEM INDIE TATOUAGE 🏳️‍🌈



WE'VE GOT INK!

Book yourself an ink date NOW by emailing [email protected] and get tatted at The Big Gay Market! Salem will block you into a schedule - swipe for their flash sheets ✨ choose any of their designs and get something on your skin you'll treasure forever 😎 books are filling up, so get them while you can!

🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🐸 This post is dedicated to *cute lil guys* because we all need some cuteness in our lives 😍 from adorable stickers to piggy banks, crocheted critters to things you can hang on your wall and smile at every stinking time you see it 🤩 get some cute in your life! Shop these amazing makers!







🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🌺 Mental health and taking care of yourself and others is foundational in the q***r community. Many of our artists and vendors incorporate their stories and mental health needs into their work. We celebrate their strength; together is the only way forward, friends. Never forget that you are truly loved ❤️







🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🏳️‍🌈 Pride wouldn't be pride without COLOR! Many of our vendors specialize in colorful creations, and this is just a small selection of them 🏳️‍⚧️ from digital colors to colors of yarn, traditional paints to colorful cuisine, there's something bright and beautiful to be found at The Big Gay Market! 🏳️‍🌈




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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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👕 BIG GAY CLOTHING SWAP DETAILS 🧦
⏰ Sunday June 16th 12pm - 4pm
On day 2 of our Big Gay Pride Market we’ll be collaborating with to bring everyone an amazing clothing swap! Bring your gently used & clean clothes to the market anytime Saturday or Sunday. You DO NOT have to bring clothes to get clothes ♥️
🚗 Reminder that entry to the market is FREE but there is a $8 parking fee

😺 This is CATS, PART TWO because we've got TOO MANY makers who love cats!!! Whether it's a stuffed cat or gear for your real furry friends, our awesome makers have a little bit of everything to offer! Plush pets, kitty keychains, watercolor work, snuffle mats for kitties to rummage through, and signage to warn your guests how you really feel 👀 The Big Gay Market is where it's at!





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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🐿️ Cottagecore q***rs, we've got just the stuff for you! Handmade teas, cozy cowls, art for your home, art for your body, candles to burn, books to read, and plants to grow....well, you'll just have to come see for yourself! Cottagecore isn't just mushrooms and moonbeams - find the coziest goods at The Big Gay Market! 🌳
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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🌿 Many of our artists and makers have deep connections to nature, and it shines through in their pieces. Check out some of these incredible artisans and their inspiring work 🌳 from stained glass to sea glass, to indigenous makers and iron welders, to potters and painters, we've got it all at The Big Gay Market!



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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🤩 Who wants to take it back to when we were kids? These artists in particular have some adorable pieces that kids and kids-at-heart will love! From statement earrings to wall art to handmade dolls to actual books for kiddos, you'll find something at The Big Gay Market that any kid will love ❤️







🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🪲 Dedicating this post to all the bug lovers of this world! Entomologists both amateur and beyond are welcome to shop some unique buggy art in all forms of creations! We've got bug pottery, bug pronoun pins, many buggy prints, big pots, bug jewelry, plants for big habitats, and much, much more! 🐛
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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🎟️ Tickets are now LIVE for our drag show!!! You’re not going to want to miss it 😍

The Big Gay Pride Market - Drag Show
Hosted by the legendary Cynthia Mooseknuckle ✨
6pm-8pm at Alliant Energy Center
Meet and greet after the show!!!

Note: this show is 18+❣️parking passes last ALL DAY so if you leave the market and return for the show, you do not have to pay for parking again!

Purchase tickets here: https://www.thebiggaymarketllc.com/event-details-registration/tbgm-drag-show-pride-2024

Looking for some new art to hang up? Look no further than these bold and beautiful creations! Shop one of a kind work all of our incredible vendors have to offer!





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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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💖 Sponsor Shout-Out: Integrated Counseling/Vivent Health
⭐️ This market we’ll have two amazing organizations offering health resources! Integrated Counseling and Vivent Health have been incredible pillars in our community and we’re delighted to be collaborating with them. Visit them at The Big Gay Pride Market on June 15th & 16th at Alliant Energy Center!

✨ Featured NonProfit :
♥️ This year at The Big Gay Pride Market, we’re SO excited to be collaborating with OutReach to bring everyone a great raffle! Proceeds from the raffle will be going to OutReach and all their excellent community resources.

🌽 Midwest q***rs, we're here and we see you!! Celebrate all things Wisconsin and Midwest with some of our awesome makers ✨ rocks from the shores of Superior, Milwaukee representation, detailed maps of the land, and even upcycled sports (go sports!) equipment - we've got a little bit of it all 👏


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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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❤️ Kink is an important part of q***r culture - it wouldn't be a Big Gay Market without it! Adam and Eve Adult Novelty Store is proud to join us at The Big Gay Pride Market, vending toys for all different levels and flavors of adult entertainment. They will have a tent pitched to keep prying eyes away - find them at the back of the vendor hall ⛺

🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🏳️‍🌈 Pride is pride because we are PROUD of who we are! These vendors have some especially q***r goodies that they can't wait to share with you! 🏳️‍⚧️







🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🏡 Sponsor Shout-Out : Asher Masino Homes
✨ Looking for a new place to call home? Get in contact with Asher! They’re SO knowledgeable and you won’t want to miss their home buying seminar at the market on Saturday June 15th at 11am! Admission to their seminar is free!! 😍 Visit the link in our bio to visit Asher’s website

🛒 Want to beat the Big Gay Market crowd?? 🤩 join our Patreon to be part of our exclusive Patreon shopping hour!
🛍️ Our Patreon shopping hour will be Sat. June 15th from 9am - 10am. You will be asked to show proof of membership (email, screenshot, etc). Visit the link in our bio to sign up!

🎃 Some of our vendors celebrate Halloween year round! Spooky art, ghosts and goblins, jewelry with responsibly sourced bones, macabre art, and all things spooky scary will be scattered through the aisles of The Big Gay Market! 🦇
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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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🍃 You thought we were done with plants??? Y'all, the g**s love plants, so we will give you PLANTS. We will have live plants, pictures of plants, pots for plants, vases for plants, dried plants.....we won't disappoint all the plant parents out there 🌿






🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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Vintage never goes out of style 💕 patches, pins, pinch pots, picture frames.....classic cartoons and American Classic art.....silly reminders of a time long gone with plenty more to come.....vintage means something different to everyone! Even if it's new, if it's *giving vintage,* it counts 😉

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🌈 Come celebrate PRIDE with The Big Gay Pride Market in June! Shop over 200 vendors, enjoy presentations, and be your truest self! FREE event admission!* 💕

🏳️‍🌈 The Big Gay Pride Market! 🏳️‍⚧️
June 15th and 16th
Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
10am-4pm**

✨ Drag show: June 15th from 6-8pm ✨ ‼️ 18+ show ‼️

💌 RSVP NOW! https://www.facebook.com/share/sziCMEBvMW6wYtq6/?mibextid=9VsGKo

*there will be a small parking cost of $8 per car

**Masks required from 10am-1pm on Sunday, June 16th 😷

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💖 We’ve got some fast tips for market attendees! 💖
😷 Also, don’t forget that on Sunday from 10am - 1pm the Pride market will be masks required so please bring your own mask if you’re able! ✨
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