SPRING HANDMADE MARKET: SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
NATIONAL CELEBRATE TRAILS DAY
Hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, Celebrate Trails Day is an annual Spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by the Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration encourages people across the country to get outside and enjoy the nation’s exceptional trails.
CELEBRATION ON THE MON RIVER RAIL-TRAILS
Kick off the Spring trail season on Saturday, April 26 by joining the Mon River Trails Conservancy in celebrating our local Mon River Rail-Trails in Morgantown’s Wharf District (rail-trail mile 10). The Spring Handmade Market is a Main Street Morgantown Affiliate event.
Spring Handmade Market: Art Walk in the Wharf District, Morgantown
Enjoy shopping for hand-crafted jewelry, paintings, prints, wood art, and other local artisan products between 12PM-5PM in the Wharf District of Morgantown. Vendors will be located along the rail-trail outside of Flour and Feed, Mountain State Brewing, Oliverio’s, and Table 9 restaurants. 10% of artisan sales will go to benefit the local rail-trails.
ART VENDORS
2 Mountain Mamas Creatives– Clay jewelry
304 Store and Bane & Kane Co.- Custom designed West Virginia apparel, home decor, accessories & reversible tie-on dog bandanas
B. Wolfe Creativity– Paintings , artwork , jewelry and small 3D prints
Baer Ridge Weavers– Handwoven potholders, trivets, and pillowcases
Baked by Beatty- Legal, fresh baked edibles
Blackberry Design Art- Acrylic and watercolor on canvas, wood, leaves, and turkey feathers
Bri’s Doodles and Designs– Digital art prints, acrylic paintings, and acrylic painting art prints
By Caia– 100% Soy wax candles in our own handmade clay vessels or recycled items
Cindy’s Sidewalk Crack Art- Art work, water color, jewelry, children’s books
Daun’s Designs– Wire wrapped crystal jewelry, ethically sourced crystals, and crystal earrings
Diabolical Whimsy– Mixed media fantastical artwork
Dye 27– Tie Dye
Eddie Spaghetti Art– Woodcut printmaking
Fat Head Creations– Candlemaking
Halie Kittty Design– Metal Art, stickers, prints, paintings
Hive and Holler– A husband & wife beekeeping duo committed to bringing you delicious honey, & the finest in beard care & skin care products. We also sell our raw honey, infused honey, and creamed honey.
Hometown Soap Company– Soap, Bath Bombs, Shower Steamers, Shampoo Bars
Howe Sweet It Is– Honey and beeswax products
InSoul Boho- artwork
Moonrise Mountain Market– Epoxy resin art, which allows me to transform various mediums into functional art and decor.
Northwoods Artisans- Wheel thrown functional pottery
The Pretty Pickle– Pressed flower jewelry, accessories, and art
Sacred Totems– Stone Mosaic Jewelry depicting natural landscapes
Salty Paws– Doggie treats and toys and ice cream
Tacoma the Fox– ink & watercolor, ceramics
UpCycle Queens– Jewelry
FOOD VENDORS
Bluebird Bakery– Sourdough breads and baked goods such as scones, brownies, cookies, granola and more!
Choclicheery Confections– Decorated sugar cookies, specialty cookies, peanut butter balls, dipped pretzels
Dina Coladas– Fresh Squeezed Lemonade (if hot out) and Iced tea Hot lattes, hot cocoa, hot tea if it’s cold out
Freeze Frame Eats and Sweets– Freeze dried candy, fruit and vegetables
The Grateful Bread– Sourdough based goods including pepperoni rolls, cookies, breads and more.
2-Mile Spring Walk and Trail-side Fun
A community walk with MRTC will begin at 2PM with the start and end at the MRTC Tent beside Table 9 restaurant. A great way to enjoy the day with other rail-trail friends and search for the first signs of Spring. Pick-up a Rail-Trail map and find out more about the Mon River Trails Conservancy. FREE
Morgantown Tree Board– Free white oak seedlings while supplies last and info on care. Plus learn about the Morgantown Tree Board!
Kid’s Activities- kids should be accompanied by an adult
A craft table led by Debbie Palmer Arts Coordinator for BOPARC. Craft a sun catcher to celebrate Spring! Free while supplies last.
A bird-feeder craft project led by Morgantown Public Library to lead to fun watching the birds when you hang it up on a tree or porch at home. Free while supplies last.
Live Music– beside Flour and Feed restaurant, on the rail-trail
12:30pm- Dem Donkey Boys
1:45pm- Niko Kreider and John Posey of Big Fiddle
3:00pm- Jim Truman
WVU School of Pharmacy– offering free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings plus a chance to chat with a pharmacist
Morgantown Adventure Outfitters will have FREE rentals of bikes on the Mon River Rail-Trail and kayaks for a paddle on the Upper Mon River Water Trail from noon-6PM. First come first served based on availablity. Learn more about the Morgantown Adventure Outfitters and their rental facility at Walnut Street Landing / Hazel Ruby McQuain Park.
We Bike WV will be giving away free bikes for kids. They will have a few adult bikes for sale and always welcome donated bikes to distribute back into the community. Please feel free to bring any used bikes to gift to them.
Morgantown Flow will be having fun beside the Morgantown Singing Tree of Diversity mural. Check out this community group practicing flow arts like juggling, poi, hula hoop, spin staff, and more!
Pledge TODAY to Get Out on the Trail!
Rails to Trails Conservancy is holding a sweepstakes for Celebrate Trails Day, and when you pledge to join in on the festivities on the Mon River Rail-Trail, you will be entered to win some fantastic outdoor gear prizes. Click Here to PLEDGE
Thank you to our Funders!
The Monongalia County Commission, City of Morgantown, Douglas H. Tanner Memorial Fund for the Arts, Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc., and Arts Monongahela – Arts Council of Greater Morgantown
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