Guests discovering a local skincare brand at the community marketplace
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Meet the makers who filled our marketplace

Caterers, skincare makers and crafters filled the marketplace at our Barrie gathering. Meet the Black-owned and newcomer-owned businesses behind the stalls.

18 July 20261 min read
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Alongside the stage, our events run a marketplace. Not as decoration, as the point.

Caterers served jollof rice and asaro from chafing dishes. Skincare makers laid out oils and balms. Bakers brought cake. Stylists did nails between sets. People who normally sell through a phone number and a WhatsApp status had a table, a banner and a queue.

What a table can do

A stall at a community event is often the first time a small business is seen by people outside its own network. It is also the cheapest market research there is.

Between events, our community business directory keeps those businesses findable. Add yours, or browse the directory.

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There is room for you here

Volunteer, partner, bring a stall, or give. Tell us what you have and we will find the right place for it.