19-03-2025
Stock up on local sweets, art, vintage wares at fundraising festival Saturday in Tacoma
Fieldhouse Flea Market, an annual festival at University of Puget Sound, returns this Saturday with more than 80 vendors offering vintage goodies, local art, jewelry, gifts and lots of food for lunch on site as well as snacks for later.
The university's Women's League, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, has hosted the event since 1968. The entirety of each $5 entry fee helps fund student scholarships.
There will be seven broad categories of vendors:
▪ Antique, vintage and repurposed
▪ Candles, soaps and salves
▪ Clothing
▪ Creatives and makers, including terrariums, macrame and Tacoma-themed gifts
▪ Jewelry
▪ Letterpress, paper and print
▪ Food, drink and baked goods, including packaged foods
Kris Hay, who recently retired from a nearly 20-year career on her alma mater's administrative staff, has once again curated the robust food court. She is also the woman behind Tacoma Aroma Flavor on Instagram, where she highlights local restaurants and other small businesses, and is working on a book highlighting recipes from area chefs.
Head to the outdoor food court for Big Dawgs Hot Dogs; vegan burgers, hoagies and snacks like elotes from Chubby Plant 253; and Trinidadian specialties from Trini Plate. There you'll also find Purdy Good Pickles, Pop Kettlecorn, Thirst Killer Lemonade and coffee pop-up Cafesito con Ruby. Stop by the booths of Girl Loves Cake Desserts for the city's best macarons and The Common Cookie, a gluten-free baker with recipes like Key Lime Pie, Almond Frangipane and Brown Butter Triple Chocolate.
A few indoor food vendors include Bootsie's Sauce Co. (barbecue sauces), The Brown Pecan (candied pecans with a whisper of heat), Jammin on the One (jam in flavors like Ginger Peach and Mango Habanero), Liberte du Monde Gourmet (teas, seasonings, spices and other culinary ingredients), Alpenglow Cocktail Co. (nonalcoholic cocktail mixers), and Baltic Crumbs (Eastern European-focused bakery).
▪ When: March 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
▪ Where: University of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse, 3326 N. 11th St., Tacoma,
▪ What: vintage and makers market with 70+ vendors, including 15 food booths
▪ If you go: tickets $5 at the door ($6 in advance online, no charge for kids under 5) — proceeds support student scholarships; cash encouraged for vendors but cards accepted at many
