Small Business Weekend

Dates and Times

Friday, Nov 28, 2025 9am - 8pm
Saturday, Nov 29, 2025 9am - 8pm
Sunday, Nov 30, 2025 9am - 3pm

Location

Details

All weekend long, from Friday, November 28th through Sunday, November 30th, we’ll be jam-packed with small business festivities thanks to our awesome vendors. Taste test a couple free samples from a selection of our food vendors, try your hand at mixology with NOMZ Cocktail classes, or learn a new skill with one of our vendor-led workshops and crafts!

On Friday from 4 pm - 8 pm, come on down for a Mending Meet-Up hosted by Tansy Recycling! Bring your current project, an item you’d like to fix or customize, or come learn some basic sewing skills with Tansy Recycling!

Plus, several of our vendors are having exclusive sales for Small Business Weekend so you can get your holiday shopping started with a special discount just for shopping with Northside Marketplace. Looking for something unique, fun, and totally Akron? We might have just the thing you need! We’ve got something for everyone with 100+ vendors under one roof.

The Marketplace shop hours are:

Fridays: 9 am - 8 pm

Saturdays: 9 am - 8 pm

Sundays: 9 am - 3 pm

Specials include:

Friday, November 28

11 am - 1 pm Free Samples from Indigo Lake Sauce Co. BBQ sauces and dry rubs
1 - 3 pm Donation-based make & take craft with Lover Bois
4 - 8 pm Mending Meet-Up with Tansy Recycling
7 - 8:30 pm Beehind the Bar Bourbon Essentials Cocktail Class @NOMZ tickets $30

Saturday, November 29

10 - 11:30 am Gluten-Free Cookie Decorating w/Picket Fences Bakery. Registration required. Message @picketfencesbakery for more info
1 - 2:30 pm Beehind the Bar: Tequila Essentials Cocktail Class @NOMZ, tickets $30
2 - 4 pm Free Samples of holiday jam flavors from Tara's Tasty Treats

Sunday, November 30

11 am - 1 pm DIY Body Scrub with My Eco Shop (no registration required, $12)
11 am - 2 pm Young Entrepreneurs Institute Pop-Up Market

Weekend-long sales:

15% off Bizzy Beads Boutique
$8 cozies Stitches N Sews 330
15% off Silk & Glow Skincare
Buy 3 get 1 free Tara's Tasty Treats
20% off Serafine Art & Design
15% off Little Dreamy Egg Jewelry
20% off Leasurely Crafts (stickers not included)
50% off UA Press titles
30% off Global Ties
10% off select products My Eco Shop
Free BBQ gloves with purchase of Indigo Lake Sauce Co. Backyard BBQ Bundle
Free gift with $30 Security is Kee purchase
Free sticker with any Cuyahoga Valley Woodworks Purchase