Phoenicia Flea announces 2021 summer dates
The popular outdoor market featuring Hudson Valley and Catskills makers is back
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The Phoenicia Flea, a roving outdoor artisan market, began in 2014 in the town of Phoenicia but soon evolved to become a pop-up event held at changing locations across the Hudson Valley and Catskills.Phoenicia Flea
After the pandemic cancelled Phoenicia Flea’s summer dates last year, the popular outdoor market featuring makers and merchants in the Hudson Valley and Catskills announced via social media that it’s back with a slate of five events this summer.
As it has in years past, the flea market will pop up at different locations across the region, starting first at Catskill Brewery in Livingston Manor on July 3-4. The roving tented market will continue the following month with two weekend events: August 7-8 at Fromer Market Gardens in Tannersville, and August 14-15 at Industrial Arts Brewing Company in Garnerville.
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