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2026 Hometown Market Schedule         MARK YOUR CALENDARS and get ready to step back into Downtown Fairmont all summer long  We are thrilled to announce our summer schedule for the 2026 Hometown Market Series!!! We are currently working on some new ideas for the July and September Markets that we are excited to share with you at a later date. In the meantime, make sure you save the date!! VENDORS - Applications for these markets will go LIVE very soon. Stay on the lookout  Ch

Hometown Market- Fifteenth Annual Tomato Festival Main Street Fairmont is excited to bring you another fun-filled Hometown Market!  This month we are partnering with the Marion County Master Gardeners for the 15th Annual Tomato Festival. Come out and taste-test the best tomatoes in the area, grown by local gardeners! If tomatoes aren't enough, shop from our 40+ local artisan vendors, grab a tomato sandwich from the Girl Scouts, or take a bite from the Glen Elk Boys Food Truck

Hometown Market- Annual Friendly City Car Show Main Street Fairmont is excited to bring you another fun filled Hometown Market!  Come out to the Annual Friendly City Car Show to shop from 50+ local artisan vendors, and look at various antique and classic cars! While you're out, be sure to grab a bite to eat at the Glen Elk Boys Food Truck!  If you have a car you'd like to show off, entry is $10 and door prizes and T-shirts are included! Join us downtown on July 13th from 10 A

Hometown Market- Hometown Spirit Main Street Fairmont is excited to bring you another jam-packed day of music, shopping, and fun!  Come out to Hometown Spirit on 6/15 and shop from 40+ local artisan vendors, and a free performance from The Hillbilly Biscuits with special guest Soup Camel, brought to you by Higinbotham & Higinbotham, PLLC. While you're shopping, be sure to grab a bite to eat at the Rollie Pollie Egg Roll food truck!  Join us downtown on June 15th from 10 AM-3

The Hometown Market is Back! Main Street Fairmont is officially kicking off the 2024 Hometown Market season with Music on Monroe! Come shop from 40+ local artisan vendors and listen to an assortment of local performers including Lauren Starkey, Austin Glaspell, and Zona Hester. While you're shopping grab a bite to eat at the Rollie Pollie Egg Roll food truck!  Join us downtown on May 18th from 10 AM-3 PM for shopping, music, food, and more! Two/Two/Eight Summer Market Series

Community Wide Garage Sale         Main Street Fairmont is officially kicking off the 2024 events season with the Community Wide Garage Sale on April 13th. Start your spring cleaning off with a boom by renting a space to sell your stuff!  You can  purchase a ticket to be a vendor  for $20 for a 9x14 space or come browse, buy, and grab a bite to eat at the Glen Elk Boys food truck    The Garage Sale will be held in Madison Street Parking Garage (440 Madison Street), on April 1

Community Wide Garage Sale Main Street Fairmont is starting our 2024 events season with the Community Wide Garage Sale. Start your spring cleaning off with a boom by renting a space to sell your stuff!  You can  purchase a ticket to sell your stuff for $20 for a 9x14 space or come browse, buy, and grab a bite to eat at the Glen Elk Boys food truck. The Garage Sale will be held in Madison Street Parking Garage (440 Madison Street), on April 13th from 9 AM-2 PM! Entry is free

Hometown Holiday Celebration Our Hometown Holiday Celebration Begins on December 7th! Mark your calendars, get ready for a weekend of holiday fun, and keep checking our website for additional information! The Feast of the Seven Fishes The official TWO-day Feast of the Seven Fishes will take place December 8-9. This year's Feast will include 20+ food vendors serving up a variety of your favorite Italian and fish dishes including sausage, baked goods, and hot sandwiches alo

Space For Rent For office or retail space, 1,331 sq ft of storefront is now available for rent. This unit has a flexible layout that can be easily adapted to suit your specific needs. Amenities include: 949.7 sq ft of primary unit space 381.1 sq ft of upstairs storage space Spacious Bathroom Small downstairs storage space Street front access to the 200 block of Adams St, located directly across from the County . Courthouse This un

Hometown Market End-of-Summer Bash On Saturday, September 16th Main Street Fairmont will be hosting the last Hometown Market of the summer season, the End-of-Summer Bash, in collaboration with Manchin Injury Law Group. Enjoy a day downtown and close out the summertime at the Hometown Market End of Summer Bash with dozens of local artisans and the Lunchbox food truck. Join us downtown from 10AM-3PM for music, food, and more! Space For Rent For office or retail spac

14th Annual Tomato Festival and Hometown Market On Saturday, August 19th, Main Street Fairmont will be partnering with the Marion County Master Gardeners to host the Fourteenth Annual Tomato Festival in conjunction with the Hometown Market. Folks are encouraged to enter their tomatoes for the chance to win ribbons, cash prizes, and the titles of Best Tasting Tomato, Most Unusual Tomato, and Heaviest Tomato! Enjoy a day downtown at the Fourteenth Annual Tomato Festival and ge

Friendly City Car Show and Hometown Market On Saturday, July 15th, Main Street Fairmont will be hosting the Third Annual Friendly City Car Show in conjunction with the Hometown Market. The first 75 registered cars will receive a free t-shirt and dash plaque. Enjoy a day downtown with our Third Annual Friendly City Car Show. Classic and antique cars will fill historic Monroe Street, held in conjunction with the Hometown Market where dozens of local artisans will line the stre

Hometown Spirit featuring the Davisson Brothers Band In celebration of Higinbotham & Higinbotham's 50-year anniversary, we are SO excited to announce that along with our scheduled vendors, the Davisson Brothers Band, with support from the Silas Powell Band will be performing a FREE show on the City's gravel parking lot in conjunction with Hometown Market Hometown Spirit on Saturday, June 17th Saturday, June 17th 10 AM to 3 PM - Hometown Market is OPEN 10:30 AM - Silas Powell

Music on Monroe Join us for the first Hometown Market of the year featuring Music on Monroe! Live music will fill the air while shoppers can peruse from over 40 artisans and vendors. Jewelry, apparel, books, baked goods, and handmade crafts are just a taste of what will be available. Speaking of taste, come hungry! The Glen Elk Boys will be serving up hot food out of their food truck parked on Monroe Street! Adopt-a-Pot is OPEN! The City of Fairmont is offering the chance for

Community-Wide Garage Sale The Great Community-Wide Garage Sale is this Saturday, April 15 from 9 AM to 2 PM! Neighbors and friends will have antiquities, invaluable furnishings, gently used clothing, and other bargains that are just too good to pass up inside of the Madison Street Parking Garage. While you're shopping, grab a bite to eat from The Glenn Elk Boys Food Truck! Adopt - a - Pot Coming Soon! The City of Fairmont will be offering the chance for businesses in select

Community-Wide Garage Sale is Back! The Great Community-Wide Garage Sale is on Saturday, April 15 from 9 AM to 2 PM. Neighbors and friends will have priceless antiquities, invaluable furnishings, gently used clothing, and other bargains that are just too good to pass up inside of the Madison Street Parking Garage. While you're shopping, grab a bite to eat from The Glenn Elk Boys Food Truck! RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY ! Help Beautify Our City! It's time for the Annual Main Stree

Calling All Vendors! Registration is now open for 2023 Hometown Markets! Vendors can sign up for one, two, or even all five Hometown Markets with the click of the mouse. Learn more by clicking HERE . Business Spotlight Classy Creations, 217 Fairmont Avenue Classy Creations is ready to provide you with beautiful arrangements for any occasion. Their shop is fully stocked to meet all of your floral needs, from small bouquets, and silk arrangements, to large potted plants. Don't

Look what's coming up ! June Hometown Market Honors Hometown Spirit! Main Street Fairmont is hosting the Second Hometown Market of the season on June 11 from 10AM to 3PM on the Firehouse side of Monroe Street! The focus of this event will be to celebrate the flag and our Hometown Spirit. Take advantage of the free downtown parking and spend an afternoon supporting local talent and businesses! To accommodate all of the day's events, we will be moving this market to the oppos

We're Making Your Contribution Work All Year Long! Great News! Our Flower basket program is changing!! ​A part of your previous donations are already at work. Your funds, along with generous contributions from the city, have purchased NEW self-watering hanging planters to be installed in our historic downtown. The baskets will be planted and placed in a local greenhouse. Once the outdoor growing season starts, the mature plants will be transported downtown. That's not the o