6th Annual Bow Market Book Fair
The 6th Annual Bow Market Book Fair is back on Saturday, March 22nd!
St. Patrick's Day at Bow Market
St. Patrick’s Day at Bow! Fun for all ages - Remnant’s Annual Fun Run, followed by a family friendly party in the courtyard. Face painting, live music, yard games, and food & drink specials!
Tickets for Fun Run are required. RSVP is encouraged for full event.
St. Patrick's Remnant Fun Run
Join Remnant Brewing on Sunday, March 16th at 11:30 am for a Fun Run and kick off your St. Pat's celebrations on the right foot!
Lunar New Year Night Market at Bow
Join us at Bow Market for a Lunar New Year Celebration as we welcome the year of the Snake! Brought to you by maca boston & Tiny Turns Paperie.
Enjoy food & drink specials from your favorite Bow Market restaurants.
Shop our local AAPI maker market in Upstairs at Bow.
Featuring a courtyard performance by NüWa Lion Dance at 7pm.
Stay tuned for a full vendor line-up and specials menu.
Maker Market Participants:
migration goods - @elingeling
cuoc doi prints - @cuocdoiprints
Porcelain & Stone - @porcelainandstone
Pow Paper - Eric Pow - @ericpowpaper
Michelle Throws Things - @michellethrowsthings
A Head Full of Stars - @a.headfullofstars
Towka Japanese Masu Candles - @towkaseisei
Little Wolf Dice - @littlewolfdice
Matt Hassan Art - @matthassanart
Union Square Holiday Stroll
Dozens of locally-owned businesses await with all you need to stuff your stockings, deck your halls with local art, make your tastebuds celebrate, and MORE!
2024 Fluff Festival
Join for a full day of Fluff fun on Saturday, September 21st (rain date 9/22) from 2-6pm. Bow Market will be activated with Fluff-tastic activities, food & drink specials, and more!
Vintage Night Market @ Bow
Please join us Thursday, August 22nd from 4-10pm for our annual Vintage Night Market at Bow Market. 30 top vintage vendors will be popping up outside in Bow’s courtyard and indoors at Upstairs at Bow. Expect to find some of the best vintage clothing, homedecor, bar ware, art, jewelry, accessories, antiques & up-cycled fashion! Plus food & beverage specials!
Bastille Day
Celebrate Bastille Day from 12-6pm at Bow Market with French cuisine, music, face painting and more!
8th Curated Vintage Market
8th Curated Vintage Market at Bow Market is Sunday, June 2nd from 12-8pm. Over 80 vintage vendors on Somerville Ave & inside Bow including the return of Menders Row in Upstairs At Bow.
EN-NICHI Japanese Festival at Bow Market
EN-NICHI Japanese Festival
Friday, April 26, 2024
Bow Market1 Bow Market WaySomerville, MA 02143United States (map)
EN-NICHI Old-School Japanese Festival hosted by Ko-Kyoto
On Friday, April 26th, from 4pm - 9pm, the Bow Market courtyard will be filled with fun and joy for all - from children to adults hosted by Ko-Kyoto. There will be food, music, dance, games, and merriment. Join us and enjoy our old fashioned EN-NICHI Japanese festival!
What is EN-NICHI?
En-nichi means "Festival Day" in Japanese. Every summer in Japan, people wearing Yukata (Japanese robes) gather to enjoy locally-rooted festivals in each town. These festivals are called En-nichi. Originally, these festivals served as ceremonies for warding off evil and praying for a good harvest. However, they have evolved into summer fun traditions cherished by people of all ages.
Special guests from Japan!
At this event, Ko-Kyoto will recreate the atmosphere of an old-school Japanese festival with a special guest group from Japan, Dagashiya Rock!
Dagashiya Rock are known to travel all over Japan, entertaining people with their unique wagon, music, dance, special games, and traditional foods, to create traditional festivals. This will be their first time coming to the US to share the Japanese culture of these festivals.
Let us introduce you to the traditional food and games, and share with you the fun! Experience the atmosphere of the Japanese festival and explore Japanese culture!
Special Games and Activities
Scooping water balloons from water
Scooping bouncy balls from water
Retro pinball
Popcorn
Cotton candy
We will also feature a variety of special food collaborations with Bow Market food retailers!
Advance Purchase Game Tickets: 6 for $30*
*You can attend this event for free
At the day of the event, each Dagashiya Rock game and food item will be $6.00.
Advance tickets can be purchased online for $30 for 6 tickets, or at KO-KYOTO before the event. Please note, these tickets will not cover the cost of food from other Bow Market Retailers.
Bring your ticket receipts to the ticket booth, or to KO-KYOTO and we will provide you with your physical tickets. You can also purchase tickets on the day of the event, on-site.
Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/en-nichi-japanese-festival-bow-market-tickets-856429733387
Get discount ticket prices by purchasing your tickets in advance, and experience the rich traditions of our Japanese festival!
Record Store Day
Independent record stores across the country unite once again for Record Store Day on April 20th, 2024!
HOUSE OF CARBS: Unofficial Carboload Pre-Party of the Boston Marathon
We're not on the race route, but we want to celebrate Boston's runners. CARBOLOAD AT BOW MARKET & enjoy a day of fun specials & good vibes.
Kids Dance Party & Epilepsy Fundraiser
Grab the kids and come join us as we host a kids dance party at Bow Market to help fundraise for the Epilepsy Foundation of New England. INFO HERE.
Vinyl Index co-founder, Jeremy, window/sign painter extraordinaire, Mandee aka Mandee Made, and their sweet 11-year-old daughter, Sadie, are throwing a party to help fundraise for the Epilepsy Foundation of New England.
In Dec of 2021, Sadie was diagnosed with Sunflower Syndrome, a rare type of photophobic Epilepsy, and the Epilepsy Foundation of New England was there to help. EFNE runs camps, funds research projects, does outreach and advocates on behalf of kids like Sadie and they need our support!
We’ll be donning our dancing pants and heading to Upstairs at Bow on Saturday, April 6th from 12pm-4pm for music, snacks, dancing and donations! This is not a drop-off event but don’t worry, there’s a full bar and all of Bow Market will be open for business and celebrating!
If you can't make the party, there is also the Boston Walk for Epilepsy on April 28th. Registrations and donations can be made here - https://efne.epilepsynewengland.org/team/546882
“Thank you for your contributions and for supporting our little Sunflower!!” -Mandee and Jer
Proceeds from Saus at Bow Market’s Lavender Haze Mocktail drink special will go to Epilepsy Foundation New England.
Soupfest at Bow
Mark your calendars and get ready to embark on a soup-filled journey at Bow Market.
Lexie Butterfly Grand Opening
Introducing the grand opening of Lexie Butterfly Vintage: Operation Store Front. Enter into a world of amoeba shapes, out of this world colors, childlike wonder, and sweet whimsy on October 27th from 5-10pm.
Moon Over Bow
Get spooky at our October Night Market - Moon Over Bow! Filomena’s House will be hosting makers, vendors, crafts, DIY workshops, tarot readings and more.
Funktoberfest by Remnant Brewing DAY TWO
Ring in a new Fest Lager season with live music, food specials, fun and friends! Hosted by Remnant Brewing.
There will be specials from our food vendors and neighbors, as well as all-market license to consume Remnant Beer! Live music from 12 - 8 pm Saturday and Sunday.
Funktoberfest by Remnant Brewing DAY ONE
Ring in a new Fest Lager season with live music, food specials, fun and friends! Hosted by Remnant Brewing.
There will be specials from our food vendors and neighbors, as well as all-market license to consume Remnant Beer! Live music from 12 - 8 pm Saturday and Sunday.
18th Annual Fluff Festival
Join us on September 23rd from 3-7pm in the heart of Union Square! What the Fluff? A Tribute to Union Square Innovation is presented by Union Square Main Streets and the Somerville Arts Council
