BOOK IT TO THE DFM THIS WEEKEND

Bookmark your calendar for this weekend’s The Pumpkin Chapter, hosted by Storytellers Bookshop, featuring local authors and bookish vendors. Join us this Saturday, October 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Pearl St. Plaza as the Dallas Farmers Market welcomes incredibly talented local writers and fun book-adjacent vendors.

Authors:

• Tonya Baradaran (Storytime book) – Spectrum of Cars children’s books
• Joyce R. Caraway – Someone Like Me and other children’s titles
• Sarah Carter – Surely By My Thirties I’d Be There poetry collection
• Dre Hill – Crossroads and (No) I am (Not) Okay poetry collections
• Hannah Mosing – The Corpse of Who I Used to Be poetry collection
• Dianne Oren – Amazon Best-Selling Author of guaranteed happily ever afters
• Olivia Taylor – Multi-published fiction author, current work Welcome to the Paradise Motel
• Cindy Vanous (Storytime book) – Multi-published children’s author including Brave Belle’s First Halloween and The Ghost Who Collected Dreams
• Lili Zamora – Before I Let You Go poetry collection

Shop book-adjacent vendors, including:

• Cookies By Chrysta – cookie business that tiptoes outside the norm of cookie-decorating decorum
• Floral Obsession – adorable Build Your Own Bouquet Bar flower truck
• Hey It’s Pea – bookmarks, collage kits, prints, stickers, and clay magnets
• Sister Macs – the book lovers’ tee shop bringing bookish tees and sweatshirts
• Vic’s Library – handmade items for book lovers who take their stories everywhere
• Vic & Miranda – fine-line tattoo artists
• 2^nd Tap – craft beer on tap while you peruse the books

Bring the kids for Storytime featuring Tonya Baradaran, reading Spectrum of Cars: Rescue and Recovery Road at 10:30 a.m., and Kurtis Vanous, reading The Ghost Who Collected Dreams at 12:30 p.m. The DFM’s own Emily Mendez will host at 2:30 p.m.

After enjoying the word fun at Pearl St. Plaza, stop by our Kids’ Activity featuring DIY Bookmarks from 10:00 a.m. to noon. And of course, there’s The Shed in all its pumpkin glory. Don’t skip over our Pumpkin of the Week, Mystic Pie. It may sound like the title of a fall mystery, but there’s no secret to why bakers love this pumpkin. Its rich orange flesh and smooth texture make it perfect for pies, custards, pumpkin bread, and muffins, with each seven- to eight-pound pumpkin yielding enough purée for two to three pies. Consider it a delicious next chapter for your fall baking.

We’ll have our Kids’ Activity DIY Bookmarks from 10:00 a.m. to noon on Sunday too, as well as Balloon Art by Bender all weekend long, so book a day at the DFM for all the pumpkins, good words, sweet treats, and fall fun. It’s shaping up to be the perfect autumn weekend at the Dallas Farmers Market.

Carve Out Some Fun

Ready to put your pumpkin-carving skills to the test? Ferrinheits Organics is hosting a Pumpkin Carving Contest at the Dallas Farmers Market all weekend long, featuring pumpkins, carving kits, music, prizes, and plenty of friendly competition. Carve your masterpiece and compete for Most Creative, Scariest, Funniest, or Best Overall.

Choose your session on Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. Seats are limited, so grab your tickets, bring your imagination, and get ready to carve, create, and compete!

Last M.A.D.E. of the Season!

Ease into this Friday evening, October 9, at M.A.D.E. Market from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Shop art vendors, handcrafted gifts, vintage finds, clothing, and more under the glow of the Dallas skyline. This month’s market features live music from Carly Tate, plus happy hour specials, specialty food vendors, yard games, photo ops, and more. There will also be a Pumpkin Carving Contest hosted by Ferrinheits Organics – grab your tickets here! Cooler temps, local finds, and Friday night at the Dallas Farmers Market make for the perfect start to your weekend.

Texas vs. OU

Whether you’re Hook ’Em Horns or Boomer Sooner, the Dallas Farmers Market is ready for the big game this weekend. Big Daddy Beard is going all in with live music from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., games out front, Modelo and Miller Lite for the 21+ crowd, multiple TVs showing the game, a photo backdrop, and free custom stickers for the first 50 Texas and OU fans. Dock Local will be streaming the game on all TVs and serving up Blackened Crab Chowder Nachos, plus great drink deals, including $4 draft EIGHT beer, $12 Burnt Orange Texan made with orange vodka, sweet tea, and orange juice, and $12 Red River made with vodka, triple sec, grenadine, and sweet and sour. El Mero Mero kicks off happy hour at game time and keeps it going through the final whistle, while La Ventana will have the game on every TV with Texas and OU Margaritas representing both sides of the rivalry. And The 2nd Tap will have the game on with sound, plus orange vs. red Jell-O shots keeping a running score of which fan base is winning off the field. No matter which side you root for, you’re picking a sure winner with spending game day at the DFM!

Your Weekend Soundtrack

Live music is always part of the story at the Dallas Farmers Market, bringing our community together and giving talented North Texas musicians a place to share their voices. Grab a seasonal sip, settle in, and enjoy the music while supporting local performers throughout the DFM.

Saturday, October 10

• 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Live Music inside The Market featuring Caleena Eleni
• 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Live Music inside The Shed featuring Liam Lee Taylor

Sunday, October 11

• 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Live Music inside The Market featuring Jai White
• 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Live Music inside The Shed featuring C-Jay