Dozens of local businesses set up stands and tents for the Carrboro Bazaar on Sunday morning, creating a colorful display of handmade crafts, clothes, jewelry and food.
Meghan Morgan co-organized the event with her husband, Duncan, and said the Bazaar has been held for the last three years, and is held three times during the fall season.
“We’ve had good turnout with usually a steady stream of people,” Morgan said. “It’s difficult to get an event started, to get it rooted in the community, but we feel like we can sustain this."
Morgan said the event has been popular among vendors, who have continued to return to the Bazaar because it helps them to find new buyers, but said this event was smaller due to space concerns.
“We decreased the number of vendors to about 35 vendors so there’s more focus on the products, and so if it rains, we don’t get wet,” she said.
Jeremy Pinkham, owner of Yee Haw Doughnuts, said he enjoys experiencing the local culture at these types of events. He said he appreciates the activity of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community and has set up his doughnut cart at the Bazaar since March because he only goes to outdoor venues.
Adrienne and Josh Dominicali, attendees of the event, said they enjoyed the experience and the unique companies they discovered.
“I really like it so far, it’s cool to see all the local vendors and products,” Adrienne Dominicali said.
Josh Dominicali said the couple had been to Carrboro, but all of the local businesses gathering was new for them.
