Front Porch

 
 

Charlotte’s largest monthly pop-up market

 
 
 

Each month you’ll find

 
 

100+ small businesses to explore.

Front Porch brings the best small brands from across our region to South End each month. The area’s best curators, shop owners, designers, makers, and bakers settle in for a day of interacting with you.

Live music and fun.

Our focus is on shopping, but we round out the experience with some killer live bands and interactive experiences that add to the fun.

Food and bev everywhere.

Between the restaurants that flank the market to those joining us just for the day, a walk through FP is made tastier by the bites and brews throughout. Find lemonade and iced coffee in the summer and cocoa and lattes in the colder months.

 

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About

Front Porch (formerly Front Porch Sundays®), is a monthly pop-up market in Charlotte, NC that supports small retailers throughout the region. You can find FP in Charlotte on the first Saturday of the month from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Our season operates from April to December.

Expect 100+ small businesses, food, fun, photo opps, and more. Join the thousands who visit every month.

Our mission to to provide a consistent platform for Charlotte and the surrounding area’s micro-retailers to sell products to the Charlotte consumer, to provide continued support and resources to businesses who work with Front Porch, and to grow the Front Porch brand as a organization of incubation, community, and local support.

Front Porch was the dream of Terry Shook of Shook Kelley. He felt his property, in the heart of South End, was underutilized on the weekends. He imagined a Sunday event where banjos were playing, coffee and mimosas were flowing, and newspapers were in the hands of everyone in attendance. 

Since his original plan, Front Porch has organically grown to host 100+ local businesses in an open air market. On the first Saturday of April - December you can find multiple food trucks, mobile shops, live music, and fun happenings in CHarlotte!

 

2026 Calendar

Coming soon!

 
 
 

Attendee FAQs

WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU?
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Stay tuned for 2026 updates!

IS BEER AVAILABLE AT THE MARKET?

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Yep!

IS THER AN ENTRY FEE?
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Front Porch is free event to attend.

 

WHERE SHOULD WE EAT?

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STAY TUNEEDDDDD..

ARE DOGS ALLOWED?
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Yes! We're very dog friendly, but we do ask that you keep in mind how hot the asphalt is on their paws.

ARE VENDORS CASH ONLY?

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Vendors are not cash only and accept most credit cards, but cash always goes farther than a card. Some vendors allow a small cash discount. 

 
 

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