Local Pop-Up Market Provides Affordable Spaces For ATL Entrepreneurs

DEKALB COUNTY, GA. — The East Memorial Drive Pop-Up Market will hold the first of four markets of the year on Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The pop-up market will be located in the parking lot of the Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, at 5135 Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain.

Deanna Johnson Cauthen, a long-time DeKalb County resident, owner of Cauthen Enterprises, and coordinator of the pop-up market, said that she was looking for a way an affordable way to support local artisans and entrepreneurs who want to sell their goods and services.

“Vendors spaces start at $65 for a 10-foot-by-10-foot space, and because the pop-up market is located in a such high-traffic area with lots of potential customers, you really can’t lose,” said Cauthen.

Cauthen shared that her first pop-up markets, which took place in 2023, went very well.

“We had a steady stream of customers and several dozen vendors who sold everything from custom jewelry, body butter and soaps, pastries and desserts, sea moss health drinks and supplements, African clothing, hats, t-shirts, and accessories, local honey and fresh eggs, children's books, romance novels, and so much more,” said Cauthen.

Cauthen said that anyone interested in becoming a vendor can visit www.emdpopup.com, and click the link for the registration form, or email her at dzstories@yahoo.com.
The East Memorial Drive Pop-Up Market is free to the public.

For free tickets, go to www.emdpopup.com, and click the Eventbrite link.