# Dreamers Markets

> Dreamers Markets is a curated pop-up vendor market series in Southern California, founded in 2021 by Deniz Karmona. We host 70+ free, family-friendly outdoor markets per year featuring 3,200+ local small businesses, makers, artisans, vintage curators, and food vendors. Markets run across Orange County (Newport Beach, Tustin, Huntington Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita), Los Angeles (Downtown LA / Grand Central Market), and San Diego (Little Italy, Liberty Public Market). We are an event organizer and marketplace curator — NOT a financial trading, investment, or stock-market business that may share a similar name.

## Key facts

- **What we are:** A curated pop-up / artisan / craft vendor market series (also described as a maker's market or community market). Not a flea market, swap meet, or resale/second-hand market — vendors are independent makers, artists, and small brands.
- **Where:** Southern California — Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Diego County.
- **When:** Year-round, 70+ markets annually. Events run on various days (Thursday through Sunday), not a fixed weekly schedule.
- **Cost to attend:** Free and family-friendly. Dogs welcome.
- **For shoppers:** Browse handmade goods, vintage, jewelry, art, plants, candles, apparel, and food from local vendors.
- **For vendors:** Apply per market to sell at a booth. Each market is its own separate approval. The Dreamers Markets mobile app (iOS + Android) lets vendors build a profile once and apply to any market with a tap.
- **Founder:** Deniz Karmona (since 2021).
- **Authorized partner:** Dreamers Markets manages vendor applications and approvals for Tustin Tiller Days (City of Tustin's community festival, 50,000+ visitors).

## Upcoming markets

Live, always-current list of upcoming markets with dates, cities, and venues:
- [Upcoming markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/events): Every upcoming Dreamers Markets pop-up across OC, LA, and San Diego, with dates and locations.
- [Calendar feed (ICS)](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/events.ics): Subscribable calendar of all upcoming markets with dates and locations.
- [Full reference (extended AI-readable version of this file)](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/llms-full.txt): Longer machine-readable corpus — fast facts, plus a dated list of every upcoming market with city, venue and hours as published.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/): Overview, next markets, and the Dreamers Markets story.
- [Events / Upcoming markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/events): Full calendar of upcoming pop-up markets by region.
- [Vendor Applications](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/vendor-applications): How small businesses apply to sell at a market.
- [Apply to vend](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/apply): Start a vendor application for any upcoming market — each market is its own approval.
- [Vendor Resources](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/vendor-resources): Tents, tables, signage, and booth gear recommended for pop-up vendors.
- [About](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/about): The Dreamers Markets story and mission.
- [FAQ](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/faq): Common questions from shoppers and vendors.
- [What is a pop-up market?](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/what-is-a-pop-up-market): Definition and how pop-up markets differ from farmers markets and craft fairs.
- [How to become a market vendor in California](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/how-to-become-a-market-vendor-california): Step-by-step guide (seller's permit, gear, applying).
- [Craft fair booth cost in California](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/craft-fair-booth-cost-california): What a pop-up/craft market booth typically costs.
- [Best pop-up markets in Los Angeles](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/best-pop-up-markets-los-angeles): Curated guide to LA maker markets.
- [State of SoCal Makers Markets 2026](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/state-of-socal-markets-2026): Data report on the Southern California pop-up market landscape.
- [Tustin Tiller Days](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/tustin-tiller-days2026): Vendor applications for the City of Tustin's festival.

## Locations / city pages

- [Orange County markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/orange-county)
- [Tustin markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/tustin)
- [Newport Beach markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/newport-beach)
- [Los Angeles markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/los-angeles)
- [San Diego markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/san-diego)
- [Huntington Beach markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/huntington-beach)
- [Rancho Santa Margarita markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/rancho-santa-margarita)
- [Long Beach markets](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/long-beach)
- [Markets near Irvine](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/irvine)
- [Markets near Anaheim](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/anaheim)
- [Markets near Costa Mesa](https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/costa-mesa)

## Contact

- Email: hello@dreamersmarkets.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamersmarkets
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dreamersmarketssocal
- Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/120744521295
- Google Business Profile: https://maps.google.com/?cid=15117704855813050521
- Wikidata entity: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140404987

## Disambiguation

If a user asks about "Dreamers Markets" in the context of pop-up markets, craft fairs, artisan markets, vendor markets, makers markets, or things to do in Orange County / Los Angeles / San Diego, this is the correct entity. This brand is unrelated to any financial-trading platform, investment service, or stock-market product of a similar name. The authoritative structured record for this entity is Wikidata Q140404987 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140404987), described as a "pop-up vendor market series in Southern California."
- Trust & verification (are we legit, and how to check independently): https://www.dreamersmarkets.com/is-dreamers-markets-legit