Vintage Market Days Returns to Cache County After Fair Remodels

Despite having to relocate to Farmington for the spring season, Vintage Market Days was back this weekend at the Cache Valley Fairgrounds for their biannual antique and craft showcase. Co-owner Jayme Thompson said she couldn’t be happier to return to the valley for her fifth event since 2016.

 “The fairgrounds were under construction, so we had to move down to Farmington (earlier this year),” she said. “We are so happy to be back here. It’s just really fun. The thing that we love about Logan is that it is really open. We have the food trucks outside where people can linger and really a lot of people plant to stay the entire day here.”

 Vintage Market Days is a growing festival that has doubled since its start and now boasts over 137 vendors in a three-day period.

 “There is a lot for people to see, there’s different things from vintage antiques to handmade items and a lot of things for kids. I really do feel like there is something for everyone here.” Thompson said.

 Crystal Barrow is a crafter who makes handmade baby items and said that she loves coming to the fair.

 “This is my fourth year and it’s a lot bigger. I just love seeing all the people and all of the repeat customers who show off how much their babies have grown,” Barrow said.

Phillip Craig,one of the vendors, was working on a new project while customers looked at his work.

 “I make leather bags and accessories that are completely handmade, including the stitching,” said. “I don’t use a sewing machine for anything I make so it’s hand-stitched and authentic.”

He said it usually takes nine to ten hours of just stitching alone to create one of his products.

Vintage decorations were the main attraction of Vintage Market Days, including old cameras

“When I started, I was selling my stuff on tables at basketball games and this is my second year here now so people can come to me,” Craig said.

Thompson likes to listen to the customers and get their feedback. She also likes finding unique venders that won’t be found anywhere else.

“They come from all over the United States. We have venders here from Colorado and from Texas so they also bring something here that is different and not just local that people in Utah aren’t used to,” Thompson said.

 Vintage Market Days will be returning to Cache Valley April 25-27.

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