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The Mountain Market will be Saturday and Sunday in Hannah Pickett Park on Monteagle. This arts and crafts show is one of the longest-running craft festivals in the Southeast — and this anniversary market is believed to be the biggest market yet.

Kelley says there are 114 vendors booked (only seven of them selling food), and all work must be homemade and original. She says visitors will also find a lot of repurposed/ upcycled art pieces.

Kelley says more than 150 artists and craftsman applied for this show. In addition to the wares for sale, there will be demonstrations by a blacksmith, chainsaw carver, woodturner and a wool-spinner.

“There will be a children’s area with games, crafts and scavenger hunt,” says Kelley. The hunt involves a list of items children must use their skills of observation to find in the market, such as an item with a picture of a deer or something that is red. Those who complete their hunt and turn it in will receive a small prize.

New this year will be workshops in painting, felting and candle-making.

“The workshops have been added because there was a demand from people to try their own hand in these skills,” says Kelley. “There is a fee of $25 for candle-making and painting, $20 for felting. People will need to register in advance by email at scccevents.931@gmail.com.”

Kelley says the Mountain Market is located about two minutes from I-24. Admission to the show in the park is free, as is parking in the grassy area between City Hall and DuBose Conference Center.

Directions: From Chattanooga, follow I-24 West, taking exit 135. Bear right off the exit and follow Main Street until you see Hannah Pickett Park on the right. Mulberry burl wood sculpture by Roger Bennett, who will be among exhibitors at the Mountain Market.

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monteagle Community Yard Sale, Main Street adjacent to the Mountain Market, benefits May Justus Library

10 a.m. Painting workshop at Mountain Market, $25

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mountain Market for Arts & Crafts, free, Hannah Pickett Park, 16 Dixie Lee Ave., Monteagle

Noon. Candle-making workshop, Mountain Market, $25

1:30 p.m. Felting workshop, Mountain Market $20.