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November 7th, we’re expecting to be back outside.

After canceling October because of the weather, we’re looking forward to bringing the 1887 Night Market back with local food, fresh produce, music, and businesses from across Central Florida.

If you believe in supporting local businesses, come spend with them.

📅 Saturday, November 7
⏰ 4–9 PM
📍 307 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville

Bring somebody with you.

#1887NightMarket #Eatonville #SupportLocalBusiness #ShopLocal taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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🍓🍊 This is what the Night Market is all about.
S/O to Corn & Tamika Thomas of @harvestfreshproduce for consistently bringing fresh, affordable produce to the Eatonville community through @1887nightmarket. 🙌🏾🌽

When they first started with us, Harvest Fresh Produce was part-time. Just one year later, Tamika & Corn both made the leap from corporate to work alongside each other full-time, providing fresh produce to communities throughout Central Florida.

That’s bigger than a vendor booth. A family building a business. Creating opportunity through entrepreneurship. Which allows dollars to circulate in our community which leads to economic impact. 💪🏾

And if you’ve shopped with them, you already know: some of the best prices and SWEETEST fruit around! 🍉🍍🍇
We’re proud that @1887nightmarket could be part of their journey.

Come shop Harvest Fresh Produce at the next 1887 Night Market or weekly on Apopka Vineland & McCormick and support a family-owned business feeding our community. 🧡 taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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🚨 2 WEEKS AWAY! 🚨

Eatonville, we’re bringing the energy back. 🔥

The 1887 Night Market returns Saturday, September 5th from 4–9 PM with Black-owned businesses, food, music, community, and the atmosphere you already know. 🧡💛💚

After missing August because of the weather, we’re ready to get back outside and make September count.

📍 307 E. Kennedy Blvd. Eatonville, FL
📅 September 5th
⏰ 4 PM–9 PM

Support a business. Bring the family. Experience the Night Market.

Tag who you’re pulling up with 👇🏾

#1887NightMarket #Eatonville #SupportBlackBusiness #BlackOwnedBusiness taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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The 1887 Night Market was never meant to be just another event. It was intentionally built for Eatonville’s growth and future.

Our purpose was to create pathways for Black businesses, bring people into Historic Eatonville, create jobs, circulate dollars locally, and show what happens when culture, community, and commerce move together.

After two years, the impact is becoming clear. These are conservative estimates based on our data and surveys:

📍 19 markets hosted in Eatonville
🖤 200+ Black businesses participated
🎨 500+ children participated in arts and agriculture activities
📲 3M+ social media views
👥 15K+ estimated visitors brought to Eatonville
💵 $21K+ paid to local service-based businesses
🏛️ $4.1K paid to the Town of Eatonville
💼 10 people employed
📈 850+ vendor applications received

We’ve watched a produce vendor grow from part-time to full-time and another vendor expand into a brick-and-mortar location.

Thank you to every business, service provider, sponsor, DJ, volunteer, paid worker, and community member who has helped build this from the beginning. Being independent has not always been easy, but the impact is undeniable. Together, we have created a recognized platform for hundreds of local business owners.

And we’re only getting started.

Join us for BEYOND THE MARKET: The Economic Impact of the 1887 Night Market—a strategic conversation about business opportunity, community spending, ownership, and building an economic ecosystem that lasts.

📅 August 21
⏰ 6 PM
💻 Virtual

Comment “MARKET” below and we’ll send you the registration link.

The market is the gathering place. The bigger work is what we build from here.

#1887NightMarket #1887First #BeyondTheMarket #Eatonville taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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A few 📸 shots of our 1st Sunday Dinner by @cammfl

A day of Reconnection, Reflection and Healing

Join us First Saturday’s in Historic Eatonville
4-9PM
307 E. Kennedy Blvd
Eatonville Fl 32751 taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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A little late, but well worth the wait! 🎉

Congratulations to @bae_bubs.4 our 1887 Night Market Father’s Day Giveaway Winner! We were finally able to capture this special moment during Sunday Dinner.

A huge thank you to the incredible vendors who came together to create this Father’s Day package:

🎨 Painting by African Artist Collective
✨ Bracelets by @_mrochellejewels_
👛 Wallet by @harmonioustriumph
🌿 Fragrances by @bodyoilfragrancesbycj
👕 Merch by @1887First
🕯️ Candle by @queenuniverse

Small businesses supporting one another while giving back to the people who support us. S/O to all the father’s that were in attendance.

Text “Night Market” to 888-339-1887 to join our community. taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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Sometimes growth is quiet.

Sometimes it looks like stepping away so your roots can grow deeper before anyone notices the leaves.

There have been seasons of waiting, stretching, rebuilding, and trusting that what was planted would one day bloom. Growth has never been comfortable but neither has becoming.

This weekend, something beautiful took root.

🌱 The 1887 Little Makers Village was introduced at the 1887 Night Market; a space where children are invited to create, plant, imagine, and remember that every great legacy begins with a single seed.

This wasn’t just an activity area.

It was an investment in our future.

A reminder that resilience lives in our lineage. That our ancestors planted trees whose shade they would never sit beneath. That creativity is inherited. That community is cultivated. That healing often begins with getting our hands back into the soil and creating with intention.

For NuFolk, this marks an intentional beginning.

A return, not to where we’ve been but to the vision we’ve always carried: nurturing Black families, honoring our history, reclaiming our connection to land, birth, wellness, creativity, and community.

We’re grateful to build this alongside The Ville CDC, in the historic Town of Eatonville, where legacy continues to inspire what comes next.

To every child who planted a seed…
To every family who stopped to create…
To every volunteer who believed in the vision…

Thank you.

This is only the beginning.

The seeds have been planted.

Now we grow.
🌱🤎✨

#NuFolk #1887LittleMakersVillage #1887NightMarket #TheVilleCDC #HistoricEatonville #Eatonville #BlackChildrenMatter #CommunityHealing #CreativeKids #GardenEducation #LittleMakers #PlantingSeeds #BlackLegacy #CultureAndCommunity #IntentionalLiving #RootedInPurpose #GenerationalImpact #BuildingLegacy #FutureBuilders #CommunityFirst #GrowTogether #CreateGrowLearn #DescendantsofFreedmen by @1887firstweekend

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Thank you for joining us at @1887nightmarket for Sunday Dinner…it was a vibe 💕 taken in Eatonville, Florida by @1887firstweekend

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What Mayor do you know that’s running through the rain to support small businesses? 🌧️❤️

Shoutout to @madammayorruthi for showing up and supporting our vendors, even in the middle of the storm.
Rain ☔️ or Shine
And thank you to every vendor, resident, and visitor who braved the weather to support local businesses in Historic Eatonville. Weekends like this remind us that community isn’t built on sunny days alone.

Lemonades by @destinysthirsttrap

We’ll see you at the next 1887 Night Market. ✊🏾💯🕺🏽 taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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From serving soul food through community staple @_kooknwithkim to creating flavorful plant-based meals with Mr. Coke’s Plant Based Paradise, this is what growth looks like. 🌱

Mr. Coke’s Paradise joined us for Sunday Dinner, bringing food that’s full of flavor, culture, and purpose. His journey is a reminder that our vendors don’t just sell food they evolve, innovate, and continue serving the community in new ways.

Support local. Support Black-owned. Support businesses that continue to grow.

📍Shout out to Mr. Coke’s Plant Based Paradise for being part of Sunday Dinner at the 1887 Night Market! 💚

#1887NightMarket #SundayDinner #VendorSpotlight #PlantBasedParadise #SupportLocal Eatonville taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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Sunday Dinner is on! 🍽️

Join us today from 11 AM – 5 PM at 1887 Night Market in Historic Eatonville.

Come grab some great food, support local businesses, enjoy the community, and catch The DJ Willie C Radio Show LIVE.

📍307 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville, FL

See you this afternoon! #1887NightMarket #SundayDinner #Eatonville taken in 1887 Night Market by @1887firstweekend

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