Weekend Events September 8, 2025

Garden Ridge Market Days- FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION EVENT

Garden Ridge Market Days is the largest pop-up farm & artisan market in the San Antonio area! Free to attend, come enjoy 200+ local food trucks, boutiques, farm & craft vendors every 2nd Saturday, year-round! Free activities for kids, live music & more!

 

Join us to enjoy 200+ local small business food, craft, farm & boutique vendors Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 9:30am – 2:30pm at Garden Ridge Market Days, located at Northeast Bible Church (19185 FM 2252, Garden Ridge, TX 78266) just NE of San Antonio.
FREE admission, parking & activities for kids! Garden Ridge Market Days is open every 2nd Saturday, monthly (year-round).
FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION – TRUCKS & MEET N GREET: This month, we’re honoring our amazing local first responders at the market! Come out to meet & greet with Bracken Fire Department, Schertz EMS & Comal County Sheriff’s Department…. with a fire truck, ambulance, police & emergency vehicles on site for the kids to enjoy!
FIRST RESPONDER DISCOUNTS: Fire, Police, Dispatch & Emergency Medical Services, thank you for your service! Many of our vendors are offering 10-25% discounts at the market. A link will be posted with vendors providing discounts as the event gets closer.
FREE KIDS ACTIVITIES
– PRINCESS MEET-N-GREET (Dare to Dream Entertainment)
– CRAFTS
– SCAVENGER HUNT – Visit any station for playing card, prizes for participants!
– SAND PLAY
– CHALK ART
– GAMES
– PHOTO OPPS
Thank you to our amazing sponsors for hosting these FREE activities: Sit Means Sit, Purpose Chiropractic, Express Flooring, Maverick Windows, Luminous Exteriors, Main Event & Bath Planet.
KIDS ACTIVITIES (For Tips):
– FACE PAINTING (by Angie’s Face Painting)
– BALLOON ART (by Tim Twist/KT Rentals)
ONE-STOP SHOPPING: Find something for the whole family! Food trucks/vendors, baked goods, laser engraved items, boutique clothing & accessories, handmade products, fresh and faux flowers, farm-fresh eggs, grass-fed beef, fresh produce, local honey, bath & beauty products, oils, jams & jellies, plants/ succulents, breads, wreaths, soaps & scrubs, kids books, candles, handmade jewelry, crochet items, canned goods, home decor, kid’s boutiques, 3d Prints, BBQ sauce, spices, salsa, brittle, homemade pasta/sauces, pet products, microgreens, hand-crafted knives, lawn art, paintings & artwork, chili, cleaning products, freeze-dried candy, slime & kids toys, woven baskets, custom tumblers, herbal tea, essential oils, croc charms, beard oils & “man” soaps, nutritional supplements, handmade cards, woodwork, herbal relief products, self-defense products, hair products, macrame, local services, wax melts, decorations, crafts and SO MUCH MORE with 200+ local vendors on site!
COME HUNGRY:
50+ yummy food trucks, food vendors & sweet treat vendors including fresh coffee and refreshments, Filipino food, meat on a stick, Tex-mex food, BBQ plates, sandwiches, frozen custard, Cajun food, loaded nachos, gluten-free options, aguas frescas, breakfast choices, fresh fruit, ice cream, gourmet hot dogs, specialty drinks, boba and iced tea, beef jerky, kettle corn, lemonade, fried potato balls, grilled cheese, mac n cheese, chicken strips, cotton candy, chamoy treats, shaved ice & mangonadas, tons of baked sweets, macaroons, pastries & more.
FROM THE FARM: Farm-fresh foods available to take home such as eggs, meat, veggies & fruits, pickles, cheeses, honey, elderberry syrup, jellies & jams, microgreens, canned goods, etc.
FEATURED NON-PROFITS:
– Bracken Volunteer Fire Department
– Diamond Dachshund Rescue of Texas – Learn about the Big Give, participate in the Big Give Raffle and visit with adorable DDRTX pups available for adoption. (bit.ly/biggivedachshund)
LIVE MUSIC
– Joel Guerrero – Saxophone (9:30am – 2:30pm)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
– RSVP “Going” HERE on our event page to be included on updates & posts.
– INDOOR & OUTDOOR market!
– Most vendors have phone & credit card payment methods but we recommend bringing cash. No ATM on-site.
– We are OPEN– RAIN or SHINE!
– Dogs welcome (on-leash) outdoors only or carried/carted indoors. NOTE: Our asphalt can get HOT. Please only bring dogs early in the morning if weather is expected to be hot. Cart or protect your pups from the ground or leave them home.
– Please DO NOT arrive until after 9:30am when we open… cars still drive through the lot so it is dangerous for you to try to arrive earlier and walk through the market. Thank you.
VENDOR INTEREST:
Interested in becoming a vendor? Visit our site for details and an application: http://gardenridgemarketdays.com/vendors
We hope to see you there, and every 2nd Saturday monthly for Garden Ridge Market Days. Thank you for supporting local businesses & building community with us!