If you’re visiting Portland for the first time, then you must check out the Saturday Market. Since 1974, Portland’s Saturday Market has been in operation and is the largest continually operating outdoor arts and crafts market in the nation. Located in the historic Old Town, at 108 W. Burnside Street, where you’ll find that part of the Market is under a bridge and part indoors and then some of it is on the other side of the building and is one of the most popular shopping destinations for the best local handcrafted goods, freshly prepared foods and for a really good time.
There’s no better place to be on a Saturday morning other than the Saturday Market with its colorful handmade clothing, artists to chat with about their work, smells of ethnic foods and fresh-baked goods wafting through the air, local street performers entertaining the crowds, funny t-shirts, pottery, watercolors, Marionberry jam, jewelry and everything from cheap trinkets to fine artisan craftsmanship, all can be found at this wonderful Market.
The best Portland hotels are within walking distance, or if you’re staying with friends or family, they’ll take you there without even asking; going to the Saturday Market is a Portland tradition, a custom and a source of pride for all of Portland’s residence. Many major cities are trying to copy this wonderful market, and none can compare. The Portland Saturday Market is as unique as its vendors.
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