A Big Gay Market📍Upstate New York
@abiggaymarket.bsky.social
an intentional + affirmative community market of LGBTQI+ makers & everything in-betweeners joining together in queer & trans joy for a cause! 🌈 find us here: www.abiggaymarket.com
We are returning to Troy as our first regional pop-up market of the New Year at one of our FAVORITE venues - Mount Ida Preservation Hall! 🌈
✅ APPLY TODAY 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We cannot wait to gather in queer and gender expansive joy at Mount Ida again in March 2026! 🫂
✅ APPLY TODAY 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We cannot wait to gather in queer and gender expansive joy at Mount Ida again in March 2026! 🫂
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We are returning to Troy as our first regional pop-up market of the New Year at one of our FAVORITE venues - Mount Ida Preservation Hall! 🌈
✅ APPLY TODAY 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We cannot wait to gather in queer and gender expansive joy at Mount Ida again in March 2026! 🫂
✅ APPLY TODAY 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We cannot wait to gather in queer and gender expansive joy at Mount Ida again in March 2026! 🫂
SURPRISE! 🌈⛓️ A Big Gay Kinky Market 🪢🌈 - a market designed to let your freak flags fly in an intentional, playful, and affirmative space is BACK!
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 1/5 with no exceptions! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 1/5 with no exceptions! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
SURPRISE! 🌈⛓️ A Big Gay Kinky Market 🪢🌈 - a market designed to let your freak flags fly in an intentional, playful, and affirmative space is BACK!
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 1/5 with no exceptions! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 1/5 with no exceptions! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
SURPRISE! We are SO thrilled to announce the FINAL market of 2025 - A Big YOUTH Market 🌈 This market is an affirmative celebratory space for ALL young creatives to gather in queer and trans joy! 🐸
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
SURPRISE! We are SO thrilled to announce the FINAL market of 2025 - A Big YOUTH Market 🌈 This market is an affirmative celebratory space for ALL young creatives to gather in queer and trans joy! 🐸
A Big Gay Market’s Founder Cyren Romeo is SO excited to be invited to join together in queer and gender expansive culinary joy at CulinaryArts@SPAC’s Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride! 🌈
🎫Learn more and buy tickets at spac.org or by clicking the link here 👉 bit.ly/4oHbUxw
🎫Learn more and buy tickets at spac.org or by clicking the link here 👉 bit.ly/4oHbUxw
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A Big Gay Market’s Founder Cyren Romeo is SO excited to be invited to join together in queer and gender expansive culinary joy at CulinaryArts@SPAC’s Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride! 🌈
🎫Learn more and buy tickets at spac.org or by clicking the link here 👉 bit.ly/4oHbUxw
🎫Learn more and buy tickets at spac.org or by clicking the link here 👉 bit.ly/4oHbUxw
We are BACK at Common Roots for a GAY Holiday Pop-Up on Saturday, December 13th from 12PM - 4PM at Common Roots in Albany! 🌈 This market will feature 30 queer, gender expansive, and allies from across the 518 all to support our beneficiary - Albany Rock Project! 🫂
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We are BACK at Common Roots for a GAY Holiday Pop-Up on Saturday, December 13th from 12PM - 4PM at Common Roots in Albany! 🌈 This market will feature 30 queer, gender expansive, and allies from across the 518 all to support our beneficiary - Albany Rock Project! 🫂
It’s time to announce our next A Big Gay Market! 🌈 We cant wait to spread holiday cheer gathering in gender expansive and queer JOY!
📅Sunday, December 7th
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We have our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
📅Sunday, December 7th
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We have our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It’s time to announce our next A Big Gay Market! 🌈 We cant wait to spread holiday cheer gathering in gender expansive and queer JOY!
📅Sunday, December 7th
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We have our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
📅Sunday, December 7th
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We have our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
See below our market guide! 👇
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
See below our market guide! 👇
SURPRISE! 🎉 We have ONE MORE Pop-Up Market in December 🌈 We will be returning to Common Roots on Saturday, December 13th from 12PM - 4PM!
✅ Applications will be open until 11/15 or until we reach our cap - whichever comes first. Applications are open NOW! forms.gle/7EEcommKV4J3...
✅ Applications will be open until 11/15 or until we reach our cap - whichever comes first. Applications are open NOW! forms.gle/7EEcommKV4J3...
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
SURPRISE! 🎉 We have ONE MORE Pop-Up Market in December 🌈 We will be returning to Common Roots on Saturday, December 13th from 12PM - 4PM!
✅ Applications will be open until 11/15 or until we reach our cap - whichever comes first. Applications are open NOW! forms.gle/7EEcommKV4J3...
✅ Applications will be open until 11/15 or until we reach our cap - whichever comes first. Applications are open NOW! forms.gle/7EEcommKV4J3...
HIIIIII COMMUNITY! 🌈 We are so excited to announce we will coming to Troy AGAIN for a pop-up on Sunday, November 16th from 11AM - 4PM at The Sanctuary For Independent Media in Troy 🎉
October 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
HIIIIII COMMUNITY! 🌈 We are so excited to announce we will coming to Troy AGAIN for a pop-up on Sunday, November 16th from 11AM - 4PM at The Sanctuary For Independent Media in Troy 🎉
HIIIII COMMUNITY! 👋 Wow. THIS SUNDAY, October 19th from 10AM - 4PM at Washington Park Lake House in Albany is A BIG GAY MARKET! 🌈 This guide includes tips on parking, best ways to get to the market, our full schedule, our most up to date map, and MORE! 🎉
October 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
HIIIII COMMUNITY! 👋 Wow. THIS SUNDAY, October 19th from 10AM - 4PM at Washington Park Lake House in Albany is A BIG GAY MARKET! 🌈 This guide includes tips on parking, best ways to get to the market, our full schedule, our most up to date map, and MORE! 🎉
HI COMMUNITY! 👋 We are still seeking some additional volunteers + Safety Team members for SUNDAY!
If able to assist with ANY of these shifts, please message us or email c@abiggaymarket. We will add you to a Signal chat to communicate on the day of the market!
Thank you! 🫂
If able to assist with ANY of these shifts, please message us or email c@abiggaymarket. We will add you to a Signal chat to communicate on the day of the market!
Thank you! 🫂
October 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
HI COMMUNITY! 👋 We are still seeking some additional volunteers + Safety Team members for SUNDAY!
If able to assist with ANY of these shifts, please message us or email c@abiggaymarket. We will add you to a Signal chat to communicate on the day of the market!
Thank you! 🫂
If able to assist with ANY of these shifts, please message us or email c@abiggaymarket. We will add you to a Signal chat to communicate on the day of the market!
Thank you! 🫂
HI GAY PEOPLE 👋 Can you believe our October A Big Gay Market is NEXT SUNDAY?! 🌈
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷 Our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour is indoors + outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
SEE YOU SOON!
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷 Our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour is indoors + outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
SEE YOU SOON!
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HI GAY PEOPLE 👋 Can you believe our October A Big Gay Market is NEXT SUNDAY?! 🌈
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷 Our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour is indoors + outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
SEE YOU SOON!
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷 Our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour is indoors + outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
SEE YOU SOON!
We are excited for our October Vendor Meet-Up in a couple of weeks! 🌈
📆 Thursday, October 23rd
⏰ 4PM - 7PM
📍 The Flour Bender Bakeshop at 15 2nd St in Troy
😷 KN-95 Mask Mandated
We cannot WAIT to create, gather, and share vendor secrets with delicious drinks and the best baked goods around! 🌈
📆 Thursday, October 23rd
⏰ 4PM - 7PM
📍 The Flour Bender Bakeshop at 15 2nd St in Troy
😷 KN-95 Mask Mandated
We cannot WAIT to create, gather, and share vendor secrets with delicious drinks and the best baked goods around! 🌈
October 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We are excited for our October Vendor Meet-Up in a couple of weeks! 🌈
📆 Thursday, October 23rd
⏰ 4PM - 7PM
📍 The Flour Bender Bakeshop at 15 2nd St in Troy
😷 KN-95 Mask Mandated
We cannot WAIT to create, gather, and share vendor secrets with delicious drinks and the best baked goods around! 🌈
📆 Thursday, October 23rd
⏰ 4PM - 7PM
📍 The Flour Bender Bakeshop at 15 2nd St in Troy
😷 KN-95 Mask Mandated
We cannot WAIT to create, gather, and share vendor secrets with delicious drinks and the best baked goods around! 🌈
Hi ABGM Community 🫶 We are SO overjoyed to continue our A Big Gay Community Craft Days at @context.collective.troy at 95 4th St in Troy! 🩵
We can’t wait to gather in queer and trans joy with you SOON! 🫂
We can’t wait to gather in queer and trans joy with you SOON! 🫂
October 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hi ABGM Community 🫶 We are SO overjoyed to continue our A Big Gay Community Craft Days at @context.collective.troy at 95 4th St in Troy! 🩵
We can’t wait to gather in queer and trans joy with you SOON! 🫂
We can’t wait to gather in queer and trans joy with you SOON! 🫂
BOO! 👻 We are SO excited to announce the first ever A Big Gay Spooky Market! 🎃 🧙♀️ This market is carefully curated for the spookiest and gayest vendors around. We are capturing the feeling of being deeply rooted in nostalgia within 80’s to 90’s horror - queer in its campiest but haunting essence!
October 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
BOO! 👻 We are SO excited to announce the first ever A Big Gay Spooky Market! 🎃 🧙♀️ This market is carefully curated for the spookiest and gayest vendors around. We are capturing the feeling of being deeply rooted in nostalgia within 80’s to 90’s horror - queer in its campiest but haunting essence!
We will be BACK at Washington Park Lake House on Sun, Dec 7th from 10AM - 4PM to kick off the holiday season! ☃️
🌈This market has a 50 vendor cap. We will close apps when either that cap is met OR by the 11/1 deadline - whichever comes first. Applications are OPEN --> forms.gle/Kot4Fe7mhsNA...
🌈This market has a 50 vendor cap. We will close apps when either that cap is met OR by the 11/1 deadline - whichever comes first. Applications are OPEN --> forms.gle/Kot4Fe7mhsNA...
September 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We will be BACK at Washington Park Lake House on Sun, Dec 7th from 10AM - 4PM to kick off the holiday season! ☃️
🌈This market has a 50 vendor cap. We will close apps when either that cap is met OR by the 11/1 deadline - whichever comes first. Applications are OPEN --> forms.gle/Kot4Fe7mhsNA...
🌈This market has a 50 vendor cap. We will close apps when either that cap is met OR by the 11/1 deadline - whichever comes first. Applications are OPEN --> forms.gle/Kot4Fe7mhsNA...
HI COMMUNITY 👋 It’s time to announce our October A Big Gay Market! 🌈
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We are re-introducing our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors and outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We are re-introducing our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors and outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
HI COMMUNITY 👋 It’s time to announce our October A Big Gay Market! 🌈
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We are re-introducing our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors and outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
📅Sunday, October 19th (Rain Date: Sunday, October 26th)
📍Washington Park Lake House in Albany
⏰10AM - 4PM
😷We are re-introducing our KN 95 Mask Mandated Hour indoors and outdoors from 10AM - 11AM with free KN95s available!
We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🐸 We are so excited to introduce Milo! He is 14 years old and going into 10th grade this fall. Congratulations! 🎉
September 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🐸 We are so excited to introduce Milo! He is 14 years old and going into 10th grade this fall. Congratulations! 🎉
Hiiiii! We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🌈🐸
Congratulations, Lyra! 🎉 We cannot wait to see how your creative practice grows over the course of our 6 months together!
Congratulations, Lyra! 🎉 We cannot wait to see how your creative practice grows over the course of our 6 months together!
September 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hiiiii! We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🌈🐸
Congratulations, Lyra! 🎉 We cannot wait to see how your creative practice grows over the course of our 6 months together!
Congratulations, Lyra! 🎉 We cannot wait to see how your creative practice grows over the course of our 6 months together!
Our September Vendor Meet Up is back to our original format for vendors only to gather together, create in community, and this time eat some DELICIOUS ice cream at
Emack and Bolio’s! 🍦
Emack and Bolio’s! 🍦
September 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our September Vendor Meet Up is back to our original format for vendors only to gather together, create in community, and this time eat some DELICIOUS ice cream at
Emack and Bolio’s! 🍦
Emack and Bolio’s! 🍦
We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🌈🐸
We are so excited to introduce Saint! They are 16 and have a passion for all things literature. Congratulations 🎉
We are so excited to introduce Saint! They are 16 and have a passion for all things literature. Congratulations 🎉
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🌈🐸
We are so excited to introduce Saint! They are 16 and have a passion for all things literature. Congratulations 🎉
We are so excited to introduce Saint! They are 16 and have a passion for all things literature. Congratulations 🎉
We are so excited to announce we will be coming to Troy AGAIN for a pop-up on Sunday, November 16th from 11AM - 4PM at The Sanctuary For Independent Media in Troy 🎉
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 10/1 with no exceptions!
Apply TODAY using the link👇https://tinyurl.com/ABGMSanctuary
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 10/1 with no exceptions!
Apply TODAY using the link👇https://tinyurl.com/ABGMSanctuary
August 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We are so excited to announce we will be coming to Troy AGAIN for a pop-up on Sunday, November 16th from 11AM - 4PM at The Sanctuary For Independent Media in Troy 🎉
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 10/1 with no exceptions!
Apply TODAY using the link👇https://tinyurl.com/ABGMSanctuary
Vendor Applications are OPEN until 10/1 with no exceptions!
Apply TODAY using the link👇https://tinyurl.com/ABGMSanctuary
Hiiiii! We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🌈🐸
We are so excited to introduce Eliza! 🎉 They are 16 and going into their junior year of high school at Albany High. They love to paint, draw, and sculpt.
We are so excited to introduce Eliza! 🎉 They are 16 and going into their junior year of high school at Albany High. They love to paint, draw, and sculpt.
August 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hiiiii! We are continuing our introduction of the FIRST EVER cohort of A Big Gay Market’s Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program 🌈🐸
We are so excited to introduce Eliza! 🎉 They are 16 and going into their junior year of high school at Albany High. They love to paint, draw, and sculpt.
We are so excited to introduce Eliza! 🎉 They are 16 and going into their junior year of high school at Albany High. They love to paint, draw, and sculpt.