Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market Image Courtesy of Boston Seaport by WS Development
Boston Seaport by WS Development continues to host its famous Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market series that focuses on locally based, black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. This is a recurring monthly marketplace. It will take place on Saturday, August 28, from 1-7 pm, and Sunday, August 29, from 12-6 pm on Seaport Common. Seaport Common is located at 85 Northern Avenue.
This is your chance to support and explore 30 Black-owned businesses from the Greater Boston area with a range of businesses, including skincare, houseplants, adult and children clothing, metaphysical offerings, and others. Additional Fall iterations of Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Weekend Market will happen on September 26 and October 17.
Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market Vendor List – Saturday, August 28, 1-7 pm
Music by DJ Knzwrth
- Aedes by Shay Skincare LLC – beauty and cosmetics
- Akosua’s Closet – jewelry and accessories
- Ankhara By Luciana – housewares
- Royal Boutique – women’s clothing and accessories
- Beauty N Simplicity – beauty and cosmetics
- BGM Apparel – gifts, accessories and stationery
- Big Brother Big Sister
- Black Label – beauty and cosmetics
- Black Owned Bos. – info & merchandise
- ButtaH Beauty – beauty and cosmetics
- Dibalovee – candles
- Emerald City Plant Shop – house plants
- Faveloworldwide – clothing
- Filled with Color – florist
- Full Moon Botanica – spiritual and metaphysical offerings
- Happy Beans Roaster – provisions, roasted coffee beans
- Hillside Harvest – provisions, hot sauce
- Hope Design – unisex clothing and accessories
- House of Art & Craft – housewares
- iLoveFGC – jewelry and accessories
- Insightful Tees – clothing
- Local Luxury – clothing
- Mahogani – jewelry and accessories
- Nourished Bath & Body – bath and body
- Shea La Bell LLC – beauty and cosmetics
- Stinky’s Kittens & Doggies Too – pet products; giftware for pets and humans
- The Little Cocoa Bean Co. – children’s goods and packaged food
- Tiana Bay Boutiques – clothing
- True 9 Accessories – jewelry and accessories
- Unique Jewelry Designs by PC – jewelry and accessories
- Vermarje’ Tea Co./Artisans At Stetson – provisions
- ZMakesBeads LLC – jewelry and accessories
Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market Vendor List – Sunday, August 29, 12-6 pm
Music by DJ Slick Vick
- A-butter – provisions, nut butters
- Adorn Me Africa LLC – clothing
- Aedes by Shay Skincare LLC – beauty and cosmetics
- Ankhara By Luciana – housewares
- Royal Boutique – women’s clothing and accessories
- Beauty N Simplicity – beauty and cosmetics
- BGM Apparel – gifts, accessories and stationery
- Black Owned Bos. – info & merchandise
- ButtaH Beauty – beauty and cosmetics
- Dibalovee – candles
- Emerald City Plant Shop – house plants
- Faveloworldwide – clothing
- Full Moon Botanica – spiritual and metaphysical offerings
- Fusiondolls – toys and dolls
- Happy Beans Roaster – provisions, roasted coffee beans
- Hillside Harvest – provisions, hot sauce
- Hope Design – unisex clothing and accessories
- House of Art & Craft – housewares
- Jevela – jewelry and accessories
- Local Luxury – clothing
- Mahogani – jewelry and accessories
- Sharm Naturals – beauty and cosmetics
- Shea La Bell LLC – beauty and cosmetics
- Slothel – clothing
- Smile Drinks – provisions, bottled beverages
- Stinky’s Kittens & Doggies Too – pet products; giftware for pets and humans
- The Little Cocoa Bean Co. – children’s goods and packaged food
- Tiana Bay Boutiques – clothing
- True 9 Accessories – jewelry and accessories
- Unique Jewelry Designs by PC – jewelry and accessories
- ZMakesBeads L.L.C. – jewelry and accessories
- ZNT Arts – Art
All vendors at the market are members of Black Owned Bos.’s local network. Every vendor will get a tented area on Seaport Common to provide a safe pop-up location to display and sell goods.
Emily Soukas, Senior Manager of Activations and Partnerships, Seaport at WS Development, said, “It is wonderful to see how a single pop-up event in August 2020 has evolved into a beloved monthly shopping destination in the Seaport. We’re thrilled that the Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market partnership has created new, exciting opportunities to connect over 70 local Black-owned businesses with thousands of neighborhood residents and visitors since its inception last year.”
Jae’da Turner, Founder & Managing Director of Black Owned Bos., said, “At the heart of a commercial district in Boston, Seaport Common has been a phenomenal location to kick off the Seaport x Black Owned Bos. outdoor market. As a pop-up, the market is a one-of-a-kind experience – creating a sense of belonging and community for the vendor partners and all of the patrons. I am excited to see how the relationships fostered at the market can continue to turn into long term impactful business opportunities in the Seaport district and beyond.”
About Black Owned Bos.
Launched in March 2019, Black Owned Bos serves as a platform and resource to highlight and lift Black-owned businesses, spaces, and the people moving the culture ahead. To know more, click here.
About Boston Seaport
Boston Seaport District is a dynamic and vibrant area that has quickly become one of the most exciting neighborhoods in the country. Currently, it is Boston’s single largest development project. WS Development is transforming 33 acres of waterfront land with a carefully chosen mix of hotel, entertainment, office, hotel, retail, and public open space across the district. To know more, click here.
About WS Development
Established in 1990, WS Development is a Massachusetts-based company that aims to create places people want to be. It is a vertically integrated company that conceptualizes, owns, operates, and leases over 100 properties ranging from cutting-edge urban spaces to lifestyle and community centers. To know more, click here.
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