Lucky Star Iowa

10/12/2026

☀️Thank you, Lucky Star vendors, sponsors, volunteers, shoppers & the Ames community for showing up to support indie craft makers, artists, local food trucks, musicians, young artists (Ames High NAHS/Art Club) and Friendship Ark, Inc.!🙌🏾

Last Sunday’s gorgeous weather made for a busy, buzzing and happy fall market day! 🍁🎃 We are grateful for YOU! 🧡

➡️ Next up is our annual Holiday Market at Prairie Moon (an earlier date this year), so mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday, November 21st & 22nd! 🌲🎄🎁

10/05/2026

Lucky Star Holiday Vendor Application Deadline: October 7th! ✨

In order to bring together a well-balanced mix of high-quality artists, makers and holiday market vendors for our annual market at Prairie Moon W**ery, we’ll be securing the majority of our vendor lineup this week!

If you’ve been thinking about applying, NOW is the time. ⏰

Find the application link on our website, in our bio or in our stories.

Questions? Email [email protected].

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10/02/2026

** VENDOR MAP for SUNDAY☀️☀️☀️**
Start plotting your wandering route, saving your must-stops, and figuring out which maker booth you’re running to first!🍁
* handmade & artisan vendors from ceramics, jewelry, prints, textiles, candles, odd little treasures, wearable art, home goods, self-care, and things you absolutely didn’t plan on buying😉
• Food + drinks from local favorite food trucks
•Live music with Fred Love & Mia Prosperi 🎶

• Downtown Ames Fareway lot, 619 Burnett Ave
•SUNDAY* October 4th* 11AM-4PM⭐️⭐️⭐️

•Wheel throwing experiences with Nathan Moore’s Clay on Wheels
•Our local nonprofit, Friendship Ark, Inc., onsite with c***r & baked goods for freewill donations
•Complimentary market totes to the first 100 visitors🛍️

FREE EVENT * OPEN TO ALL * SUPPORT MAKERS


Welcome:
1. Salt Lickers
2. Lisa Leech
3. Massage Heights Ames
4. The Weathered Vane
5. Wildly Rooted Mobile Boutique
6. Adam & Jenn O’Neal
7. Knot And Needle Studio
8. Zach Kellen Ceramics
9. Hot Sauce Frog LLC Kent Spillers
10. Isaac G. T. Prior
11. Mystic Eco | Sustainable & Non-Toxic Skincare | Iowa
12. Jennifer LilacValleyCreations
13. Flyover Candle Company
14. Happy and Hooked
15. Rachel | The Hearty Life
16. Dave's Coffee Cakes
17. LINK’D JEWELRY | IA
18. Quimby
19. Shaky Parade
20. The Leafy Knot 🪴🧶
21. Jen Maguire
22. Caitlyn Chellew
23. The Light Heart Studio ◦ Des Moines, IA
24. BONNIE’S ANGELS
25. Parterre Gardens
26. Bitchin’ Stitchin’
27. The Holton Homestead®
28. Round Robin Restyle
29. Bare Moon☽
30. Jill Sneed
31. Sarah Jane Elbert Berns
32. The Charming Peanut
33. Aliece | Handmade Soy Candles + Scents
34. MAIDEN MOTHER
35. Chris Perrin
36. Designed By Kanya Marie
37. Afton Ashley Stout
38. Olivia Hinkle
39. Book Beau Affair
40. Nathan Moore
41. Finn and Millie's
42. Charlie’s Creative Handicrafts
43. Ames High NAHS/Art Club
44. Ames High NAHS/Art Club
45. Debbie | stretch bracelets in multiple sizes
46. Marigold Home Comforts
47. Marcela Bedore
48. Xandras Brand
49. Maria | Polymer Clay Earrings
50. Loess Hills Trivet

09/30/2026

⭐️We want to give a BIG shoutout to the generous Sponsors of our 2026 Lucky Star Market Fareway Series! 🫶

We are more than grateful to Della Viti W**e & Cocktail Bar - Downtown Ames Iowa, Wilson Toyota of Ames, Renee Klaus, The Dot | coffee • cafe • cocktails, Rippke | Design, Prints Copy Center Ames, Wheatsfield and our downtown Ames Fareway.

These local businesses have gone above and beyond to support Lucky Star Market and help us continue bringing artists, makers and our community together.

Please follow, support & show some love to these businesses that invest in community & creativity!

🍁LUCKY STAR FALL MARKET🍁
SUNDAY, OCT 4th
11am-4pm
DOWNTOWN AMES FAREWAY LOT, 619 Burnett Ave

09/27/2026

⭐️🍁⭐️🍁⭐️🍁⭐️🍁⭐️🍁⭐️🍁
Join us in ONE WEEK on Sunday, OCT 4th in downtown Ames with seasoned & emerging handmade & artisan vendors for a day of creativity, and one-of-a-kind finds made by members of your community and beyond.

From handcrafted jewelry to small-batch ceramics, original art to thoughtfully created goods, you’ll meet the makers, shop unique treasures, and support local artists, all in one place!🍂

Come for the finds, stay for the vibes! Be sure to explore the shops and businesses on Main Street. It will be a great day to cap off Iowa Stae Homecoming weekend & celebrate fall!🎃🍂

•OCT 4th | Downtown Ames Fareway Lot
•40+ Artisan Vendors, Live music with Fred Love & Mia Prosperi
•Food trucks, Friendship Ark, Inc.’s c***r & baked goods for free will donations
•Complimentary market totes for the first 100 shoppers
•FREE EVENT Open to ALL

09/22/2026

Lucky Star Fall Market Live Music lineup for Sunday, October 4th🎵🍁

Fred Love will perform from 11am-1pm. Fred Love is a cowpunk singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Ames, Iowa. Raised in a no-stoplight farm town where the only stages were flatbeds and front porches, Fred cut his teeth on outlaw country, punk rock and the kind of weathered blues that never makes it past the county line. His music blends twang, grit and distortion into a no-frills sound that’s equal parts h***y tonk heartache and dive-bar defiance.

Mia Prosperi will perform from 1:30-3:30pm. Mia Prosperi is a Singer-Songwriter who has been part of lowa’s music scene since she was 11. She has played at festivals such as 80/35, GDP, Des Moines Arts Festival, Capital City Pride Festival and Iowa State Fair, and venues such as XbK, Noce, Lefty’s, and many more. Mia’s songwriting style is Indie music with inspiration from Folk, Alt, Pop and Rock. Her songs carry you along through the journey of finding herself, and the barriers along the way. Mia Prosperi’s music expresses everything you’re (over)thinking in an energetic and danceable way.

•Lucky Star Fall Market🍁⭐️
•Sunday, October 4th 11am-4pm
•Downtown Ames Fareway Lot, 619 Burnett Ave
•40+ makers, food trucks, local non profits, live music + free admission. Complementary market totes for the first 100 shoppers.

09/20/2026

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09/15/2026

📣Save the Date for Lucky Star’s Annual Holiday Market
weekend at Prairie Moon W**ery✨✨(Note the November dates!🗓️

🌲Market Day 1: Saturday, November21st 9am-4pm, Market Day 2: Sunday, November 22nd 12-5pm

Vendor Applications are OPEN! Application link
in bio & on our website.

📣📣Calling all artists, makers, food artisans, small batch makers and vintage collectors! ⭐️Apply Now!⭐️Our first round of vendor acceptances go out October 2nd.

Vendor Application link: https://forms.gle/Apajcgn5zkZytCUv8