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The Scottsdale show at the Mercado

September 22, 2026

I set up at the Mercado on Via Linda. Easy parking, a short walk, and a good Saturday if you already live up that way.

I put the Scottsdale weekend at the Mercado, 10105 E Via Linda. It's a regular shopping lot in north Scottsdale. You park, you walk the booths, you get back in the car. That's the appeal if you already live up that way.

Via Linda is already full of people doing Saturday errands. A show in that lot gets seen by folks who were going to be there anyway. The booths are handmade. Paintings, jewelry, photography, pottery, things for the yard. Free to come in.

Over the years I've also used other Scottsdale lots, including one by a California Pizza Kitchen. The Mercado on Via Linda is the one I built the Scottsdale page around. When I post a weekend, the dates show up there. Cave Creek and Gold Canyon are on the Phoenix page with it.