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Holidays

2 published pieces tagged holidays.

Plan Your Holiday Season Now: A 10-Week Timeline for Food Sellers

The second week of December is decided in October. Here is a ten-week countdown to your last pickup: cutting the menu, recosting it, ordering packaging, opening pre-orders, capping how much you will take, and banking the freezer.

Oct 6, 2026 · 9 min read

Markets

The Fall Market Checklist for Vendors

Sunset in Chicago falls from 7:17 p.m. in early September to 4:37 p.m. on the first Saturday of November. Some winter market deadlines passed in July, and your canopy weights have not moved since June. Work the list in deadline order.

Sep 22, 2026 · 6 min read