Summer Sundays
Join us on the fourth Sunday of each month, June to September, for a celebration of reuse art, community activations, and a mini-market featuring reuse art vendors on our shaded outdoor portico and sidewalk.
2026 Summer Sunday Schedule
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Community Pride (June 28)
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Back to School (July 26)
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Get Out the Vote (Aug 23)
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Sustainable Style (Sept 27)
Sustainable Style Day - September 27, 2026
Join us for our final Summer Sunday of the season! This month's theme is Sustainable Style, celebrating our community members who make style sustainable.
Bring an item of clothing from home if you’d like to upcycle or mend it ($5-10 depending on the size) with one of our vendors!
What to expect:
Make a Scrap Patch with No Clue Threads:
Create your own design with scrap fabrics and No Clue Threads will sew it into a patch for your clothes! Smaller patches are $5 and larger will be $10.
Get an item mended with Prints and Mends ($5-10)
Our friend Prints and Mends will run a mending station! Bring an item of clothing to mend (hole, tear, fraying) and the size of the repair will determine the cost between $5-10.
Put a Cord Through It: A Free Art Jewelry Make and Take with Reuse Artist in Residency Charity Ridpath
What makes something jewelry? Start with an object, make a hole, add a cord, and suddenly you've got something you can wear!
Inspired by contemporary jewelers who turn found objects into jewelry, this make & take invites you to look at the materials around you in a new way.
Reuse Artist in Residence Charity Ridpath will have a bin full of things found around the store. Choose an object from the bin, decide where you want the cord to go, and Charity will drill a hole for you. Then add your cord and wear your one-of-a-kind creation home!
Stop by, get creative, and see what you can turn into jewelry.
Need an outfit for our upcoming Reuse on the Runway show in October? Our mini-market vendors have got you covered!
Careen Vaughn
Tin and Tonic
PLUS: Learn about the mission of Beautifully Loved, a fashion-focused nonprofit empowering kids with chronic illness.
Credit: Prints and Mends
Credit: Charity Ridpath
Credit: Tea Stain Studio
Credit: Second Wind Fabrics
Credit: No Clue Threads
Credit: Tin and Tonic
Get Out the Vote Event Recap - August 23, 2026
Thanks to all of our vendors and community partners!
View photos from the event
“Write Your Representative” Station
Hosted by Hispanic Austin Leadership Program (with the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Check Your Voter Registration or Register to Vote
Hosted by the League of Women Voters
… plus a mini-market of reuse artists featuring:
7 Layers Unmasked
Back to School Celebration Recap - July 26, 2026
Thanks to all of our vendors and community partners!
View photos from the event
We unveiled the new designer of our Materials Mobile trailer, painted by local storybook author and illustrator Sarah Doan.
Inside Books joined us to share opportunities to support incarcerated Texans through books and reading materials.
July Vendors:
Monkey Toots
Studio Midad
Image credit: Studio Midad
Sarah Doan hard at work on the trailer artwork
Community Pride Day Recap - June 28, 2026
Thanks to all of our vendors and community partners!
View photos from the event
Lazarus Designs
Reuse Artist Vendor Opportunities
*All vendor spots are now filled*
You are still welcome to apply - we will reach out if any spots open up.
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$20 booth fee
Space for a 6-foot table and two chairs on our shaded portico. No tent needed!
Bring your own table, chairs, and decor (however, if equipment is a limiting factor for you to participate, let us know and we might be able to help).
Set up your booth between 11-11:45AM. The event starts at 12PM and ends at 3PM.
There will likely not be space for extra fixtures beyond the table and chairs.
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As with all our reuse markets, goods offered for sale on Summer Sundays should contain at least 50% reuse materials. Not all vendors need to sell goods related to the theme of each market, but we may favor vendors whose offerings are a good match - for example, reuse artists who create sustainable fashion and accessories for our September event featuring Sustainable Style.
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As always, we aim to offer community events that are reflective of the unique diversity of our community. For this Summer Sundays series, reuse artist selection will hold space for emerging artists and traditionally under-served artists, artists of color, artists who are part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and artists with disabilities.
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Unlike our larger reuse market weekends, there is one application for all four events - just check the box for the date(s) you’d like to participate. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and applications will close on the first of each month for that month’s event (except September!).
Vendor Application Dates and Deadlines
| Event Date | Application due | Notified by |
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| June 28 (Community Pride Day) | June 1 | June 8 |
| July 26 (Back to School) | July 1 | July 6 |
| August 23 (Get Out the Vote) | August 1 | August 6 |
| September 27 (Sustainable Style) | August 1 | September 1 |
Questions? Ideas?
Contact artists@austincreativereuse.org
Thank You To Our Supporter
This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment.