Over the past several years, the parking lot at 600 South Broad Street in Kennett Square has served as a local mecca for entertainment and social gatherings, as evidenced by its being the home of the Kennett Winterfest, the Kennett Brewfest, and most recently, the new site for the KSQ Farmers Market on Friday afternoons.

Not to be hidden in that widening calendar of activity has been the Clover Market, which returns to Kennett Square on June 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – and again on Oct. 20. In partnership with Kennett Collaborative and the Borough of Kennett Square, this year’s market will feature 100 curated vendors from Chester County and beyond, who will showcase a wide variety of hand-crafted goods and historic heirlooms that will suit the tastes of vintage clothing aficionados, antique collectors and followers of artisans who spin, weave, sew and embroider. 

The vendors will be joined by a large lineup of food trucks including Dos Hermanos Tacos, Philly Hots, Redstone Pizza, Surf and Turf Truck, Flour & Oats Artisan Cookies, Panna Gelateria, Many Hands Coffee and Philly Lemonade plus wine and beer from Grace Winery & Braeloch Brewing. 

Live music will be provided by JB3/John Bickle Trio, and the fair will also include facepainting from Southpaw Studio, crafts from DEAN Adventure Camps and a meet-and-greet with the staff and animals at the Finding Shelter Animal Rescue. 

Clover Market’s upcoming schedule will also include shows in Chestnut Hill on Sept. 8, Sept. 22 in Collingswood, N.J. and in Bryn Mawr on Oct. 6.

The Clover Market event will take place rain or shine on June 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the parking lot on 600 South Broad Street in Kennett Square. Parking will be available directly across the street at any of the lots at Kennett High School, in the Linden Street Garage, or at any of the street spots or public lots around town. To learn more about the Clover Market and for information about its upcoming events, visit www.theclovermarket.com.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email [email protected].