Bar: the Vintage Market arrives in Expolevante for its seventh edition

Bar: the Vintage Market arrives in Expolevante for its seventh edition.

Scheduled from Saturday 22nd to Tuesday 25th April, seventh edition of the Vintage Market Bari, trade show organized by Bidonville Vintage Store with the patronage of the Municipality of Bari, in which professionals and enthusiasts exhibit and sell their artefacts and collections of various kinds to promote the culture of re-cycling and re-use of goods and materials.

All event, which will be held as part of the Expolevante in pavilion 19 of the Fiera del Levante, approximately 170 exhibitors coming from all over Italy to propose vintage clothing, creative craftsmanship, collectibles, modern antiques and fashion remakes. Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in their passions in search of hidden treasures, vintage items to give new life to or simply browse through the objects and collections of the many exhibitors in the name of environmental sustainability.

Lo slogan chosen for the event, “Vintage is the way to save Planet”, is a concept that expresses the opportunity to give new life to objects and goods that come from the past and to use, once again, healthy, useful and functional products for the good of the planet. Therefore the Vintage Market Bari was not born as a simple flea market but as container where meet passions and interests characterized by the passage of time, valorised and relaunched on the market.

It will also be one showcase for young artists and new realities which offer creative craftsmanship, as well as for fashion and music enthusiasts who want to share this experience by engaging with an increasingly attentive and aware public.
Inside the pavilionFurthermore, there will be the kids area, which will host various free workshops for children run by artisans of Pea.dè and LeGallineaPois and by the Scart Off association, and the music area, with songs rigorously reproduced on vinyl.

“It will be a truly special edition and very different from the previous ones – explains Nicola Mincuzzi, one of the two organizers – because for the first time there will be four days dedicated to the event with around 170 exhibitors, an absolute record of attendance for us, in a new prestigious location, such as the Fiera del Levante, which extends over over 4.000 m30, within Expolevante which, for over 28 years, has animated the city panorama. I take this opportunity to renew my thanks to the organizers of Expolevante for this great opportunity which will allow us, also in the future, to plan a calendar of dates and events: in fact we have already organized the new appointments with vintage for 29 and 2 October and on 3 and XNUMX December, always inside an exhibition pavilion”.

“Vintage Market Bari grows year after year, to the point that it now represents a fixed appointment for lovers of products and objects from the past – declares the councilor for Economic Development Carla Palone -. This spring edition amply demonstrates this with a much higher number of exhibitors than in the past and the new exhibition location, much larger and more functional compared to the value that this event has taken on, capable of attracting visitors and curious people even from outside the region. The credit goes to the organizers who were able to believe in it and invest in an event that was particularly requested by vintage lovers and was well structured."
The seventh edition of the Vintage Market Bari, scheduled from Saturday 22nd to Tuesday 25th April, from 10am to 21.30pm, includes a series of events aimed at different targets.

La music area, eg, will host numerous artists of the Apulian music scene, according to the following calendar (18.30 - 21.30):
· Saturday 22 April: Eddy De Marco & Hops Bari – Lindy Hoppers of Il Pentagramma
· Sunday 23 April: Carlo Chicco (RKO radio) + live (The Good Ole Boys)
· Monday 24 April: Tuppi + Oscuro Italiano (Francesco Caiaffa & Fabio Anaclerio)
· Tuesday 25 April: Cloud Danko & Vito Santamato from BUG.

Sunday at 11 hoursFurthermore, a talk entitled “Vintage, reuse and upcycling in the circular economy”, edited by the staff of D_Bari 2022/24, the municipal program of measures to support local activities aimed at strengthen the economic and social stability of the territories, to promote the growth and competitiveness of SMEs and to support investments that generate social benefits and territorial and community development. The impact of the first edition of the notice will be discussed “A shop is not just a shop”, organized by the municipal department for economic development, with Anna Vasta (Flying Fish), Tea Carli (Cima) and Nicola Mincuzzi (Bidonville Vintage Store): the meeting will be moderated by Roberto Covolo (staff of the mayor of Bari – Urban economy and support for entrepreneurial initiatives). The conclusions will be entrusted to the Economic Development Councilor Carla Palone.
During the event RKO radio will broadcast the live radio hosted by Carlo Chicco & friends, directed by Paola Pagone.

Also smaller they will be engaged in various playful workshops:
· Saturday 22 April: at 11am music and creative recycling workshop "Disin-dance” for children aged 4 and over, organized by Scart Off (info and reservations 327 4613423); at 17 laboratory "Let's create a superhero doll together” for children aged 3 and over, curated by Pea.dè and LeGallineaPois (info and reservations 3204822783 – 340 8729337)
· Sunday April 23: alle 12.30 pm laboratory “Gift for Mother's Day” for children aged 3 and over, organized by Pea.dè and LeGallineaPois (info and reservations 3204822783 – 340 8729337); at 17pm creative recycling and gardening workshop "A flower can be born from rejection" for children aged 4 and over, organized by Scart Off (info and reservations 3274613423)
· On Monday April 24: at 11am music and creative recycling workshop “Disin-dance” for children aged 4 and over, organized by Scart Off (info and reservations 327 4613423); at 17 pm laboratory “Let's create a cactus together, with a box” for children aged 3 and over, organized by Pea.dè and LeGallineaPois (info and reservations 3204822783 – 340 8729337)
· Tuesday 25th April: at 11 pm laboratory "Mother's Day gift” for children aged 3 and over, curated by Pea.dè and LeGallineaPois (info and reservations 3204822783 – 340 8729337); at 17pm creative recycling and gardening workshop "A flower can be born from rejection” for children aged 4 and over, organized by Scart Off (info and reservations 3274613423).

It's possible purchase the entry ticket (€3,50) on the website www.expolevante.it or at the Fiera della Levante box office.
For info: www.vintagemarketbari.it.