Deer Isle Artisans Market
Thursday mornings, 10am to 2pm, in the Old Deer Isle Elementary School parking lot on Church Street — handcrafted jewelry, pottery, quilts, woodwork, and more from island and peninsula artisans. Runs through the warmer months.
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The Deer Isle Artisans Market happens every Thursday morning through summer and early fall at 406 Church Street (Route 15) in Deer Isle, in the parking lot of the former elementary school. It's a small market by design — maybe a dozen vendors on a typical Thursday — with a direct maker-to-buyer model. Most vendors made the item you're looking at. That includes quilters, woodturners, fiber artists, jewelry makers, painters, soap makers, and card makers.
The scale and intimacy of the market sets it apart from larger craft fairs. You can talk to the person who carved the wooden bowl or wove the basket, learn how a technique works, and hear something about where the materials came from. The Thursday timing means it fits into a mid-week visit schedule without competing with the weekend gallery openings.
The market operates with a low profile — no website, Facebook-based communication, and a community phone number rather than an organizational one. That means information travels by word of mouth and local bulletin boards as much as online. The 207-348-6294 number is the most direct contact point.
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Thursdays 10–2; also Tues Night Market 4–6 PM at 11 Main St
What Visitors Say
"Wonderful market. Be sure to visit Stuart White, maker of delicious smoked cheeses and salamis, and beautiful wood turning! A true gentleman"
"Small but the artisans are the real deal."
"Go there"
Local Tips
- Market runs 10am–2pm on Thursdays; arrive by 10:30 for the best selection before vendors sell out.
- Located at the Old Deer Isle Elementary School on Church Street (Route 15) — easy parking in the school lot.
- Facebook page (search Deer Isle Artisans Market) posts occasional updates on specific vendors and weeks.
- Cash is always welcome; not all vendors take cards.
- The market is a practical place to find work by island artisans who don't have their own gallery storefronts.
Connected To
- Deer Isle Artists Association — the more formal gallery context for island artists; the market is the accessible street-level version
- Red Dot Gallery — artist collective on Main Street with overlapping membership in the island craft community
- Devta Doolan Studio — fine jewelry and craft on Main Street; occupies the higher-end range of the same island artisan tradition
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts — the craft school whose alumni and community overlap with many market vendors