Event details
Friends & Family Flea is scheduled for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Un-Other Space, 524 S. Western Ave. Admission is free, and organizers are asking attendees to RSVP, according to LAist.
Vendors and activities
LAist reports that 24 vendors are expected, with offerings spanning apparel, art, jewelry, beauty and wellness, and food. Examples include salt bread, tea, candles, soaps, vintage clothing and flash tattoos, along with food from Love Hour. The LA Hwatu-Hanafuda Club will demonstrate hwatu, a Korean card game with roots in Japan, and offer tarot readings for $5, according to the outlet’s report.
Organizers and venue
The flea is being organized by the team behind MAUM Market. Co-founders Arnold Byun and Kioh Park launched MAUM in January 2022; it holds pop-up markets several times a year on Dock Street at ROW DTLA, LAist reports. The outlet also reports that most of the new market’s vendors have ties to Koreatown and that organizers took those connections into account when selecting participants.
The event venue is Un-Other Space, a restored 4,500-square-foot warehouse with wood-truss ceilings, skylights and a private courtyard. The venue’s website also describes in-house event production and names Mike Pak, Duy Nguyen, Jimmy Han, TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) and Lewis Kunstler as founders.
Community benefit and future plans
Proceeds from hats sold at the flea will go to the Koreatown Youth and Community Center, according to LAist. KYCC says it was established in 1975 and provides services in education, health, housing and finances; further information is available on the nonprofit’s about page.
Organizers hope to bring the market back to Koreatown monthly if the first event goes well and plan to offer discounted vendor fees to Koreatown residents, LAist reports. Those plans depend on how the debut goes; a recurring schedule has not been confirmed.
