Join us at Touchstone by the Falls!
Touchstone Center for Crafts, a nationally-recognized nonprofit with a 53-year history, is creating a space for art in Ohiopyle, PA - a city where an average of 1.2 million people visit per year. This initiative will transform the former Falls City Church into a year-round arts and retail hub, fostering economic growth and providing creative entrepreneurs with a sustainable marketplace. Located in the heart of downtown Ohiopyle, this expansion will increase visibility and accessibility for artists and visitors, while strengthening the regional creative economy. In 2026, we'll be settled into our Ohiopyle location (a companion to our main campus) and will offer arts experiences, events, hands-on workshops, and a gallery for the community and its visitors. During the 2025 season, we're excited to begin introducing ourselves to the area by offering monthly pop-up events on select Saturdays (see below) through October. Admission for the public is free, and the site will be open to locals and visitor of all ages for fun, creative experiences, including artist demonstrations, hands-on activities, and artist tent shops. Attendees will also be able to see the evolution and completed display of the Fayette County Liberty Bell project that Touchstone artists are creating as part of the America250PA "Bells Across PA" statewide arts installation project.
COMMUNITY POP-UP EVENT DATES & LOCATION
Select Saturdays - Rain or Shine - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
June 21* | July 19 | August 16 | September 27** | October 11***
Held at 1 Sherman Street, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
(former location of the Falls City Church)
*Coincides with Ohiopyle's Beer & Gear Festival
** Coincides with Ohiopyle's Youghtoberfest
***Coincides with Ohiopyle's Buckwheat Pancake Festival (October 10-12)
VENDOR INFORMATION
- Vendors should have quality handcrafted, not mass-produced items available for sale.
- Each pop-up event has a fee of $100, which includes a space to accommodate ONE tent up to 12'x12'.
- Vendors may share a tent space.
- Each participating vendor and their booth helpers will complete a waiver.
- Vendors will provide their own tent, tent weights, table(s), chair(s), displays, etc. Power is not available to run to tents.
- Vendors will transport, set up, and break down their tents and other items.
- Vendors may begin setting up as early as 9 a.m. and should be ready for visitors by 11 a.m. Tent sites are to be set up as directed upon arrival and will be located in the yard (on grass, potentially uneven ground) around the building.
- Vendors will provide oversight of their own tent, items for sale, and personal belongings.
- Vendors will manage and process their own sales, keeping 100% of their profits.
- Vendors are responsible for their own sales tax collection and submission for all sales as applicable.
- Free parking is available in the visitor center parking lot and along nearby streets. Please do not block any driveways or park in spaces marked for other businesses.
- Vendors may use the restroom in the building and/or nearby public restrooms.
- A coffee shop and other local eateries are within walking distance.
- The building does not currently have Wi-Fi; however, Ohiopyle provides free Wi-Fi access. This may be spotty, depending on where you are set up. Please determine a backup plan for your sales if you do not utilize a service such as Square that will hold your sales and process when Wi-Fi is available.