Shakori Pop Up!

I have been going to Shakori all my life. It is a joyous festival of music and art where people get to come together to connect. I remember running around as a kid and having a blast.

My friend Shane manning the 2016 pop up.

 Spring Shakori of 2016 was kind of Hempsmith’s Debut. We were learning how to make our hemp tees and brought a backpack out to the festival. My friends and I threw a blanket down and spent the weekend selling shirts.

We were not a legitimate vendor and didn’t have a booth but it was the proof of concept that Hempsmith needed.

Years later we began applying to be a craft vendor and in the spring of 2022 we made it in! 

Leif Diamant and Arlo Estill at the 2022 Spring Shakori

My boy, Anthony and I built out a display and hauled our pop up shop out to the festival. It was a great weekend of music and dance and people interested in our hemp clothing.

The other vendors showed us the ropes and we learned a lot about popping up at a festival.

In the fall we’ll be back and bring a demonstration of our onsite printing!