Wellness Weekends

From 12 PM to 5 PM on the 4th Saturday of every month, MoCo Pride Center hosts a wellness fair called “Wellness Weekend.” Join us for free STI/HIV testing, health access, fitness classes, food, and light entertainment!

Running concurrently with Wellness Weekend is How Bazaar, our maker’s market partner. From hidden gems to unique crafts made by LGBTQIA+ owned businesses, it’s a shopping experience like no other. We have a rotating cast of 25-30 vendors total every time!

What is “wellness?”

During this especially challenging moment in history, MoCo Pride Center aims to promote many dimensions of “wellness” within the LGBTQIA+ community:

  1. Social

  2. Physical

  3. Spiritual

  4. Emotional

  5. Occupational

  6. Intellectual

  7. Environmental

  8. Financial

The group of vendors and organizations invited to partner with MoCo Pride Center for these markets each month connect community members to the resources they need to promote one or several of these dimensions of wellness, and/or grant LGBTQIA+ community members the opportunity to determine their futures by giving them a platform to sell their own work.

Dates and Themes

  • 9/27

    Our Wellness Weekend this month is dedicated to celebrating women, as part of “Sapphic September!” Join us for special acoustic sets by musician Emma Viivaca.

  • 10/25

    Celebrate Halloween a little early at Wellness Weekend’s “Magician’s Ball” in October! Join us in costume for fall treats!

  • 11/22

    For November’s Wellness Weekend, MoCo Pride Center wants to practice gratitude with you. Join us for a special fair and market devoted to supporting local charities.

  • 12/27

    After the holiday season in December, look forward to closing 2025 as part of Wellness Weekend’s “New Beginnings” fair emphasizing transition and affirmation.

Celebrating past vendors

Our Wellness Weekend pilot event ran during our Grand Opening on 8/30, and we’re continuing to adapt our programming into the rest of 2025. Check out some of our past vendors at these events. New vendors highlighted every month!

Me Time Coffee

Me Time Coffee is Me Time Coffee is more than just a coffee brand — it’s a lifestyle. Designed especially for busy women, Me Time Coffee offers intentionally crafted coffee and candles that create simple, sacred moments of self-care in your hectic day. Their mission is to help high-achieving women slow down, reconnect with themselves, and savor those little pockets of peace through mindful rituals.

Each cup and candle is a reminder to pause, breathe, and prioritize you, because taking care of yourself isn’t selfish, it’s essential. Whether you’re juggling work, family, or personal goals, Me Time Coffee is your daily invitation to reclaim your time and energy with intention.

wingdesire

wingdesire is a business built on enriching, educating, and empowering the LGBTQIA+ community through handmade art items. As a small business, sustainability and ethics is a core part of their brand. Their products are either vegan and/or upcycled.

They offer:

  • vegan paintings

  • jewelry made from upcycled materials

  • gender affirming prints, pronoun badges and stickers

  • and more!

Proudly disabled, trans, and queer led.

FancyfeetbyFidget

Business-owner Takisha makes socks, crocs, hats, phone cases, and more! Rock some swag at How Bazaar!

Sign up to apply!

Sign up to apply!

After our inaugural market on 8/30, we realize that we have to make some adjustments. In the future, we'll be selecting some vendors that apply to participate in our markets based on theme and space allowance. But don't worry: if you're not selected for one of our events, you may very well be invited back for another date! We look forward to seeing you again no matter what.

If you ever have questions about the selection process, you can email the MoCo Pride Center team at hello@mocopridecenter.org, or our vendor coordinator Lamonte at lamonte@mocopridecenter.org.

Frequently asked questions

  • For the remaining dates in 2025, Wellness Weekend will be held INSIDE, on the second floor of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center:

    4805 Edgemoor Lane
    Bethesda, MD 20814

  • Vendors are chosen for the market by the MoCo Pride Center team 2 weeks before the date of the market. All vendors will receive confirmation of their selection around this time.

  • Vendors are responsible for bringing everything that they need to operate their own booth — this includes a TABLE! We have a very limited number of extra tables to provide. Please ask in advance if you would need a table provided, and know that we cannot accommodate everyone.

    However, we do have many extra chairs. During the event, we’re happy to provide vendors with additional seating.

  • The loading dock for the building will be open beginning at 10AM for setup on Wellness Weekends, and open again at 5PM for breakdown. The entrance is located on Edgemoor Lane, just past the blue “Geste” awning.

  • The market runs from 12PM to 5PM every time. Vendors can choose to leave early if they’d like, but our hard cut-off is 5PM.

  • To apply to the market is totally free! If you are selected as a vendor for the market, there are various pricing tiers:

    Prime spot table: $150-$200
    Regular table: $60
    Free and sliding scale: $0-$40

    Money is never a barrier to access at MoCo Pride Center. If you can’t afford the table fee this month, don’t worry! Sign up for our free and sliding scale option. If you can afford to pay a little extra to support another community member, we appreciate your contribution!

  • Once the vendors are selected, they will be forwarded payment instructions with a link to our payment platform, GiveLively. Please do not pay before you are formally selected!

  • We hope not! Just typical chatter and some light music to set the mood :)