JP Flea Market

JP Flea Market

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Local and Latin American artists, crafters, artisans, weavers, vintage shops and other small businesses will take over 2 floors of JP's community epicenter, Spontaneous Celebrations, located right by the Stony Brook T stop on the orange line. Bring some cash or just a good attitude and support your community! art + zines + gifts + handmade knits + records + vintage clothing + handprinted cards + jewelry + teas + terrariums + books + pottery + succulents + prints + t shirts + candles + home decor + handbound journals + crystals + more! Still taking vendors! Sign up at www.JPflea.weebly.com

From the Community

JP Flea Market Still Taking Vendors

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The JP Flea Market returns to Spontaneous Celebrations in Jamaica Plain on September 9th from 12-6 pm for another two-floor, multicultural, local marketplace and is still accepting vendors. Spontaneous Celebrations is looking for local artists, crafters, tailors, woodworkers, weavers, vintage shops, presses, food trucks, brewers and other small businesses to come take part. We are just as interested in people offering services as we are in people selling food or merchandise. Click here for vendor sign up at http://jpflea.weebly.com. The JP Flea Market will be at Spontaneous Celebration (45 Danforth St.) on Sept.

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Neighborhood Life
James Purtle arranges lanterns spelling out “Spontaneous Celebrations” for the Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade on Oct. 18., 2014.

Saturday Night of 2016 Lantern Parade Cancelled

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Spontaneous Celebrations, the non-profit that hosts several of the neighborhood's iconic events, announced late Saturday afternoon that the first night of the 2016 Lantern Parade has been cancelled. Sunday's parade is on, however. Here's the message Spontaneous Celebrations sent out via email:

Here's the Jamaica Plain News Guide to the 2016 Lantern Parade. It tells you everything you need to know to enjoy Sunday's parade.

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Neighborhood Life
Victoria Wu studies one of many lanterns for sale at the Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade on Oct. 18, 2014.

Your Guide to the 2016 Lantern Parade

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UPDATE: The soggy weather has forced Spontaneous Celebrations to cancel the Saturday night portion of this year's Lantern Parade. Sunday is still on. ~~~~~

Here's everything you need to know to prepare for and enjoy the 33rd edition of Jamaica Plain's iconic Lantern Parade. The 2016 Lantern Parade takes place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 and 23 around Jamaica Pond.

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Weather
Joy sports a suitable hat for Wake Up The Earth 2014.

Perfect Weather on Tap for Wake Up The Earth 2015

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The cherry trees are in bloom and the weather's gonna be great for JP's primary freak-flag-flying festival, Wake Up The Earth. The National Weather Service expects a high of 65 on Saturday, with mostly cloudy conditions in the morning giving way to sun. Parades start at 11 a.m., making their way to the festival grounds by Stony Brook T, where the festival runs from noon to 6 p.m.

Here's a link to this year's Wake Up The Earth map, in case you missed it earlier.

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Holidays

Spontaneous Celebrations Welcomes in the New Year at the First Night Parade

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Dancers from Jamaica Plain's Spontaneous Celebrations strut during the First Night parade on Dec. 31, 2014. Credit: Richard Heath

The JP community center and nonprofit that puts on such signature neighborhood events as Wake Up The Earth and the Lantern Parade took part in the New Year's Eve festivities downtown. Here are photos from Spontaneous Celebrations' contributions to the revelry. (All photos credit Richard Heath.)

Richard Heath photography

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Arts

Help Spontaneous Celebrations Stay Open in Heat, Cold

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Spontaneous Celebrations, the community center behind many of the events that make JP what it is, is looking for help to make their space usable on the hottest and coldest days of the year. The Danforth Street nonprofit is in the final stages of an IndieGoGo campaign to raise $15,000 for this phase of the improvements. Spontaneous Celebrations organizers iconic neighborhood events like the Wake Up the Earth Festival and the Lantern Parade, among many other community-building initiatives. Click through to read more and make a donation.

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Neighborhood Life

Photo Gallery: Lanterns Light the Night

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Adelaide, 6, receives a lantern she picked out at the Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade on Oct. 18, 2014. Credit: Esther Ro

Thousands thronged the Pond Saturday for the 31st edition of the Lantern Parade. Photojournalist Esther Ro was there and brings you a gallery of images from this signature neighborhood event. The Lantern Parade's second night begins Sunday at 6 p.m.

The event is sponsored by Spontaneous Celebrations and Friends of Jamaica Pond.

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