The DG Heroes Market is not a charity bazaar. It is a real marketplace with real vendors selling real goods, and every single person behind a table is a person with a disability.
That distinction matters. At most markets, vendors with disabilities might participate alongside everyone else. At the DG Heroes Market, they are everyone else. That makes it one of the only markets in the country where every vendor has a disability. The market is built entirely around them, their products, their businesses, and their right to participate fully in commerce without having to explain themselves or justify their presence.
The market is held multiple times a year in the Galveston Bay and Kemah area. What you will find there ranges widely depending on who shows up with a table. Past and recurring vendors have sold woodworking, handmade jewelry, freeze-dried candy, and homemade salsa, among other goods. Each item represents real craft, real effort, and a real person who decided to build something and bring it to market.
Shopping at the DG Heroes Market is a direct way to support the Foundation’s community. Money spent at the market goes straight to the vendors. You go home with something handmade and genuinely unique. The vendor goes home having run a business that day.
The Foundation organizes the market, handles logistics, and works to bring shoppers in. The vendors handle the rest.
If you make something and want to apply as a vendor, or if you want to attend the next market as a shopper, reach out to the Dash Gordon Foundation through the Contact page or follow the Foundation on social media for event announcements. Dates and locations are posted as each market approaches.
The DG Heroes Market is one of the clearest expressions of what the Dash Gordon Foundation believes: people with disabilities are not a cause to support from a distance. They are neighbors, creators, and business owners who belong at the center of their community.
Come to the market. Bring your people. Buy something great.
