Puget Sound Women's League Flea Market
Tacoma’s Original Vintage and Creative Market is back on Saturday, March 21 at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse (N. 11th Street between Alder & Union). Fieldhouse Flea hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and tickets are $5 for those 5 years old and up. Tickets will go on sale March 1 and all proceeds go to Puget Sound student scholarships.
The Fieldhouse Full of Fabulous Stuff is a Tacoma tradition, going strong since 1968. Each year, we gather some of the best vendors from the PNW, including delicious food options both inside and out, for one of the best days of shopping and supporting a great cause! We also have a few Women’s League favorites, including Logger Booty and the Jewelry and Boutique section, along with a return of our Book Nook, where all proceeds from sales also support students. Come check out candles, clothing, vintage and repurposed goods, art, pet goodies, cards, pottery, textiles, soaps, and salves and more! Grab coffee, grab lunch, and then keep on shopping!
2026 Flea Market vendors!
The Fieldhouse Flea Market features dozens of local vendors, makers, and artists who offer vintage finds, household items, jewelry, artisan crafts, gourmet treats, and much more.
Here are the vendors for '26 to give you a taste of what goodies to look out for:
ANTIQUE, VINTAGE, REPURPOSED
Backroom Vintage
Back to Mod
*Boholo Curations
*Dos Casas Thrift
Emlyn
*Gracie’s Tea Party
*Handmedown Home
Fircrest Antiques
*St Clair Antiques
Found Again
*Sound Sisters
Hoity Toity
La Junk
Lulu
Magpie And Raven
Nubtoys
*Poison Apple
Pure Vintage
Quilted Hearts
Two Sisters
Urban Squirrel
Sassa Fratz
Looking for the elevator? It's located in the northwest corner of the Fieldhouse, behind the (unused) Concession Stand.
CANDLES, SOAPS & SALVES
Defiant Candle Company
Hawthorn & Honey
CLOTHING
PolyRev
Shroom Brothers
Sweetpea & Boy
Looking for bathrooms? Head upstairs! There are multi-stall facilities located behind the bleachers on both the east and west sides of the Fieldhouse.
CREATIVES & MAKERS
Bark Brigade
Capable Father Bookish Goods
Color Cornucopia
*Cricket Bug Creations
**Jadawoo
*Grit City Workshop
In Stitches
Knead & Paw
Loom & Gloom
Lucy Nilan
*Levelupstudio
*Mo Made
ReRooted
*Scout n Critters
Stocklist Goods & Gifts
Tacoma Knife Sharpening & Mercantile
Two Birds Eco Shop
Have questions on the day of the event? Look for Women's League volunteers, dressed in maroon aprons!
DELICIOUSNESS (Packaged Foods)
Inside
Alpenglow Cocktail Co
*Doughmygosh
Bootsie’s Sauce Co.
The Brown Pecan
Jammin On The One
Liberte du Monde Gourmet
Looking for more food options? Get your hand stamped and head outdoors to the Food Court!
JEWELRY
Graceful Moon Studios
Jewelry by Nicole Mendonca
Magpie Mouse Studios
*Under the Pine Tree
Splendor & Stone
The Wildwood 253
Finding so many treasures that you need more cash? There's no ATM in the Fieldhouse. The closest is at the Wells Fargo on 6th & Union.
LETTERPRESS, PAPER, PRINT
Coxswain Press
Darling Illustrations
Honeyberry Studios
KTA Studio
Little Green
Maria Jost Art
Nicole Bennion
Pat Askren
Springtide Press
Anagram Press
Turn-of-the-Centuries
Yardia
Yoshi Nakagawa
*Fabled Green
*Loonatic Prints
**Mary Mann
OUTDOOR FOOD COURT CURATED BY TACOMA AROMA FLAVOR
Have your hand stamped as you exit the Fieldhouse so that you can come and go all day between the indoor vendors and the Food Court!
Tip: Take your snack upstairs and sit in the bleachers for a picnic while you watch the shoppers below!
Big Dawgs Hot Dogs
*Cafesitoconruby
Girl Loves Cake Desserts
Iscreamery PNW
*Little Miss Sweets
Pop Kettlecorn
Purdy Good Pickles
Thirst Killer Lemonade
Trini Plate
*Galileo’s Pizza
*Lobo Bakery
OUTSIDE
*BeSpoke Bikeworks (Parking Area)
*New this year
**Back this year after an absence
Follow our social media accounts for first notice of the next event!
Instagram: @fieldhouseflea
Facebook: Fieldhouse Flea Market
Note for Vendors:
Applications are closed for 2026. Application release date for the next Fieldhouse Flea TBD.
We look forward to hearing from you, our amazing partners in fundraising for student scholarships!
LIBRARY CARD
- Current Women's League members are eligible to use library resources.
- Cost: No cost.
- Expiration date: Expires when Women's League membership expires.
- What we need from you: A valid Women's League card* (along with valid picture ID) is required to check out items.
- Computer usage: Women's League members may use electronic resources within the library but are not eligible for remote access. For more information, see General Use Guidelines for Electronic Resources.
- Checkout Privileges: Books: 10 Books, 6 weeks with 1 renewal; Print journals: In-house only; Reference: In-house only; Media: 4 weeks with a 1-week renewal; Other: No Summit. No Interlibrary Loan.
AUDITING A CLASS
- The audit allows members of the University of Puget Sound Women’s League to audit without tuition charge, one class per term, with a maximum of two classes per academic year. This includes the Summer Session.
- Audit registration opens on the first day of the term and continues through the last day to add.
- Alumni, and all others who would like to audit, can submit a non-matriculant Registration Agreement Form with appropriate signatures to the Registrar’s Office at registrar@pugetsound.edu. You may also be required to submit proof of COVID vaccination to register. An active Logger Card will be required to enter any building (with the exception of the Wheelock Student Center). If you have not previously been issued a card, or cannot locate your card, please contact loggercard@pugetsound.edu.
ATHLETIC FACILITIES
- The University of Puget Sound offers access to a variety of recreational facilities for community members and Alumni with an authorized facilities use card.
- As members of the Women’s League you are eligible to purchase an alumni membership for access, or if we are at full capacity you will be added to the top of the waiting list.
- For those that are interested or need specific questions answered you may call 253.879.3140 and identify the Women’s League as your affiliation.
MUSIC EVENTS
- Women League members receive two complimentary admissions to any of the Jacobsen Series performances.
- To claim complimentary admission, go to the university’s ticketing system and click on the Student (K-12) category.
- The Series link to performances is: https://www.pugetsound.edu/events/lecture-performance-series/jacobsen-concert-series
Women’s League members include UPS alumnae, neighbors and interested community members, and parents of current, future, or former students. Throughout the academic year, we gather monthly on campus for lunch or evening programs.
Our primary purpose, in addition to the valued relationships members develop over our shared goals, is to support Puget Sound students by raising funds to provide scholarships. Our scholarship endowment principal totals nearly $1.4 million, and the earnings from that account enabled us to award $53,900 to fourteen students for the 2023-2024 academic year, an average of $3,850 per student. Over the years since 1982, the Women’s League has awarded scholarships to more than 350 grateful students seeking financial assistance.
At our meetings students, faculty, or staff members are invited to our luncheon or evening meetings to present information about what’s happening at the university. We enjoy a musical performance by a current School of Music student, reminisce about past activities from our long history, and we attend to our Women’s League business. At our meetings, we also collect non-perishable food for the student food pantry.
Our primary means of raising funds is to sponsor the annual UPS Women’s League Flea Market held one Saturday in March. This event was first launched by committed women in 1968 and continues today as a wonderful community event! It is an “all hands on deck” event with jobs to fit every age and ability.
Of course, we always welcome tax-deductible donations to our endowment.
2025-2026
September 24 | 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Kilworth Memorial Chapel Lounge
October 29 | 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Kilworth Memorial Chapel Lounge
January 28 | 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Kilworth Memorial Chapel Lounge
February 25 | 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Kilworth Memorial Chapel Lounge
March 25 | 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Kilworth Memorial Chapel Lounge
April 29 | 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Kilworth Memorial Chapel Lounge
Each meeting includes a student musician 'Spotlight', history moment, short business meeting, and Puget Sound speaker.
2023-2024: LOOKING Back
September 27: Our first meeting will be September 27th at 5:15p.m. in the Murray Board Room in the
Wheelock Student Center. We will hear from the administration about student enrollment and campus
activities.
October 25: This meeting will begin at 11:15a.m. in Kilworth Chapel Lounge. Scholarship recipients are invited to attend our meeting at noon. It is always great to meet our recipients as well as be entertained by them!
November 29: This meeting will begin at 5:30. We will meet at member Lynn Raisl’s home for a more social evening.
January 10 and 31: Two meetings: January 10th at 5:15p.m. in the Murray Board Room and January 31 st at 11:15a.m. in the Kilworth Chapel lounge. This is the month we kick-off preparing for our Flea Market.
February 28: This meeting will begin at 5:15p.m. in the Murray Board Room. More intense Flea Market details. Nominating committee to be formed.
March 16: Flea Market Day!
March 27: This meeting will begin at 11:15p.m. in Kilworth Chapel lounge. Report on the Flea Market and officer nomination slate presented.
April 24: This meeting will begin at 5:15p.m. in Murray Board Room. Voting on new officers.
*Note: At every meeting we plan to have a student musician, a speaker, a short history moment and a short business meeting.
2022-2023: Looking Back
September
ASUPS President Nate Sansone spoke and ably answered our questions.
Sarah Comstock, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, spoke on
current student status and issues at the Puget Sound and answered our questions.
October
We welcomed recipients of our Women’s League scholarships.
January
We held our first evening meeting on January 11th at in the Murray Boardroom in Wheelock Student Center. This time was very appreciated by members who cannot come during the lunch time-frame. We also met for our regular last Wednesday luncheon.
February
Gearing up for the Flea Market at our luncheon meeting in Kilworth Chapel
lounge.
March
We had an initial report on a very successful Flea Market.
April
Our last meeting of the academic year and we all look forward to summer. Getting ready for September 2023!
Looking Back
Peruse our list of guest speakers and topics from past years.
2018-19
April
Aislinn Melchior: Classics Professor
Kathryn Stutz ’18: Classics student
History of classical quotations at Puget Sound
March
Marta Cady: Associate Dean of Students
Orientation program; sexual assault prevention program
January
Robin Jacobson: Professor of Politics and Government
Immigration; differences between policies and politics
October
Women’s League Scholarship Recipients
Meet students and hear a bit about their activities at Puget Sound—our favorite program each year!
September
Sherry Mondou: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Collin Noble: ASUPS President
2017-18
April
Sue Dahlin: Employer Relations Manager at Career and Employment Services
March
Julie Nelson Christoph: Director of Center for Writing, Learning, and Teaching
CWLT Student Advisors
February
Eric Orlin: Professor in Classics Department
Laure Mounts: Classics student
January
Jane Carlin: Director of Collins Memorial Library
Jada Pelger: Information Resources Coordinator
Introduction to the Maker Space
October
Women’s League Scholarship Recipients
Meet students and hear a bit about their activities at Puget Sound—our favorite program each year!
September
Dave Beers: Vice President for University Relations
Amanda Diaz: ASUPS President
JOIN WOMEN'S LEAGUE
- The University of Puget Sound Women’s League is one of the oldest organizations on campus, supporting students and the university since 1900.
- Through the generations, our members have contributed their labor and fundraising to help pay for buildings, furnish student residences, and fund library acquisitions, among many other actions.
- Since 1968, the League is best known for sponsoring the annual Fieldhouse Flea Market, a popular community event showcasing local creatives and artisans alongside traditional antique and Women’s League booths.
- All funds raised now go towards our scholarship endowments, with total annual awards to students greater than $50,000.
- Overall, we have awarded over $1 million in need-based scholarships to nearly 500 students.
- We welcome alumni, parents of students, staff, students, and community members who want to work with us to join!
Give to Women's League Scholarship Funds by clicking the link below
Please select "other" when filling out the form and write in which scholarship you wish for the funds to be destiganted to. The options are The Dr. Franklin & Lucille Thompson Scholarship, The Women’s League Scholarship, The Centennial Scholarship Fund, Eliza J . Rummel Scholarship Fund, for more information on each scholarship, please see below.
The Dr. Franklin & Lucille Thompson Scholarship – Established In 1974 to honor Dr. Franklin and Lucille Thompson. Lucille Thompson was very involved in the Women’s League. She served in nearly every officer position and helped the League make contributions to each of the buildings which were built during the 31 year presidency of her husband, Dr. Franklin Thompson, at Puget Sound from 1942 to 1973. The Thompson Scholarships are awarded to sophomores or juniors who demonstrate academic merit, financial need, and participate in extracurricular activities.
The Women’s League Scholarship - Established in 1982 to provide scholarships to students with financial need. Scholarships are awarded to students with junior class standing who demonstrate academic merit, financial need, and participate in extracurricular activities.
The Centennial Scholarship Fund - Established in 1987 in recognition of the Centennial of the university. Scholarships are awarded to female students who demonstrate financial need with a sophomore, junior, or senior class standing with preference given to local residents attending Puget Sound at an older, non-traditional age.
Eliza J . Rummel Scholarship Fund - Established in 1962 by the Women's League to honor Eliza J. Rummel, a charter member of the Women’s College League and president of the organization from 1942-1944. Scholarship recipients are students in medically-related fields chosen by the university’s Health Sciences Committee.
