Mama Knows Best Market at Hartwell This Saturday
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Shannon
May 06, 2025
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If your ideal Saturday includes tacos, tattoos, and telling your mom she’s the GOAT, Mama Knows Best Market has you covered. Happening May 10 from 12–4 PM at Hartwell, this mini-festival celebrates cool moms and honorary moms alike with local vendors, flash tattoos, fresh flowers, and live tunes, plus bites from Raleigh Tamales, The Jolly Sandwich, and Darling Donut Boutique.
This isn’t sponsored (we’d let you know if it was). We just respect a donut-fueled matriarchy. (Just so you know: Sponsored content in our newsletter is always marked with “*”).
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