Welcome to the Dark Side
Black Raven Marketplace is a professionally curated dark lifestyle marketplace hosted in Buena Park, California, at the DoubleTree by Hilton. We create immersive pop-up events where indie artists, makers, and designers sell the eerie, the macabre, and the beautifully strange. From gothic fashion to unusual art, this is where dark taste meets community. Buy a ticket, shop small, and lean fully into your shadow side.
Something for Every Dark Interest
Black Raven Marketplace offers something for every dark interest. Explore a carefully curated event featuring gothic fashion, alternative art, eerie decor, ritual goods, crystals, tarot, fragrance, and more. This is not ordinary shopping-it's an immersive experience celebrating makers, creatives, and small businesses who thrive in the shadows. Get event details, secure tickets, and plan your visit into the beautifully strange.
General Admission
Step into a curated dark lifestyle marketplace filled with indie artists, makers, and designers offering the eerie, unusual, and beautifully strange. General admission grants access to immersive shopping, creative energy, and a professionally executed event designed for those who appreciate the shadows.
Our outdoor events are free entry, while our indoor events have a small entry fee, with tickets available online.
Key Information:
- All vendors must have valid California business documentation
- Compliance is required due to city and county licensing and tax ordinances
- Vendor setup and breakdown times are structured around venue rules
Vendor Rates:
- 10×10 space - $175 (includes 6-ft table & 2 chairs; table sharing allowed)
- 8x8 space - $85 (includes 8-ft table & 2 chairs)
- 6x8 space - $75 (includes 6-ft table & 2 chairs)
- Roving business (Cigarette Girl style) - $50 (small items only)
Eileen Mejia
Eileen Mejia co-leads Black Raven Marketplace with a sharp creative eye and a passion for building community within the alternative and dark lifestyle space. Drawing from extensive experience across Hollywood entertainment industries, creative design and production. Eileen is driven by the belief that the most imaginative minds often live outside the mainstream and deserve a space to thrive.
Her focus is simple: elevate artists, protect the experience, and make the shadows feel like home.
Where and when is the next event?
Black Raven Marketplace
The upcoming Black Raven Marketplace takes place Sunday, February 15, 2026, from 11:00am-5:00pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 7000 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA.
Vendors must apply through the Black Raven Marketplace vendor application process. All vendors are curated and must meet California business licensing and compliance requirements.
We welcome vendors offering dark lifestyle goods such as gothic fashion, alternative apparel, art, home decor, jewelry, ritual items, fragrance, tarot, crystals, and other beautifully strange creations aligned with our aesthetic.
Business License Applications and Sellers Permit Registration
Riverside Business License
Pomona Business License
Chino Business License
Buena Park Business License
Santa Ana Business License
Long Beach Business License
Register for a Seller's Permit in California
Los Angeles TFF form (Temporary Food Facility)
Orange County MFF (Food Trucks)
Business Guide for Vendors-Sellers at pop ups on Amazon.com