2027 Sponsorship · Nags Head, NC
Put your brand at the heart of the Outer Banks.
A season-long partnership with the market where locals and visitors get a little sun, a little shine, and a little shopping done.
The market
Five seasons in, an Outer Banks tradition.
The Soundside Market brings the Outer Banks together on the sparkling sound waters of Nags Head. Season after season, our talented local artisans, makers, farmers, and food trucks set up at the Soundside Event Site to share their wares, their stories, and their spirit with locals and visitors alike.
What started as a single series has grown into a year-round market calendar: a Spring Series, a beloved Summer Series that closes with our Labor Day weekend encore, and a Holiday Series that carries the community into December.
Sponsors don’t just place a logo here. They stand next to the farmers, makers, and families that define this place, week after week, all season long.
More than a place to shop, the market is where the Outer Banks comes together.
On the sound
One big circle. No bad spots.
We lay the market out as one open ring, so there are no back corners and no forgotten rows. Every vendor, and every sponsor tent, is on the front row.
The 2027 season
Three series. One season-long stage for your brand.
Spring Series
Spring equinox, Easter weekend, and a Memorial Day kickoff. Our biggest single-day crowds. Over 75 local vendors & makers.
Summer Series
The signature weekly market, 9 AM to 1 PM, right in the heart of vacation season when the Outer Banks is at full capacity. The series builds all summer and culminates in the beloved Labor Day weekend market, our encore.
Holiday Series
Three festive Sunday markets that put your brand in front of local holiday shoppers as the community closes out the year.
2027 dates are announced early in the year and follow the 2026 calendar. Weather cancellations are rescheduled or rolled into sponsor benefits.
The audience
Locals who live here. Visitors who love it here.
The vacation crowd
Summer Wednesdays land in the middle of the Outer Banks vacation week, when tens of thousands of visiting families are looking for exactly this: a local, walkable, family-friendly morning out.
The year-round community
Spring and Holiday markets belong to the locals: the neighbors, business owners, and families who shop here, follow along all year, and remember who supports the things they love.
Beyond the market
The Market Minutes Podcast, a year-round social feed, and fresh print across the beach keep the market, and its sponsors, in front of the community between market days.
Sponsor visibility
Where your brand shows up.
In print, all over the beach
- 200+ posters in 120+ unique locations from Southern Shores to Manteo
- Refreshed every series with a brand new design, so your logo is never sun-faded or stale
- 10,000+ flyers handed out through local businesses, your logo on every one
On site, every market
- Entrance signage as shoppers arrive
- Season sponsor banners flanking the main tent, facing both entryways
- Your own booth or tent space on the dates you choose
Digital, all year
- Logo and link on soundsidemarket.com
- Tagged in market-week posts on Facebook and Instagram
- Dedicated sponsor features in the off-season
- Sponsor reads on the Market Minutes Podcast
- 68,000shoppers on site across ~17 markets
- 52,000website visits, logo and link on every page view
- 10,000flyers handed out through local businesses
- 10,000Facebook and Instagram followers
- 200+posters, refreshed three times a year
2027 season partnerships
Choose your seat at the market.
Every package covers the entire 2027 season, roughly 17 markets from March through December.
Friend of the Market
$500 full 2027 season · about $30 per market day- Logo and link on the soundsidemarket.com partner wall
- Your name on the season sponsor banners, up at every market
- Tagged in market-week posts on Facebook and Instagram
- Booth space at 1 market of your choice
Market Partner
$1,250 full 2027 season · about $74 per market day- Everything in Friend of the Market
- Logo on 200+ season posters, refreshed every series
- Logo on all 10,000+ printed flyers
- Logo on entrance signage at every market
- Monthly social mentions, all year long
- Booth space at 2 markets of your choice
Signature Sponsor
$2,500 full 2027 season · about $147 per market day- Everything in Market Partner
- Top logo placement on posters, flyers, signage and web
- Weekly social mentions through the season
- 2 dedicated sponsor posts a year, written just about your business
- Sponsor reads on the Market Minutes Podcast
- Your own tent at 3 markets of your choice, in a reserved sponsor spot
Custom Sponsorship
Let’s talk built around your business- Only want your logo on the posters? Just the flyers? One market day?
- Looking to put your name on something specific, like the parking or the music?
- Tell us what you are trying to reach and what you have to work with, and we will build a package that fits
Season partners get first right of renewal for 2028 at their tier.
How it works
Three simple steps.
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Pick your tier
Pick the package that fits, or tell us what you are trying to reach and we will build a custom one around it.
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Lock it in
Signature spots are first come, first served. A simple one-page agreement holds your place for the whole 2027 season.
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Enjoy the value
We handle the printing, the signage, the posts, and the schedule. You show up, shake hands, and let your name do the rest all season.
Join good company
Our 2026 sponsors.
The partners who make the market possible.
Presenting sponsors
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Presenting sponsor
Their Soundside Event Site is the home that makes all of this possible.
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Presenting sponsor
The Outer Banks event production company that founded Soundside Market and produces every market, from the music and games to the campfires and holiday visits.
Supporting sponsors
Sponsorship inquiries
Let’s make 2027 the market’s best season yet.
Every good partnership starts with a conversation. Tell us what you are trying to reach and what you have to work with, and we will build a package that fits.
Soundside Market