Sponsorship

Your company connecting with 500+ families

Sponsorship is what keeps admission free. In exchange you get the thing local advertising rarely buys: parents, in person, in a good mood, with their kids.

13Markets per season
500+Families per market
3 hrsFace time, not a banner ad
2San Diego County locations
Current title sponsor

Presented by Nese Kids Care

Presented by

Nese Kids Care keeps this market free

Early education centers in Mission Valley and Ramona. Nese Kids Care underwrites the market so every family gets in free. Visit Nese Kids Care →

One title sponsor per season, per region. Category exclusivity included.

Packages

Four ways to show up

Every package includes a 10×10 activation space, so you're meeting families instead of just being seen by them.

Title sponsor

By application

one per season, per region

  • “Presented by” on the market name and every asset
  • Logo on the website, all ads, Eventbrite and email
  • Entrance banner at every market
  • Activation space at every date
  • Category exclusivity
  • Named in press and community outreach
Presenting sponsor

$750

per market date

  • That date is “presented by” you — listing, ads and stage mentions
  • Your banner at the entrance
  • 10×10 activation space, front row
  • Logo in the pre-market email and event page
  • Announcements from the stage through the morning
Attraction sponsor

$350

per market date

  • Your brand on one attraction — bounce zone, music stage, craft table or the special guest
  • Signage at that attraction
  • 10×10 activation space
  • Tagged in the social post for that attraction
Season partner

$3,500

all dates, one location

  • Presenting-level placement across a full season
  • Activation space at every date
  • Logo on the website and every event listing
  • Two dedicated email features
  • First right of renewal

Nonprofit, school and in-kind partners — see below. Multi-location and multi-season packages are available.

What a sponsor actually gets

Three hours of attention money can't usually buy

A boosted post gets scrolled past. A market booth gets a conversation, a business card in a diaper bag, and a kid dragging a parent over to your table.

  • In-person reach — hundreds of local families, all inside your service area
  • Paid media halo — your logo rides along on the ads we run for every date
  • Lead capture — run a giveaway, a raffle, a spin wheel; keep every entry
  • Content — photo and video of real families using your brand
  • Goodwill — you're the reason a free family event exists
Schools & nonprofits

Run the concession stand as a fundraiser

We hand the concessions to a local school group, team or nonprofit and they keep what they make. Bring a booth for your cause at no charge — just tell us which date.

Good fits

  • High school and middle school clubs, bands and teams
  • Scout troops and youth sports
  • Church and community groups
  • Local nonprofits serving families
Get in touch

Tell us what you're trying to reach

We'll send the one-page sponsorship sheet with dates still open, usually the same day.

Or email sponsors@freefamilymarket.com.
Don't miss one

Get the dates before anyone else

One short email before each market — what's new, who's vending, and what the kids will lose their minds over.