MINNEAPOLIS — The Big Ten Makers Market at Minneapolis City Center is a one-stop shop for handmade goods, artistic creations, and unique finds featuring 50 local creators, Big Ten Conference alumni, live music and entertainment, free fan face painting, photo opportunities and more.
The market will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday for the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, and again next week Wednesday through Saturday when downtown hosts the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament.
Right next to Makers Market at City Center is the Minnesota Champions Fan Zone. Fans can come shoot hoops and meet some of Minnesota's greatest Olympians.
This is the first time in the history of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament that the event has sold out. But at the Fan Zone, fans have a chance to win tickets each day.
Last year Minneapolis set a Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament record when nearly 48,000 fans attended the tournament at Target Center. This year, officials are expecting attendance to more than double to 109,000.
Downtown will remain the epicenter of Big Ten hoops next week as well, as the men's tournament rolls into town for the first time ever. Tickets are still available for the men's tourney.
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