Chicago Vendor Markets • Sponsor Placements • Creative Brand Activations
Apply to Build With CLVR LABs™
CLVR LABs™ produces curated vendor markets, themed pop-ups, sponsor opportunities, and creative networking experiences across Chicago.
This application is for vendors, sponsors, creators, wellness brands, food brands, fashion brands, cannabis-aligned brands, artists, and growth-focused businesses ready to show up inside real rooms with real people.
Culture-forward rooms with real local energy.
Vendor placement built for visibility and connection.
Brand exposure inside curated creative spaces.
Recurring events instead of one-off tables.
Approved application + payment submitted = confirmed placement.
Ready to Secure Your Spot?
Submitting this application is your first step toward joining a curated CLVR LABs™ event lineup.
What to Expect:
• 1 to 3 brands per vendor category
• Application review to maintain quality
• Confirmation within 24 to 48 hours
• Category fit, presentation, and brand readiness reviewed before approval
CLVR LABs™ is not a random vendor list. We curate the room so vendors, sponsors, venues, and guests all make sense together.
2026 Event Overview
Each CLVR LABs™ venue has a different purpose. Pick the room that fits your brand, your audience, and your energy.
Chi’Tiva South Loop
Last Thursdays
Built for after-work energy, wellness brands, creative networking, lifestyle vendors, and cannabis-aligned culture where venue rules allow.
Best fit: wellness, beauty, body care, art, lifestyle, education, outreach, and brands that want a more intentional room.
Chi’Tiva Wicker Park
Last Saturdays
Built for creative culture, weekend discovery, vendor visibility, and brands that want to meet people in a social neighborhood setting.
Best fit: fashion, accessories, art, candles, skincare, packaged goods, lifestyle brands, and creative vendors.
Replay Lincoln Park
Last Sundays
Replay is an indoor arcade bar vendor market with built-in entertainment, social energy, and a non-smoking public venue format.
Quarterly themed pop-ups: Replay will rotate themed vendor experiences each quarter, including seasonal markets, culture nights, holiday shopping, and category-focused pop-ups.
Best fit: non-cannabis vendors, fashion, food, art, beauty, accessories, games, gifts, and brands that do well in a fun high-traffic room.
Sunset Yacht Experience
Invite-only summer networking
No vending. This is a curated networking cruise for sponsors, founders, creators, professionals, and aligned partners.
Best fit: relationship building, premium visibility, sponsor alignment, and high-level creative networking.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle
Event production and payment processing managed by CLVR M3DIA.
Sponsorship Opportunities
CLVR LABs™ offers limited sponsorship placements for brands that want meaningful visibility within Chicago’s creative, entrepreneurial, and culture-forward communities.
Sponsors may receive:
- Premium event visibility
- Featured brand placement across select promotional assets
- Direct alignment with curated community experiences
- Exposure to engaged local audiences
Vendor & Sponsor Testimonials
“Best decision I made all summer. I bought 5 events up front and made all my money back on day one.”
– Brielle M., Lavish Threads
“CLVR felt different. It wasn’t just vending. It was brand-building. We left with sales and bookings.”
– Malik R., HighKey Naturals
“I sold out halfway through. Customers were still trying to buy after.”
– Nina D., Glow Haus Skincare
“Most events feel like browsing. CLVR’s crowd came to buy.”
– Jasper V., Root Theory Coffee
“Sponsoring CLVR put my brand in front of the exact crowd I’d been chasing. Worth every dollar.”
– Tiana K., BoldMuse Studios
“I got booked for 3 private gigs just from CLVR’s people. It’s more than vending. It’s alignment.”
– Zoe B., Shē Wellness Co.
