00:00 Tomorrow marks the return of the Baco Market downtown after the event's summer hiatus.
00:05 23 ABC's Sam Hoyle takes us behind the scenes on how vendors prepare for an event like this.
00:11 On Saturday at Mechanics Bank Arena, this area right where I'm standing is going to look a little something like this.
00:17 But before this area can look a lot like that, for vendors it looks a little something like this.
00:24 Jocelyn Terra started baking as a hobby during the pandemic showcasing her cakes online.
00:31 And now it has blossomed.
00:33 My sister's like, "Why'd you buy this? You don't need this."
00:36 So it took me a few months to acquire these and then these were in the last two years.
00:45 Terra owns Juju's Bakehouse and now in addition to cakes, she does macarons.
00:48 I individually heat seal them so that they can last longer for our customers.
00:56 And these are my mango, my raspberry mango.
01:01 For a business owner like Terra that does not own a brick and mortar,
01:04 events like the Baco Market are crucial for getting the word out about their business.
01:09 They allow us to establish a connection with the general population
01:14 because right now, or before then, we were just on social media and we were getting word of mouth.
01:20 But these markets and the farmers markets allow us to have a different kind of population.
01:27 Anywhere from 10-year-olds to retirees, we get them out here and it's so much fun.
01:32 It's really cool to see what people create, what people develop, what people sell, artists.
01:40 I mean, you name it, we have it out here.
01:42 As Saturday nears, Terra is finishing up her preparations ahead of the market.
01:46 And though she is out there to make money, other benefits come from doling out her sweet treats.
01:51 It's amazing. So I enjoy making things and people enjoying them.
01:57 And I have a background of doing that even as I was younger.
02:02 But then when I started making cakes and macarons, it just, it fills me up.
02:07 The Baco Market returns to Centennial Plaza at Mechanics Bank Arena on Saturday from 9am to 2pm.
02:13 In Bakersfield, Sam Hoyle, 23ABC News, connecting you.
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