A line wrapped around the foyer of the Minneapolis Convention Center this weekend as visitors gathered for the traveling Totally Rad Vintage Fest. 

The two-day event brought together local and traveling vintage sellers in one of their event halls. After weaving through winding skyway tunnels, a dance competition and a golfing exhibit, visitors could walk the packed vendor stalls on Saturday. 

Janine Munson and her husband Paul had a table for their shop, the Gypsy Wagon, with an assortment of watches, jewelry and trinkets. The couple opened the shop and named it after discovering Paul’s ancestry dated back to a Russian Romani tribe. 

“It’s a nice place to come,” Munson said. “The clientele is great, the vendors are so awesome and helpful. We enjoy coming here.” 

Siblings Manny and Isabel Monegro, 18 and 22 respectively, said they were excited for the variety of styles available. 

“I really wanted to connect with the fashion community and see all the vendors and different shops and stories,” Manny said. 

The online shop Blue Tuesday Thrift had a physical booth where owner Andrea Diens sold her curated collection. 

“I source vintage blank sweatshirts, and I embroider mental health quotes on them because I’m a therapist as my day job, and I do this for fun,” Diens said. “So it’s the combination of the two loves of my life.” 

Diens’ friend, Acacia Flowers visited the fest to show her support and find new pieces for the closet. 

“I love coming here just to see all the personalities that come through with this stuff that we all find and collect,” Flowers said. 

Those outside the Twin Cities also visited and participated in the fest, like vendor Brooke Harris. Her and her husband’s shop, ROADKILLERS Consignment and Upcycling, operates out of their van, going from city to city selling their vintage pieces. 

This year, the pair has been participating in each pop-up location as it travels. 

“I’m from Ohio, but we live out of our truck and travel and do events,” Harris said. “What drew us to Totally Rad itself is that they care a lot about their vendors.”