You're invited to Markets at 11 to explore 40+ market vendors and enjoy live music, picnicking, brews, food trucks and family-friendly activities! August's Markets at 11 is a part of Ballantyne's 2021 Color the Park School Supplies Drive. Activities and partial vendor sales benefit Classroom Central, an organization with a mission to distribute school supplies to teachers in six local districts and over 100,000 students in need. Saturday, August 14 Markets at 11 Schedule 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Food trucks, vendors and Color the Park activities open. 11 a.m. | Live: Matthew Ablan 12:45 p.m. | Story Circle with local author, Joe Garrick 1 p.m. | Live: Calvin Edwards Trio 3 p.m. | Live: Laylo Browse home, specialty, fashion, beauty and health products in Ballantyne's Backyard, the area's newest community park. Grab food truck bites and beers from Olde Mecklenburg Brewery and Sycamore Brewing. Kid-friendly food options are available. Post up on your picnic blanket and get your groove on with musical artists all day long! Start your Saturday in flow at Yoga & Mimosas! Class begins at 10 a.m. and registration proceeds benefit the drive. Online registration is required. Yoga & Mimosas is located at the Kosonen Park entrance to Ballantyne's Backyard. Markets at 11 opens at 11 a.m. in Ballantyne's Backyard on the second Saturday of each month. Pack a picnic, games, sunscreen and the pups!