News & Events

Dive into the magical world of cyanotyping, one of the earliest forms of photography, in this hands-on workshop taught by chronically ill artist and Chronic Market participant Diane Sidener! Explore

Are you a person with ME/CFS who lives by and loves to get mail, or a creative who likes to make art and brighten days? Sign up Chronic Market’s art card swap

A piece entitled “Navigating the District with a Hidden Disability” written by Chronic Market founder April Thompson appears in the June 2023 issue of District Fray magazine, a local publication

A big thank you to all our donors and partners for the success of the Chronic Market’s film screening and raffle for ME/CFS awareness month, held in Washington, DC May

Join the Chronic Market for a film screening of acclaimed documentary Unrest & new short from Norwegian filmmaker Sunniva Innstrand “Welcome to the Shadowlands” for ME/CFS awareness month. 100% of proceeds

For ME/CFS Awareness month this coming May, we are excited to be organizing a film screening & raffle to benefit Open Medicine Foundation and ME Action! The event will be held at vegan Eastern

Thank you to Christina Kantzavelos, entrepreneur, therapist and Chronic Market vendor, for leading a free journaling workshop for the community! We had people joining from all over the world, sharing their

This summer we launched a virtual creative meetup, and it’s been so well received we’d made it a monthly thing!  You don’t have to have a ME/CFS diagnosis to join; all

A huge thank you to all donors who contributed to the first-ever Chronic Market Make a Wish grants! With everyone’s support, we were able to fund all 20 applications to

Building on the success of our first in the series, click here to RSVP to our next chronically creative meetup, Sunday, August 21 at 11am EST. You don’t have to

I’m excited to announce the launch the Make a Wish fund for ME/CFS! I’m personally donating $1,000 to make a few wishes come true to bring some joy and alleviate

Join the Chronic Market Sunday, January 30 for a virtual workshop to learn four simple crochet techniques! In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll be introduced to the basic techniques you’ll need to

Join the Chronic Market Wednesday, November 10 at Solly’s Tavern on U Street for a night of trivia and philanthropy!  Solly’s will generously be donating 10 percent of its proceeds

Join the Chronic Market Sunday, August 22 for a virtual workshop to make paper roses! In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn to make a simple yet elegant cluster of paper roses

It’s a question everyone battling chronic illness has asked: What would I do if I were well tomorrow? The Chronic Market asked the ME/CFS community that question, and received moving responses