Now booking in DC, Arlington & Alexandria

Rent a space.
Test your big idea.

PopMeUp is the marketplace for pop-up entrepreneurs. Book restaurants on their day off, yoga studios after-hours, and empty storefronts by the day — and turn your idea into a real-world business.

32+Spaces in DMV
$2.1MPaid to hosts
9,000+Pop-ups launched
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How it works

From idea to opening day
in under a week.

Skip the lease. Skip the buildout. Skip the risk. Just book a space, show up, and run your pop-up.

01

Discover

Search 30+ vacant spaces, restaurants on their day off, and studios after-hours — all vetted and ready to host.

02

Book

Reserve by the day or weekend. Transparent pricing, instant confirmation, no negotiating with landlords.

03

Pop up

Show up with your idea. We handle the paperwork, insurance, and payments so you can focus on customers.

Featured spaces

Spaces with soul.

From a closed-on-Mondays trattoria in Del Ray to a sunlit gallery on H Street.

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For space owners

Your closed days,
turned into income.

You spent years building your space. Why let it sit empty even one day a week? Hosts on PopMeUp earn an average of $1,800/month — and meet the next generation of local makers.

  • $1M liability coverage on every booking — automatic, free
  • You set the rules, days, and pricing. We handle the rest.
  • Get paid 24 hours after each pop-up. Direct deposit.
  • Concierge onboarding for your first three bookings
List your space →

Estimated monthly earnings

A 1,500 sqft restaurant closed on Mondays
$1,840
based on average pop-up host in your area
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Real stories

People doing the thing.

From side hustles to flagship stores — here's what happens when you skip the lease.

I'd been daydreaming about a Filipino supper club for two years. PopMeUp let me try it on a Monday night at a real restaurant in Del Ray. We sold out in 12 minutes. Now we run them monthly.

M
Mia ReyesFounder, Kamayan Nights · Alexandria

My yoga studio sat dark every Sunday. Now a meditation collective pops up there weekly — pays my rent and brought me 40 new students through cross-promotion. Free money, basically.

D
Devon ParkOwner, Mind the Mat · Alexandria

Three pop-ups later we signed a real lease in Shaw. PopMeUp was the lowest-risk way to prove there was demand for our concept before betting six figures on a buildout.

J
Jordan & AliCo-founders, Bitter & Salt · DC
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