01/06/2026
🎉🎉 WE'RE 5 YEARS OLD! 🎉🎉
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Today marks 5 whole years since we first opened our doors.
5 incredible years, filled with fun, chaotic and memorable moments.
It's hard to put into words how proud, accomplished, but also entirely blindsided I feel that we've made it this far. As a single dad and first time business owner just trying my best to keep ends meeting on a day to day basis, I honestly never really thought past tomorrow and I never really sat down and thought deeply about where we would be in 5 years time. All I knew was I wanted to make the business better each year, both for our artists and for our customers.
I never in my wildest dreams anticipated the community that would grow around our little shop!
We've laughed together, cried together and faced seemly insurmountable odds over the years and each and every one of you was there the whole way. Thank you.
Maybe I'm just getting mushy as I write this today, but we've come to know so many incredible people over the years who have become dear friends, confidants and fierce allies.
I guess this is just an appreciation post for the many thousands of you who have placed your trust in us for every booking, every walk in day, every recommendation to a friend, and every check up. You're all the real stars here.
To every artist, guest artist, apprentice, work experience and volunteer who have stepped through our doors since June 1st 2021, thank you!
And finally, to our core team , , and . Old Fort is what it is because of you 💜
Anyway, rant over. Here's to 5 more years!
-Joe
