Southern Handmade Events & Markets

A year-round producer market with Georgia-grown food, handmade baked goods, preserves, coffee, live music, chef demonstrations, and rotating artisan vendors.

A weekly downtown artisan market on Mill Street featuring approximately 35 artists and a changing mix of handmade jewelry, glass, art, and gifts.

A juried downtown arts market held alongside the Red Stick Farmers Market, with local paintings, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, home decor, music, and demonstrations.

Historic downtown West Point welcomes more than 200 vendors for fine art, handmade crafts, Southern food, live music, children's activities, and a community 5K.

A Sunday neighborhood market at Highland Woodworking with local produce, prepared foods, artisan goods, flowers, baked goods, and rotating community activities.

More than 400 artists and crafters gather beneath the trees at Stone Mountain Park with pottery, jewelry, woodwork, metalwork, soaps, food, music, and family activities.

A free community festival on Grenada's historic square with arts and crafts, local vendors, live music, food trucks, Southern favorites, and children's activities.

Alabama Sawyer celebrates ten years of Southern craftsmanship with a 14-day gallery exhibition at Lakeview Marina, capped by gatherings with friends, family, fellow makers, and advocates for Birmingham's urban timber movement.

A juried mountaintop art festival presented by Arts Huntsville, bringing together regional artists, original work, live music, food, and family-friendly creative experiences.

One of Northwest Florida's largest arts and crafts fairs, pairing more than 150 artisans and craftsmen with Gulf Coast seafood, live music, and downtown family activities.

More than 100 juried artisans exhibit fine art and quality craft at historic Atalaya inside Huntington Beach State Park, with local food and live music.

A nationally recognized juried show along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk featuring original fine art and handcrafted work from 25th to 35th Street.

A 50th-anniversary juried gathering of more than 160 artisans and craftspeople with demonstrations, fine art, bluegrass, food, West Virginia wine, and craft beer.

More than 600 juried artists present fine art and contemporary craft across six sections of historic Old Louisville during the show's 70th year.

A waterfront festival with North Carolina artisans, local seafood, chef demonstrations, live music, family activities, competitions, and working-waterfront traditions.

Oglebayfest's artisan market and shopping areas feature regional handcrafted goods, gourmet specialties, live music, food, a country fair, parade, and family activities.

A nationally recognized outdoor show with original painting, glass, ceramics, jewelry, metalwork, photography, wood, fiber, sculpture, printmaking, music, and children's art.

A twice-yearly country fair where more than 300 artisans, crafters, antique dealers, entertainers, and food vendors gather on a historic farm.

Downtown Pascagoula fills with artists, crafters, food vendors, community organizations, and family activities at this free Gulf Coast tradition supporting local service projects.

A juried fine-art festival in Cottonwood Park with exhibiting artists, a children's ArtStop, chalk art, live music, food, and opportunities to meet the makers.

Two festival weekends at Festival Plaza with more than 80 artists and makers working in painting, sculpture, jewelry, wood, glass, metal, and other media.

A celebration of Cajun and Creole culture in Girard Park with music, Louisiana food, traditional arts, cultural demonstrations, and regional makers.

One of the Southeast's largest one-day arts and crafts events, with extensive rows of artists and craftspeople throughout Canton's historic courthouse district.

More than 200 juried booths of handmade work fill the Gatlinburg Convention Center, with artisan demonstrations and daily country, bluegrass, and gospel music.

A free juried craft fair on Centennial Park's Great Lawn where award-winning artists sell one-of-a-kind work and demonstrate clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, and more.

Hundreds of artists from across the country exhibit work in 19 disciplines at Memorial Park, alongside music, food trucks, children's crafts, and demonstrations.

More than 140 juried artist and vendor booths bring pottery, jewelry, painting, photography, wood, fiber, metal, demonstrations, food, and music to downtown Blue Ridge.

Two October weekends with more than 250 vendors offering Southern handmade goods, crafts, live demonstrations, festival food, mountain music, and apple specialties.

More than 130 artists and exhibitors show diverse handmade and handcrafted work outdoors at Claudius Crozet Park, with music, food, and a children's area.

Nearly 300 booths of handcrafted work displayed by the creators line the banks of War Eagle Creek during one of the Ozarks' longest-running craft traditions.

The 55th annual Kentuck Festival celebrates nationally recognized folk, contemporary, and self-taught artists with demonstrations, music, food, and hands-on art.

Bell Buckle's signature fall weekend fills the historic town with juried arts, handmade crafts, Southern food, music, and small-town shopping.

A nationally celebrated, free arts and craft fair filling downtown Mount Dora with original handmade work, live music, festival food, and a children's art tent.

More than 80 Texas potters and clay artists gather in Gruene's historic district with traditional, functional, and sculptural pottery plus live technique demonstrations.

Historic Cholokka Boulevard hosts approximately 200 arts and crafts displays, local and regional makers, music, food, and a community auction.

A large indoor holiday marketplace at the BJCC with artisan vendors, custom-made gifts, art, decor, gourmet foods, apparel, jewelry, toys, and seasonal experiences.

The Junior League of Jackson's major holiday marketplace fills the Mississippi Trade Mart with merchants offering art, food, decor, gifts, jewelry, apparel, and more.

Virginia's official oyster festival includes a dedicated fine-art show, regional craft activities, seafood traditions, live music, parades, and family entertainment.

Mississippi's largest arts festival brings artists, crafters, and food vendors from across the country to the streets of downtown Ocean Springs.

A 12-day holiday shopping event at The Park Expo with artisan gifts, decor, jewelry, gourmet foods, apparel, toys, entertainment, and seasonal displays.

More than 300 booths at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center offer handcrafted art, unique gifts, gourmet food, decor, jewelry, fashion, and holiday experiences.

A juried holiday show at the Savannah Convention Center featuring fine art, handcrafted gifts, wearable fiber, jewelry, photography, gourmet foods, and live maker demonstrations.

More than 150 arts and crafts booths feature fine art, pottery, woodcraft, jewelry, candles, seasonal decor, clothing, plants, food, music, and children's activities.

More than 200 juried artist tents line Columbia Street in historic downtown Covington with fine art, demonstrations, music, food, and family activities.

VisArts' museum-quality contemporary craft show fills Main Street Station with more than 170 juried artists, live demonstrations, family-friendly workshops, and local food and drink.

A three-day fine arts and crafts show at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center with handmade gifts, original art, jewelry, fiber work, specialty foods, and maker demonstrations.

The Guild's 48th annual juried holiday showcase gathers fine craft in pottery, glass, jewelry, fiber, leather, wood, photography, sculpture, and home decor at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds.

A juried holiday fine arts and crafts show at Exchange Park with handcrafted gifts, original art, jewelry, textiles, specialty foods, seasonal decor, and working artisans.

A two-weekend holiday market at the Chattanooga Choo Choo with a curated mix of artisan gifts, handcrafted goods, seasonal food and drinks, holiday decor, and live music.

A free holiday market at The Orion Amphitheater featuring more than 60 juried regional visual artists, a MidCity specialty-vendor pop-up, seasonal food and drinks, and live entertainment.