Spring in February arrives annually at the Connecticut Convention Center! Explore exhibits overflowing with fresh flowers, plants, herbs, bulbs, seeds, gardening books, garden equipment & much more. View beautifully landscaped gardens full of greenery and stop by the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut design & horticulture competition. We also offer over 80 hours of seminars and demonstrations across a variety of topics.

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📅 Feb 20, 2026📅In 10 days

Middletown NIGHT MARKET

📍 Middletown, CT• 52 North Main Street

A community-driven marketplace highlighting original art, handmade goods, and independent creators.

📅 Feb 20, 2026📅In 10 days

RHINESTONES + RODEO: Craft & Shop by Balebe

📍 Windsor, CT• Balebe

Create your own Soul Rodeo attire or purchase from our Vendor Marketplace!

📅 Feb 20, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026📅In 10 days

Southeastern Connecticut Home and Garden Show

📍 Montville, CT• Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun

One of our best regional home shows! A wide array of home care products & services. The largest home & garden show in CT and possibly the Northeast!

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📅 Feb 22, 2026📅In 12 days

Steal My Style Market x Quinn Brew Coffee Co. (Mini Market)

📍 Watertown, CT• Quin Brew Coffee Company

A pop-up thrift event to sell and shop pre-loved fashion while giving your closet a second life.

📅 Feb 22, 2026📅In 12 days

Hanging with my Gnomies Cookie Decorating with StidYums (14+)

📍 Hartford, CT• Parkville Market

Join us for a fun afternoon of hanging with your gnomies and decorating delicious cookies with StidYums!

📅 Feb 22, 2026📅In 12 days

Black Brilliance Market

📍 Middletown, CT• 122 College St

Celebrate culture, creativity, and community at Holistiq’s Black Brilliance Market, a special Black History Month event.

📅 Feb 28, 2026In 18 days

Chili Fest

📍 Old Saybrook, CT• Main Street

The 29th Annual Chili fest takes place along Main Street, Old Saybrook. Over 25 chefs will compete for the title of "Best Chili,". Tasting ballots are sold at the Chamber office (1 Main Street) and at ballot stations along Main Street. Each ballot allows purchaser to sample all chilis. Mark your ballot with your top choice and return to a ballot station. 10 chilis must be tasted for your vote to count. Proceeds support the Chamber's C. Wilfred Hunter Memorial Scholarship for graduating high school seniors attending post-secondary school. In addition, the top three winners earn a donation to their designated charity.

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📅 Mar 1, 2026In 19 days

Tolland Antiques Show & Sale

📍 Tolland, CT• Tolland Middle School

A fine Antiques Show and Sale featuring 44 exhibitors from all of the NE states plus NY, NJ, and Ohio selling 18th & 19th c. antique furniture, Americana, Country Antiques, Folk Art, Paintings, Textiles, Oriental rugs and more.

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📅 Mar 1, 2026In 19 days

Manchester Comic & Toy Convention - SPRING MCTCON!

📍 Manchester, CT• JoJo's Royalty Events Venue

Manchester Comic and Toy Convention returns for our Spring show March 1st, 2026! Featuring all your favorite Comics, Toys, & Collectibles!

📅 Mar 6, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026In 24 days

Seventy-Eighth Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show

📍 Hartford, CT• Connecticut Convention Center

Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show is a Connecticut tradition. The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central CT has been producing the show annually since 1948.

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📅 Mar 7, 2026In 25 days

SMSM @ Ayla's Bagels & Coffee (Mini Market)

📍 Woodbury, CT• Ayla's Bagels & Coffee

A pop-up thrift event to sell and shop pre-loved fashion while giving your closet a second life.

📅 Mar 7, 2026In 25 days

A Perfect Pairing Tasting and Art Show - Fundraising Event

📍 Windsor Locks, CT• New England Air Museum

Sip, savor, and enjoy stunning art at A Perfect Pairing Tasting and Art Show—all while supporting a good cause.

📅 Mar 8, 2026In 26 days

Holistic EXPO Benefit

📍 Plainville, CT• Veterans of Foreign Wars

Join us at the Holistic EXPO Benefit for a day of healing, wellness, and holistic practices to nourish your mind, body, and soul!

📅 Mar 13, 2026In 4 weeks

South Central Manufacturing Careers Roadshow 2026

📍 West Haven, CT• University of New Haven

Manufacturing Careers Roadshow: Where innovation and technology inspire young makers to join the next wave of the manufacturing workforce.

📅 Mar 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026In 4 weeks

Manchester Antique Show

📍 Manchester, CT• Second Congregational Church

63rd Annual Antique & Collectible Show. Our 37+ dealers offer an array of elegant antiques and collectibles, including jewelry, furniture, country wares, linens, books, prints and memorabilia. Also enjoy our homemade lunches, desserts, and chowders -- reasonably priced. Admission at the door is $5.00.

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📅 Mar 14, 2026In 5 weeks

SMSM After Hours @ Mobile Pub Event Space

📍 Plymouth, CT• Mobile Pub Venue: Where Every Event's a Party

A community thrift pop-up event to sell, swap, and shop pre-loved fashion while giving your closet a second life.

📅 Mar 14, 2026In 5 weeks

SMSM Little Styles @ Mobile Pub Event Space

📍 Plymouth, CT• Mobile Pub Venue: Where Every Event's a Party

A community thrift pop-up event to sell, swap, and shop pre-loved fashion while giving your closet a second life.

📅 Mar 15, 2026In 5 weeks

Southington Arts and Crafts Show - March

📍 Southington, CT• Aqua Turf Convention Hall

Inside show in a beautiful wedding hall. Mike & Pats New England Craft Shows are known as the best in New England. We promote craft shows in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Crafts vary from show to show but you'll always find a good assortment of country crafts, gel candles, floral arrangements, adults and children-painted clothing, dolls or bears, jewelry, and woodcrafts.

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📅 Mar 20, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026In 5 weeks

Connecticut Fishing & Outdoor Show

📍 Uncasville, CT• Mohegan Sun

After an incredibly successful launch in 2020, the Connecticut Fishing & Outdoor Show has become the premier destination for outdoor enthusiasts in the New England area! Our show offers an extensive lineup of exhibitors, experts, seminars, demonstrations, competitions and more. We're proud to call the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo & Convention Center, in Uncasville, CT home!

⭐ Juried🌳 Outdoor

📅 Mar 20, 2026In 5 weeks

Attend Crystal Ballerz Glow Psychic Fair for Live Readings and Night Market

📍 Rocky Hill, CT• 30 Cold Spring Rd

Glow under blacklight at Crystal Ballerz — a nightlife-inspired psychic fair + mystic market featuring 20+ readers, healers, and vendors.

📅 Mar 29, 2026In 7 weeks

SMSM @ Connecticut Distilling

📍 Waterbury, CT• Connecticut Distilling Tasting Lounge

A community thrift pop-up event to sell, swap, and shop pre-loved fashion while giving your closet a second life.

📅 Apr 11, 2026In 9 weeks

It's Spring Bazaar

📍 Enfield, CT• Holy Family Church - Hall & Classrooms

Juried Show that features the work of regional crafters and artisans. Wide range of handcrafted products for sale. Includes Raffle & Light Refreshment. Indoor event.

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📅 Apr 18, 2026In 2 months

Spring Has Sprung Vendor Fair (Free)

📍 Westfield, CT• Great Awakening Brewing Co

Come shop spring inspired local craft vendors while enjoying great beer!

📅 Apr 25, 2026In 2 months

Connecticut Sheep, Wool and Fiber Festival

📍 North Haven, CT• North Haven Fairgrounds

A delightful agricultural and learning experience! Premiere fiber artists and vendors fill the grounds with unique and beautiful collections and creations. Activities include a sheep dog trial, fleece to shawl contest, sheep shearing demonstrations, educational lectures, a wool fashion show and spinning/knitting/ fiber art instruction and guidance. A fleece sale, a kids' corner and delicious food and fun music round out the day! Connecticut Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival Always the last Saturday in April!

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📅 May 2, 2026In 3 months

Spring Blessing Craft Fair

📍 Fall River, CT• 282 Rock St

Get ready to shop 'til you drop and discover unique handmade treasures at the Spring Blessing Craft Fair!

📅 May 9, 2026 - May 10, 2026In 3 months

Dogwood Festival

📍 Fairfield, CT• Greenfield Hill Church Grounds

The Annual Dogwood Festival is one of Fairfield CT's longest-running events. The festival is church-run and all net proceeds go to charities from local to global. The setting is beautiful Greenfield Hill at the peak of dogwood blossom time.

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📅 May 9, 2026 - May 10, 2026In 3 months

New England Spring Craft Festival 2026

📍 Uncasville, CT• Mohegan Sun Earth Expo & Convention Center

Celebrate Mother's Day weekend & the arrival of spring with shopping from 275+ Artisans on May 9 & 10 at Mohegan Sun.

📅 May 9, 2026In 3 months

Windsor Lions Club Spring Arts & Crafts Festival

📍 Windsor, CT• Windsor Town Green

54th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts festival with restriction to non-commercial only. Held annually on the Saturday of Mothers Day weekend and part of the month long Shad Derby Festival. Many varied crafts welcome. Jewelry is limited to handcrafted by exhibitor only, NO bead sales. Jewelry Has a Quota And is Closed When Reached! Set-up and Breakdown assistance if requested.

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📅 May 9, 2026 - May 10, 2026In 3 months

Milford Artisan Market

📍 Milford, CT• Milford Green

150 Handcrafted Artisans, Great Food, Kid's Activities & Live Music. The Milford Artisan Market, hosted by Artisan Events By Ally, will be held on May 9th and 10th, 2026, on Milford Green, 125 N Broad Street, Milford, CT

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📅 May 23, 2026 - May 24, 2026In 3 months

Fine Art Festival Sharon on the Green - Spring

📍 Sharon, CT• Sharon Town Green - Sharon, CT

The Voice of Art is pleased to invite you to its sixth annual outdoor juried fine art show, “Fine Art Festival" in Sharon on the Green. This show will be a highlight for collectors and residents from the Tri-State region, New England and beyond. The Litchfield Hills have a history and reputation of featuring top fine artists from across the country, and also many well-known and beloved New England and CT artists who are widely admired by art enthusiasts.

📅 Jun 7, 2026In 4 months

Women's Spring Craft Celebration

📍 West Hartford, CT• Pond House

We celebrate women artisans who create quality crafts. The events are juried and limited to 20 women artisans. New artisans wishing to be considered should post photos of their hand made quality products. We do not accept 'vendors'.

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📅 Nov 22, 2026In 10 months

Frosty's Christmas Festival

📍 Southington, CT• Aqua Turf Club - Southington, CT

Frosty's Christmas Craft Festival is currently sold out but still accepting applications from crafters and vendors who make and sell their own products for our waiting list. Each Booth will be 8 x 7 and vendors may purchase more than one space. Festivals at this venue normally attract over 3000 shoppers. This event will be heavily advertised in area newspapers, radio and tv ads, street signs and on social media.

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