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2026 holiday season
5415 Christmas craft fairs, holiday bazaars, and gift markets across 51 states, from mid-September through Christmas Eve. Pick a state for dates, venues, and booth fees.
Every state with holiday fairs listed this season. The number is how many are on the calendar right now.
The next holiday fairs on the calendar nationwide, starting Oct 22, 2026.
September and October count only fairs with a holiday theme in the name. From November 1 every fair counts.
Holiday craft fairs are the biggest weekends of the year for handmade sellers and the easiest place to find gifts that were not made in a factory. This page tracks 5415 of them across the United States: church and school bazaars, downtown Christmas markets, juried holiday art shows, and gift boutiques that run every weekend from November to Christmas.
California has the most listed so far with 571, followed by Texas (467), Florida (399), North Carolina (217). The counts move every night. Small-town bazaars in particular tend to post their dates in October, so if your state looks thin, check again in a few weeks, or use the Watch button on your state's page to get an email when new fairs are added.
Selling this season? The deadline tracker lists every holiday show still taking vendor applications, and the booth ROI calculator helps decide which fees are worth paying. If it is your first show, start with the permit and sales tax guides for your state.
The earliest holiday-themed fairs on TheCraftMap open in mid-September, but the season really begins the first weekend of November. November is the busiest month with 3430 of the 5415 listed holiday fairs. Most Christmas markets and holiday bazaars fall on the weekends between Thanksgiving and December 20.
California (571), Texas (467), Florida (399), North Carolina (217), Georgia (214) have the most holiday craft fairs listed for 2026. Counts change nightly as organizers announce dates, so a state low on the list in September is usually much fuller by November.
Pick your state above for every holiday fair in it, sorted by date, then use the city links on that page to narrow down to your town. Each listing shows the venue, dates, and booth fees where the organizer publishes them.
Juried holiday shows often close applications in August or September, and most others close one to three months before the event. Fairs still accepting vendors are marked on each state page; the deadline tracker lists every open application with its closing date.