Craft show vendor guides
Short, practical reads for people who sell at shows and markets
- Craft Show Booth Checklist: Everything to Pack
A complete packing checklist for craft show and farmers market vendors: tent and display, payments, paperwork, comfort and the small things people forget.
- Sales Tax and Permits for Craft Show Vendors: The Basics
What craft show and market vendors generally need to sell legally: a seller's permit, sales tax collection and records, and the questions to ask each state and organizer.
- How to Read a Craft Show Application Before You Pay
What to check on a craft show or art fair application: jury fees, booth fees, refund rules, deadlines, juried versus non-juried, and signs a show may not be worth the money.
- How to Find Craft Shows to Apply To
Where craft vendors find shows worth applying to: searchable calendars, organizer pages, local groups, and how to tell a good show from a bad one before you pay.
- Show Directories, Application Platforms and Vendor Groups: How They Differ
Three ways vendors find and apply to craft shows, art fairs and markets, what each is good at, and how to use them together instead of choosing one.
Also useful: what booths cost and shows still taking applications.
Keep track of the shows you want
Save listings, keep application deadlines in one place, and read what vendors who have worked a show say about it before you commit to a booth fee in your area.