Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in California

PCFMA certified seasonal market on 25th Avenue. Shares the PCFMA single interest-form intake with the College of San Mateo and Belmont markets.

Certified farmers market listed on the California Department of Food and Agriculture statewide certified-market register, current as of July 1, 2026. Market manager: Claire Du. Vendor recruitment is handled by the market operator; contact the listed number for stall availability and fees.

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Monthly evening street market in Fresno's Chinatown centered on Central Fish Co. on Kern Street, with dozens of food and craft vendors, live music, dance and cultural performances. Produced by Central Fish, Fresno Street Eats, Mova Farms, Vendor Village, TinMan559 and The Good Karma. Free admission, all ages.

Town of Yucca Valley holiday craft faire at the Yucca Valley Community Center featuring exclusively handmade wares by local artisans, with door prizes and holiday shopping. Runs alongside the Town's winter celebration, which trucks in more than 40 tons of snow to the Town Hall parking lot for toboggan sledding, plus Santa photos and hot chocolate hosted by the Youth Commission. All festivities free to the public. The Town's calendar listing states vendor registration opens ahead of each year's faire.

Venice's mile-long block party along Abbot Kinney Blvd between Venice and Main, 40 years running and drawing crowds over 100,000. Three stages of live music, performance artists, a youth court, food areas, Spirit Garden and 300+ vendors of original goods. Run by the Abbot Kinney Festival Association, a 501(c)(3) whose festival proceeds fund community grants to Venice nonprofits. Did not run in 2025; returns in 2026.

Sip, shop and stroll event on Adams Avenue celebrating Small Business Saturday.

Southern California's largest free two-day music festival, held in Normal Heights. Includes roughly 300 arts and crafts booths, carnival rides, festival foods, multiple beer gardens and a craft beer taste. Draws more than 50,000 people.

Free musical walkabout with 90 live performances inside restaurants, bars and coffee houses along a two-mile stretch of Adams Avenue, plus outdoor patio stages and a community beer garden.

County fair with indoor and outdoor retail booth space plus an outdoor Maker's Market zone where artisans can book a single week or all four weeks of the run. Food concessions apply on a separate track. Per-square-foot vendor pricing for 2026 had not been published at time of capture; contracting runs January through May or until spaces are allocated.

Certified farmers market listed in the CDFA county register (register current as of 2026-07-01). Market manager Jenessa Hofmann. No stall fee is published in the register.

Certified farmers market listed in the CDFA county register (register current as of 2026-07-01). Market manager Maria Gonzales. No stall fee is published in the register.

Certified farmers market listed in the CDFA county register (register current as of 2026-07-01). Market manager Maria Gonzales. No stall fee is published in the register.

Family-friendly festival celebrating LGBTQIA communities with performances, music and food at Chochenyo Park, listed among the Downtown Alameda Business Association's 2026 special events.

Weekly waterfront arts and crafts market in the parking area overlooking Alamitos Bay Marina, adjacent to a popular farmers market and several waterfront brunch restaurants. Multiple booths of unique arts, crafts and higher-end specialty items. Located on Marina Drive at Second Street between Belmont Shore and Naples, about a block west of Pacific Coast Highway. Free admission and close vendor parking.

Managed by Heather Harlow; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.

California's first farmers market, established 1943. Now listed among Foodwise's operated markets alongside Ferry Plaza and Mission Community. Ample free parking.

Managed by Joana Ortiz- Atlixqueno; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.

East County's premier art festival, run by the Downtown El Cajon Association at Prescott Promenade and along Main and Magnolia. Over 50 artists and makers with curated vendor activations, interactive installations, live music and a food lineup. Grew out of the two-decade Alley Cat Art Walk tradition with Sophie's Gallery and St. Madeleine Sophie's Center; previously programmed as Artival.

Managed by Kathy Tiffee; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.