Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Berkeley, California

Berkeley's largest festival, now in its 12th year, transforming Downtown Berkeley into an outdoor fair with 300 authors across 120 programs on 21 stages and 25,000+ attendees. Exhibitor and vendor applications were still being accepted as of the 2026 announcement. The free Bookworm Block Party runs Sunday along Allston Way.

Holiday gift fair run by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce in partnership with B.A.B.O., the Berkeley Alliance of Business Organizations. The event supplies 6-foot tables with black tablecloths and two chairs, though vendors may bring their own display elements with advance notice. Vendors are subject to Chamber staff approval and must provide a valid CA Seller's Permit.

Juried fine art and craft fair featuring local and regional artisans at the UC Berkeley campus area.

Multiple weekly markets run by CUESA with premium local produce, flowers, and artisan food.

19th biennial early music festival produced by the San Francisco Early Music Society, with 21 mainstage concerts plus a three-day Exhibition and Marketplace that is free and open to the public. The Marketplace features instrument makers, publishers, retailers and service organizations serving the early music community, making it a specialist maker audience rather than a general craft crowd.

A Bay Area cultural landmark since the early 1970s, grown out of the community around the Ashby BART station and known for global crafts, music, food and deep roots in African American culture. Vendors join a weekly multicultural marketplace of artisans and merchants; the operator runs an open vendor recruitment page and a newsletter for market news.

Commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans along a five-block stretch of the Alcatraz-Adeline corridor in South Berkeley, drawing 1,000 to 2,000 attendees. Vendor categories cover merchandise sales, food, and informational nonprofit booths; the fair is a long-standing northern California destination for African ethnic goods and specialty items. 2026 vendor registration has closed.

Family-friendly festival on the Berkeley Marina featuring kite flying, live music, and food vendors.

Second annual Berkeley Pride street festival, produced by Pacific Center for Human Growth, celebrating LGBTQIA+ and QTBIMPOC arts, culture, community and history across Berkeley and the East Bay. Vendor tiers are priced by business category, with Berkeley and East Bay based applicants prioritized. Food trucks receive an oversized space. Booth fees are nonrefundable.

Annual celebration on the Berkeley Marina with live music, local food, arts and crafts vendors.

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

Outdoor open-air marketplace of makers, crafters, artists, designers and vintage merchants along Fourth Street, running roughly 50 booths per date plus live music. Operator HEAD WEST runs a Bay Area circuit and dedicates upwards of 100 booth spaces per year to no-cost Community Booths for BIPOC, AAPI, LGBTQIA+ and differently-abled makers. Light rain or shine.

43rd annual celebration of Himalayan culture at Live Oak Park and the largest event of its kind in North America, with more than 100 exhibitors selling handcrafted goods alongside Himalayan food vendors, world music and dance. Free admission. Organizers state they are actively seeking new vendors; craft and food applications are handled by email.

Craft fair at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recruiting outside craft vendors and bakers through an online sign-up form. Vendor sign-ups closed April 6, 2026 and baker sign-ups April 15, 2026. Site access conditions are not published on the event page and should be confirmed with organizers.

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