Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Chico, California

A downtown certified farmers market with local growers, specialty foods, live music, and artisan crafts. Applications are accepted year-round across four vendor categories: Farmers/Certified Growers, Packaged Food Vendors, Unpackaged/Prepared Food Vendors, and a limited number of Handcrafted Artisans. No resale is permitted, and artisan spots are capped, so handmade sellers should expect competition for a small number of slots.

Indoor holiday craft fair featuring juried artisans, unique gifts, and handmade items for the season.

A trademarked renaissance and fantasy gathering produced by Your Local Marketplace. Programming includes musician and performer sets, free workshops, a live blacksmithing forge, a petting zoo, sheep dog demonstrations and mini bicycle jousting. Vendors are invited into a trinket-trade tradition that runs across the booths.

Managed by Dana Freeman; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.

Free outdoor music festival in Lower Bidwell Park celebrating global and local musical acts.

Second-annual two-day art and music festival on Orange Street produced by Maker Radio. The prior edition drew over 1,000 attendees and more than 40 vendors alongside 20+ musical acts, a comedy stage and a live mural competition. Vendor lane is open to handmade goods, art, crafts and specialty products; separate tracks exist for gallery artists, community groups and non-profits.

Managed by Daniel Rios; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.

A weekly curated pop-up market on Park Avenue built around makers without storefronts. The operator emphasizes an open, non-juried vending model and handles advertising and foot traffic so vendors can focus on selling. Live music, food trucks and free family activities run alongside the booths. The same operator also runs a last-Saturday-of-the-month market and seasonal holiday editions.