Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Indiana

Annual Allen County Fair at the fairgrounds in Fort Wayne, with commercial exhibitor and food vendor spaces available by application.

Allen County Fairgrounds hosts spring and fall craft bazaars in Fort Wayne featuring 90+ vendors of local handmade goods and crafts. Free admission and parking for shoppers. Food concessions on-site.

Held each October at the Noble County Community Fairgrounds in Kendallville, Apple Festival of Kendallville features a primitive traders village, demonstration buildings, crafts, and food vendors. Over 90% of food vendors are local nonprofits—the proceeds funnel directly back into community programs. Family-focused event with a strong educational and cultural heritage angle.

Annual (12th) Fountain Square art festival and marketplace in Indianapolis; vendor space is reserved for local, Indiana-based artists and creators.

Annual downtown Attica heritage festival organized by Attica Main Street, featuring craft and food vendors.

Hosted by the Town of Avon at the Avon Hendricks Regional Health parking lot, the Avon Farmers Market is open every Tuesday from June through August. The Farmers Market brings fresh produce, baked goods, and handcrafted items to Avon residents. Vendors can sell their home grown or hand made products to the public. Registration for the Avon Farmers Market opens in January.

Annual Bartholomew County 4-H Fair at the Columbus fairgrounds with commercial and food vendor booths alongside 4-H exhibits.

Held downtown Batesville at the corner of Boehringer and Main, this Saturday morning market runs early May through late October and adds a mid-week summer market (Wednesday afternoons) from July through August. Expect seasonal produce — tomatoes, sweet corn, melons, green beans, peppers — plus baked goods, mushrooms, and handcrafted items from local vendors.

Bedford Farmers Market is a Lawrence County farmers market requiring all products to be homegrown or handcrafted within 75 miles of the courthouse. You'll find produce, farm-raised meat, baked goods, eggs, and a strong mix of crafts — jewelry, pottery, leather goods, tie-dye, candles, crochet items, and more. The market welcomes new vendors year-round and offers flexibility: commit to the full season or pay weekly if you'll attend fewer than five times.

Benton County's annual fair at the Benton County Fairgrounds & Expo Center with commercial and food vendor opportunities.

Held in Berne, Swiss Days celebrates the town's Swiss heritage with 100+ food and craft vendors, live polka and rock music, and competitions like the Steintoss (stone toss). Running for about 50 years, the festival draws residents and visitors for authentic Swiss culture, carnival rides, and a parade. Vendors operate the last Friday and Saturday of July.

Binford Farmers Market in Indianapolis hosts 80+ vendors selling locally grown produce, meats, cheeses, and hand-crafted goods each Saturday from May through September. The market is dog-friendly and welcomes both ongoing vendors and one-time pop-ups. Applications require liability insurance documentation.

Established fall festival on the Greene County courthouse square in Bloomfield with craft and food vendor booths; vendor forms posted on the festival site.

Bloomington Community Farmers' Market runs Saturdays April through November at Showers Common in downtown Bloomington, plus a Tuesday evening market June through September. Produce, eggs, meats, cheeses, honey, seasonal flowers, plants, and prepared foods from local makers fill the weekly gathering. The market accepts SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits. Youth ages 6–17 can reserve their own booth spaces during designated Youth Day events.

Held in Bloomington at City Hall and Showers Common, the 23rd annual Holiday Market is a free indoor-and-outdoor event featuring original artwork and handcrafted goods from local and regional artisans across 10 categories — clay, fiber arts, jewelry, metalwork, glass, woodwork, photography, and more. No sales commission. Works are juried on style, quality, craftsmanship, and price point. All applicants must make their own work.

Indiana's oldest winter farmers' market, running since 2004 at Switchyard Park Pavilion in Bloomington. Open Saturdays November through March, the market brings together local farmers, produce vendors, prepared food makers, and artisans. SNAP recipients get double benefits up to $60 weekly through the Farm to Family Fund.

The Bluffton Free Street Fair is the oldest and largest street fair in Indiana, dating back to 1898. Held each September—the third full week, Tuesday through Saturday — this free five-day celebration in downtown Bluffton draws regional crowds and features vendor booths, rides, food, games, parades, car show, horse and pony pull, Idol contest, and live entertainment. The Bluffton Free Street Fair remains one of the few fairs nationwide still carrying the word "Free" as a defining principle.

Held in Lebanon each July–August, Boone County 4-H Fair is a community celebration centered on local youth 4-H projects, livestock shows, and an open show welcoming exhibitors of all ages. The fair runs seven days and features live entertainment, a carnival with rides, family activities, and food vendors alongside animal auctions and agricultural competitions. Free admission and parking.

Established recurring outdoor farmers market in Brazil accepting produce, food and craft vendors; liability insurance required.

Broad Ripple Farmers Market is Indiana's largest, running year-round Saturdays in Indianapolis. Summer (May–October) operates outdoors at Glendale Town Center with 80+ vendors selling produce, meats, eggs, artisanal foods, flowers, and crafts. Winter (November–April) moves indoors to Broad Ripple Middle School with 60+ vendors. All food is locally grown, raised, or produced—farmers must be present at the market. The market accepts SNAP and offers live music and seating.

Juried German-style holiday market in downtown Nashville, drawing artists and artisans plus food and beverage vendors as part of the town's Christmas season.

Brownsburg Parks-operated market (presented by IU Health West) with a 2026 vendor handbook and For Vendors page.

Held each July 4th weekend at Canal Park in Delphi, Canal Days Festival celebrates Indiana's canal heritage on the last remaining navigable section of the Wabash & Erie Canal. The park fills with historic demonstrations, canal boat rides, music, food, craft vendors, and more, drawing about 4,500 people. Pioneer Village features blacksmith, paper maker, cooper, weavers, broom and basket maker demonstrations. Recent vendors include leather stamping, handwoven rugs, and various crafts. Park entry, parking, Pioneer Village, and historic trails are free —paid attractions focus on canal boat rides and museum access.

Carmel Christkindlmarkt is an authentic German-style Christmas market running November through December in downtown Carmel. Browse dozens of vendor huts selling German-heritage gifts and food, watch artisans demonstrate woodworking and glassblowing, ice skate at Carter Green, and enjoy holiday music and performances. Separate applications for food and product vendors.

Carmel Farmers Market runs Saturdays May through September at Carter Green in downtown Carmel—a producer-only market where vendors must sell Indiana-grown and Indiana-produced agricultural goods. No craft items. Established Saturday-morning crowd of shoppers buying directly from farmers and food makers.