Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Wyoming

Held in Afton around Independence Day, Freedom Fest & Star Valley Street Market is a two-day celebration combining the town's traditional Freedom Festival with Fourth of July festivities. Expects live music, the town parade, and a full vendor market with locals, regional visitors, and holiday travelers—one of the busiest weekends of summer in Star Valley. Welcomes food trucks, food vendors, artists, makers, crafters, jewelry, handmade goods, boutiques, and unique small businesses.

Held each June in Alpine, Wyoming, Alpine Mountain Days has been running since 1990 and brings together 60+ arts & crafts vendors, food vendors, and commercial exhibitors at Marge Grover Memorial Park and the Donn Wooden Civic Center. Three days of live music, Native American performances, family programming, and Carla Stone's Chili Cook-Off draw an established community crowd and visitors to Star Valley.

Held in Jackson, the Art Association Holiday Bazaar features ceramics, jewelry, paintings, photography, woodwork, textiles, body care products, knitted wares, and more from local artisans. The event draws both returning makers and new talent, with sales supporting individual artists and admission fees funding the Art Association's year-round education programs and community outreach.

Artists and Makers Market is held downtown Rock Springs and draws local artisans working in jewelry, pottery, glass art, woodwork, candles, soap, photography, fine art, baked goods, and fiber crafts. The vendor list tilts heavily toward handmade goods and original art — a solid fit if you make or grow things locally.

Big Horn County Fair, established in 1897 in Basin, Wyoming, is a county fair featuring livestock shows, culinary arts, crafts, rodeo, parade, and grandstand events in a historic outdoor arena. Seeks both food and commercial vendors. Health certificates required before livestock unload.

Born in a Barn started in 2011 with 6 vendors and has grown into an annual community staple with more than 90 handpicked vendors selected via application, held outside Sheridan each September. The event welcomes more than 8,000+ guests to the historic ranch. Vendors span upcycled, refurbished, vintage, and handcrafted goods across furniture, antiques, jewelry, art, leather, and food. Parking includes cowboys on horseback to direct you and Barn Boys to help load purchases. The event features live music and a full food field. Highly curated mix—expect an established crowd of shoppers who return year over year for the caliber of makers.

Johnson County Farmers Market in Buffalo is a producer-only market — vendors must grow, raise, or make what they sell. Open Saturdays mornings May through October in Ralph Stout Park, it's a non-profit serving Mountain City and surrounding areas with local produce, meat, and handmade crafts. Strong fit if you're a farmer, rancher, or artisan maker looking for a committed community market.

Held in late July through early August in Gillette, the Campbell County Fair Trade Show operates as a vendor showcase within the broader fair—the single-largest youth event in Campbell County. The trade show is housed in the Wyoming Center and draws visitors ready for a shopping experience. Vendors can reserve booth space for commercial, political, and/or educational purposes. Applications accepted yearly from January through July.

Carbon County Fair is held each August in Rawlins and features livestock shows (horses, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, poultry, cattle), 4-H and FFA exhibits, contests including pie and cookie shootouts, a PRCA rodeo, ranch rodeo, barrel racing, working ranch horse competitions, and a car show. The fair draws both youth exhibitors and commercial vendors — expect strong foot traffic from families and ranching community members across several days of programming.

Casper Mountain Makers Markets runs seasonal pop-up craft fairs in Casper featuring one-of-a-kind handmade creations from woodworkers, potters, jewelers, candle makers, fiber artists, and photographers. Vendor mix spans local artisan work and baked goods; merchants set up at multiple venues. Community-focused event drawing shoppers who intentionally support local makers.

Held each November in Casper at the Ford Wyoming Center, the Community Recreation Foundation Craft Fair draws 200+ booths from across Wyoming and surrounding states — wood items, pottery, hand-sewn goods, paintings, and more. Proceeds benefit scholarships for youth and senior recreation programs through the Casper Recreation Division.

One of the top 35 PRCA rodeos in the U.S., the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo takes place every July in Casper with five nightly PRCA rodeo performances alongside carnival rides, monster trucks, and a parade through downtown Casper. The Cowboy Mercantile vendor marketplace inside the Industrial Building features western apparel, boutique clothing, handcrafted jewelry, leather goods, home décor, and unique gifts. The fair draws 140,000 attendees and includes 64 exhibitors and 23 food booths, plus livestock and craft exhibitions. The fair found its permanent home at the fairgrounds in 1947.

Held in Cheyenne each August, the Cheyenne Arts Celebration is a free art and music festival featuring handmade visual fine art across painting, photography, mixed media, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, and fine fiber, plus food trucks and live music. The event runs in a park setting and includes a live artist demonstration area where vendors show their creative process. Back as a single-day event since 2021 after a brief hiatus, it's now the most successful iteration of the original 17th Street Arts Festival launched in 2012.

Held each August at the Cheyenne Depot Museum, Depot Days celebrates Cheyenne's deep railroad roots with exclusive access to the UP Steam Shop—home of the legendary Big Boy 4014—along with immersive exhibits and model railroads. The vendor Emporium takes place at the downtown Cheyenne Depot. Retail and food vendors must provide their own insurance; set up and maintain booths with their own equipment and materials (no electricity available); remain for the entire event length or forfeit future consideration; and collect and report their own sales tax to Wyoming.

The 130th Cheyenne Frontier Days runs in July in Cheyenne — a major rodeo festival with an exhibitor and vendor marketplace alongside the rodeo events. Food vendors work through a separate concessionaire; craft and product vendors apply directly. Known as the "Daddy of 'em All," this is a high-traffic, established event drawing serious foot traffic during one of the West's largest rodeos.

Tuesday Farmers Market in Cheyenne is a weekly downtown market requiring vendor approval prior to selling. Vendors must offer local foods and crafts. Contact the market manager at MarketManager@tuesdaymarket.org to apply.

Cheyenne Winter Farmers Market requires vendors to sell locally produced foods and crafts and maintain commercial liability insurance. All vendors must be approved before selling. Priority consideration deadline is September 1; applications accepted on a space-available basis after that date.

Held in Chugwater, Wyoming's 40th annual Chili Cook-Off draws over 3,000 attendees from Wyoming and surrounding states for red and green chili competitions, shopping, live entertainment, a ranch rodeo, and kids' programming. Pre-registered vendors can select their top three preferred booth locations from a vendor map on a first-come, first-served basis — a useful perk for optimizing foot traffic. Note: 2026 vendor spots and waitlist are currently full.

Year-round Saturday market in downtown Cody. May–September at Bob Moore Parking Lot (13th & Beck), October–April at the Cody VFW. Vendors offer produce, honey, meats, baked goods, eggs, herbal remedies, and crafts. Accepts local and non-local vendors with daily, seasonal, or annual memberships. Currently not accepting new bakery or craft vendors—categories are full. Check back for openings. Emphasis on fresh, locally-grown foods and direct farmer-to-community relationships.

Cowboy State Expo runs multiple times annually in Casper, with spring, summer, holiday, and winter editions held in mall spaces. Each vendor receives a welcome gift, and the expo partners with a local nonprofit to assist with load-in and load-out — you can also tip them directly. All raffle proceeds go to that nonprofit. One MLM company per booth (unless vendors are split between separate mall sections). Electricity available for an additional fee. Cancellations made two weeks prior can be credited toward a future expo within a year.

Glenrock's annual community festival with craft/food vendor participation.

Held in downtown Douglas's Jackalope Square each August and September, this Saturday market draws vendors from across Wyoming with produce, baked goods, jams, jellies, sauces, and crafts. A Douglas Main Street sponsored event.

City of Evanston farmers market with produce and vendor stalls.

Held in Green River in late June, Flaming Gorge Days is a three-day summer festival featuring a dedicated vendor fair (Friday–Saturday at Evers Park), a free concert, parade, car & bike show, disc golf and golf tournaments, pickleball and horseshoe competitions, and a foam party. The vendor fair draws local crafts, artisanal goods, and food vendors alongside community activities and entertainment.

One of Wyoming's premier county fairs, held each late July in Riverton. Fremont County Fair attracts nearly 500 youth participants, over 600 open-class exhibitors, and showcases 6,417 exhibits across livestock shows, 4-H/FFA competitions, PRCA rodeo, ranch rodeo, live music, and carnival. The 49-acre fairgrounds operate year-round and welcome craft and food vendors alongside agricultural exhibitors. Established event with a strong community following and high foot traffic.