Chicago Art and Craft Festivals
Whether you are looking for a gift for yourself or for someone else, art and craft festivals provide an opportunity to peruse a variety of vendors.
If you are a creative, you are bound to find inspiration by strolling the market aisles and seeing what fellow artists have crafted.
Happy shopping!
Scroll through the festival list or click on a link below to go directly to the month you plan to attend a festival.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
If you are aware of a Chicago art and craft festival that has not been included on this page, please send the festival's information via DM using Twitter (@InspiredChicago).
Visit the following pages to find more festivals:
January
Maxwell Street Market, January 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2019 • Admission is free!
February
Maxwell Street Market, February 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2019 • Admission is free!
MADE, February 10, 2019 • Admission is free!
Randolph Street Market, February 23–24, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
March
Maxwell Street Market, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2019 • Admission is free!
Randolph Street Market, March 30–31, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
April
Maxwell Street Market, April 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2019 • Admission is free!
Revolution Craft Show Chicago (Spring Show), April 7, 2019 • Admission is free!
One of a Kind Show+Sale Chicago (Spring), April 26–28, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
SHOW of HANDS, April 26–28, 2019 • Tickets are required for Friday Night Preview, April 26. Admission is free April 27–28!
Randolph Street Market, April 27–28, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
May
MADE, May 5, 2019 • Admission is free!
Maxwell Street Market, May 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2019 • Admission is free!
Renegade Craft Fair (Halsted Street – Chicago Arts District in Pilsen), May 11–12, 2019 • Admission is free!
Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show, May 16–19, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
Randolph Street Market, May 25–26, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
June
57th Street Art Fair, June 1–2, 2019 • Admission is free!
Gold Coast Art Fair, June 1–2, 2019 • Admission is $5. Children ages 13 and under receive free admission.
Maxwell Street Market, June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2019 • Admission is free!
Old Town Art Fair, June 8–9, 2019 • Admission is a $10 donation per adult.
Wells Street Art Festival, June 8–9, 2019 • Admission is a suggested $8 donation.
Logan Square Arts Festival, June 28–30, 2019 • Admission is a suggested $5 donation.
Millennium Art Festival, June 28–30, 2019 • Admission is free!
Randolph Street Market, June 29–30, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
July
Maxwell Street Market, July 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2019 • Admission is free!
Southport Art Fest, July 13–14, 2019 • Admission is free!
Barrio Arts Fest, July 14–15, 2018* • Admission is free!
DuSable Museum of African American History Arts and Crafts Festival, July 14–15, 2018* • Admission is free!
artfest Michigan Avenue, July 19–20, 2019 • Admission is free!
Randolph Street Market, July 27–28, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
August
Maxwell Street Market, August 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2019 • Admission is free!
Glenwood Ave Arts Fest, August 16–18, 2019 • Admission is free!
Bucktown Arts Fest, August 24–25, 2019 • Admission is free!
Randolph Street Market, August 24–25, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
September
Maxwell Street Market, September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2019 • Admission is free!
Renegade Craft Fair (Division Street in Wicker Park), September 7–8, 2019 • Admission is free!
Lakeview East Festival of the Arts, September 14–15, 2019 • Admission is free!
Printer's Row Art Fest, September 14–15, 2019 • Admission is free!
Ravenswood ArtWalk & RAW Street Fest, September 14–15, 2019 • Admission is free! RAW Street Fest admission is a $5 donation.
EXPO CHICAGO, September 19–22, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
Andersonville Arts Fest, September 21–22, 2019 • Admission is free!
West Town Art Walk, September 27–28, 2019 • Admission is free!
Edgewater Arts Festival, September 28–29, 2019 • Admission is a suggested $5 donation.
Randolph Street Market, September 28–29, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
October
Maxwell Street Market, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2019 • Admission is free!
Folk Art Festival, October 12–14 and 16–21, 2018* • Admission is free!
Randolph Street Market, October 26–27, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
SOFA, October 31–November 3, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
November
SOFA, October 31–November 3, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
Maxwell Street Market, November 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2019 • Admission is free!
Revolution Craft Show Chicago, November 3, 2019 • Admission is free!
Christkindlmarket Chicago, November 16–December 24, 2018* • Admission is free!
Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville at Gallagher Way, Closed in 2018 due to construction
SHOW of HANDS Holiday, November 16–18, 2018* • Tickets are required for the November 16 Preview. Admission is free November 17–18!
Randolph Street Market, November 23–24, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
Black Friday Night Handmade Market, November 23, 2018* • Admission is free!
December
Christkindlmarket Chicago, November 16–December 24, 2018* • Admission is free!
Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville at Gallagher Way, Closed in 2018 due to construction
Maxwell Street Market, December 1, 8, and 15, 2019 • Admission is free!
Julmarknad, December 1–2, 2018* • Admission is a suggested $2 donation.
One of a Kind Show+Sale Chicago (Holiday), December 5–8, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
Renegade Craft Fair (Bridgeport Art Center), December 7–8, 2019 • Admission is free!
Chicago's Irish Christmas Market, December 8–10, 2017* (on hiatus in 2018) • Admission is free!
West Town Winterfest, December 7, 2019 • Admission is free!
Remix Chicago (Holiday Remix), December 9, 2017* • Admission is free!
Bucktown Holiday ArtShow, December 8–9, 2018* • Admission is free!
Randolph Street Market, December 14–15, 2019 • Admission varies (visit festival website for details).
MADE, December 15, 2019 • Admission is free!
Revolution Craft Show Chicago (Holiday Show), December 15, 2019 • Admission is free!
SHOW of HANDS Last-Minute, December 20, 2018* • Tickets are required (visit festival website for details).
*Festivals that have not been updated with information for 2019 will be updated when festival organizers announce the information for 2019.