Vendor Information
We are looking for new and established, local and regional, unique and creative makers, artists, and crafters. If this is you, please apply to our 2026 markets! Our goal is to showcase the very best of the local creative community at our events.
What is Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival?
Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival (Crafts & Drafts for short!) is a market event series now in its 11th year, and hosted by the Memphis Flyer. We partner with Crosstown Arts to host this event at the fabulous Crosstown Concourse - outdoors on the Concourse Plaza and indoors within the Atrium. Our Summer Market in 2025 attracted 2,500+ guests and 75+ artists and makers, and our Holiday Market in 2025 attracted 3,500+ guests and 85+ artists and makers.
We are proud of our efforts to support area creatives and the Memphis Flyer has been part of the creative community ourselves since 1989. Shop Local is our goal and showcasing the best artist and makers in the Mid-South is our solution!
Check out our 2025 Holiday Market video here.
Check out a photo album from our 2025 Holiday Market here.
Dates and Deadlines:
Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival: Summer Market 2026 will be hosted on Saturday, June 6th from 10am-5pm at Crosstown Concourse. Our applications for this event will open on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 and will deadline on Monday, March 2nd, 2026. Vendors will be notified of their acceptance status on or before Monday, March 16th, 2026. This application period and deadline has now passed. If you’d like to join our waitlist, you may do so here.
Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival: Holiday Market 2026 will be hosted on Saturday, November 7th from 10am-4pm at Crosstown Concourse. Our applications for this event are open now and will deadline on Monday, June 1st, 2026. Vendors will be notified of their acceptance status on or before Monday, June 22nd, 2026. Our 2026 application for this event may be found here.
All application links are found here on our website once live.
Please note that we NEVER communicate via social media or messaging to vendors, and we communicate exclusively through direct email to our vendors and phone contact only; if you are being messaged by someone on social media about “your application,” please be aware you are communicating with a scammer!
Important Vendor Information:
Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival is a market showplace for local and regional artists, crafters, and makers.
There is no charge for artists, crafters, and makers to apply for our markets. Our vendor fee structure is detailed within our applications.
Our Crafts & Drafts events are juried markets. All applications will go through through a review process and each applicant will be accepted, declined, or waitlisted for each of our events. We strive for a healthy and diverse mix of all types of makers and artists at each event. Our selection committee reserves the right to decline acceptance of any application that they feel does not meet the criteria set by our committee. This includes makers and artists who may have participated in the past, but the committee has determined not to invite them to return.
Accepted applicants must provide their own tables, chairs, signage, and tents if outdoors. Additionally, outdoor vendors will be required to provide tent weights.
Vendors may not share their booth with other vendors.
Crafts & Drafts offers a few select onsite opportunities for local businesses that are not makers, artists, or crafters - if you’d like more information about these opportunities, please reach out to us at molly@willmottevents.com.
“Location, marketing, and planning were fantastic, and made for an amazing turnout. Everyone I spoke to was having a great day.”
“Man, you guys did SUCH a great job with this event. From the venue, music, layout, communication, promotion, awesome clean up crew- just fabulous! Thank you so much for your hard work to make this such a successful and well attended show!”
“This was our best festival in terms of revenue per hour EVER. It was so wonderful. The attendance was outstanding!”
“Just a beautiful event at Crosstown! Gets better and better each year. Well organized!!”
“The good vibes of it being an upscale, handcrafted, cool event to attend. Easy access, central without being all the way downtown.”
“This was our most profitable local one day show yet, and we were blown away by how many people were there and ready to shop.
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“The crowd was great. The other vendors were excellent to work with. The all over vibe was just spectacular. It’s my most successful event to date!”
“Love the atmosphere and location. It’s well organized and publicized.”