Vendor Information
We are looking for new and established, local and regional, unique and creative makers. If this is you, please apply to our 2024 markets! Our goal is to showcase the very best of the local creative community at our events.
What is Crafts & Drafts?
Crafts & Drafts is a market event series now in its 9th year, and hosted by the Memphis Flyer. Our Summer Market in 2023 attracted 2,000+ guests and 84 artists and makers, and our Holiday Market in 2023 attracted 3,000+ guests and 146 artists and makers. We are proud of our efforts to support area creatives and we have 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!
Dates and Deadlines:
Crafts & Drafts Summer Market will be hosted on Saturday, June 15th from 10am-5pm at Crosstown Concourse. Our Crafts & Drafts Summer Market event application is now closed. If you’d like to be added to our review waitlist, please head here to do so.
Crafts & Drafts Holiday Market will be hosted on Saturday, November 9th from 10am-5pm at Crosstown Concourse. Our 2024 application is now open and application deadline is Monday, July 15th, 2024.
If you’d like to be notified when our 2025 event applications open please join our Vendor Mailing List here.
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.”