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The vendor market report: October 2026

October 2026: 15,568 upcoming US markets are taking vendor applications, the median booth fee is $75, 242 application deadlines fall in the next 30 days, and 5,751 markets were newly listed in the last month.

Updated October 22, 2026 from 15,680 upcoming US listings on VendorsMap
Taking applications15,568Of 15,680 upcoming US markets
Median booth fee$75Middle half pay $40 to $150
Deadlines, next 30 days24247 in the next 7 days
Newly listed5,751Markets added in the last 30 days
By type of event

What is open this month

  • Craft fairs: 3,549 taking applications of 3,587 upcoming (99%).
  • Farmers markets: 5,072 taking applications of 5,092 upcoming (100%).
  • Festivals: 5,248 taking applications of 5,283 upcoming (99%).
  • Pop-up markets: 1,699 taking applications of 1,718 upcoming (99%).
Booth fees

What a booth costs right now

Each bar runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked. Full method and state table on the booth fees page.

Craft fairs

$85median

Middle half: $45 to $175. 441 paid fees, 12 free, of 3,587 upcoming listings. Usually a flat fee for the whole show.

Farmers markets

$30median

Middle half: $20 to $50. 172 paid fees, 21 free, of 5,092 upcoming listings. Usually per market day; season passes cost more.

Festivals

$100median

Middle half: $50 to $200. 404 paid fees, 19 free, of 5,283 upcoming listings. Food and large booths sit at the top of the range.

Pop-up markets

$60median

Middle half: $40 to $107. 216 paid fees, 14 free, of 1,718 upcoming listings. Often per event, sometimes with a small table fee.

Where

States with the most markets taking vendors

  1. California: 1,140 taking applications
  2. Texas: 1,132 taking applications
  3. Florida: 950 taking applications
  4. New York: 721 taking applications
  5. North Carolina: 520 taking applications
  6. Georgia: 484 taking applications
The holiday season

Holiday markets and Christmas craft fairs

Between Nov 1 and Dec 31, 3,281 holiday shows are listed in the US and 3,230 are taking vendors. 137 of those close applications in the next 30 days. Their median booth fee is $85.

How this report is made

Every number is counted from the upcoming US events listed on VendorsMap as of October 22, 2026: craft fairs, farmers markets, festivals and pop-up markets that have not yet happened by their own dates. “Taking applications” means the listing is open to vendors now. Booth fees count only fees stated as a dollar amount or as free, using an event's cheapest tier. Deadlines count listings that state one. “Newly listed” counts public listings created in the last 30 days. The report refreshes every few hours, and its title always names the month the numbers are from.

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