Festivals in North Carolina Looking for VendorsFestivals in North Carolina Looking for Vendors
156 festivals in North Carolina are taking vendor applications. Dates, booth fees and deadlines, soonest first.156 taking vendors right now.
As of October 21, 2026, VendorsMap lists 156 upcoming festivals in North Carolina, and 156 are taking vendor applications. 36 of those list a booth fee; where it is one clear price, the median is $89.56. Next application deadline: East by NorthEast in Durham, October 21.
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NC State Fair 2026
Raleigh · Wed-Sun, Oct 21-25
North Carolina State Fair
Raleigh · Wed-Sun, Oct 21-25
Festifall Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill · Wed-Sun, Oct 21-Nov 1
East by NorthEast
Durham · Saturdays
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6th Annual Sun Valley Commons Fall Festival
Indian Trail, NC · Sat
Indian TrailFestival
Fee $75 per 10x10 space
Festival
$75 per 10x10 space · No deadline listed
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Dates, booth fee and deadline as each organizer published them.
| Next date | Event | Booth fee | Apply by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21-Nov 1Wed-Sun | Festifall Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 21-24Wed-Sat | Maxton Harley Riders 44th Annual Bike ShowMaxton, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 21-25Wed-Sun | NC State Fair 2026Raleigh, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 21-25Wed-Sun | North Carolina State FairRaleigh, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 22-24Thu-Sat | Big Lick Fall MarketOakboro, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 23-25Fri-Sun | Christmas Made in the SouthConcord, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24Sat | 6th Annual Sun Valley Commons Fall FestivalIndian Trail, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee $75 per 10x10 space | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24Sat | Big Annie's 6th Annual Bluegrass FestivalBurgaw, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24-25Sat-Sun | Clayton Harvest Festival Vendor FairClayton, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24Sat | Downtown Mebane Halloween SpooktacularMebane, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| SaturdaysOctober 24, 2026 | East by NorthEastDurham, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee $100 | Apply by Oct 21 |
| Oct 24-25Sat-Sun | Hippie Fest - North CarolinaSalisbury, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24Sat | Koren Farms Fall MarketMocksville, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24Sat | Lexington Barbecue FestivalLexington, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24-25Sat-Sun | NC Festival by the SeaHolden Beach, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 24Sat | NC Yam FestivalTabor City, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 30Fri | Witches Dance Bizarre BazaarSalisbury, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Oct 31Sat | Seaboard FestivalHamlet, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 6-8Fri-Sun | Greensboro Holiday MarketGreensboro, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 7-8Sat-Sun | Fall Weaverville Art SafariWeaverville and Barnardsville, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 7Sat | Levine Senior Center Annual Holiday MarketMatthews, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 7Sat | NC Cotton FestivalDunn, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 7-8Sat-Sun | NC Whirligig FestivalWilson, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 7Sat | North Carolina Pecan and Music FestivalWhiteville, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | Apply by Nov 5 |
| Nov 7Sat | Statesville Pumpkin FestStatesville, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 7Sat | Veterans Salute, Brew & QueTroy, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 14Sat | Maxton Collard FestivalMaxton, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 20-21Fri-Sat | Newland Christmas Tree FestivalNewland, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 21Sat | Candlelight Christmas DowntownRandleman, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 27Fri | A Dickens HolidayFayetteville, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Nov 28Sat | Festival in the Park at NC Holiday FlotillaWrightsville Beach, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 4-6Fri-Sun | Core Sound Waterfowl WeekendHarkers Island, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 4Fri | Light Up ElkinElkin, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 5Sat | Annual Kenly Christmas Celebration & Parade (Christmas on Main)Kenly, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 5Sat | Christmas at the LakeGranite Quarry, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 5-19Sat-Sat | Christmas Kings MountainKings Mountain, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 5-6Sat-Sun | Core Sound Decoy FestivalHarkers Island, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 5Sat | Light Up the NightBrevard, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 5Sat | Sun Valley Commons Christmas ShowIndian Trail, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 11Fri | A Classic Christmas in MooresvilleMooresville, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 12Sat | 2026 Bavarian Holiday FestBelmont, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | Apply by Dec 11 |
| Dec 12Sat | Christmas on Piedmont AvenueKings Mountain, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Dec 12Sat | ChristmasFest: Moravian Advent/Christmas Festival & Holiday MarketWinston-Salem, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Jan 29-31Fri-Sun | Wilmington Antique and Vintage MarketWilmington, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Mar 14Sun | Emerald Isle St. Patrick's FestivalEmerald Isle, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee $75 craft vendor space | No deadline listed |
| Apr 3Sat | Charlotte SHOUT! FestivalCharlotte, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Apr 7-11Wed-Sun | NC Azalea Festival300 N. Water St. Wilmington, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Apr 7-11Wed-Sun | NC Azalea Festival Street FairWilmington, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | Apply by Feb 1 |
| Apr 16-18Fri-Sun | Celebration of Spring Pottery TourSeagrove, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
| Apr 23-25Fri-Sun | Fayetteville Dogwood FestivalFestival Park and Downtown Fayetteville, NC · FestivalTaking vendor applications | Fee Ask organizer | No deadline listed |
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Where can I sell as a vendor in North Carolina?
VendorsMap lists 156 upcoming festivals in North Carolina, and 156 are taking vendor applications right now. The most listings are in Charlotte (8), Raleigh (7), Burgaw (5). Every listing shows its dates, location, booth fee and deadline where the organizer published them.
How much are booth fees for festivals in North Carolina?
36 of the 156 festivals taking applications in North Carolina list a booth fee. Among the 4 that state one clear price, the median is $89.56, the middle half run $66 to $175, and the range is $25 to $400. The rest describe their fees in their own words or ask vendors to contact them; each listing shows what the organizer wrote.
Which festivals in North Carolina are taking vendor applications now?
156 are taking applications. The soonest: NC State Fair 2026 in Raleigh (Oct 21-25); North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh (Oct 21-25); Festifall Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill (Oct 21-Nov 1); East by NorthEast in Durham (October 24, 2026). The full list, soonest first, is on this page.
When are the next vendor application deadlines in North Carolina?
13 of the festivals taking applications publish a deadline still ahead. The next ones: East by NorthEast in Durham, October 21; MerleFest Heritage Crafts & Shoppes in Wilkesboro, November 1; North Carolina Pecan and Music Festival in Whiteville, November 5; 2026 Bavarian Holiday Fest in Belmont, December 11; NC Folk Festival in Greensboro, January 31, 2027.
How do I apply to sell at a festival in North Carolina?
Open the listing to check its dates, booth fee and deadline, then apply. 2 of the 156 taking applications here are run by their organizers on VendorsMap, so you can usually apply and message the organizer right on the listing. For the others, the listing links to the organizer's own application so you can apply externally. A free VendorsMap account keeps your applications in one place and alerts you when new festivals near you open.
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