Please Note: The events listed in our "Event Finder" section are not produced by I Heart Indie Markets unless they are specifically branded as an I.H.I.M. Pop-up Event. Our event finder lists indie markets all over the country run by all sorts of independent event organizers. We do not promote or endorse these events as our own. The event finder is simply a tool we offer to help artists and makers find more event opportunities.
If you want to know more information about any of the events in our event finder section, then please reach out directly to the organizers in charge of running the event, as we will not be unable to answer your questions about events that are not I.H.I.M. related.
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If you're looking for the current I.H.I.M. Pop-ups taking place, please visit our I.H.I.M. Pop-up Calendar page or our applications page.
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The original illustration above was created by T.L. Luke. Follow her on Instagram @tl.luke or visit her website www.tl-luke.com
Illinois
Chicago
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Chicago Artisan Market | Chicago, IL
"Our vendors are small businesses run by people who carry on the City of Chicago’s rich history as a “city that works.” The sheer ingenuity and passion that goes into making their products is a cause for celebration — so we created a market to do just that!"
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Dovetail Holiday Market | Chicago, IL
"Join us for four weekends of beer, food, gifts, Glühkriek and more!"
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Markets for Makers | Brooklyn, NY
"Our markets are carefully curated with Makers who create items you can’t easily find in stores. Discover of one-of-a-kind or small batch items you never thought to look for with Makers specializing in home decor, fashion, art, design, food, and more. We aim to forge the relationship between independent artists and their future loyal customers."
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"Founded by artists for artists in 2003, Renegade was the first event of its kind, and today has built a grassroots movement across the U.S. and beyond. Our mission is to create vibrant platforms for creatives to gather, grow, and thrive."
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Sauced Night Market | Chicago, IL
"SAUCED is a roving night market dedicated to emerging chefs, artists, and artisans. SAUCED takes the traditional market format and flips it on its head with a live DJ, food, and all-local goods."
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North Shore Artisan Market | North Shore Chicago Area
"Our artisan markets celebrate the ingenuity of independently owned, small businesses who channel their passions into creating one-of-a-kind products. Meet & shop with the artisans themselves – and learn how they make their unique & functional creations. Shop small, local & sustainable!"
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Markets for Makers | West Chicago Area
"Our markets are carefully curated with Makers who create items you can’t easily find in stores. Discover of one-of-a-kind or small batch items you never thought to look for with Makers specializing in home decor, fashion, art, design, food, and more. We aim to forge the relationship between independent artists and their future loyal customers."
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Naperville
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Naperville Artisan Market | Naperville, IL
"This curated, 2-day outdoor market celebrates the ingenuity of independently owned, small businesses who channel their passions into creating one-of-a-kind products. Meet & shop with the makers themselves – and learn how they create their unique and functional products. Support small, local, safe & sustainable."
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Oak Brook​
Oak Brook Artisan Market | Oak Brook, IL
"Our outdoor markets in Oak Brook showcase the Midwest’s finest artisans in fashion, food, home & art. Our curated show celebrates the ingenuity of independently owned, small businesses who channel their passions into creating one-of-a-kind products."
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana Makers Market | Indianapolis, IN
"Indiana Maker's Market is a collaboration of several small local business owners from totally different art...istic backgrounds, collectively sharing the same passion for art."
Indiana Artisan Marketplace | Indianapolis, IN
"Known as the state’s premier art and food experience, the Indiana Artisan Marketplace features two fun-filled days in the spring to engage with artists, see their work, watch them create, taste their foods, sample their wines, and buy the best in Hoosier craftsmanship."
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Indy Made Market | Indianapolis, IN
"With love handmade. Shop local."
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South Bend
South Bend Artisan Market | South Bend, IN
"It's the perfect opportunity to find one-of-a-kind treasures while celebrating the vibrant creativity of the South Bend community!."
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Rebel Art Fest | South Bend, IN
"REBEL ART FEST is an annual curated showcase of local makers, artists and musicians with the best modern craft, design and sound. The first festival was in the fall of 2016 in the alley and side street by MAKE SOUTH BEND."
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Iowa
​Cedar Falls
The Pear Fair | Cedar Falls, IA
"...a curated showcase of the very best in local and regional handmade craft and design.Founded by Mohair Pear in the spring of 2010, we wanted to introduce our customers to the artists who make the handmade gifts we carry along with new and unique crafters and artists from Iowa and the Midwest each year. "
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Tipton
Good Makers Market | Tipton, IA
"...you will find the best of the best hand-picked vendors from around the Midwest. Everything from handmade and vintage, to rusty, junky goodness, amazing food trucks and local live music. Just good people with good goods as we like to say!"
Michigan
Detroit
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Detroit Urban Craft Fair | Detroit, MI
"The Detroit Urban Craft Fair’s mission is to elevate handmade goods as an alternative to mass-produced items, and to support and elevate small craft businesses and our community in the holiday season."
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Flint
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"The Craft Markets feature 40 vendors with a large variety of unique, modern handmade items..."
Grand Rapids
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"In 2015, we founded Made Market with the goal of coming alongside the maker community and supporting their small businesses, providing a platform and an elevated visibility from which to share their work. That vision has only strengthened as we have had the privilege of working with so many incredible local and regional makers."
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West Michigan​
Merchants & Makers | West Michigan
"Merchants and Makers is a collective of West Michigan creatives + shops coming together to feature their products in a fun, relaxed event space. This isn’t your grandmother’s bazaar, although she would probably have a blast (so bring her!) It’s Etsy in person. It’s a curated party of handmade goodness. It’s a new generation of craft fair..."
Minnesota
Minneapolis
"..the passion to create a "community meets artisan event" focused on the experience of meeting the maker and bringing the local community together in this..."
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Missouri
Kansas City
The Strawberry Swing | Kansas City, MO
"Full of creatives who are experts at their work, this highly curated indie craft fair is the Midwest’s celebration of the handmade movement. "
North Dakota
Fargo
"...over 70 crazy talented makers, artists, and crafters! You’ll get connected to creativity, get to support all kinds of small and inspiring businesses, and get out of the house to make things, eat and drink things, and have one helluva weekend in Fargo."
South Dakota
COMING SOON
Ohio
Cincinnati
Crafty Supermarket | Cincinnati, OH
"Crafty Supermarket is an indie craft show of metropolitan proportions in the heart of Cincinnati, Ohio. Our juried show features crafters, artists and makers from all over North America."
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Cleveland
Cleveland Bazaar | Cleveland, OH
"Cleveland Bazaar is northeast Ohio’s longest-running indie craft show, with over a decade of fantastic events on our track record and even better things to come."
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Toledo
"Handmade Toledo is a creative multi-purpose space that includes a handmade maker shop, workshop space for all sorts of handmade, hands on, make-and-take classes and skillshares, maker studio spaces, gallery space, and also serves as an event space that hosts art related events, and provides an opportunity for artists and makers to join a like-minded inspiring community."
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Wisconsin Makers Market| Eau Claire, WI
"Wisconsin Makers Market strives to host local vendor markets that are more than a typical craft fair."
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Madison
The Big Gay Market| Madison, WI
"The mission of The Big Gay Market is to host inclusive, welcoming, and fun maker/local business markets for the Madison community and beyond."
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"...The Crafty Fair's mission is to bring a different kind of craft show experience. To offer handmade items from artists across Wisconsin and surrounding states to Madison shoppers. This is a way to support local artists, and feel great about your purchases, and to meet the people who create it."
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"Pop-Up Events and Local markets featuring creative vendors at the gorgeous Garver Feed Mill in Madison, WI."
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Madison Makers Market | Madison, WI
"...strives to connect the Madison community with local makers and crafters, as well as local bars and breweries, by marrying the two together for a fun, unique makers market/pub-crawl experience! Our shows typically involve multiple locations within walking distance of one another so shoppers can get out and walk around the community, while stopping to have drink or bite to eat, and also shopping handmade goods."
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Sauced Night Market | Madison, WI
"SAUCED is a roving night market dedicated to emerging chefs, artists, and artisans. SAUCED takes the traditional market format and flips it on its head with a live DJ, food, and all-local goods."
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Milwaukee
"...the most unique holiday shopping event in Milwaukee. ...We bring together the most high-quality and unique artist, crafters and makers from Milwaukee and beyond to give you a chance to find the perfect gift for everyone on your shopping list. "
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Milwaukee Makers Market | Milwaukee, WI
"Milwaukee Makers Market is a seasonal art, craft, and maker market held in various spaces like Discovery World, Ivy House MKE, local venues, and more! Our vendors are comprised of seasoned crafters, artists, freelance designers, small business owners, and full-time makers."
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Re: Craft & Relic | Milwaukee, WI
"Our traditional event is a two-day, indoor, ticketed, Midwest market held three times a year at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex in Franklin, WI."
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Sauced Night Market | Milwaukee, WI
"SAUCED is a roving night market dedicated to emerging chefs, artists, and artisans. SAUCED takes the traditional market format and flips it on its head with a live DJ, food, and all-local goods."
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Oskkosh
Urban Craft Fair | Oshkosh, WI
"Urban Craft Fair in Downtown Oshkosh... with over 40 vendors.
Please Note: The events listed in our "Event Finder" section are not produced by I Heart Indie Markets unless they are specifically branded as an I.H.I.M. Pop-up Event. Our event finder lists indie markets all over the country run by all sorts of independent event organizers. We do not promote or endorse these events as our own. The event finder is simply a tool we offer to help artists and makers find more event opportunities.
If you want to know more information about any of the events in our event finder section, then please reach out directly to the organizers in charge of running the event, as we will not be unable to answer your questions about events that are not I.H.I.M. related.
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If you're looking for the current I.H.I.M. Pop-ups taking place, please visit our I.H.I.M. Pop-up Calendar page or our applications page.
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The original illustration above was created by T.L. Luke. Follow her on Instagram @tl.luke or visit her website www.tl-luke.com