Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Antioch, California
Antioch likes a festival — jazz and blues on the waterfront, a multicultural celebration, a Boots & BBQ weekend — and they give its 10-event calendar most of its color, with a couple of farmers markets keeping the weeks ticking along.
Antioch Jazz & Blues Festival
FestivalCelebrate Antioch Foundation signature festival at Williamson Ranch Park over Mother's Day weekend. Five live bands including the Deer Valley High School Jazz Band, local food trucks, beer and wine, shaded seating and roughly 30 artisan vendor spaces.
Antioch Multicultural Festival
FestivalAnnual multicultural festival presented by the City of Antioch in partnership with Bay Area Backyard Movement, a vendor-market organizer running events across the Bay Area. City special-event vendor applications are handled through the City of Antioch vendor page.
Boots & BBQ Festival
FestivalCelebrate Antioch Foundation signature festival at Waldie Plaza on the Rivertown waterfront. Amateur BBQ cook-off, Rotary Club of the Delta cornhole tournament, live music, beer and wine garden, kid zone with line dancing instruction, BBQ food trucks and artisan vendors.
Contra Costa County Fair
FairFour-day county fair at the Contra Costa Event Park. Separate application tracks for commercial vendors (apparel, crafts and retail), food concessions and entertainment. Carnival, livestock, rodeo and motorsports programming alongside the vendor midway.
Holiday Delites Sip & Shop Craft Fair
HolidayAnnual Rivertown holiday celebration featuring a Sip and Shop craft fair with 30-plus artisan vendors selling handmade crafts, decor and jewelry, alongside a holiday parade, tree lighting and photos with Santa. Vendor registration runs through a JotForm link on the event page.
Kaiser Antioch Farmers' Market
FarmersManaged by Mathew Yee; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.
Rhythms by the River
FestivalFall festival on the Antioch riverfront produced by the Celebrate Antioch Foundation. Music stage, beer and wine garden, cornhole tournament, food trucks, vendor booths and a kids games zone.
Rivertown Certified Farmers' Market
FarmersManaged by Doug Hayden; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.
Rivertown Peddlers Fair
CraftAnnual peddlers fair on West 2nd Street in downtown Rivertown, produced by the Celebrate Antioch Foundation. Street-fair format with craft, vintage and general merchandise sellers.
The Second Sunday's Artisan Market
ArtisanJuried outdoor artisan market on the Rivertown waterfront in downtown Antioch, running alongside the Antioch Farmers' Market. Handcrafted goods from local artisans; spaces are limited and fill quickly. Produced by the Celebrate Antioch Foundation.