Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Vallejo, California
Vallejo's waterfront hosts the Mad Hatter's July 4th Waterfront Festival, and the same producers bring the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival and Parade downtown on the first Saturday of December. Its 6 events also include the Solano County Fair in June, the Vallejo Art Walk on Marin Street every second Friday, and farmers markets on Saturdays and Fridays year-round.
Kaiser Vallejo Farmers Market
FarmersManaged by Ahmad Baratti; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.
Mad Hatter Holiday Festival and Parade
HolidayAnnual first-Saturday-in-December holiday festival in historic downtown Vallejo, produced by Hyperion Community Partners in partnership with the City of Vallejo. Wonderland festival activities include craft and food vendors, dancing horses and children's rides, followed by the Mad Hatter Parade, a tree lighting ceremony and a lighted boat parade. The same organizer runs the July 4th waterfront festival. Vendor spots are arranged by contacting the organizer directly.
Mad Hatter's July 4th Waterfront Festival
FestivalTwelfth-year Independence Day festival on Vallejo's waterfront, produced by Hyperion Community Partners in partnership with the City of Vallejo. Makers, peddlers and merchants sell through the day, and at dusk the event becomes a night market with food trucks, an international food court, live entertainment and a lighted sky show. Also features the annual Maritime Dog Parade, giant kites, classic cars, an artisan craft beer and wine garden and cultural performances. Vendor, sponsor and volunteer spots are arranged by contacting the organizer directly rather than through an online form.
Solano County Fair
Fair77th annual Solano County Fair at the fairgrounds in Vallejo, combining livestock and 4-H/FFA exhibits and the junior livestock auction with a carnival, entertainment stages, Family Ag Day and a commercial vendor and food concession marketplace. Commercial vendors and food and beverage concessionaires apply through the fairgrounds' EventHub listing; a 2026 commercial vendor and food and beverage concessionaire handbook PDF sets out the rules and rates.
Vallejo Art Walk
ArtisanFree monthly art walk through Vallejo's downtown arts district with handmade crafts, street vendors, gallery openings, open shops, restaurants and live music, headquartered at the City Arts Gallery on Virginia Street. The organizer states there is currently no fee for artists to present and sell work and no need to email in advance to secure a spot; artists set up on the 600 or 700 block of Marin Street between Georgia and Capitol and are advised to arrive early to coordinate. Food vendors handle their own Solano County and City of Vallejo licensing, and amplified music on the street requires a city permit. A $100 vendor microgrant has been offered on some dates.
Vallejo Farmers Market
FarmersManaged by Shawn Lipetzky; no stall fee is published in the CDFA register.
