Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Delaware

The Alpaca Festival is hosted by Four Acres Living on Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at their 15-acre farm. Dozens of local craft vendors sell handmade alpaca wearables, home-grown goods, and natural products, including spinners, knitters, and felters. The Four Acres Living Farm Store is open during the festival, selling outerwear, raw fiber, yarn, and eco-friendly gifts made on the farm. Vendor fit skews toward fiber arts, farm goods, and natural products. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Belmont Hall Farmers Market is held the third Saturday of each month from 8:00 AM to noon at Belmont Hall, 217 Smyrna Leipsic Road in Smyrna, Delaware. It's a newly established market set on the grounds of a historic 1773 Georgian mansion estate.

Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival has been a Bethany Beach tradition for nearly 50 years. The one-day show features 100+ juried artists—both local and from around the country—displaying jewelry, glass, pottery, watercolor and oil painting, photography, woodworking, and metalwork along the bandstand, boardwalk, and downtown streets. Beach backdrop included.

Sunday morning farmers market in the town center of Bethany Beach, Delaware, running since 2007. Regionally grown produce, honey, cheese, eggs, bread, herbs, and native plants. Note: This market is not accepting new vendors.

Held in Bethel, this seasonal market operates first and third Saturdays, May through September. Full Season fee: $130.

Hosted by the Bowers Beach Maritime Museum, the bash celebrates its 14th year as a free, family-friendly event each Memorial Day weekend. From 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the waterfront transforms into an interactive pirate experience with treasure hunts, live music, hands-on demonstrations, and a full pirate encampment created by reenactors—hourly cannon and musket firings, and activities for all ages. Vendors include craft and period vendors alongside food vendors. Additional highlights include petting zoo, food trucks, and pirate-themed merchandise vendors. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

Held the weekend after Labor Day in Wilmington from 10am-6pm, the Brandywine Festival of the Arts is Delaware's largest arts festival and a 50+ year tradition. Now regionally popular and nationally recognized, it consistently ranks in the top 100 shows in the country and draws participants from across the United States. Expect 200+ juried artists, live music, food vendors, and a well-established crowd.

Brandywine Park Farmers Market in Wilmington runs Saturdays 9am-12pm from May through October and draws produce, baked goods, artisan goods, and food vendors. The market hosts a women-only walk club that brings 50–100+ participants each week, creating steady foot traffic and a strong community-wellness angle. Live music, food trucks, and coffee stands round out the vendor mix. Accept FMNP benefits. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Brandywine Spring Festival of the Arts is a two-day outdoor festival at Siegel JCC's Outdoor Campus in Wilmington, Delaware, carrying on a regional arts tradition running since 1961. More than 150 artists and artisans exhibit paintings, ceramics, photography, jewelry, and other fine art and handmade goods, alongside food vendors, live entertainment, and hands-on art activities. The setting is family-oriented and pet-friendly.

The Apple-Scrapple Festival is held the second full weekend of October in Bridgeville, Delaware, now in its 34th year. First held in 1992 to celebrate the region's agricultural heritage, it honors both the town's apple industry and local scrapple production — RAPA Scrapple, the world's largest producer, is based here. The festival has been named one of the top 100 events in North America by the American Bus Association. More than 500 vendors sell across four separate areas: the middle school craft show, a trade show, a food court, and street booths. The Schoolhouse Craft Show runs Saturday from 9 AM to 4 PM and sells out for handmade vendors every year, so applying early matters. Live entertainment and food run throughout the weekend.

Held in Laurel each August, Broad Creek Bash (formerly Broad Creek Bike and Brew) combines bike rides and a 5K run/walk with a post-event after-party at Janosik Park featuring live music, Dogfish Head beer, and local food trucks. The second annual event draws cyclists on 25 mile, 50 mile, and metric rides through scenic byways and historic attractions including Laurel Heritage Museum, Old Christ Church, and Trap Pond State Park. Half of all proceeds benefit local nonprofits. Food and craft vendors are welcome—the after-party is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with strong foot traffic from both active participants and community attendees. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Carousel Farmers Market runs May through October at Carousel Park, with fresh produce, bakery items, honey, jams, prepared foods, and handmade goods. A free little library operates at the market.

The 39th annual Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Wilmington is a free seven-day celebration each August honoring the legacy of the late jazz trumpet virtuoso. The festival draws major jazz artists across multiple genres and includes live painting during performances. One of the longest-running free jazz festivals on the East Coast. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Co-op Farmers Market in Newark, Delaware is a joint effort between the Co-op and its vendors, giving shoppers direct contact with local producers and businesses. Fee schedule: $900.00 Full Season (30 Markets), Double Space (20x10) $450.00 Full Season (30 Markets), Single Space (10x10) $225.00 Half Season (15 Markets), Single Space (10x10) Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link is available online.

Running in its 15th year, the Delaware Beer, Wine & Spirits Festival is the only statewide showcase for Delaware's beer, wine, and spirits industry. Held at the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover, this year's event celebrates the Semiquincentennial with special anniversary beers, craft cocktails using classic recipes, live music, food trucks, and assorted vendors. Every producer on the Delaware Beer, Wine & Spirits Trail will be represented. Non-food vendor registration is open. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

Held in Hockessin, Delaware Chinese Festival has been running for over 20 years, hosted by the Chinese American Community Center (CACC), a nonprofit founded in 1982. The festival fosters understanding of Chinese culture and heritage through exhibits, performances, and cuisines. Expect a food court with authentic cuisine, cultural performances, folk dancing, calligraphy, martial arts, and children's activities. The mix includes food vendors, artisan crafters (paintings, calligraphy, traditional crafts), and performers—a culturally focused audience drawn to support the community center's mission. Note: Vendor fees are not listed online for this event. Please contact the organizer directly for pricing.

Held each October in Historic Delaware City along the waterfront at Battery Park, Delaware City Day has been running since 1980. The festival honors the town's riverfront heritage and "small town America" character — this year marks Delaware City's 200th bicentennial with special celebrations throughout. Alcohol-free, family-friendly event with fireworks at dusk.

Delafaire is the state's namesake Renaissance festival at Firebase Lloyd; 90+ artisan and craft vendors, food vendors, five stages of professional shows, armored combat, equestrian and falconry shows.

Hosted by The Stevenson Foundation at Schellville (11am–5pm) dozens of seafood vendors, craft vendors, live music, cooking demos, beer and seafood pairing, raffles. Benefits Delaware Center for Inland Bays and Delaware Restaurant Foundation.

Delaware's annual state fair held in Harrington at the end of July is a ten-day event spanning over 300 acres and featuring 100+ food vendors, carnival rides, concerts, wrestling, rodeo, races, agricultural exhibits, and other typical state fair demonstrations. At 10 consecutive days, it's the longest-running fair in Delmarva and the largest. Note: No application link or vendor information is currently available online.

Held in Delmar at State Street Park, this market brings together local farmers, food producers, and artisans on second and fourth Saturdays each May through September. Offerings include farm-fresh produce, eggs, honey, and handmade goods from small-business artisans. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

In its 34th year, this October festival in Houston at G & R Campground brings live painters, craft vendors, and live music. Two free workshops on Saturday serve musicians of all levels, while Friday night hosts a Folk Hero Contest. Dogfish brewing sponsors the beer tent, and the on-site kitchen serves food. Camping on-site available. Note: No application link or vendor information is currently available online.

93rd annual celebration of Delaware's capital with biggest parade in Kent County, maypole dancing, 100-300 craft and food vendors, historic re-enactors, colonial artisans' village, and live entertainment. ABA Top 100 USA Event.

Annual African American cultural festival on Delaware's Eastern Shore in Seaford features around 50 vendors. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Farmers Market at Sea Colony is a producer-only market in coastal Delaware where everything sold is grown or produced within 60 miles of Bethany Beach. Most produce is picked the morning of market, arriving just hours after harvest. Expect a strong lineup of Delmarva farmers, bakers, and specialty producers—peaches, berries, cut flowers, artisanal breads, grass-fed beef, gourmet mushrooms, lavender products, and regenerative-farm vegetables. Note: Shockingly little information is available online—You must contact this organizer directly to apply or visit the market in person.