Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in North Dakota

Held in Mandan around Independence Day, Art in the Park Festival runs alongside Mandan Rodeo Days and draws thousands of spectators from across North Dakota and neighboring states. The festival features art and craft booths, food vendors, and live entertainment throughout the weekend. Originally created to promote local artistic talent, it has grown into a popular summer draw that attracts exhibitors from the region.

The Bismarck Christmas Show fills 250 booths with over 160 exhibitors selling handmade arts, crafts, and baked goods from across the country. Now in its 17th year, it's a handmade-only show, so resale and imported goods aren't part of the mix. The booth-to-exhibitor ratio means many vendors take multiple spaces.

BisMarket is a nonprofit farmers market serving the Bismarck-Mandan area, carrying exclusively North Dakota products. That in-state sourcing requirement is the key vendor constraint — everything sold must originate in North Dakota. Full season rate: $275 Per Day / Drop-in: $25 (Crop) to $80 (Craft)

Blue Goose Days runs the first weekend in June, with craft and food vendors set up at the zoo on Saturday. The weekend opens Thursday evening with Kinship's Amazing Race, and Saturday brings a morning parade, US Fish and Wildlife Service educational programming at the zoo, and a birthday celebration for the zoo's orangutan, Tal. The zoo setting means vendors sell to a family audience that has already paid to be on site, with the parade drawing additional foot traffic Saturday morning.

Capital A'Fair is an annual summer art festival on the North Dakota State Capitol grounds in Bismarck, hosted by the Bismarck Art & Galleries Association. It features roughly 100 art and food vendors and draws an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 visitors.

State-run farmers and artisans market on the Capitol grounds NW lot features produce, baked goods, meats, honey, jams, flowers, plants, soaps, wines, and handmade crafts. Locally grown, pesticide-free produce.

The Downtown Fargo Street Fair marks its 50th year in 2026, drawing more than 100,000 visitors over three days with hundreds of vendors. Sellers come from across the country, and the fair combines craft and merchandise booths with a wide food lineup, local beer and beverages, and live music throughout downtown. At that scale, this is one of the largest street fairs in the region — high foot traffic, national vendor competition for space, and a three-day commitment.

Downtown Development Assoc. street fair; 100+ vendors, crafters, food trucks

The Downtown Bismarck Street Fair features 180 arts, craft, and food vendors lining the streets of downtown. Produced by the Downtowners, the fair started in 1973 as Customer Appreciation Days and is now in its 53rd year.

The Grand Cities Art Festival is an annual early-June event along the Red River in downtown Grand Forks, with over 200 visual artists exhibiting. Booths feature local and regional painters, potters, sculptors, and jewelers, alongside live music and performance, hands-on art activities for kids, and food trucks and pop-up cafés from area vendors.

The Island Park Show is a juried art and craft show in Island Park in downtown Fargo. Every exhibitor is reviewed and selected on craftsmanship, spanning fine art through handmade goods, so acceptance isn't guaranteed. Live entertainment runs through the show, and amenities include shaded picnic seating and a nursing tent. A Mini Makers Mart on Saturday gives young makers from the community space to sell their own handmade work.

The Jamestown Farmers Market runs Saturdays year round in Downtown Jamestown, with roughly a dozen farmers plus bakers and local artists. Vendors sell fresh produce, prepared food, and handmade art, with live music and kids' activities alongside. Vending is open to farmers, producers, and artisans located within a 70-mile radius, so this is a genuinely local market by rule. Fees: Part time, Half Season, and Full Season rates with varying requirements.

Junkin' Market Days is a female-owned, curated market for small businesses across the Midwest — hosting weekend events in Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Expect boutique clothes, jewelry, shabby chic home decor, rustic furniture, vintage, antiques, candles, gourmet foods, and more. Markets draw shoppers who are serious about shopping.

Junkin' Market Days is a female-owned, curated market for small businesses across the Midwest — hosting weekend events in Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Expect boutique clothes, jewelry, shabby chic home decor, rustic furniture, vintage, antiques, candles, gourmet foods, and more. Markets draw shoppers who are serious about shopping.

The Minot Christmas Show fills over 300 booths with more than 200 exhibitors selling handmade arts, crafts, and baked goods from across the country. Now in its 51st year, it's one of the larger handmade holiday shows in the region, with a handmade-only standard that rules out resale and imports. The booth-to-exhibitor ratio means many vendors take multiple spaces.

The Minot Farmers Market is a seasonal open-air market at Oak Park in Minot, with over 35 local vendors selling fresh produce, meats, baked goods, and handmade crafts. Vendors must live and produce within 100 miles of Minot, sell only what they make or grow.

Presented by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, the Minot Pride of Dakota Showcase features North Dakota–made products across gourmet food, art, books, jewelry, sporting goods, home decor, apparel, children's items, and pet products. The key vendor requirement is Pride of Dakota membership — the program is limited to North Dakota businesses, so eligibility runs through the state Department of Agriculture rather than a standard show application. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Minot Spring Show features over 250 booths of handmade crafts, art, and baked goods. Now in its 36th year, it's part of The BIG ONE Arts & Craft Fair series, which also runs the region's Christmas shows. The indoor venue removes early-April weather risk.

The ND Chokecherry Festival runs each August around North Dakota's state fruit, with regional vendors, live music, and food. Programming includes a pancake breakfast, a fun run, Chokecherry Express mini train rides, and chokecherry-flavored treats throughout. Note: Vendor fees are not listed online for this event. Please contact the organizer directly for pricing.

The North Dakota State Fair is the state's largest annual event, drawing over 300,000 visitors to Minot across nine days each July. The fair includes grandstand concerts, livestock shows, 4-H and FFA exhibits, a carnival midway, and food vendors. Nine days at that attendance is a substantial commitment — vendors should plan for staffing rotations and deep inventory rather than a weekend setup. Commercial exhibitor space and 4-H or competitive exhibits are typically separate application tracks.

The Red River Market runs seasonally Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Established in 2015 as a project of the placemaking nonprofit Folkways, it hosts over 80 local farmers, makers, and food businesses selling produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, artisan crafts, and hot prepared food. Live music and cultural performances, free cooking demonstrations, and children's activities run alongside the vendor stalls. Note: Season ($750) and Daily fees (below) offered.

The Town Square Farmers Market runs Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at DeMers Avenue and 3rd Street in Downtown Grand Forks. The 2026 season runs June 13 through September 26, with local growers, artisans, and nonprofit booths. Note: Vendor fees are not listed online for this event. Please contact the organizer directly for pricing.

The United Tribes Technical College International Powwow is held annually in Bismarck on the weekend after Labor Day weekend. It's a contest powwow drawing over 70 tribes with more than 1,500 dancers and drummers competing for prize money, and one of the last large outdoor events on the northern Great Plains powwow circuit — known as the Home of the Champions. The vendor component includes a traditional arts and crafts market and Native American food vendors, running alongside grand entry, dance competitions, and hand drum contests. Vendor eligibility is worth confirming directly with organizers—Powwow arts markets commonly restrict Native arts sales to enrolled tribal members under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, and a seller misrepresenting work as Native-made faces federal penalties.

The Upper Missouri Valley Fair is a five-day county fair held each June in Williston, serving Williams County for over a century. It features carnival rides, live music, 4-H and open-class agricultural exhibits, a petting zoo, and grandstand events, drawing tens of thousands of visitors. Five days is a real commitment — plan for staffing rotations and inventory depth. Commercial vendor booths and 4-H or open-class exhibits typically run as separate application tracks. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.