Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Norfolk, Virginia

Producer-focused Saturday market at Bay Oaks Park (2413 E Ocean View Ave) operated by We Dig Tidewater LLC; micro-greens, pasture-raised eggs, cold brew, on-site doughnuts and food trucks. The operator also runs a winter market (2nd/4th Sat Jan-Mar) at Afterglow Brewing. Apply via ManageMyMarket (window Jan 1-Feb 1); $45 new-vendor application fee; Norfolk vendors need a $50 city Special Event Business License.

Neighborhood market run by the Ghent Business Association at Colley Ave & Spotswood (Blair Middle School), within walking distance of surrounding neighborhoods; ~50 vendors of produce, seafood, baked goods, soap/candles, coffee and crafts with live music, plus a first-Sunday-of-December holiday market. 2026 season confirmed with named sponsors. Apply via the site's contact form.

Community market in the River Point creative district supporting local farmers, producers and artisans; free space offered weekly to local artisans and musicians, with 2026 nutrition/fresh-food-access programs.

Fall counterpart of the Spring festival; 115-125 juried artists at Stockley Gardens Park, Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood. $5,500 total prize money, 7,000 attendance, 7 food booths. Hope House Foundation. Free Art Party Saturday 5-7pm with Smartmouth Brewery sponsor.

42nd annual juried arts festival at Stockley Gardens Park (715 Stockley Gardens) in Norfolk's historic Ghent neighborhood; 130+ artists from across the US in photography, pottery, sculpture, painting, mixed media, jewelry. Free admission, live music, food vendors, kids' activities, After-Hours Garden pARTy. Hosted by Hope House Foundation since 1984; proceeds support people with developmental disabilities. Named top outdoor art festival in Eastern Virginia by Virginia Living Magazine readers. Apply via ZAPPlication.