Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Burlington, Vermont

Running since 1980, Burlington Farmers Summer Market is held every Saturday (9AM - 2PM) from late spring through autumn in Burlington's South End. It's a marketplace of farmers, specialty food producers, and artisan crafts—drawing both community shoppers and tourists. Fresh produce, prepared foods, handmade goods, and local beverages like craft beer and cider are standard finds. Note: vendors must reside in Vermont year-round, must have valid VT tax IS, must have business insurance, cannot already have a storefront, VT health license required for prepared food. Owner must be present at 50% of the markets.

The Burlington Farmers Market has run every Saturday since 1980, from late spring through autumn in Burlington's South End. Vendors include farmers, specialty food producers, and artisan crafters. It draws both local regulars and tourists, which broadens the customer base beyond a neighborhood market.

The Old North End Farmers Market has operated in Burlington's Old North End neighborhood since 1992, working with local farmers to improve food access in a diverse and growing part of the city. The market's stated focus is fresh, healthy, affordable food. The food-access mission shapes the customer base — this is a neighborhood market serving residents rather than a destination market drawing tourists, which favors staple foods and steady repeat customers over high-margin impulse buys. Open: 3:00-6:30pm.

The South End Art Hop is a free three-day arts festival in Burlington's South End Arts District, held the weekend after Labor Day. The 34th annual runs September 11–13, 2026, organized by the South End Arts + Business Association. The vendor component is the SEABA Artist Market, running across the weekend alongside a Kids Hop. The wider festival covers more than 100 open studio locations along a walkable corridor centered on Pine Street and The Soda Plant, with live music, food trucks, curated exhibitions, and the STRUT! Fashion Show Saturday night at the SEABA Center. Worth noting the format: most of the festival is artists opening their own studios rather than booths, so the Artist Market is a distinct and likely limited application track. Vending requires purchasing a membership: $50/yr.

Held in July on the Burlington Waterfront, Vermont Brewers Festival brings 40+ breweries and 7 food vendors plus 11 retail vendors to Lake Champlain's shores. Three daytime and evening sessions run across Friday and Saturday, each with live music, lawn games, and lakefront views. Food vendors have a solid, captive audience — expect breweries' natural draw plus dedicated retail traffic and a festive crowd. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.