Craft Shows in Chicago

Here is a list of all of the craft shows coming up this August in Chicago. They are all in order by date, and you can even search by month! For more information about each event, click on it and it will take you to find more info about the event! If you have any questions about any events in particular, feel free to email us at findmymarkets@gmail.com, and we will see what we can find out! We want to make this your go-to site for finding craft shows and markets near you!

Wilmette Art Fair 2023

August 4

Wilmette

Fri, Aug 4 – Sat, Aug 5

Wilmette, IL

Art and Soul on the Fox

August 5

The Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way

Sat, Aug 5 – Sun, Aug 6

Elgin, IL

Chesterton Art Fair

August 5

Dogwood Park, S 23rd St

Sat, Aug 5 – Sun, Aug 6

Chesterton, IN

Andrew Dice Clay

August 5

Arcada Theatre, 105 E Main St

Sat, Aug 5 – Sun, Aug 6

St. Charles, IL

The Den Marketplace

August 6

The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave

Sun, 10 AM – 3 PM

Chicago, IL

August Outdoor Market at Prestige Creative Markets...

August 12

Prestige Creative Markets and Nursery, 475 Army Trail Rd

Sat, Aug 12 – Sun, Aug 13

Bartlett, IL

Joliet Mall Back to School Craft Show

August 12

Louis Joliet Mall, 3340 Mall Loop Dr

Sat, 10 AM

Joliet, IL

Lincolnshire Art Festival

August 12

Village Green Of Lincolnshire, 100-300 Village Green S

Sat, Aug 12 – Sun, Aug 13

Lincolnshire, IL

Evanston Art and Big Fork Festival

August 17

Downtown Evanston, 909 Davis St Ste 500

Thu, Aug 17 – Sat, Aug 19

Evanston, IL

Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) 2023

August 18

Rogers Park

Fri, Aug 18 – Sun, Aug 20

Chicago, IL

Glenwood Ave Arts Fest

August 18

1400 W Morse Ave

Fri, Aug 18 – Sun, Aug 20

Chicago, IL

Bucktown Arts Fest

August 25

Holstein Park, 2200 N Oakley Ave

Fri, Aug 25 – Sat, Aug 26

Chicago, IL

Rustic Vintage Fair Fall Preview 2023

August 26

Francis Field Youth Foundation, 801 E Francis Rd

Sat, 9 AM

New Lenox, IL

PORT CLINTON ART FESTIVAL

August 26

Port Clinton Square, 600-601 Central Ave

Sat, Aug 26 – Sun, Aug 27

Highland Park, IL

A Walk in the Park Fine Art Fair

August 27

410 N Arlington Heights Rd

Sun, 4 PM

Arlington Heights, IL

How does Find My Markets Work?

We search the internet, finding all of the upcoming craft shows and markets in a bunch of major cities. From there, we organize them by month, date, city, zip code, you name it. As for you, you can either pick one of the major cities that is closest to you, then sort by month and find events that way, or you can find events closest to your zipcode here!

Why Did We Make Find My Markets?

We are makers ourselves, and we found that so much of our time was spent looking for events to sell our goods at, and that was a problem. You know, as well as we do, that in a small business, every minute counts, so the last thing we wanted to do was spend those minutes seraching site, after site, after site for the best market to sell at. That time could instead be used to make our goods, design marketing items, ship out our new orders, brainstorm our new ideas, you name it!

Recommendations:

With all of that being said, if you have ANY recommendations for Find My Markets, we would love to hear them! We truly want to help you succeed, and we want this to be your go-to site for finding craft shows and markets coming up near you. Whether that be events that you think should be on Find My Markets, features of the site that you think would make the experience better, or even duplicates or events that you don't think should be on here. We are open to hearing it all! You can email us directly at FindMyMarkets@gmail.com.

Submitting An Event to Find My Markets

But this isn't just about us small business owners! We also want to give all of the event hosts a platform to get in front of small business owners. If your event isn't on Find My Markets, but you would like it to be, you can submit your event coming up here!

How Often Do We Update?

We update our events every Monday! So you can check back in and see what new is coming up weekly!