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Report · 2026

The state of DMV vendor markets.

bzar's calendar counts 30 vendor markets, craft fairs and festivals across DC, Maryland and Virginia over the past year and ahead, busiest in December, November, October. 34 are coming up, and applications typically close 5 days before the market.

Updated

Season

When markets happen.

Month by month

15010: 51011: 61112: 151205: 10506: 10607: 10708: 108
Where

Upcoming markets by area.

110Washington DC: 4Washington DCMaryland: 4MarylandNorthern Virginia: 11Northern Virginia
What

Upcoming markets by type.

  • Craft fairs and makers markets: 22
  • Farmers markets: 1
  • Holiday markets: 19
  • Night markets: 1
  • Festivals and fairs: 6
  • Ramadan and Eid markets: 1
Applications

How early to apply.

  • 7 of 34 upcoming markets link to a vendor application.
  • Across the 2 that list a deadline, applications close a median of 5 days before the market.
Method

How we counted.

  • Markets come from bzar and from public listings an editor has approved; each is counted once.
  • Booth fees are the fees listings publish, grouped by vendor type, shown only with at least ten listings.
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