Join our creative community! As the leading voice in contemporary craft & design for over 20 years, Renegade’s reputation for high quality, well-curated, and inspiring events is seen and felt by artists and shoppers alike. IYKYK, and if you don’t, come find out! Read on for more information about participating.
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From artists to foodies, experiences to installations ~ creativity in all its forms is welcomed and celebrated at Renegade. Events are juried, curated, and produced in-house by our team of seven, making for an approachable and thoughtful participation experience from application to event.
With an annual attendance of over 300k and even larger online following, Renegade’s enthusiastic shoppers are eager to see your work! Connect with digital fans in real life, make forever customers, pick up wholesale contacts, see how new products land, and network with fellow artists. Renegade is so much more than the weekend itself: it’s a community and a movement.
Renegade offers an answer for conscious consumerism, sustainability, and an accessible creative economy. We aim for low-impact, thoughtful events that are successful for artists in many ways: from business growth to gaining repeat customers and fans. Annually, over $15m is spent at events, creating waves in the creative economy and beyond.
If you know, you know – & if you don’t, come find out! Since our first ever Wicker Park Fair in 2003, Chicago has become the heart of our grassroots community with inspiring small businesses that travel from far and wide to participate, and the most enthusiastic, cool, and supportive shoppers that show up to shop small.
We host events throughout the year and around the city ~ Find us in Andersonville, Logan Square, Wicker Park. and Bridgeport.
Renegade hosted its first marketplace in San Francisco in 2008 and has grown to be the home to some of our largest and most-celebrated Fairs! San Francisco Fairs are always joyous and bustling events, with local and national creative participants and an amazing community of supporters and shoppers.
With views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the occasional seal, Renegade San Francisco gathers bayside at the airy Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion. We host three Fairs annually – in the spring, summer, and fall/winter – all lively and bright celebrations of creativity showcasing hundreds of artists, great food and drinks, creative installations, and more.
In 2005, Renegade spread its wings and hosted its first event outside of Chicago at Brooklyn’s McCarren Park, and was welcomed to the city with open arms. Since then, we’ve hosted events both in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and are always blown away at the community and creativity.
This year, we’re hosting three events in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, in Spring, Fall and Winter. Join us for memorable and inspirational weekends!
PS – we’re still on the lookout for a Brooklyn venue, so stay tuned for possible Fair additions!
Renegade has been hosting events in Seattle since 2015, and has been steadily growing its grassroots community there ever since. The Seattle Fairs are vibrant and bright celebrations of creativity, with both national and local creative participants bringing their very best for our enthusiastic shoppers.
In 2026, we’re hosting three Seattle Fairs per year: one in May, one in October, and one in November. All events are held indoors ~ May and November are at the light-filled Hangar 30 in Magnuson Park, and the October event will be held at Seattle Center’s Exhibition Hall. Renegade Seattle is buzzing with creativity and inspiration, and makes for perfect weekend plans!
Renegade hosted its first Los Angeles Fair in 2010, and has been hosting sunny, lively events around the city ever since. Curated with established and up-and-coming artists, every LA event has a unique roster that leaves shoppers with a feeling of discovery and inspiration.
We host Fairs on both sides of the city: one at Los Angeles State Historic Park in DTLA, and one at Santa Monica Airport. Join us for open-air celebrations of creativity!
Our events come in all different shapes and sizes, so please check out the guide below to get a feel for which Fairs are the best fit for your business. The only upfront cost is a nonrefundable $35 application fee per event due upon submitting your application. Please note booth sizes vary from fair-to-fair.
@ Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $400
10’x10′ Full Booth – $800
10’x20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 275+
@ Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $400
10’x10′ Full Booth – $800
10’x20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 275+
@ Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $400
10’x10′ Full Booth – $800
10’x20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 275+
In Andersonville on Clark St. between Foster + Edgewater
Outdoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $375
10’x10′ Full Booth – $750
10’x20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 250+
In Logan Square on N Kedzie Blvd.
Outdoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $375
10’x10′ Full Booth – $750
10’x20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 250+
In Wicker Park on Division St. between Damen + Ashland
Outdoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $425
10’x10′ Full Booth – $850
10’x20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 400+
@ Bridgeport Art Center
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
3’x6′ Shared Booth – $500
6’x6′ Full Booth – $1000
6’x12′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Artist Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 250+
@ Metropolitan Pavilion
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
3’x6′ Shared Booth – $375
6’x6′ Full Booth – $750
6’x12′ Double Booth – $1800
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Average Number of Participants: 200+
@ Metropolitan Pavilion
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
3’x6′ Shared Booth – $400
6’x6′ Full Booth – $800
6’x12′ Double Booth – $1800
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Average Number of Participants: 200+
@ Metropolitan Pavilion
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
3’x6′ Shared Booth – $400
6’x6′ Full Booth – $800
6’x12′ Double Booth – $1800
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Average Number of Participants: 200+
@ Los Angeles State Historic Park
Outdoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $375
10’x10′ Full Booth – $750
10’x20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 250+
@ Santa Monica Airport
Outdoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
5’x10′ Shared Booth – $400
10’x10′ Full Booth – $800
10×20′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 250+
@ Hangar 30 in Magnuson Park
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
4’x8′ Shared Booth – $375
8’x8′ Full Booth – $750
8×16′ Double Booth – $1800
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 180+
@ Seattle Center Exhibition Hall
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
4’x8′ Shared Booth – $375
8’x8′ Full Booth – $750
8×16′ Double Booth – $1800
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 200+
@ Hangar 30 in Magnuson Park
Indoors
Booth Sizes + Prices:
4’x8′ Shared Booth – $500
8’x8′ Full Booth – $1000
8×16′ Double Booth – $2000
Food Truck – 15% of Gross Sales w/ $200 minimum
Experiential Truck or Trailer – Fee determined by footprint
Average Number of Participants: 180+
Renegade events range in size from 175 to 400 artists, with each event having its own unique venue, character, aesthetic, audience, and attendance. Your work will connect differently at each event, so please consider the below questions below when applying:
See the Booth Sizes and Pricing menu above to see more information about the size and scope of each event.
Visit our Flickr page to see albums of previous events to get a better idea of the look and feel of each fair.
Each application is juried by our in-house art + design team. Each application is reviewed thoughtfully to align with our vision for beautiful, cohesive, and intentionally-curated Fairs. Our Jurors have 10-15+ years experience jurying and curating Renegade Craft Fairs, striving to select artists that will appeal to our audience.
Applications are juried according to the jury criteria listed below, related to the aesthetics we strive for, having a variety of product categories, diversity of both upcoming and established artists, and the size of the event.
QUALITY
You use high quality materials and techniques to make your work durable, sustainable, and market-ready. We have seen an uptick in vendors sourcing from websites with discounted lower-quality goods. If you are attempting to resell premade products from sites like these, Renegade isn’t the event for you.
ORIGINALITY
Your work, branding, and packaging are thoughtful, intentional, and unquestionably by your own design.
PRODUCTION
Your work is designed and/or handmade by you, and materials are sourced in an ethical and sustainable way. If you outsource your work in any way, please describe your supply chain, including your relationship with the makers in your application.
Our recent acceptance rates have been around 50% on average. Some of our larger events have higher acceptance rates, while our smaller fairs have lower acceptance rates.
The timing of when you submit your application does not affect your grade; we jury all applications once the application window closes.
Whether or not you have participated in Renegade before does not impact your application. At each event, we have about 60% returning and 40% new artists.
Depending on the size of the event space, we are able to accommodate more or less artists, which may (or may not) determine your application result. Typically, our holiday events have a smaller acceptance rate due to smaller indoor venues.
Please see the Booth Sizes + Prices grid to compare the size of each event.
Whether you are accepted or not, or waitlisted, you will receive an email on the notification date listed below. If you didn’t receive an email from us, please check your spam folder.
If you applied for a Grant, you will receive news a few days after notifications are released.
Please don’t make any travel arrangements until you have received an email acceptance from us.
Applications for 2026 open in early February.
Applications close for each event on the following dates:
Emails of acceptance, waitlist, or declined will be sent for each event on the following dates:
Process
Once your application is successfully received, you will receive a receipt for your application fee(s) in your email inbox.
Each Fair is juried independently. We make our final jurying decisions after the application deadline and notify all applicants on the notification date.
If you don’t receive a notification email from us on the dates listed above, please check your spam folder.
Please don’t make any travel arrangements until you have received an email acceptance from us.
Feel free to contact us with any questions during the application process!
Renegade offers artists and creative small businesses an opportunity to connect with engaged and enthusiastic shoppers. There are many additional benefits that come along with joining our events! Here’s what we have to offer:
See the full breakdown of booth sizes + prices for each event here.
FULL BOOTH
Our standard booth size and recommended option for each Fair.
SHARED BOOTH
For vendors with small products, limited inventory, and who can sell from a smaller footprint, we offer a Shared Booth option.
DOUBLE BOOTH
Double Booths are equal to two Full Booths side-by-side.
TRUCKS, TRAILERS, CARTS
We love to work with food trucks, pop-up-shop trailers, and other specialty carts and vehicles to add unique pop-ups to the Fair.
For vendors with small products, limited inventory, and who can sell from a shared footprint, we offer a Shared Booth option.
In the event you must cancel your participation, please email info@renegadecraft.com to formally withdraw. Timely payment or cancellation is essential to keeping our operations running smoothly and allows us to quickly offer spots to waitlisted applicants. Thank you in advance!
If payment is not received by the due date on your booth fee invoice, or if you choose to cancel, your spot will be forfeited and the booth will be offered to another applicant. Once the booth fee is paid, it is non-refundable.
If you cancel before or on the cancellation deadline, we will cancel your invoice. If you cancel your participation after the cancellation deadline, we can not offer a refund.
Many vendors provide all of their own booth and display items and don’t request placement upgrades, while others choose rentals or add-ons for convenience. After acceptance, your Participation Kit will outline exactly what is available that Fair so you can plan your setup and budget accordingly.
Offerings vary slightly by venue, but most events include the following:
Wi-Fi is not available at every event, but Wi-Fi access can be rented for ~$50 at the following venues: Chicago’s Bridgeport Art Center, New York City’s Metropolitan Pavilion, Seattle’s Hangar 30 @ Magnuson Park and Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. It is available at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion where payment is made directly through the venue’s site where fees are set by the venue and subject to change. In any case, please test your tech before the event and come prepared with a back-up plan.
Canopy rentals include delivery, installation, weights, and breakdown by our production team.
Vendors may bring their own canopy if it meets safety requirements. All tents must be properly secured and weighted with at least 40 lbs per leg. For California events, tents must have a California flame-retardant certification (either a sewn-in tag or manufacturer documentation included with the product). We encourage white tent tops as they allow for the most natural light, and won’t cast a color on your work. This is not a requirement, just a tip we recommend.
Access to electricity is limited and not readily available at most fairs. Standard device charging (phones, tablets, card readers, small lights) should be planned for using battery packs or portable charging solutions. Even if you are placed near a wall outlet, they are often not reliable, outfitted for prolonged use, or the venue does not permit vendor use at all. Dedicated power drops are typically only considered when required for the operation of your product (for example food or beverage service). If you need power for equipment beyond a basic charger, such as espresso machines, hot plates, refrigeration, or other high-draw equipment, a dedicated power drop may be arranged at:
Dedicated power installations are coordinated through Renegade or the venue and typically range $400 – $1,000 depending on electrical needs. Vendors must contact info@renegadecraft.com in advance to coordinate electrical needs. If we are not notified ahead of time, electricity access cannot be accommodated onsite. If you plan to bring a generator, you must notify us in advance. Generator use requires advance notice and is approved by the local Fire Marshal on a case-by-case basis.
Interest in booth placement upgrades is indicated on your original Participation Application. Corner booths and dedicated half booths are limited and cannot be guaranteed, as requests exceed the number of available spaces. Final placement decisions are made by our curator as part of the overall floor plan. If awarded, Renegade will send an invoice for this amount after Fair curation is complete.
Our Renegade Craft Diversity + Equity Growth Grant aims to create access for emerging artists, makers, and small businesses in our creative community.
All vendors selling food + beverage and other consumables may need to submit additional materials to participate in our events. Requirements vary per city and venue, and are all outlined in our Food + Beverage Participation Kit.
It is legal to sell CBD products as long as the oil is sourced from industrial hemp and the THC content is below 0.3%. Additionally, you must also comply with any regulations that are specific to the city and state where the event is being held.
Due to federal regulations, consumable CBD products with over 0.3% THC cannot be sold (or marketed, including verbal marketing) at any of our events.
Be on the watch out for people or businesses that are contacting Renegade applicants and vendors and attempting to get them to pay for products or services that are not authorized through us. Many are simply scams or misleading association with us, so even if some are offering legitimate services, we do not endorse any of these companies sending these solicitations, and you are not required to use them.
Examples include: selling our attendee or mailing list. Accepting application and/or booth fees directly (we only ever take registration through the Renegade Craft website). Hotel discounts and deals that are not affiliated with us. And other similar products and services.
If you see any of these types of solicitations via email, Facebook, Instagram, or other sites please report them through the appropriate channels. Thank you for your help!
