Application Open + Close Dates

Applications for 2026 open in early February.

Applications close for each event on the following dates:

• San Francisco – February 16
• New York – February 22
• Los Angeles – March 8
• Chicago Andersonville – March 15
• Seattle – March 22
• Chicago Logan Square – May 31
• San Francisco – June 7
• Chicago Wicker Park – July 26
• Seattle – August 16
• Fall/Winter Events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, and Chicago – August 23

Notifications

Emails of acceptance, waitlist, or declined will be sent for each event on the following dates:

Spring + Summer 2026

• San Francisco – February 19
• New York – February 26
• Los Angeles – March 12
• Chicago Andersonville – March 19
• Seattle – March 26
• Chicago Logan Square – June 4
• San Francisco – June 11
• Chicago Wicker Park – July 30

Fall + Winter 2026

• Seattle – August 20
• Los Angeles – August 27
• New York – September 3
• San Francisco – September 17
• Seattle – October 1
• New York – October 15
• Chicago – November 12

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!