Application Open + Close Dates

Applications for 2026 open in early February.

Applications close for each event on the following dates:

• San Francisco March – February 16
• New York April – February 22
• Los Angeles April – March 8
• Chicago May – March 15
• Seattle May – March 22
• Chicago July – May 31
• San Francisco August – June 7
• Chicago September – July 26
• Seattle October – 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 March – February 19
• New York April – February 26
• Los Angeles April – March 12
• Chicago May – March 19
• Seattle May – March 26
• Chicago July – June 4
• San Francisco August – June 11
• Chicago September – July 30

Fall + Winter 2026

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