| Fairs & events |
| This listing includes fairs & events throughout California where local & independent designers are displayed, promoted, and sold, and also includes groups that organize & promote events as well as provide networking opportunities, listed alphabetically by city. Please email amy@acclothingandbags with corrections, suggestions, & info not included here. Berkeley The Crucible Gifty -holiday art sale & open house www.thecrucible.org/calendar/index.html Los Angeles Bazaar Bizarre ...not your granny's craft fair! www.bazaarbizarre.org Felt Club -an indie craft fair featuring the best and brightest of the SoCal craft scene http://feltclub.org Hollywood Shop Til' You Drop -a monthly shopping event to promote 30 indie designers & boutiques www.hollywoodshoptilyoudrop.com Glen Park Festival -a festival to promote neighborhood restaurants, artists, and craftspeople www.glenparkfestival.com Unique Los Angeles -bringing together and supporting the creative community, encouraging local shopping, and offering a large-scale event in which the mainstream could discover new artists, clothing designers, etc http://uniquelosangeles.com Oakland i heart independent -a designer shopping event www.iheartindependent.com Oakland Events -several yearly street fairs featuring local design, arts, crafts, and food & drink www.oaklandevents.net Temescal Street Fair -music, food, drinks, crafts...come one, come all! www.temescalmerchants.com/events Sacramento Sellout Buyout -a huge art and fashion bazaar that takes place 4 times a year http://www.myspace.com/selloutbuyout San Diego Punk Rock Craft Fair -festival of all things weird and wonderful www.myspace.com/punkrockcraftfair Thread Show -fashion & lifestyle show www.threadshow.com San Mateo Maker Faire -brings together science, art, craft and engineering in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum www.makerfaire.com Swap-o-rama-rama -clothing swap & series of do-it-yourself workshops in which a community explores creative reuse through the recycling of used clothing www.swaporamarama.org |
| San Francisco Appel and Frank -the most stylish shopping event in town! www.appelandfrank.com Bazaar Bizarre ...not your granny's craft fair! www.bazaarbizarre.org Capsule -a street fair for design www.capsulesf.com Chillin Productions www.chillinproductions.com DAI -events for designers, artists, and innovators www.daievents.com Feria Urbana -a unique fair of bay area artists and designers www.feriaurbana.com Fog Belt Studio -annual holiday arts & crafts sale www.fogbeltstudio.com Funk N' Trunk www.nk7productions.com Guerrilla Fashionista -fashion for the masses (all g.f. trunk shows are also fundraisers for charity) guerrillafashionista@gmail.com Hollywood Shop Til' You Drop -a monthly shopping event to promote 30 indie designers & boutiques www.hollywoodshoptilyoudrop.com How Weird Street Faire -celebrates San Francisco's avant guard music, fashion, and ideals www.howweird.org Maven: urban design + craft fair www.mavenfair.com Mission Bazaar -a unique craft and performance expo that will showcase some of the Bay Area’s most vibrant creative talent http://missionbazaar.com Mission Indie Mart -Catering to the style-conscious hipster, this event showcases truly independent local designers www.myspace.com/missionindiemart RAG Independent Designer Sidewalk Sale -independent designer fair www.ragsf.com Renegade Craft Fair -renegade handmade www.renegadecraft.com Rock N Shop -rock and shop! www.myspace.com/rocknshop Shop SF -an evening extravaganza of discounted or sample shopping, selling, open bar and beauty to benefit Gen Art’s San Francisco fashion program www.myspace.com/genartsf Vestiti Roupa www.vestitiroupa.com Santa Ana Patchwork Arts & Crafts Fair -a unique shopping experience showcasing local artists & crafters with live music, food, crafting, etc www.patchworkshow.com Venice Abbot Kinney Festival -great music, arts & crafts, food courts, spirit Garden, green living area, & more! www.abbotkinney.org/festival |
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