organizations & events
This listing includes events where local & independent
designers are shown, 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

Fresno
Hella Crafty -We're a collective of hellacrafty every
day people who make the choice to color outside the lines
when given the right tools
http://www.myspace.com/hellacrafty  

Los Angeles
Bazaar Bizarre ...not your granny's craft fair!
www.bazaarbizarre.org

Felt Club -killer crafts to buy & make
www.feltclub.com

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

Oakland
i heart independent -a designer shopping event
www.iheartindependent.com

Temescal Street Fair -music, food, drinks, crafts...
come one, come all!
www.temescalmerchants.com/events

Pleasanton
Pleasanton Craft Mafia
www.pleasantoncraftmafia.com

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 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

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