Heyyy guys! I’ve had quite a few people ask me how I find my markets, so I decided to make a post about it! I’ve did 7 markets in 2025, and all of them are found one of 3 ways.
Way #1
Can’t recommend this one enough: Facebook groups. Now, I KNOW not everyone has Facebook (I didn’t until December) so there are 2 other options don’t worry.
The best groups are ones that are specific to your area code (eg, California has 209, 213, 310, 415, 916, ect)
To find those groups, search ‘your area code, vendor events’, ‘your area code, vendor talk’, things like that. These groups typically have thousands of members, and multiple posts a day. My area code group is how I’ve found the 3 markets I’ve applied to in 2026 so far.
Besides the area code groups, you can find vendor/event groups in your area by using these search terms: (your state/county/area) craft show, vendor market, vendor event, craft fair, craft market, ect. These are the terms that have worked well for me! Facebook is a great source, and you can join groups even with a private account like mine (great to have, especially if you’re younger). Facebook helped me find my last 2 markets of 2025!
Way #2
Good ole Google (or Safari, ect). Almost everyone has access to this source! With this one, you’ll want to use the same search terms I gave you for Facebook. Use your location, then add those terms. However, with google I recommend adding the year (2026 in this case) to help narrow down results. You don’t want to get excited about an event and then realize it’s from 2023 
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Now, Google is a little easier to use, but not as many results will come up. Things posted on social media that don’t have a website might not come up in your search results. But, google is how I found 4 out of 7 of my markets, so it’s still a good contender!
Way #3
This one is a little more abstract: word of mouth. This one really only works if you’ve done markets before. Ask the event coordinator if they have an email list for future markets, talk to your vendor neighbors about how they find their events/what ones they’re planning to do next! (This is called networking, and it’s how I found out about the area code group I joined!) This is how I was invited to one of my biggest markets of the year!
I hope that at least one of these ways is accessable to you! Fellow vendors, feel free to tell me what I missed. Finding markets is honestly one of the hardest parts of being a small business reliant on in person events, and I hope this post will help with that struggle.
