Handmade Arcade 2025

Holiday Market (PA)

December 5-6, 2025

Application Deadline 7/23/2025

Call to Artists

WHAT: Handmade Arcade Holiday Market

WHERE: David L. Lawrence Convention Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

WHEN: December 5-6, 2025 | Friday 6-8 pm; Saturday 9 am-8 pm

NOTEWORTHY:

• Features 275+ makers
• 10,000+ shoppers in attendance
• Named one of "35 Indie Craft Fairs Every Creative Person Needs to Visit" by Buzzfeed in 2014
• Pittsburgh's premier handmade holiday shopping event
• Drive-In loading and unloading on the convention floor
• Friday night, sensory-friendly & invited retailer shopping 4-6 PM; Preview Party 6-8 PM
• Saturday early bird shopping hours 9 - 11 AM; General Shopping 11 AM - 6 PM
• 10 full booth scholarships available to BIPOC makers on application
• Professional staff on site
• No commission
• Extensive PR and Marketing
• Jury Fee: $25 (non-refundable)
• Booth Fees: Craft Corridor (8'x8') $175 - Limited; Standard (10'x10') $365; Expanded (10'x20') $725 - Lottery; Electric +$75; Endcap +$50

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS HERE

Application Deadline: July 23, 2025

Artist Notification: Late August, 2025

Booth Fee Due: September 12, 2025

Email inquiries to Kelsey Ford, Executive Director at Makers@HandmadeArcade.org or call (412) 204-6279

Welcome to the 2025 Holiday Market

This year’s Holiday Market is scheduled for December 5-6, 2025 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. Handmade Arcade’s Holiday Market is Pittsburgh’s premier handmade holiday shopping event, highly anticipated by both shoppers and makers. The Holiday Market features 275+ makers and welcomes more than 10,000 highly-motivated shoppers each year. Vendors and shoppers come from all over Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and beyond. 

Visit our Website for more information.