Vermont Crafters Expo

November 7-8, 2026
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vermont
Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm

Vermont's premier hands-on creative event experience! This is not a traditional craft fair. The Vermont Crafters Expo is designed specifically for crafters, makers, artists, hobbyists, and creative professionals. Rather than featuring vendors selling finished handmade products, the Expo focuses on the tools, materials, education, and resources that help people create.

Vermont Holiday Market

December 5-6, 2026
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vermont
Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm
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Come to the Vermont Holiday Market at the Champlain Valley Exposition to discover a huge array of unique handmade crafts.
Browse and shop 125 crafters and artisans from across Vermont and New England. 

The area's premier producer of local festivals

Our unique, Vermont-based events are perfect for those looking for a place to see, experience, and participate in fun activities and events. Our Annual festivals include the Vermont Renaissance Faire, the Winter Renaissance Faire, the Vermont Steampunk Expo, the Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo, and the Vermont Spring Market and the Vermont Holiday Market.  

Enjoy period games, musicians, dancers, acrobats, historical demos, encampments, jousting, Vikings, fairies, knights, jesters, pirates, unicorns, mead and cider makers from around Vermont and tasty food from local chefs. Come experience the magic!

​Vermont Gatherings named the 2023 SBA Microenterprise of the Year for Vermont​ & New England

What people are saying...

“Last year the Vermont Winter Ren Faire was the first one I had ever gone to, and I was totally hooked. I went to 4 faires last year and want to try to do more this year. Thank you so much for putting this and the summer Vermont Renaissance Faire together! As well as the other events you guys hold, its awesome to have fun things to do that I don’t have to drive 5 hours to get to!”
– 2019 Winter Renaissance Faire attendee

“Really, it’s all about dressing up, pretending and having a good time — and the mirth is a bit infectious.”
– Seven Days VT, June 28, 2016

“Sponsoring Vermont Renaissance Faire was the single best investment of our year: Not just best sponsorship opportunity, best investment. It was easily our most profitable event of the year, and, more importantly, everyone had a blast.”
– Groennfell Meadery, Sponsor

“The Vermont Renaissance Faire was truly a pleasure to be part of! Well organized and run by genuine people who know what they are doing when it comes to Faires. We will Certainly be back for many more years to come!”
– Bobby & Katie, The Grinning Dwarf

“Such a great event!  Awesome performers, artisans, and vendors.  There was even a unicorn!”
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“It was so well located and mapped out. Vendors had amazing wares and everyone was so friendly.”
– Review on Facebook