2024 Holiday Market Applications due July 24
About the Holiday Market
This year’s Holiday Market is scheduled for December 6-7, 2024 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 250 vendors 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.
Application Details
Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM (EST)
Application Fee: $25
Applicant Notifications: Late August
Booth Fee Due: Friday, September 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM (EST)
Event Details
All accepted makers are required to:
Participate in BOTH Friday and Saturday. No exceptions.
Provide their own tables & chairs OR pay Handmade Arcade $30 per table and $8 per chair
Complete a virtual maker profile by Monday, November 4. More details to come.
Provide crafters liability insurance, such as ACT Insurance.
Adhere to our Maker Terms & Conditions.
Friday, December 6
11 AM - 3 PM: Load-In
5 - 7:30 PM: Happy Hour Preview Party (ticketed, limited attendees
Saturday, December 7
9 - 11 AM: Early Birdie Shopping (ticketed, limited attendees)
11 AM - 6 PM: General Admission (free)
Before you apply, please read these FAQs!
Booth Types & Fees
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$175
8 ft x 8 ft space
Reserved for new & emerging makers who have not participated in a previous Handmade Arcade Holiday Market
If you are a seasoned maker who is simply new to Handmade Arcade, you should apply for the Standard Booth. Preference will be given to emerging makers for the Craft Corridor Booth spaces.
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$365
10 ft x 10 ft
Available to both new and established makers, though new & emerging makers are encouraged to apply for a Craft Corridor Booth
If you are a maker with a brick-and-mortar store, you are encouraged to Sponsor a table. Preference for Standard Booths will be given to makers with fewer opportunities to interact with in-person shoppers.
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$725
10 ft x 20 ft
Expanded Booths are not guaranteed, and makers cannot select “Expanded Booth” on the application.
There will be a random lottery for Standard Booth makers who request to upgrade to an Expanded Booth.
To be entered into the lottery, accepted makers must select “Expanded Booth Upgrade Request” on the Maker Acceptance Form and pay the Standard Booth fee within one week of receiving their acceptance email. If selected for the lottery, they will then receive a payment link to upgrade their Standard Booth to an Expanded Booth.
Application Support
Attend one of our virtual Application Info Sessions or drop-in Office Hour sessions hosted by HA’s Executive Director to learn how to submit your best application and get answers to your application questions.
June 12 (6-7 PM): Application Info Session (will be recorded)
June 20 (12-1 PM): Office Hours
June 28 (3-4 PM): Office Hours
July 2 (5:30-6:30 PM): Office Hours
July 12 (12-1 PM): Office Hours
July 18 (6-7 PM): Application Info Session
First-time applicants are encouraged to attend one of our Application Info Sessions. All Info Sessions and Office Hours can be accessed via this Zoom link. Feel free to reach out to info@handmadearcade.org if you have questions that aren’t answered in our Maker FAQs or at an Application Info Session.
