2026 Emerging Craft Market Maker Portal
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Maker FAQs
Load-In Questions
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Yes. All makers need to load-in on Friday Evening. No exceptions.
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Yes, every booth has the ability to have electricity.
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The Convention Center is a green building that uses a lot of natural lighting. Unfortunately, this means that some parts of the hall will be darker than others, and the lighting is out of our control as organizers. We recommend bringing your own lighting for your booth in case you’re in a darker area of the hall.
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No, pipe-and-drape is not provided. Most makers bring their own backdrops, pipe-and-drape, shelving, etc. to separate their booths from their neighbor’s booth. Click here to see examples of past maker booths & displays.
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Yes. As long as it fits in your booth space, tents and canopies are welcome.
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No. As long as your signage fits in your space, there are no height restrictions. Height is great for attracting attention from shoppers.
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No. For the Emerging Craft Market, Booths will only be side by side with other maker’s booth.
2026 Full Event Schedule
Friday, August 28
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Makers will be assigned a 30-minute arrival window for load-in arrival. Assigned load-in times will be provided in early August.
Saturday, August 29
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Makers must return to the Energy Innovation Center by 8:30 AM at the latest.
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This will be a more quiet shopping session with no music playing.
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This is the window for general shopping. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, and free tickets are available for those who need them. We stagger the shopper arrival times throughout the day in an effort to spread out the crowds and reduce parking and traffic.
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Makers must keep their products up at their booths until 6:00 PM. Detailed load-out instructions will be provided closer to the market.
Important Links
Handmade Arcade Maker Handbook
Includes the following information:
Inventory Planning & Pricing
Booth Display Ideas
Market Tips & Tricks
List of Items to Bring (PDF Page 8)
Raffle Donation Instructions
At each Handmade Arcade market, we rely on maker-donated products for our raffle, which serves as a fundraiser for Handmade Arcade. We are a nonprofit with a small team, so if you're able to donate an item, we REALLY appreciate it.
What to Donate: We are grateful for every donation and are especially encouraging feature-worthy items that really showcase your work.
How to Donate to the Raffle: Complete this short but very important form about your planned raffle donation before the market. This helps us send acknowledgement letters for your tax-deductible raffle donations and promote both your products and our raffle leading up to the market. This year, to build excitement and showcase your work, we’ll be highlighting individual raffle items and makers in advance on social media, email newsletters, and website, so early submissions are especially appreciated.
Please bring your raffle donation with you to the Emerging Craft Market on Friday, August 28, and we will collect items from you during load-in.
Social Media Toolkit
Every maker will receive a social media toolkit leading up to the market.
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