Emerging Craft Market

About the Emerging Craft Market

Formerly known as our Spring Market, Handmade Arcade's Emerging Craft Market has expanded from 30 to nearly 70 juried emerging artists and makers from across the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Come discover your next favorite maker while shopping thoughtfully handcrafted goods, enjoying hands on art activities and demonstrations, grabbing a bite from local food trucks, and supporting artists at the beginning of their handmade business journey.

What to Expect:

• Shopping from 70+ emerging craftspeople, including Handmade Arcade’s 2026 BIPOC Maker Accelerator cohort members

• Food & drink vendors, including from sponsors Ghost Coffee and Wigle Whiskey

• Hands-on making and artistic demonstrations from MCG Youth

• Henna art from Vibhuti Henna Art

• Dance performance from Hill Dance Academy Theatre

• Flash tattoos from Duck Duck Tattoo Studio

• Keepin’ It Hill Community Quilt display created by TaMara Howard of Folks Quilt LLC for the 20th anniversary of the Hill Dance Academy Theatre

The Pay-What-You-Can Ticketing Model

Community-Funded. Maker-Powered.
Our pay-what-you-can tickets are more than admission. They're a way to invest in the makers and creative community that make Handmade Arcade possible.

Every contribution helps our nonprofit support artists through our markets, educational programs, mentorship, scholarships, and other opportunities that help makers build sustainable creative businesses. It also helps us keep events like the Emerging Craft Market welcoming and accessible for both makers and shoppers.

If you've found a favorite maker, discovered something unexpected at one of our markets, or simply believe independent artists deserve a thriving community, we hope you'll consider making a contribution. Every ticket helps make this work possible.

Pay-What-You-Can and free tickets are possible thanks to support by the taxpayers of Allegheny County through a public grant from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD).