Grand Traverse Bay Father's Day Arts & Crafts Fair

This 2-day art & craft show will take place along Front St at the Grand Traverse Bay Civic Center grounds, giving amazing visibility on US31 in Traverse City. This highly visible location can be seen from the road and has amazing traffic counts. Within an hour to many major tourist destinations such as Sleeping Bear Dunes, Petoskey, Glen Arbor and more. The show is open Saturday & Sunday 10am to 5pm with a limit of 75 booths.

Application fee is $15 with 5 images required and a booth shot required. Apply early and save $50 - booth fee is $275 if paid before April 20, $325 if paid after. Artists may apply in up to 2 categories. Event setup is Saturday morning 6:30am to 9am. Focus is on handmade & artist designed items but the jury will consider unique/creative gift ideas, authors, inventors and designers for holiday gift giving.

The artists are selected through a review of their work by a panel of experts. Categories include artist-made work, craft work, inventor creations, designer work, and other creative concepts. All artist exhibitor tents must be white with no exceptions. Booth spaces are approximately 10' wide by 10' deep with at least 2 feet between booths. Categories are capped with no more than 25% jewelry. Emerging artists of all levels are encouraged to apply.