Craft + Design
November 22 - 24, 2024
craftanddesignrva.com
(804) 353-4457
Main Street Station - Richmond, VA
Now in its 60th year, Craft + Design showcases the work of contemporary craft artists from across the United States. Shoppers spend the weekend eating, drinking and browsing the work of artists from all over the country. Awards are presented in ceramics, precious metals, glass, wood and recycled materials, sustainability, booth design, contemporary design, innovative use of traditional craft materials and fiber. VisArts also presents a best in show award as well as an award for the best new artist.
Highland County Maple Festival
March 8 - 17, 2025
highlandcounty.org/maple-festival
(540) 468-2550
Highland County - Monterey, VA
The award-winning Highland County Maple Festival, designated a Local Legacy by the Library of Congress, offers maple sugar camp tours where visitors can observe traditional and modern techniques of sugar making in the beautiful mountains of Virginia. This award-winning festival attracts 20,000 - 30,000 visitors annually during the 2nd and 3rd weekends of March, where visitors enjoy maple syrup, famous maple doughnuts, pancake, and buckwheat cake meals, sweet and savory treats, handmade arts & crafts, live entertainment, and small-town hospitality. Come on out, and experience the tradition that's been running strong since 1959!
Richmond African American Book Festival
April 19, 2025
eventbrite.com/e/richmond-african-american-..
(804) 873-0982
Richmond Diversity Center - Richmond, VA
The African American Book Festival was built to give the cemented and newly emerging authors, bookstores, and publishers of our culture a platform to spread the messages that are embedded in the pages of their iconography. With one goal in mind, we want to educate, entertain, and impact the Richmond community through African American literature, by shining light on the stories told in their books. Come out to support your authors, meet them face to face, get pictures, buy books at discounted prices, network with other professionals, and bring back reading books into normalcy and support authors in spreading their messages.
Festival Argentino
May 31, 2025
(703) 212-5850
Kenmore Auditorium - Arlington, VA
38th Festival Argentino 2025, Sat May 31, 3:30 pm–10:30 pm. Presented by: Festival Argentino USA. Venue: Kenmore Auditorium Tickets · $15-35. Argentina Sings, Dances, and Exhibits in the USA with a spectacular show for the whole family featuring folk music, tango, dances, and rock-pop music with artists coming from Argentina & Top great local artists, Exhibitor-Booths + Food + Catalogs in the 38th Annual Festival Argentino!
Virginia Lake Festival
July 18 - 19, 2025
(434) 374-2436
Virginia Avenue - Clarksville, VA
Ranked in the Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society. Juried arts & craft show, free tethered hot air balloon rides for children 12 and younger, musical entertainment, 14 hot air balloons and gathering of the boats and fireworks over the lake & more--all this in Southern Virginia.
Events in Hampton, VA — upcoming
December 7, 2024
Holly Days Market
Downtown, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 9/11/2024
This Virginia Holiday Celebration will have corp./information, crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths.
December 2024 (dates not updated)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show - Chantilly
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 11/10/2023
This Virginia Antiques Collectibles Show will have commercial/retail and crafts exhibitors, and no food booths. Admission tickets are $9.
December 2024 (dates not updated)
Downtown Hampton Lighted Boat Parade
Downtown Hampton, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 11/20/2023
This Virginia Holiday Celebration will have no exhibit booths and local food booths. This event will also include parade.
February 2025 (dates not updated)
Hampton Roads Home Show
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 11/14/2023
This Virginia Home and Garden Show will have commercial/retail and corp./information exhibitors, and no food booths. Admission tickets are $8 - $10. This event will also include gardening demonstrations.
March 2025 (dates not updated)
Sip'In Spring Artisan Market
Sly Clyde Ciderworks, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 2/29/2024
This Virginia Craft Show will have crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and no food booths.
March 2025 (dates not updated)
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 8/28/2023
This Virginia Fiber Arts Festival will have commercial/retail and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths. Admission tickets are $15 - $20. This event will also include: several quilt/fiber shows, workshops, lectures, fashion.
June 2025 (dates not updated)
Blackbeard Pirate Festival
Mill Point Park, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 3/14/2024
This Virginia Renaissance-Medieval-Pirate Fair will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 3 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 12pm-6pm.
June 2025 (dates not updated)
Groovin' by the Bay - June
Mill Point Park, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 5/8/2024
This Virginia Festival Concert will have no exhibit booths and local food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be .
June 2025 (dates not updated)
Hampton Jazz Festival
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 4/9/2024
This Virginia Jazz Music Festival will have no exhibit booths and local food booths. There will be 1 stage with National and Regional talent and the hours will be Fri 7:30pm-, Sat 7pm-, Sun 2pm-. Admission tickets are $tba.
July 2025 (dates not updated)
Groovin' by the Bay - July
Mill Point Park, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 5/28/2024
This Virginia Festival Concert will have no exhibit booths and local food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be .
August 2025 (dates not updated)
Groovin' by the Bay - August
Mill Point Park, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 5/28/2024
This Virginia Festival Concert will have no exhibit booths and local food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be .
September 2025 (dates not updated)
Buckroe Beach-Arts in the Park
Buckroe Beach Pavilion Park, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 3/13/2024
This Virginia Craft Show will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 6 food booths. This event will also include: music by dj nonya, kids area, face painter, various artists.
September - November 2025 (dates not updated)
Virginia Artists Juried Exhibition
Charles H Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 8/29/2024
This Virginia Gallery-Exhibition Event will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths. This event will also include: awards ceremony, opening reception.
November 2025 (dates not updated)
Machen Elementary Vendor Fair
Machen Elementary School, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 3/13/2024
This Virginia Craft Show will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths.
November 2025 (dates not updated)
The Bodacious Bazaar Fall
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 1/29/2024
This Virginia Marketplace Expo will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and flea market exhibitors, and 4 food booths. Admission tickets are $8 - $12. This event will also include demos.
November 2025 (dates not updated)
Bodacious Bazaar and Wine Festival
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
Status: Updated 8/14/2024
This Virginia Wine-Beer Event will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 5 food booths. Admission tickets are $9 - $14. This event will also include demos.