Why Participate in Harvest FESTIVAL?

Harvest Festival® Original Art & Craft Shows proudly celebrates 53 years as a family-owned, heritage event, touring premier indoor venues in major markets. Built on a tradition of supporting artists, makers, and small businesses, the 2026 tour continues throughout Northern and Southern California, bringing high-quality, handcrafted work to established, high-traffic markets.

All exhibitors are juried for handmade products, with thoughtful category limitations in place to protect product integrity, reduce direct competition, and increase each exhibitor’s opportunity for success. As a full-service producer, we continue to take pride in offering professional electrical service and pipe-and-drape booth setups, ensuring a polished, consistent, and high-quality show environment for both exhibitors and attendees from load-in to close.

Our shows are held in a climate-controlled indoor environment with a thoughtfully concentrated floorplan designed for strong traffic flow, rather than a rambling street-style layout. Exhibitors benefit from a single setup and teardown, along with professional 24-hour security.

Floorplans are carefully curated to avoid placing like categories near or across from one another, helping reduce direct competition and promote balanced browsing. Events typically range from approximately 120–230 exhibits, with an average 75% exhibitor return rate. A paid gate attracts qualified buyers who come specifically to shop for unique, handcrafted items and enjoy a high-quality show experience.

We maintain one of the largest marketing budgets among art and craft shows, supporting a comprehensive, multi-channel promotional strategy across television, print, radio, and social media.

Marketing efforts include an extensive direct mail program reaching over 100,000 households, targeted e-blast bulletins, strategic promotions and partnerships, and ongoing social media engagement. These combined efforts consistently deliver strong gate performance, a high concentration of qualified buyers, and an average exhibitor return rate of 75%.

Marketing is further supported by a captive website audience of thousands of visitors annually, providing year-round exposure that drives attendance and exhibitor success.