Craft Fairs & Festivals
SJMADE Craft Fairs
Each year, San José Made produces six large craft fairs in the South Bay Area with each featuring between 250 and 400 creative small business vendors and with each drawing on average 25,000 attendees over each event’s weekend duration. These events are designed to bring together our community to celebrate #ShopSmall and #ShopLocal creative culture.
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Friend Fest
Our annual celebration of friendship, Friend Fest, is now in its 7th year of existence. Featuring over 250 makers, artists, illustrators, designers and creative small businesses as well as a high-angle photo booth, friendship bracelet making, felt pizza making classes and a tiny clay keycap workshop.
Held annually in February.
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SJMADE Fest
Our large scale outdoor celebration of things we love is now in its 4th year. Featuring 200+ makers, artists, designers and creative small businesses as well as 50+ of some of our favorite street food stalls, food trucks, specialty drink makers and dessert crafters. Plus an outdoor kitten lounge and K-Pop-themed live performance stage. In collaboration with Moveable Feast, Mini Cat Town and K-Pop-Up.
Held annually in late May/early June.
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SJMADE Summer Fair
Our large scale indoor celebration of summer is now in its 4th year. Featuring over 300 makers, artists, designers, illustrators and creative small businesses. The unique spin for our Summer Fair event is an emphasis on spectacle & interactivity, with our largest lineup of DIY workshops, maker demos, activities and just fun things to help create a nice summertime vibe.
Held annually in late July/early August.
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SJMADE ILLO MART
Our 2nd ever ILLO MART event will feature over 250+ of our favorite illustrators all in one place as well as a lineup of exciting illustration and drawing workshops, talks and programming!
Held annually in September.
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SJMADE Holiday Fair
Our flagship event is approaching its 10th year in 2026. Featuring over 350 makers, artists, illustrators, designers and creative small businesses all in one fun, festive winter holiday shopping experience. Plus winter holiday themed photo sessions, a winter holiday themed kitten lounge and winter holiday themed DIY activities.
Held annually on Black Friday & Small Business Saturday.
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SJMADE Winter Wonder Market
Our last-minute winter holiday shopping event, Winter Wonder Market, is now in its 5th year of existence. Featuring over 250 makers, artists, designers, illustrators and creative small businesses and an special kitten lounge by Mini Cat Town. The perfect place for last-minute shopping or just a nice stroll through an abundance of creativity.
Held annually in December.
Foster City Summer Days
Foster City Summer Days is a vibrant, multi-day outdoor community festival featuring carnival rides, live concerts at the lakeside amphitheatre, 40+ food vendors, beer & wine booths, 90+ artisan craft vendors and activities for all ages, all set against the beautiful waterfront backdrop that is Leo J Ryan Park.
Tully East Festival
In 2024, the newly formed Tully Road Eastridge Business Association (TREBA) hired Moveable to increase awareness for its new brand to its business district constituents and the greater San José area. Moveable worked with a local San José artist to create new brand imagery for the district, which was used to create street banners currently lining the bustling Tully Road corridor. Additionally, Moveable produced the first ever Tully East Festival—a large summer festival featuring local food stalls & food trucks, local retail vendors, a kitten lounge powered by a local cat rescue non-profit and a gathering of local community groups. The event drew over 12K attendees and its success has now led to the planning of 2025's Tully East Night Market series for TREBA.
