The past two days, I covered why the SOFA show in Chicago sucks, and why urban craft fairs rule. Now here’s a list of upcoming urban craft shows in Chicago.
DIY Trunk Show
Sat, November 18, 10am-4pm
Pulaski Park fieldhouse
1419 W. Blackhawk
vendors: a lot (see the photo on their site)
DEPART-ment
Fri, December 1, 7pm-11pm
Sat, December 2, 11am-5pm
Sun, December 3, 11am-5pm
2000 West Fulton, #310
Chicago, IL
October 2006: 100 vendors.
Renegade Craft Fair
Sat, December 9
Sun, December 10
Pulaski Park fieldhouse
1419 W. Blackhawk, Chicago, IL
September 2003: 70 vendors
September 2005: 150 vendors
Those are the three main DIY shows in Chicago. Click the comments to view more shows.
Gaper’s block also has a nice listing at: www.gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/shopping
Although it’s not a complete listing.
In case you’re wondering about other craft shows in chicago, there’s a few more that are more minor annual shows, but they have been done already for 2006:
Rockwell Art Crossing
It was on oct 7, 2006, 35 vendors
Artzilla Craftzuki
http://daniellecolbydesigns.com/artzilla.html
Schubas, 3159 N. Southport
It was on June 3, 2006, 16 vendors
Handmade Market
Monthly
The Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Ave
Around 20 vendors in bar every month