Fort Mason Night Market
Hosted by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Fri, Nov 6
5–10 pm
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture · San Francisco, CA
Bay Area
$175–$300 a day
Booth fee
No deadline published
Applications
About this event
A free, all-ages Friday-evening market held roughly once a month on the Fort Mason Center waterfront campus. West Coast Craft curates the artist and designer booths, Off The Grid curates the food and bar vendors, and Stern Grove Festival programs live music and DJs, with campus restaurants and galleries staying open late. Craft vendors apply to West Coast Craft through a juried application and bring their own tent, table and chairs; the November market is outdoors and the December market moves indoors to the Gateway Pavilion.
When & where
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA (opens a map in a new tab)Fri, Nov 6 · 5–10 pm · Monthly select Friday nights, outdoors on the campus.
Fri, Dec 18 · Indoors at the Gateway Pavilion; the vendor page gives only Friday evening (the series runs 5-10 pm).
Who comes
- Families
Free and open to all ages, leashed pets welcome. Evening crowd drawn by live music and DJs, kids' art workshops, food and bar service from Off The Grid, and late hours at campus restaurants and galleries.
What you would be walking into
Indoors and out — the organizer's own figures.
How to take part
- Vendors
- Taking vendors for this cycle.
- Booth fee
- $175–$300 a day
- $300 for a 10'x10' booth, or $175 per vendor for a shared 10'x10' booth (two vendors, who must apply at the same time; WCC does not pair vendors). The fee covers space only; no electricity or WiFi. Accepted applicants are invoiced and must pay within 48 hours or the spot goes to the next applicant.
- On top of the booth
- Application fee $15
- From the organizer
- Applications are open for the November 6 (outdoor) and December 18 (indoor, Gateway Pavilion) markets, with no deadline stated. Non-refundable $15 application fee; applicants hear back within one month. Jury weighs technique, skill, use of material, branding, website and price point, favoring work that blurs fine art and craft; all vendors must reapply each time, returning vendors included. Work should reflect the West Coast ethos, though vendors need not live on the West Coast. Questions to info@westcoastcraft.com.
What the organizer asks for
- Seller's permit
- Liability insurance
- Canopy or tent
- Table
- Chairs
- Juried
California seller's permit; certificate of insurance with at least $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate. Tents, tables, chairs and rolling racks are the vendor's responsibility and are not available to rent; tents must be weighted with at least 40 lbs per leg (160 lbs total). Fort Mason provides lighting, but extra lighting is recommended.