SJMADE Holiday Fair

About this event

A two-day indoor holiday marketplace run by San José Made on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Hundreds of independent makers, artists, illustrators, bakers and crafters sell to free-admission, all-ages crowds of Bay Area gift shoppers. Vendors are juried each year; the organizer turns away resellers of mass-produced goods, AI-generated artwork and large corporate businesses. Booths come as shared, inline, corner or double spaces, and vendors bring their own tables and chairs.

When & where

Who comes

• Holiday shoppers
• Locals
• Families

Free admission, all ages, Black Friday and Small Business Saturday holiday shoppers.

What they want on the stalls

• Baked goods
• Art & prints

What you would be walking into

Indoors — the organizer's own figures.

How to take part

Vendors

Vendor applications are closed for this cycle. The listing stays up for the next one.

From the organizer

Application window ran Dec 3, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026; decisions were emailed Mar 13, 2026. The booth listing now shows sold out. $5 nonrefundable application processing fee. Rejected applications are refunded minus the $5 fee. Withdrawal refunds: before Sept 1, 2026 full minus $5; Sept 1 to Oct 1, 50%; after Oct 1, none. Questions: events@sanjosemade.com.

Organizer’s page

What the organizer asks for

• Table
• Chairs
• Juried

Vendors bring their own tables and chairs (rentals available if ordered at least a month ahead). Participants must hold appropriate insurance for their activities and obtain any required licenses and permits. Food vendors need a Santa Clara County RC1 Temporary Food Facility permit; no cooking or food prep on site, and food is not for on-site consumption. Not accepted: resellers of mass-produced goods, large corporate businesses, businesses without a creative focus, AI-generated artwork, alcohol, drugs, weapons.