It happens every year over the weekend after Labour Day in Riverdale Park West. 2024 dates are:

Friday, Sept 6, 2023: 1 - 6pm

Saturday Sept 7, 2023: 10am - 6pm

Sunday Sept 8, 2023: 10am - 5pm

The event takes place in Riverdale Park West. It’s an outdoor event that happens rain or shine.

The show is held in Riverdale Park West, which is accessible. The show is also stroller friendly. The Simpson House washrooms at Riverdale Farm (open 9am to 5pm) are wheelchair accessible from the north entrance. Baby change tables are available in the farm’s Meeting House washrooms.

We only accept work designed and made by the applicant. We don’t accept works imported or purchased for resale, nor works created in part or in whole by a third party.

Although the numbers change from year to year, the 2023 show hosted 165 exhibitors in Riverdale Park West. Thousands of visitors attend during the weekend after Labour Day.

The show is under new management and we made some exciting changes in 2023 which will continue in 2024. These include:

• Assigned booths – to avoid the early Friday rush

• Any rented tents will already be up for move-in on Friday morning

• Sunday closing at 5pm for an easier move-out

The 2024 Show opens for applications on February 15, 2024. The first round of jurying closes on March 31, the second on May 31. Artists are advised to apply early as some categories can fill up quickly.

Yes. To ensure the highest standards of quality, skill and creativity, and because we need to know how many booth spaces will be required, all artists, including award winners from years earlier than last year, need to apply each year.

Only the previous year’s award winners are exempt from jurying.

Because of the large number of artists submitting show applications, artists who submitted by March 31 will be notified of their acceptance status by the end of April. Artists submitting after March 31 but by May 31 will be notified of their acceptance status before the end of June.

These record numbers of applications are making the show more competitive than ever. Independent jurors base their selections on a mix of creativity, skill, presentation, uniqueness, process and display. They also look to achieve a balance of categories and a fit for Cabbagetown Art & Craft Show visitors. Some media categories are filling up quickly.

Please be aware that all jury decisions are final.

All artists pay a non-refundable fee of $40 + HST to apply to the show and enter the jurying process. We are holding our Booth Fee from 2023 and exhibitors who have been accepted into the Show pay a Booth Fee of $415 + HST.

Booth spaces are 10-foot wide by 10-foot deep. You can make a special request when applying to extend the depth of your booth space. We are holding our 2023 Booth Fee for 2024. Applicants who are accepted into the show will pay $415 + HST in 2024. Here’s where you can learn more and apply to the show.

We are holding our 2023 Booth Fee in 2024. In 2024, applicants who are juried into the show will pay $415 + HST for a 10-foot wide booth space. You need to supply your own or rented tent and display equipment. Here’s where you can learn more and apply to the show.

We don’t accommodate booth sharing but there’s space on the application form to request e.g. a section location, a booth neighbour, the direction a booth faces or an extension backwards into the park. We’ll do our best to accommodate requests but can’t make guarantees.

We’ll be assigning booths. We’ve explained more on the Exhibitor Page under Application Criteria.

Booth fees are due when artists receive acceptance notices. Artists who applied by March 31, and are accepted into the show, will receive notification by the end of April. Artists who apply for the second round of jurying, which closes on May 31, will hear before the end of June.

All exhibitors must have a tent — either owned or rented. Artists who use only an uncovered table or display will not be allowed to exhibit.

If you’ve been juried into the show, you can use your own tent or you can rent.

Following jurying, more information about rentals will be available to artists who are accepted into the show. Rental tents will be up and ready for move-in on the Friday morning.

You can rent tables, chairs and booth equipment.

Following jurying, more information about rentals will be available to artists who are accepted into the show. Rental tents will be up and ready for move-in on the Friday morning.

Rental tents, for those who order them, will be put up before artists arrive to set up for the show. We try to help whenever possible, but we’re not staffed to assist exhibitors with set-up and tear-down. If you have heavy items for your tent, we have a golf cart available to help you move those heavy loads. See us at the Show Tent for assistance.

We have culinary artists who exhibit at the event and for 2024 we’ll have a collection of pop-ups selling food for exhibitors and visitors over the weekend.

We post our food vendors on our website by August 1, 2024.