It happens every year over the weekend after Labour Day in Riverdale Park West. 2025 dates are:

Friday, Sept 5, 2025: 1 - 6pm

Saturday Sept 6, 2025: 10am - 6pm

Sunday Sept 7, 2025: 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 2024 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 2025. 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

New for 2025, there is only one application submission timeframe. Applications for the 2025 show are open from February 15 and firmly close on April 30

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.

Artists will be notified of their acceptance status by the end of May.

The record numbers of applications are making the show more competitive than ever so plan to apply early. 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.

Please be aware that all jury decisions are final.

All artists pay a non-refundable fee of $50 + HST to apply to the show and enter the jurying process. Applicants who apply by March 15 will receive an early bird application fee of $40 + HST. We are holding our Booth Fee from 2024 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.

We are holding our 2024 Booth Fee for 2025. Applicants who are accepted into the show will pay $415 + HST in 2025.

We are holding our 2024 Booth Fee in 2024. Each 10’ x 10’ booth location is $415 + HST. Your booth fee covers your participation in the show and includes the 3 day rental of the assigned 10’ x 10’ area for your exhibition and retail space and an online listing for one year on the Cabbagetown Art & Craft Show website, with a direct link to the artist’s website. You are allowed to expand back into the park for storage purposes as long as you do not hinder other exhibitors or the public. However if you use the expanded space for exhibiting and selling we reserve the right to apply an additional charge. Booth fees are payable by Interac e-transfer and are due when artists receive their acceptance notices.

We don’t accommodate booth sharing but there’s space on the application form to request e.g. a section location, a booth neighbour or the direction a booth faces. 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 will receive their acceptance notification by the end of May.

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 one.

Rental tents will be up and ready for move-in on Friday morning of the show. Please refer to the Exhibitor Information page on this website to access the link to the Tent and Equipment Rental Form.

You can rent tables, chairs and booth equipment.

Rented tents, furniture and equipment will be up and ready for move-in on Friday morning of the show.

Please refer to the Exhibitor Information page of this website to access the Tent and Equipment Rental Form.

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 2025 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, 2025.