Website: https://craftybastards.com/
Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair is an outdoor handmade-goods market and arts festival held in Nashville, Tennessee. The fair brings together independent makers selling unique, hand-crafted goods, and it operates as a juried event in which all artwork sold must be original and made by the artist. The festival pairs shopping with activities, entertainment, live music, and food, and admission is free.
Event Overview
According to the organizers, the outdoor festival “brings together 80+ talented makers, each showcasing unique, hand-crafted goods” including art, jewelry, ceramics, candles, and textiles. Product categories represented at the fair span body care, ceramics, fiber arts, food products, clothing, leather goods, glass works, handbags, candles, paper goods, and fine art.
Beyond shopping, the event features food trucks and a “Crafty Bastards Cocktail Bar,” along with live music and other entertainment. The organizers describe it as an event that “welcomes kids, friends and families of all ages.” A vendor map and a list of participating makers are published ahead of each market.
About
Crafty Bastards is described as “a juried exhibition and sale of handmade goods from independent artists that originated in 2003 by the Washington City Paper.” The Nashville Scene expanded the event to Nashville in November 2014, adding “a curated selection of beer and craft cocktails” to the original concept. The fair is held as recurring spring and fall markets.
Location & Contact
The fair takes place at OneC1TY, 8 City Blvd., Nashville, TN. The event is held outdoors and runs on scheduled market weekends rather than fixed daily hours. Listed dates include a Spring Market on April 11-12, 2026, and a Fall Market on November 7-8, 2026, each running 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The organizers maintain contact and updates primarily through social media, including Instagram (@craftybastards) and Facebook (CraftyBastards). The website also provides a contact page, photo galleries, and a vendor application section.
Additional Information
Admission to Crafty Bastards is free. As the organizers state, “$3 parking is available in the ONEC1TY Parking Garage, located at 8 City Blvd., and on nearby streets.” The event is all-ages, and “well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome.” Food trucks are on-site, along with a cash bar offering seasonal craft cocktails, beer, and wine; outside food and drink are prohibited. The market is held “rain or shine,” though it notes the event “will be postponed or cancelled in the event of severe weather.”
For makers interested in participating, vendors apply through an application process. Requirements state that “all artwork sold at the fair be original, designed by, and made by the artist,” and artists must attend in person to sell their work. The application fee is $20, and booth fees range from $350 to $400 for a 10-by-10 space depending on location. A tent is required, which vendors can bring themselves or rent from the organizers. The website also publishes FAQs covering admission, parking, pets, food, and weather policies.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (craftybastards.com).