The Front Market is an independent marketplace and craft fair from Future Front Texas.

We showcase creatives, designers, makers, small business owners, artists and craftspeople from Texas. Welcoming 400+ exhibitors & 10,000+ guests across two seasons in Austin.

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UP NEXT: SPRING 2026 SEASON

After a record-breaking Fall 2025 Season with 7,000+ visitors across Texas, The Front Market will return for Spring on May 2 and 3, 2026 at Distribution Hall in East Austin.

As always, we’ll be open from 11 AM to 5 PM on May 2 and 3, with an indoor and outdoor exhibition and fair, featuring 150+ independent craftspeople, creatives, small business owners, designers & makers across the Texas South. 100% family-friendly. Dog-friendly. Human-friendly. Open-air. Nonprofit-run. Free to the public.

SPRING 2026 SEASON LINEUP

ONLY MAY 2

Pop-Up Shops:

Clay Valley
Laurel Small Batch Goods
Mixd Fashion
Rockstar Recycle
Opal Rugs 
Lei'La B's Boutique
Made By Danielle
Yellow Rose Handmade
Lovely Kallie
Swabaii Art Studio
Cosmic Chaos Jewelry
Gardenia 
Gilded Olive
Heartwood Botanica
Vida Antigua Vintage
Finery
Flora + Fauna
Lexi Bruner
Sojurnr
Spoiled Vintage
Pearl Wilson 
Sleepy Pots
Blemmye Ceramics
Jennifer Kallas Ceramics
Thirty-One Denim
Happy Simple Joy Designs
Dana Handcrafted
McKinley Mizar Fine Art & Jewelry
Silverkay
FINA Threads
Valencia Charm Bar 
Bette Handwoven
6pm Candle Co.
Ten Cent Pistil 
Lissy Line
Studio Orch
Jakaranda Club
Nessa Noto x Circle Face
Daisy Chan
Wavy Roller
EDEN HOUSE BOTANICALS
Watering Dead Plants
Sonya Marin Designs
ciggieclippies
earkandi 
Honeywood
Pasaj

Homegrown Menus:

★ Sour Jo's
Kinship Milk Tea
Junebug Coffee
Pickle Envy
Garbo’s Lobster
Thali Omakase
Mori Matcha

Creative Community Surprises:

★ DJ Sets by Ed West and Suxxy Puxxy
★ Good Bar with Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Moontower Rentals Market Lounges
★ Daily Giveaways with Liquid Death, Future Front and Topo Chico
★ The Front Market Booth Design Contest
★ Clay Wheel Demos with Broad Studios Club House
★ Mindful Drawing with Selina Wagner
★ Mending Station with Corinne Loperfido
★ All-Ages Air-Dry Clay with Palette.xyz
★ Local Chef Menus and Flash Tattoos

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE FRONT MARKET

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Behind The Front Market

Curated by Future Front Texas, The Front Market has welcomed 50,000+ guests and 2,500+ Texas artists, makers and craftspeople since 2016.

Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and public exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front. As a 501c3 arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two annual community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival, platforming independent artists and creatives across disciplines in Texas.

Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host seasonal shows and workshops at our creative space in East Austin, welcoming 25,000+ visitors per year. Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, we invite the public (including you) to dream of a future where local art and creativity thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities.

The Front Market is curated and produced by 501c3 nonprofit Future Front. To become a 2026 sponsor, contact us at hello@futurefronttexas.org.

FUTURE FRONT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, Preservation Austin, Movability,ART FOR ALL, Partiful, Moontower Rentals, Distribution Hall, Miscellaneous Rentals, Thirstday Tequila, the Red River Cultural District, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members.

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