Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show

2026 Dates:

May 14th & October 8th

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

We invite you to visit Canton for one of the South’s original & finest arts & crafts shows! The bi-annual Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show is a ONE-day show, held on the second Thursday of May and October.

Exhibits are by invitation ONLY to participate in the Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show. Along with your completed application, you are required to send in photographs of your art or craft or food set up.

All items must be handmade, or partially handmade, by the vendor to be selected. Once an application is selected, you will be contacted by a flea market sponsor with an invitation. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we do not send rejection emails, if we consider you for a future event we will be in touch.

All spaces are 10' x 12' in size and are $140 per space. This cost covers the $80.00 fee for the City of Canton sales permit and the Sponsor's $60.00 rental fee.

CANTON TOURISM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OR PLACEMENT OF VENDORS AND ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION. Please refer below for application and FAQ’s:

• Canton Flea Market Brochure

• Download the Application

• Driving directions from select cities across the South

• Canton Flea Market Guidelines

The famous Canton Flea Market attracts artisans nationally to showcase handcrafted items such as pottery, jewelry, and unique arts & crafts. This bi-annual event attracts over 1,100 superior artists and craftsmen to within walking distance of the downtown area, who display their work on the beautiful grounds of the historic Madison County Courthouse and throughout the surrounding area.

Top Twenty Event in the Southeast

-Southeast Tourism Society

Outstanding Promotional Event in the State of Mississippi

-Mississippi Downtown Development Association

Best of the Best of Mississippi

-Mississippi Magazine

Top 100 Event

-American Bus Association

Handmade arts and crafts are located on the Courthouse grounds and the adjacent Union and Center Streets. Additional exhibits are on the church properties on Peace Street, at the Old Jail Museum behind City Hall, and on two blocks of East Fulton Street.

Take advantage of excellent shopping opportunities at the Flea Market as well as Canton’s surrounding merchants!

The Canton Flea Market features:

UNIQUE HANDCRAFTED ARTS & CRAFTS VENDORS

QUALITY FINE ART AT BELOW GALLERY PRICES

BOUTIQUES & ANTIQUES STORES AROUND THE HISTORIC SQUARE

CONVENIENT PARKING THROUGHOUT THE CITY

Applications, hotel listings, and hospitality facilities are available through the Canton Tourism Office. Call (601) 859-1307 or (800) 844-3369.

Email [email protected] for additional information.

The Canton Flea Market is a litter free event.