Festival Marketplace

The Marketplace presents an internationally diverse group of vendors, including craftspeople showing their own work, organizations that provide services to the folk music, dance, and song community, and commercial vendors with products of special interest to the folk community.

ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE AT THE NEW ENGLAND FOLK FESTIVAL

April 24-26, 2026
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
181 Royal Plaza Dr. West, Marlborough, MA
Friday: 6pm-9pm
Saturday: 9am-8pm
Sunday: 9am-5pm

Need more information? email marketplace@neffa.org

2026 Vendor Application

Regular applications for the 2026 Marketplace are closed. However, we are still accepting applications for our wait list.

2026 Vendors

5Strong Candle Company

Each candle is infused with the essence of the values that guide us every day: Love, Respect, Unity, longevity and Loyalty. These values are our foundation.
Rhonda Champagnie
Hyde Park, MA
Www.5strongcandlecompany.com

A Few of My Favorite Things (new!)

A Few of My Favorite Things makes unique suncatchers from anything and everything, in my genres. We love to spread the sunshine and rainbows!
Lori Fulon
Brockton, MA facebook.com/afewofmyfavoritethings56

Adirondack Harps (new!)

Adirondack Harps features completely unique hand built folk harps in multiple sizes and colors.
Chris Rawson
Plattsburgh, NY
www.adirondackharps.com

Alamo Styles

Alamo Styles offers dance shoes and sneakers, dance skirts and blouses, comfort insoles, socks, shoe bags, totes, and waist packs
Carol Koch
Franklin, MA
www.alamostyles.com

Alex Evora Green Arts

Alex Evora Green Arts creates handcrafted jewelry and lamps from natural materials. Each piece celebrates the beauty of the natural world and the artistry of handmade design.
Alexandre Santos
Three Rivers, MA

Alvin Fry Violins

I build violins, violas, steel string guitars, classical guitars and mandolins.
Alvin Fry
St. Louis, MO

Ann’s Pottery

Functional stoneware with a nod to ancient and traditional cultures.
Ann Schunior
Randolph, MA
http://annspottery.com/

Annie Collins, Clothing Artisan

Beautiful, flowing, one-of-a-kind dance skirts, and colorful scarves, bags, and other items sewn from new and upcycled fabrics
Annie Collins
Greenfield, MA

Arts Collective Three

Three women artists creating beautiful and functional ceramic pieces, from drums and musical instruments to mugs, as well as original art in other media.
Berta A Daniels
Maynard, MA
https://www.instagram.com/bblacksheepproductions/
https://www.instagram.com/earth.on.fire.ceramics/
https://www.instagram.com/lnd_crmx/

Auntie Arwen’s Spices and Teas

Auntie Arwen’s Spices & Teas provides the freshest hand mixed spice & tea blends to buy. We also bring a few hard-to-find ingredients.
Colleen Jordon
Jewett City, CT
https://www.auntiearwenspices.com/

Bazaar Quilts

I create traditional quilts with contemporary colors. Offerings range from wall hanging to bed quilts. I also make quilted coasters and trivets.
Andi Lindsey
Natick, MA

Beads Without End

Beads Without End makes jewelry and other personal adornments. Mostly of crocheted beads but also using any other technique and materials that appeal to us.
Kathryn Black
Acton, MA

BeeZ by Scranton (new!)

Repurposed hardcover books fashioned into occasional handbags, purses, eReader covers, laptop and tablet holders, journals and padfolios. Original book pages rebound as a paperback so you can read your purse.
Kathleen Scranton
Coventry, CT
www.beezbyscranton.com

Bretti Musical Instruments (new!)

Bretti Musical Instruments is a one-man workshop specializing in the craft of high-end wooden vessel flutes including ocarinas, xun, and gemshorns, as well as historic instrument replicas.
Michael Bretti
Troy, NY
https://brettimusic.com/

Bri’s Sweet Treats (new!)

Handcrafted award-winning candy! Famous Giant Peanut Butter Cups, Dubai Bars, Dipped Pretzels, Freeze-dried Candy, Flavored Barks, Dark S’mores Cups, Bri-wiches (made with oreos). Featured on Phantom Gourmet.
Briana J Azier
Worcester, MA
www.shopbrissweettreats.com

Brooke Birch Tea Shoppe (new!)

Brooke Birch Tea Shoppe is a traveling tea shop that creates deliciously unique herbal tea blends. All handmade in small batches.
Angela Gonzalez
Stillwater, NJ
www.brookebirchtea.com

Brown’s Bones

I make the old traditional rhythm bones out of wood and bone.
Steve Brown
Winchendon, MA
https://www.facebook.com/p/Browns-Bones-100046135573397/

Cards by Emilie

Handmade greeting cards for all occasions.
Emilie Lussier
Upton, MA
https://www.instagram.com/cards_by_emilie/

Celebrity Leggings

Super comfy leggings for women and children in a variety of seasonal prints and colors.
Galina Efremova
Boston, MA
www.celebrityleggings.com

Cloak & Dagger Creations

Cloak & Dagger Creations creates unique festival clothing, skirts & outerwear. We also carry embellishments so you can make your own projects special.
Dina Flockhart
Littleton, MA
https://www.cloakmakers.com

The Country Dance & Song Society

The Country Dance & Song Society sells a wide range of books, CDs, and merchandise for contra, ECD, and more!
Ben Williams
cdss.org

David Horne Art

I create artwork and craftwork by hand. Using traditional techniques like painting and both woodworking and metalworking, I create garden art and toys, commonly with music as a motif.
David Horne
Fairhaven, MA
DavidHorneArt.com

Ellen Howard Handmade

Hand dyed clothing and accessories screen printed with my own designs.
Ellen Howard
Pawlet, VT
www.facebook.com/ellenhowardhandmadevt

Firecrow Handwovens

Firecrow Handwovens provides one-of-a-kind wearable art in the form of scarves, shawls, ponchos and vests, woven on 8-harness floor looms in cotton, rayon chenille, bamboo, merino wool and novelty fibers.
Kathleen Litchfield
Warwick, MA
www.firecrowhandwovens.com

Flower Gap Farm and Creamery (new!)

Flower Gap Farm crafts small batch artisanal goat’s milk yogurt and cheeses known for its rich but delicate flavor. All items are packaged in glass jars.
Margaret Aiken
Charlotte, VT
https://www.flowergapfarm.com/

The Fudge Lady

Hand-crafted specialty Fudge in a variety of fun flavors. Pre-packaged in half pound boxes.
Jalene Berlinguet
Uxbridge, MA
https://www.facebook.com/thefudgeladyuxbridge/

Ginny Remedi Designs: Jewels for the Journey

Ginny Remedi Designs: Jewels for the Journey creates original hand crafted jewelry in metals, silver and gold (also mixed metals), Fired Porcelain clay and Swarovski crystal inspired earrings.
Ginny Remedi-Brown
Malden, MA
https://ginnyremedidesigns.com/wp/

Grass Roots Jewelry (new!)

I turn old spoons into one-of-a-kind handmade rings on the spot for customers.
Nicholas Frasier
Johnstown, NY
https://www.grassrootsjewelry.com/

Jibril Boutique

Clothing, shirts, skirts, scarves, tapestries.
Ayaan Jibril
Boston, MA
https://www.instagram.com/jibrilboutique/?hl=en

JMSMagid Creations

JMSMagid is a sculptor and doll maker specializing in whimsical and fantasy inspired art designed to keep you company.
Jamie Magid
Lexington, MA
instagram.com/jmsmagid_creations

MacRae Strings

Handmade stringed instruments. Fiddles, mandolins, and guitars.
Devon MacRae
Cincinnatus, NY
www.macraestrings.com

Matt Polsky Pottery

I hand throw and hand build typical and unique ceramic pieces, including: bowls, plates, soap dispensers, vases, and WHALES.
Matthew Polsky
Thompson, CT
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572437656768

Morel Woodcarving

Handmade wooden spoons, carved mice and maple leaf bowls.
Jonathan Morel
Belchertown, MA
morelwoodcarving.com

Nancy Dresses

Website photo: none
It is all about the twirl.
Jennifer Horrocks
Gainesville, GA

Peacock’s Nest

Traditional and custom henna art, indie and traditional games, the best chocolate bars in the world, semiprecious and glass bead jewelry, glasses cleaners, and sundry geeky and shiny things.
Lauren Grover
Easthampton, MA
Www.peacocksneststudio.com

Pretty Good Tea

We are a very unique online tea business that specializes in procuring premium quality loose leaf teas from around the world that are not easily available in the US.
Sandeep Hazarika
Newton, MA
https://prettygoodtea.com/

Randall Guitars (new!)

I build fine guitars and mandolins, and offer repair services on all fretted instruments.
Thomas Randall
Amherst, MA
randallguitars.com

Red Apple Farm (new!)

Drinks, apples, cider donuts, and baked goods.
Christopher Lottig
Phillipston, MA
www.redapplefarm.com

Rocking Art (new!)

Framed rock art that captures all the special moments in a person’s life.
Rosa Johnson
North Billerica, MA

Shieldbiter Crafts (new!)

Shieldbiter Crafts creates items inspired by historical finds of the Viking Age and medieval periods. From lyres to carved chests and thousand things between. We bring history to life.
Gilbert Hattier
Plattsburgh, NY
https://shieldbitercrafts.store/

Shir Glassworks

Madeline and Ori Shir combine their inspirations to create whimsical and intricate glass art. From fantastical to functional, they use color and creativity to highlight beauty of the natural world.
Madeline & Ori Shir
Greenfield, MA
https://www.shirglassworks.com/

Silver Owl Creations

Unique jewelry in wire, hand-colored brass, and fine silver clay.
Kendra Tornheim
Middleborough, MA
https://www.patreon.com/silverowlcreations

Siren Sips (new!)

Hand crafted Mocktails (non-alcoholic) in a variety of fun flavors. Mixed on site with a Mermaid themed atmosphere.
Alexis Berlinguet
Uxbridge, MA
https://www.instagram.com/sirensips.mocktails/

Soft Impressions by Susan Tornheim

I make hand-felted wool hats and other textile items.
Susan Tornheim
Newton, MA
https://www.signofthedovegallery.com/home/members/susan-tornheim/

Sowing Opportunities

We sell Guatemalan Fair Trade handicrafts to support indigenous artisans and our agricultural projects benefitting indigenous communities in Eastern Guatemala.
Fern Remedi-Brown
Malden, MA
https://sowingops.org/en/

Storyteller Jewelry

At Storyteller Jewelry you’ll find an assortment of unique and delightful treasures: Wearable miniature books with stories inside, Dragonfly Spell ornaments, Folding Wing ornaments, and luminous earrings.
Raelinda Woad
Salem, MA
https://www.etsy.com/shop/StorytellerJewelry

Strongford Arts (new!)

Handmade Jewelry and accoutrements inspired by historic sources from the Bronze Age through to the Renaissance.
Louis Garcia
Worcester, MA
www.facebook.com/strongfordarts

Sue’s Cape Cod Shells (new!)

Sue’s Cape Cod Shells creates custom-decorated seashells found on the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Each of Sue’s Cape Cod Shells is hand-selected and crafted in her Barnstable home.
Suzanne Kissane
Barnstable, MA
https://www.suesccshells.com/

Sweet Glam

We are a bakery bath and body company and we believe you can have it both! It’s in our hashtag: #lookprettywhileyoueat
Elaine Ellis
Dorchester, MA
https://sweetglam670.com/

Thrownworthy

Thrownworthy offers a unique collection of wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery designed to bring both functionality and fun to your everyday life.
Zoe Prior-Grosch
Westford, MA
linktr.ee/thrownworthy

Uncle Joey’s Cannoli

Fresh filled cannoli.
Joseph Sidelinger
Watertown, MA
www.unclejoeyscannoli.com

Wildflower Beads

Handmade colorful beadwork and bead jewelry. Earrings, bracelets, anklets and necklaces, and a little origami.
Sue Lecuyer
Cohoes, NY
https://www.instagram.com/wild.flowerbeads/?hl=en

Wood Burning by Maria

Maria Scarpa Allen specializes in making wood burned art (pyrography) indoor wall decor. Most of her pieces depict themes in Nature and are made from wood sourced locally.
Maria Scarpa Allen
Groton, CT
https://www.woodburningsbymaria.com/