Aug 8–9, 2026 15 E 40th St, New York NY Free entry · pay what you can Applications close July 20, 2026 No credentials required Come dilly dally Aug 8–9, 2026 15 E 40th St, New York NY Free entry · pay what you can Applications close July 20, 2026 No credentials required Come dilly dally
A FAIR FOR MAKERS · AUG 8–9, 2026

Dilly Dally Fair.

When
Aug 8–9
Sat–Sun · 11a — 6p
Where
Midtown
15 E 40th St, NYC
Entry
Free-ish
Pay what you can
Apply to booth → See who's coming
Dilly Dally Fair — for the multifaceted creator
FIG. 1 — FOR THE MULTIFACETED CREATOR
Many roles, many stories, one life
FIG. 2 — MANY ROLES / ONE LIFE
Multiple minds, many paths, one life
FIG. 3 — MULTIPLE MINDS
A maker, many tools
FIG. 4 — A MAKER, MANY TOOLS
come dilly
↙ apply
— organized by a maker,
for makers
Make, Wander, Wonder✹Come Curious, Leave Inspired✹Come Dilly Dally✹For the Creatively Unhurried✹ Make, Wander, Wonder✹Come Curious, Leave Inspired✹Come Dilly Dally✹For the Creatively Unhurried✹

The shrug that
turned into something.

Brand note · 2026
Our founder was filling out an application for a craft fair she hoped might accept her. Somewhere in the middle of that application, she had a better idea — I'll just make my own.

Not out of bitterness. More like a shrug that turned into something. If the door is hard to find, leave yours open. If the table is hard to get to, just make your own.

Dilly Dally is a fair for people with full-time jobs and part-time obsessions. People who make things slowly and carefully and aren't sure yet where it's all going. The best things here won't be on a website yet. Some of them aren't even finished.

— the founderBuilds facades by day / throws pots by night
$0
Application fee
No credentials. No résumé. Just tell us what you're figuring out.
60+
Makers selected
Ceramics, scent, furniture, zines, textiles, sound, weird little things.
2
Days · one weekend
Saturday + Sunday, early August. Come early, stay late.
4
Different artist workshops
A hands-on invitation to try what you've always wondered about.

A sampling
of makers.

★ COMING SOON
The 2026 lineup
is still being chosen.
60+ makers will be announced through June. Working in ceramics, textile, scent, sound, furniture, zines, print, and a few weird little things we don't have a category for yet.
AnnouncementRolling, June 2026
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Ceramics 01
Isabel Mejía
Dinnerware for impatient dinners
Textile 02
Jun Park
Hand-dyed wall hangings
Zine 03
Hana Yoshida
"Instructions for hesitating"
Print 04
M. Okafor Press
Riso editions · limited
Scent 05
Dora & Co.
Wax melted after dinner
Furniture 06
Theo Blanchard
Argues with wood · nights only
Sound 07
HALFLIGHT
Tape loops · field recordings

+ 67 more being announced through June · subscribe in footer

Artist workshop agenda.

Sat–Sun · Aug 8–9
★ COMING SOON
Workshops are being
quietly assembled.
A weekend of small, hands-on sessions led by the artists themselves. 
Schedule dropsMid-July 2026
Both daysSat–Sun · Aug 8–9
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Midtown
Bryant Park NY PUBLIC LIBRARY 6TH AVE 5TH AVE MADISON W 42ND ST W 41ST ST E 40TH ST → E 39TH ST YOU ARE HERE 15 E 40th St → across from the library B D 42 ST · BRYANT PK
15 E 40th St — venue
Bryant Park
B · D · F · M trains

Tell us what
you're figuring out.

No portfolio required. No artist statement. We select on curiosity and care — what are you in the middle of?

Deadline · July 20, 2026 · 11:59 PM ET

Please tell us your name.
We'll need a valid email to write back.
Ceramics + Textile + Furniture + Print / Zine + Scent + Sound + Sculpture + Jewelry + Food + Other +
Pick at least one thing you make.
Tell us a little about your work.
Pick a booth option.

Booth fee only collected if you're selected. By applying you agree to be emailed once about your application and once if you're selected — that's it.

Received. Thank you.

We read every application ourselves. You'll hear back from a real human within 10 days. In the meantime: keep dilly-dallying.

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