200 Best

Iola, Wis. — Sunshine Artist magazine, www.sunshineartist.com, announced today the release of its 28th annual 200 Best, ranking the nation’s most profitable art and craft festivals based on subscribers’ reported sales in 2019.

Launched in 1993, the 200 Best is split into two categories: Fine Art and Design, for events that focus on unique fine-art pieces; and Classic and Contemporary Craft, for events that focus on traditional or modern craft and production work. This year’s number one Fine Art and Design show is Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show (June) in Philadelphia, PA. The number one Classic and Contemporary Craft show is Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Woods, Columbiana, OH. Information about all the shows that made our 2020 200 Best list is available in Sunshine Artist’s September 2020 issue.

"Sunshine Artist’s 200 Best focuses solely on revenue, because that’s the most objective indicator of a show’s future success...."

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Classic and Contemporary Craft

  1. Old-Fashioned Christmas In The Woods
  2. Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair Spring Show
  3. Shaker Woods Village aka Shaker Woods Festival
  4. Woodstock-New Paltz Arts & Crafts Fair Fall Show
  5. Pennsylvania Christmas & Gift Show
  6. Frankfort Fall Festival
  7. Columbus Winterfair
  8. New England Christmas Festival
  9. Christmas in the Country
  10. Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair (October)
  11. Craftsmen's Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival - Richmond
  12. Craftsmen's Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival - Columbia
  13. Craftsmen's Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival - Greensboro
  14. Northern Virginia Christmas Market
  15. Christmas Made in the South - Charlotte
  16. A Holiday Happening
  17. Sunfest
  18. Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
  19. War Eagle Fair
  20. La Grange Craft Fair

Fine Art and Design

  1. Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show (June)
  2. St. James Court Art Show
  3. The Annual Armonk Outdoor Art Show
  4. Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show (Sept)
  5. Cape Coral Arts & Music Festival
  6. Loring Park Art Festival
  7. Tubac Festival of the Arts
  8. Summerfair
  9. Marietta Art in the Park
  10. Art Fest Naples at Fleischmann Park
  11. Bethesda Fine Arts Festival
  12. 4 Bridges Art Festival
  13. The Village at Winona Art Fair
  14. Bonita Springs National Art Festival - Show 2
  15. Art Fair on the Square
  16. IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts
  17. Old Town Art Fair
  18. Port Clinton Art Festival
  19. Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
  20. Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair