Discover handmade craft at the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Pop-Up Mini Craft Fair. This smaller-scale outdoor market features a rotating selection of artists, offering a chance to meet makers and shop locally made work at the Blue Ridge Parkway's Folk Art Center!

Located at Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Folk Art Center is home to the Southern Highland Craft Guild and features three galleries, a craft shop, a library, and a Blue Ridge Parkway information desk and bookstore. Visitors are encouraged to explore the Center before or after the fair to experience even more of the region’s rich craft heritage.

Artists participating include: Amy Brandenburg, Dahlia Bushwick, Noel Yovovich, Walt Cottingham, David Grant, May Wake, Amy Pike, Steven Ramsey, Cecilia Haverson, Pamela Clark, Lisa Bester, Melanie Miller, Aaron Iaquinto, Fatie Atkinson, Darryl Malice, Nina Kara, Ann Barton, Leslie Fawcett, Sharia Kaufman, Ashley Bangert, and more!

About the Southern Highland Craft Guild


Founded in 1930, the Southern Highland Craft Guild is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to cultivating craft, supporting artisans, and preserving handmade traditions in the Southern Highlands. Representing over 800 makers across nine southeastern states, the Guild connects audiences with the work of skilled craftspeople through exhibitions, events, and retail experiences. The Guild is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.