FIELD NOTES / EXHIBITORS
Open, waitlisted or just announced?
An upcoming event date tells you when the market happens. It does not tell you whether a maker can still apply. Here is how to read our application labels.
Accepting applications
The current official source explicitly supports applications for that edition, and the evidence is within our freshness window. This describes a submission route, not an available booth, a promised acceptance or a reserved category.
If the verified date-only deadline is today, we switch to a confirmation prompt. Without a verified closing time we cannot tell you how many hours remain.
Waitlist only
The organizer is accepting consideration for cancellations or category openings. There may be no immediate space, and the waitlist may not be processed in the order applications arrive. Read the organizer’s explanation before paying any application fee.
Dates announced
We can identify the edition and its dates, but do not have a verified active application window. If the source states a future application opening date, we display it without treating the form as open today.
Unconfirmed or needs clarification
An unconfirmed status means the checked sources do not establish an active window. Needs clarification means the sources disagree or do not identify the correct year. Neither status enters the confirmed accepting filter.
A newer explicit announcement can resolve an older statement. We record which source took precedence; we do not silently choose the most convenient date.
Closed, stale or past
A source saying closed, a published deadline that has passed, an expired evidence check or an event that has ended all change what we display. These rules prevent yesterday’s “apply now” banner from becoming today’s advice.
Past editions remain available as clearly labeled research records. They do not supply unverified fees or deadlines for the next year.