Mule Camp Market

Mule Camp Market began many years ago as a farmer’s curb market near the downtown square. This market evolved into the Corn Tassel Festival, which focused on local craft exhibitors. In 1993, the Gainesville Jaycees revamped the event & renamed it “Mule Camp” to honor the city’s origins. In the years since Mule Camp has grown into a regional fall festival with crowds in excess of 75,000 for the annual 3-day event. During the second weekend in October, visitors enjoy a wide array of craft vendors, children’s activities, feast on delicious items from many food vendors, and cap it all off with a community concert.

2026 Mule Camp Market

Friday, October 9th through Sunday, October 11th

Thursday October 8th: Vendor setup from 5:30pm on to 9:00pm

Check-in at 5:30pm early arrivals will have to wait until volunteers are ready to begin processing vendors to set up. There will be no early setup in 2025.

Friday: 10am until 8pm
Saturday: 10am until 8pm
Sunday: 12pm until 5pm

The Midtown Greenway will serve as the heart of Mule Camp. This large, open park provides space for a large number of vendor booths, a concert stage & dedicated audience lawn with a kids-zone nearby.

The large variety of delicious options our food court offers will be located in the parking lot at the corner of Banks St. and Gordon Ave., adjacent to the Greenway.

Our vendors will reopen at 10 am on Saturday so you can browse & shop in between our midday schedule of local community performances. Sunday brings a non-denominational worship service before vendors officially reopen at noon for last-minute shoppers and your final chance at the item that kept calling your name all weekend!

Come see us October 9th, 10th, and 11th!

You can download a list of the vendors registered and approved for this year’s event by clicking Vendor List Public 2026 (list not available yet if link if not active). It will list their basic info such as name, organization, and vendor section. April 1st is our tentative date for applications to open. Be sure to check back to this page for any updates until then. Note: This year, we will again be using vendor management software to assist in the application process for Mule Camp.

If you have used our previous Hotmail email, that email is no longer active. Be sure that any correspondence with Mule Camp officials is directed to info@mulecampmarket.com.

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Vendor Registration & Information

Click here to register for the 2026 Mule Camp Market.

Vendor Information and Rules

 

Sponsors Information 2024

Business & Activities Offering

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Mule Camp Market is run by a nonprofit organization with only parttime volunteers. We may not respond to your question for several days and perhaps weeks.

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Mule Camp Market is run by a nonprofit organization with only part-time volunteers. We try to be responsive, but in some cases we may not respond to your question for several days.

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