Holiday spirit is in the air and the crafters of San Francisco are working at full throttle to sell their wares! We’ve gone ahead and rounded up some of the best holiday markets, craft fairs, and more in the San Francisco Bay Area for November and December 2023. Think Bay Area Christmas markets with homemade pastries, decorations, and innovative products. Or holiday craft fairs with all the handmade jewelry, pottery, and art you could wish for.
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Ongoing/recurring Bay Area holiday markets
1. Dickens Christmas Fair
Weekends Nov. 18-Dec. 17, 2023 – Cow Palace, Daly City
This beloved annual event drops you into a 140,000-square-foot Victorian London, brought to life by hundreds of costumed players and a plethora of shops, stages, pubs, parties, and memorable performances. The Holiday Handcraft Marketplace is full of vendors with everything from collectible art to jewelry and textiles. Tickets to the fair are $45 general admission.
2. Enchant San Jose
Nov. 24-Dec. 31, 2023 – PayPal Park, San Jose
When it comes to holiday light displays in the Bay Area, it’s hard to beat this enormous Christmas maze and ice skating rink in San Jose. Enchant is essentially a massive glittering winter wonderland rife with photo opportunities, fun activities, and a winter village full of artisan-made gifts.
3. Creativity Explored Holiday Pop-Up
Saturdays Nov. 25-Dec. 16, 2023 – Ferry Building, San Francisco
This beloved market features original drawings, paintings, ceramics and more by neurodiverse and disabled Bay Area artists. This is the third annual event and artists earn income directly from each sale.
4. Menagerie Yuletide Oddities Market
Saturdays, Nov. 25-Dec. 30 – Winchester Mystery House, San Jose
A special holiday market devoted to occult products including antique items, taxidermy, one-of-a-kind collectibles, medical specimens, and natural science specimens. Take a tour of the Winchester Mystery House while you’re at it.
5. Dear Handmade Life Patchwork Show
Nov. 26, 2023 – Courthouse Square, Redwood City
This Silicon Valley market presents 100+ vendors, live music, and family activities.
Dec. 2, 2023 – Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Local makers from around NorCal host an all-day experience with activities, fine art, food trucks, and more.
6. Head West Marketplace
This market pops up in locations around the Bay Area through the holiday season. They celebrate creators and artists as well as small brands, local shops, and local non-profits.
- Dec. 9-10, 2023 – The Barlow, Sebastopol
- Dec. 17, 2023 – St. George Spirits, Alameda Point
7. Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair
Weekends Dec. 9-24, 2023 – Telegraph Ave, Berkeley
Over 200 local artisans will take over Telegraph Ave between Dwight and Bancroft near the UC Berkeley campus. This is the 40th annual fair complete with fun decorations and a multicultural shopping atmosphere.
8. Winter Walk in Union Square
Dec. 15-24, 2023 – Stockton Street from Post to O’Farrell, San Francisco
This popular Union Square holiday tradition is back due to popular demand after a pandemic hiatus. Explore two pedestrian-only blocks in Downtown SF with food trucks, a beer garden, family activities, and entertainment. Vendors are TBA but should include gift items as well as food and drink.
Bay Area holiday markets: Nov. 27-Dec. 3
9. Holiday Market at Embarcadero Center
Nov. 29, 2023 – Three Embarcadero Center, Urban Patio
Embarcadero Center hosts its first holiday market on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 2-5pm. Guests can enjoy holiday cocktails and beverages while supporting Embarcadero Center retailers, and grab a photo with Santa between 3-4pm.
10. Berkeley Holiday Gift Fair
Nov. 30, 2023 – Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Berkeley
Explore 25 retailers at Hotel Shattuck Plaza from 3-7pm at this Thursday market run by the Berkeley Chamber. Take advantage of complimentary eco-friendly gift wrapping from Rotary Club of Berkeley while you’re there.
11. CCSF Holiday Bazaar and Demo Day
Nov. 30, 2023 – City College of San Francisco, Ocean Campus
CCSF’s Center for Entrepreneurship partners with the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center for this lovely holiday craft fair supporting local small businesses and student vendors.
12. Gamble Garden Winter Festival
Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2023 – Gamble Garden, Palo Alto
This beautiful Palo Alto garden will be decked out in holiday lights for its Winter Festival featuring an adults-only grand opening on Nov. 30, Santa visits on Dec. 1, and a family holiday tea on Dec. 2. The holiday marketplace will be open all weekend long.
13. Pacifica Polar Palooza and Elf Market
Dec. 1-3, 2023 – Pacifica Community Center, Pacifica
The Pacifica Community Center presents an elaborate weekend of holiday festivities including a “Winter Elf Market.” The market takes place only on Friday and Saturday, but other events throughout the weekend include caroling, a building lighting, a tree lighting, photos with Santa, and free pony rides.
14. 51st Annual Dance Palace Artisan Craft & Holiday Market
Explore this free market in Point Reyes with vendors selling local food and treasures to benefit the Dance Palace community.
15. West Coast Craft
Dec. 2 & 16, 2023 – Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
West Coast Craft is primarily inspired by the west coast lifestyle and local materials with products including ceramics, sculpture, fiber arts, textiles, home furnishings, paper goods, wood crafts, bath and body products, and more. This outdoor version of WCC hosts 100+ vendors in the Fort Mason Center parking lot.
16. Creative Communal
Dec. 2, 2023 – 300 W McKinley Ave, Downtown Sunnyvale
Creative Communal comes to Sunnyvale for a holiday artisan market featuring 30+ local makers, live music, holiday kid’s crafts, permanent jewelry, and baked goods.
17. Swedish Christmas Fair
Dec. 2, 2023 – Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco
The Swedish Women’s Educational Association’s 40th annual Christmas fair returns to San Francisco. See a Lucia procession at 10am and 1pm, sip on warm glögg, taste delicious gingerbread cookies, and stock up on handmade Swedish gift items. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and seniors.
18. Girl Gang Craft
Dec. 2, 2023 – Oakland Scottish Rite Center, Oakland
Explore 100+ fem-forward businesses showcasing handmade art, candles, crafts, and apparel at this popular traveling craft market. The first 200 attendees get a goodie bag.
19. Baltic Christmas Fair
Dec. 2, 2023 – Latvian Hall, 425 Hoffman Ave, San Francisco
Experience Baltic Christmas traditions at this all-day holiday market with hot food and drink, pictures with Santa, kids’ crafts, and carolers. This is a joint event presented by the San Francisco Estonian Society, Northern California Latvian Association, and San Francisco Lithuanian-American Community.
20. 18 Reasons Holiday Market
Dec. 2, 2023 – 18 Reasons Culinary School, San Francisco
Buy culinary gifts for the foodie in your life, from specialty ingredients to food-themed jewelry at a wide range of prices. Don’t forget to enjoy a piping-hot, festive beverage to sip on while you shop.
21. Hometown Holidays
Dec. 2, 2023 – Courthouse Square, Broadway, and Hamilton St. in Redwood City
Redwood City’s Hometown Holidays returns for its 17th annual holiday event centered around Courthouse Square. Vendors will be lined up in the square itself and on Broadway and Hamilton. Don’t miss out on pictures with Santa, live entertainment, and a festive parade at 4:30pm.
22. Queer Art Faire
Dec. 2, 2023 – 501 Buckingham Way, San Francisco
Support local queer creators at this Stonestown fair showcasing 70+ local artists, makers, and vendors. Make a day of it with delicious eats from food vendors as well as live music.
23. Sunset Holiday Mercantile
Dec. 2-3, 2023 – County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
The 8th annual Sunset Holiday Mercantile will take over GG Park’s County Fair Building with an indoor-outdoor market showcasing makers, merchants, artisans, kids’ activities, food trucks, live music, beer and wine tasting, and more.
24. Mercatino di Natale
Dec. 2-3, 2023 – Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
Explore a collection of goods made by Italian artisans including food, jewelry, fashion, accessories, art pieces, and craft items.
25. Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair
Dec. 2-3, 2023 – Muir Beach Community Center, Muir Beach
This holiday fair is a tradition 40 years running, dedicated to supporting local vendors from around Marin County and the rest of the Bay Area. The MB Quilters, who started the holiday fair decades ago, will be selling their popular hats, scarves, gloves, and quilts.
26. Make Good Market
Dec. 2-3, 2023 – Heath Ceramics, San Francisco
Browse over 25 vendors at this elegant SF ceramics studio. This year they’re taking over the entire SF Mission space with design-forward goods including textiles, art, jewelry, glassware, and furniture. The event includes live demos including lavender distillation, wreath-making, and loom-weaving.
27. GIFTY 2023
Dec. 2-3, 2023 – The Crucible, Oakland
The Crucible brings back their annual craft show and open house featuring work by local artisans and Crucible faculty. Handmade goods include functional pottery, unique sculptural pieces, and fragrant local soaps.
28. Oakland Art Murmur Presents: Holiday East Bay Open Studios
Dec. 2-3, 2023 – Various studios, Oakland
Oakland Art Murmur presents a winter rendition of their popular open studios event dating back 48 years. Over 80 Oakland studios will open their doors to the public with original and affordable art pieces for sale starting at just $20.
29. SFMOMA Holiday Makers Market
Dec. 3, 2023 – SFMOMA Floors 1 & 2, San Francisco
SFMOMA will host its first annual holiday makers market featuring over 20 talented makers throughout the first two floors of the museum. Items include jewelry, ceramics, screen prints, textiles, soap, accessories, candles, leather goods, and woodworking.
30. Hollis Oak Holiday Market
Dec. 3, 2023 – Hollis Oak Collective, Oakland
Hollis Oak Collective will have a holiday market celebrating small businesses selling jewelry, herbal goods, skincare, haircare, candles, books, clothes, and art. Enjoy food, drinks, and live music while you shop.
31. Holiday Arts Festival
Dec. 3, 2023 – Richmond Art Center, Richmond
Browse unique handmade goods from 50+ makers. A centerpiece of the festival is the Ceramics Studio Sale, which has some unbeatable prices for pottery made by students and teachers at Richmond Art Center. Additionally, guests can enjoy free art activities, live caricatures, and a raffle.
32. Bark at SPARK Howl-I-Day Party
Dec. 3, 2023 – SPARK Social SF, San Francisco
Enjoy a wholesome day at this human- and pet-centric holiday market raising funds for multiple local animal shelters. The day will include adoptable pups, a dog toy drive, a gift exchange, DIY holiday cards and ornaments, and an ugly sweater contest.
Bay Area holiday markets: Dec. 4-10
33. Ferry Building Holiday Open House
Dec. 6, 2023 – Ferry Building, San Francisco
The Ferry Building will be decked out for holiday gift shopping with warm drinks, free samples, photo ops, music, family activities, and more from 5-7pm.
34. NightLife: Santa Claude’s Workshop at the CA Academy of Sciences
Dec. 7, 2023 – CA Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
The Academy of Sciences’ holiday NightLife event will feature a fully-stocked gift marketplace. The popular Thursday night festivities feature live DJs, outdoor bars, ambience lighting, and more alongside the Academy’s nearly 40,000 animal residents. General admission tickets are $20.25.
35. Halo Halo Holidays
Dec. 9, 2023 – SoMa Pilipinas, San Francisco
The event will celebrate Christmas Filipino-style with plenty of art and cultural exhibits, amazing food, the Parol Lantern Festival, and a DJ party, among other things.
36. German Holiday Market
Dec. 9, 2023 – Mountain View City Hall Plaza, Mountain View
The German International School of Silicon Valley hosts a German-style holiday market in downtown Mountain View. Proceeds go to benefit the school, which has a dual German-English language program and grants graduates with both an American and a German high school diploma.
37. Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Black Holiday Market
Dec. 9, 2023 – Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Ferry Building, San Francisco
Buy from 20+ Black-owned businesses specializing in artisan preserves, baked goods, skincare, apparel, and much more. Make sure you show up hungry so you can snack while you shop. (Pop into the Ferry Building to see Creativity Explored while you’re at it!)
38. Mill Valley Lumber Yard
Historic retail village Mill Valley Lumber Yard hosts multiple maker’s markets and a festive holiday faire.
Dec. 9 – Maker’s Market
Browse artisanal work from 10+ artists in an open-air craft fair taking place among Mill Valley Lumber Yard’s other retailers. Santa will be present at the December market.
Dec. 10 – Holiday Faire
Details TBA for 2023, but if this holiday faire is anything like last year’s, you can expect the works. Get ready to sip on mulled wine and snack on roasted chestnuts while enjoying events like holiday cocktail classes, a festive dog parade, Santa visits, drop-in candlelit caroling, live music, and more.
39. Center for Community Arts Handcrafted Holiday Sale
Dec. 9-10, 2023 – Shadelands Art Center, Walnut Creek
This lovely community holiday market highlights artisan ceramics and pottery by local creators. A portion of proceeds goes to support community arts organizations.
40. NEON Holiday Market
Dec. 10, 2023 – NEON, San Francisco
NEON, a creative neighborhood workspace in SF, will host a holiday market on Dec. 10 from 11am-3pm. Vendors specialize in artwork, jewelry, leather goods, culinary goods, and more.
Bay Area holiday markets: Dec. 11-17
41. Anti-Capitalist Art Market
Dec. 15-16, 2023 – The Birdcage, San Francisco
Buy an open bar ticket and sip on a drink while you browse this SF market. Goods include art prints, candles, artisan wood home goods, apparel, upcycled denim tote bags, paintings, zines, tarot readings, and more.
42. UICC Holiday Boutique Artisan Craft Fair
Dec. 16, 2023 – United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco
The United Irish Cultural Center’s 2023 Christmas boutique with local vendors selling chocolates, baked goods, jewelry, candles, soap, and Irish food and candy.
43. Winter Wonderland at RWOH
Dec. 16, 2023 – Ruth Williams Opera House, San Francisco
A free community event with all the holiday essentials including gift vendors. Other attractions include snowman building, ice sculpting, s’more making, live music and performances, pictures with Santa, and much more.
44. Harajuku Holiday
Dec. 16, 2023 – 833 Market St, San Francisco
“The Bay’s Cutest Marketplace” is back in SF with themed food, drinks, baked goods, iconic kawaii characters, and photo ops. Pick up exclusive handcrafted merch and try to RSVP in advance, because they’re giving out the first 500 tickets free.
45. Gifts at the Garden
Dec. 16-17, 2023 – SF Botanical Garden, San Francisco
60+ vendors will showcase botanical gifts at the SF Botanical Garden. The free market will be carefully curated to show the best sustainable, local, and fair trade gifts available, as well as a plant sale, free craft activities, a photo booth, and a gift-wrapping station.
46. Sunday Spotlights: Holiday Marketplace and Collage-Fest
Dec. 17, 2023 – Oakland Museum of California, Oakland
Shop for artwork by artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, and the NIAD Art Center. Guests are invited to get creative themselves with a hands-on collage activity.