There are only a couple more weeks to find holiday gifts for loved ones—Hanukkah is already in full-swing—and amid the holiday cheer, this time of the season can be the most stress-inducing. If the idea of braving a mall full of last-minute shoppers gives you a rash, worry not: There are still dozens of pop-ups, bazaars, and sales selling local goods, from Pioneer Square Holiday Hooky Hour to the Life:Forms Night Market, and from the Duwamish Arts & Crafts Market to the Bon Voyage Holiday Vintage Pop-Up Market. See this weekend's options below, and check out our winter holidays calendar for more markets next week.
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THURSDAY
Blue Cone Studios Holiday Art Walk
Party with Blue Cone Studios artists and pick out some creative holiday gifts. Thad Wenatchee will play music, and you can see work by Carolyn Hitt, Mark Meuller, Meagan Hall, Annalise Olson, Natalie Dupille, Alexandrew Wong, Jeremy Decory, Stephanie Jamieson, Anouk Rawkson, Megan Sarraf, Cyreeta Mitchell, and Kimberly Watcher.
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill Holiday Block Party
Capitol Hill businesses (including Ollie & Quinn, California Cowboy, Hodina, and Hammer and Awl) will convene at Sharply to showcase their best gift offerings.
Capitol Hill
Guilty Holiday Pleasures/Gift Market/Wreath Workshop
Celebrate the season, Capitol Hill-style! Mama Tits's drag carolers and a Bad Santa will enliven your holiday shopping, and there will be chestnuts to eat, hot drinks to sip, and a big Christmas tree. Brita Fisher will also lead a holiday wreath workshop.
Capitol Hill
Hundred and Under Group Art Show
A selection of work from 13 local artists will be available for under $100 at this annual show. Artists include Starheadboy, Twodai Hulse, Narboo, Greg Pergament, Urban Soule, and others.
Capitol Hill
Made in the PNW Holiday Market
Enjoy holiday treats, a hot cocoa bar, and a photo booth as you shop for goods from local businesses.
Belltown
Parents’ Holiday Shopping Night
Having kids around all the time can present an obstacle for gift shopping. At this adults-only holiday shopping event, enjoy cider, beer, cookies, gift wrapping, and giveaways after hours.
Ballard
Small Works for the Holidays
studio e artists Brian Cypher, Warren Dykeman, Brian Beck, Jon Dove, Magda Baker, Robert Hardgrave, Alfred Harris, Molly Magai, Ken Kelly, Rachel Maxi, Curtis Steiner, Jeffry Mitchell, and Gillian Theobald will show works for sale. Pick out presents and purchase some delicious pastries.
Capitol Hill
Tiny Art Pop-up Show
Shop small, affordable works by Summit Art.
Capitol Hill
THURSDAY-SATURDAY
Bon Voyage Holiday Vintage Pop-Up Market
Lots of local vendors, including Practical Enterprises, p.n.l.m, Hall of Fame Vintage and Music, Dear Wolf Vintage, Heavy Merch, and Need things Seattle, will sell their vintage wares for your one-of-a-kind holiday gift needs.
Pioneer Square
FRIDAY
Beyond the Periphery Craft Fair
Shop for wares from local crafters and artists while you grab a coffee, a beer, and some bites from the cafe.
Ballard
Holiday Shopping and Portraits by Cora Lee
With any purchase at Outsider, local comic artist Cora Lee will immortalize your face in a portrait.
Fremont
Ice Cream Social & Gift Shop
Join the Cookie Counter for offerings from a variety of vendors (including Estrella Soap, Herbivore Clothing Company, Heartell Press, and merch from Cookie Counter), a gift wrapping service, a photo booth with local artist Camille Simone, and some special, limited edition dessert flavors (candy cane shake, eggnog shake with fresh grated nutmeg, chocolate dipped waffle cones, and chocolate dipped candy cane waffle cones). They'll also debut their new rotating flavors, candy cane and gingerbread!
Greenwood
Life:Forms Night Market
Shop for crystals, gems, minerals, jewelry, cookies, and more from 33 vendors for your ethereal friends. There will also be a DJ and live painters.
Wallingford
Pioneer Square Holiday Hooky Hour
Businesses in Pioneer Square will be offering promotions and festive activities all day long. Slip away from work, stop by any participating store, and pick up a Hooky Hour "passport." Get it stamped from at least five stores, turn it in at your last location, and get the chance to win prizes like a gift certificate for two nights at the Courtyard Marriott Pioneer Square, two tickets to a Seattle Seahawks game, and more.
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square Neighborhood Holiday Market
Take a break from work to sip hot cocoa, hear live music, and shop for holiday gifts from local vendors like London Plane, Bon Voyage Vintage, Swift Industries, Gigs 4 U, Radici, Velouria, Pioneer Pet, and others.
Pioneer Square
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Glasswing Holiday Maker's Market
Shop directly from local designers, including three guest ceramics artists, and partake in happy hour specials.
Capitol Hill
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
Duwamish Arts & Crafts Market
Attend the Duwamish Arts & Crafts Market to find creations from local Native American artists representing a broad range of tribal traditions.
West Seattle
SATURDAY
Art Under $100
Find affordable gifts from over 100 "crackerjack artists" offering paintings, glass, fabric art, ceramics, jewelry, and more priced under one Benjamin.
Georgetown
Cafe Javasti Holiday Bazaar
Sip fresh coffee and decorate cookies while you shop for local gifts from Little General Design, Amber Leaders Designs, Suzanne Harrison Home, Ballard Sock Critters, Arbor Knits, and others.
Wedgewood
Cicchetti Holiday Bazaar
Find house-made goodies like infused olive oil, spice blends, tomato sauce, cookies, cocktail gift baskets, truffle products from M Squared, jewelry by Mia Stephenson, and much more.
Eastlake
Pop Up Mercado: Viva Santo Claus
Find apparel, art, jewelry, food, and handmade gifts at this holiday pop-up.
Beacon Hill
Shop-O-Rama at The Wing
Each trunk show in this holiday market series highlights a different artist (including Aki Sogabe, Wendi Chen, and Linda Hoshide, and others). Buy their work and enjoy discounts on items from the Wing Luke gift shop.
Chinatown-International District
Support System
In the midst of the holiday season, when consumerism gets a shot of adrenaline as stores shell out deals, Mount Analogue strives to "offer a safe space to be, to find, to connect, and to support the local artists that make this world worth it." The book shop will paint the space a peaceful Yves Klein blue and host two pop-ups featuring Women.Weed.WiFi, Kim Selling of Drop Out City Vintage (and Stranger music calendar editor), EPICENE, Need Things, and Pilgrim Paper Co. In addition to shopping for goods, there will be sliding-scale oracle card readings by Lily Kay, sets by DJ T.Wan and DJ Bricks, and readings by Gabrielle Bates, Montreux Rotholtz, Philip Schaefer, and Jeff Whitney.
Pioneer Square
A Very Vintage Flea Market
Shop for vintage decorations, furniture, clothing, housewares, jewelry, and more from 35 vendors at this monthly flea market.
North Seattle
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Makers Market at the Station
Celebrate the upcoming winter equinox with a market full of local makers at Beacon Hill's beloved coffee shop.
Beacon Hill
Renegade Craft Fair
Renegade Craft Fair ("the largest independent craft fair in the world") will return to Magnuson Park, bringing along more than 200 makers selling their wares, DIY workshops, food and drinks, and other special events.
Sand Point
SUNDAY
Native Art Mart
Buy authentic Native gifts—clothing, drums, art prints, and more—from a group of diverse local artists in beautiful Discovery Park.
Magnolia
Tractor Tavern's Handmade Arcade
Enjoy live music (Little Spirits (aka Star Anna and Robert Roth), Country Dave Harmonson, Buffalo Moses, and Faith Grossnicklaus) and drinks while you shop for holiday gifts to bestow upon yourself and all your special friends. Vendors will include Terraria, SIGIL, Olivie Botanicals, Elliott Hawthorne Art, and many others.
Ballard
Winter Feast & Holiday Bazaar
Snap up street food and stocking stuffers at this annual holiday edition of the outdoor Fremont market.
Fremont
ONGOING
Everyone's $50
For the past three years, the Alice has invited everyone to participate in its December art exhibition, whether or not they consider themselves "artists." This year's take on the annual tradition includes exactly 100 works priced at $50 each. It's a beautifully hung show, with art by C.M. Ruiz, Brandon Vosika, Nadia Ahmed, Travis Ritter, Yabsira Alemeshet Wolde, Alex Kang, Khadija Ann Tarver, Phillipe Hyojung Kim, and many more (92 to be exact). All proceeds are split 50/50 between the artist and the gallery, which means that not only is it a great place to find affordable art for gifting, it's a nice way to support both artists and one of the smartest, most forward-thinking galleries in town.
Saturday only
Georgetown
Fresh Tangerine Holiday Pop-Up
The Pioneer Square jewelry shop will have a holiday pop-up sale starting, featuring the entire Fresh Tangerine line (which is all under $100), as well as a handful of other handmade products curated by the shop's founder, Kim Kogane.
Pioneer Square
Holiday Craft and Gift Sale
Shop for locally made arts, crafts, and other goods including Katie Hopper's botanical salves; Syd de Baca's veggie art, tea towels, mugs, and aprons; Jenny Craig's letterpress paper goods; Molly Hashimoto's prints, cards, and watercolors; and Dorothy Crandell's stone-bead necklaces.
University District
Holiday Market at Westlake Park
Urban Craft Uprising and the Seattle Association bring you this German Christmas Market-inspired extravaganza every year, with a different set of local makers selling their wares each weekend. Sip a warm drink and peruse a plethora of handmade goods for yourself or someone you like.
Friday-Sunday only
Downtown
Open Editions Pop-Up
Shop for artist-designed gifts like prints, bags, stationery, books, and more all month long.
Pioneer Square
Pilchuck Holiday Sale
Find handmade glass art by local artists like Jen Elek, Levi Belber, Brent Rogers, Granite Calimpong, Deborah Adler, and many others.
Pioneer Square
Pop Shop
Shop ceramics, rugs, paintings, drawings, and other artist creations on weekdays throughout December.
Monday-Friday only
Georgetown
Pottery Northwest Holiday Special
This local, handmade art market will have pottery, stationery, perfumes, leather, mustard, jewelry, prints, coffee, and more for sale as you prepare for the holidays.
Seattle Center
Shop the Hill
Support your favorite small businesses on Capitol Hill by shopping at the many stores participating in this year's Shop the Hill event throughout the holiday season. Current participants include Babeland, Chophouse Row, Glasswing, OOLA Distillery, Ada's Technical Books, and many others.
Capitol Hill
Vanishing Seattle X Eighth Generation Pop-Up Shop
Shop merch from #VanishingSeattle, a social media project that documents the "displaced and disappearing institutions, small businesses, homes, and communities of Seattle" while also serving as a "love letter" to the city's history. There will be totes, t-shirts, and more.
Downtown
