Every year we track down the best holiday and Christmas markets in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2024. Here’s a running list of excellent markets where you can do some holiday gift shopping.
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Holiday spirit is in the air and the crafters of San Francisco are working at full throttle to sell their wares! We’ve rounded up the best holiday markets, craft fairs, and more in the San Francisco Bay Area for November and December. Think Bay Area Christmas markets with homemade pastries, decorations, and small-business products. Or holiday craft fairs with all the handmade jewelry, pottery, and art you could wish for. Bookmark this running list for the next few months, because we’ll keep updating it through Christmas.
This week’s markets (Nov. 21-24)
San Francisco
Holiday Market at Embarcadero Center
See Embarcadero Center lit up with 17,000 stunning lights at this popular SF holiday market. The first 200 attendees will receive a complimentary cocktail or mocktail, and the first 300 people to purchase a drink will get a complimentary caramel apple.
Dates: Nov. 21, 2024 (4-6pm)
Location: Embarcadero Center Urban Patio, 2 Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94111
Learn more: Embarcadero Center
Cavallini Warehouse Sale
Cavallini Papers & Co. hosts their beloved free warehouse sale featuring unique gifts including vintage puzzles, wraps, calendars, and stationary. The lesser-known event is a hidden gem on the craft market calendar every year.
Dates: Nov. 23, 2024 (8am-1pm)
Location: South SF – 401 Forbes Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Learn more: @cavallinipapers on Instagram
West Coast Craft
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.
Dates: Nov. 23-24, 2024 (10am-6pm)
Location: Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion, 2 Marina Boulevard Suite #260, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: West Coast Craft
Fall Chocolate Salon
Go gift shopping for the chocolate lover in your life at this intimate chocolate festival showcasing the best local chocolatiers, confectioners, and artisans.
Dates: Nov. 24, 2024
Location: San Francisco County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, 1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Fall Chocolate Salon
Bay Area
Enchant San Jose
Enchant takes over PayPal Park with massive glittering light displays, an ice skating trail, and endless other interactive elements. You can shop artisan gifts at the Village while snacking on gourmet s’mores and sipping seasonal drinks.
Dates: Nov. 22 – Dec. 29, 2024
Location: PayPal Park, 123 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA
Learn more: Enchant San Jose
Napa Gifts ‘N Tyme Holiday Faire
Explore 82 booths showcasing handmade crafts, ornaments, holiday decor, art, and gourmet foods. Admission is free but parking costs $5 on Saturday and Sunday.
Dates: Nov. 22-24, 2024 (10am-6pm Friday/Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday)
Location: 575 Third St, Napa, CA
Learn more: Napa Gifts ‘N Tyme Holiday Faire on Facebook
Dickens Christmas Fair
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party is a bucket-list seasonal experience in Daly City every year. See Victorian London brought to life by old-timey shops, costumed players, and entertaining live performances.
Dates: Weekends Nov. 23 – Dec. 22, 2024 (10am-6pm)
Location: Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City, CA
Learn more: Dickens Christmas Fair
Hella Plants Market
Visitors can browse dozens of local plant vendors while enjoying delicious vegan treats. Support local small businesses and adopt some leafy new plant children to liven up your home or give as a gift.
Dates: Nov. 23-24, 2024 (11am-5pm)
Location: Jack London Square, 472 Water St, Oakland, CA 94607
Learn more: Hella Plants Market
Bedford Gallery Craft Fest
Bedford Gallery presents its 15th annual holiday pop-up market featuring talented Bay Area artists and craftspeople.
Dates: Nov. 23, 2024 (10am-5pm)
Location: Bedford Gallery, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Learn more: Bedford Gallery
More November markets
San Francisco
San Francisco Crystal Fair
Peruse thousands of crystals, minerals, geodes, beads, and gems while learning about their properties from the best local and international curators. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet with healers, psychics, aura readers, and masseuses.
Dates: Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2024 (10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday)
Location: San Francisco County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, 1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: San Francisco Crystal Fair
Bay Area
Christmas in the Park
San Jose’s Christmas in the Park event dates back to 1950, and it’s still outdoing itself. You can check out the drive-through Christmas lights displays in History Park, or head to Cesar Chavez Plaza for the full festival environment with a community stage, movie nights, and booths.
Dates: Drive-through opens Nov. 21, 2024. Downtown displays open Nov. 29, 2024
Location: Cesar Chavez Plaza, Downtown San Jose, 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA
Learn more: Christmas in the Park
SJMADE Holiday Fair
Check out the largest holiday craft fair in the South Bay right around Thanksgiving weekend. A whopping 350+ vendors and small businesses will be selling high-quality, unique items in the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Dates: Nov. 29-30, 2024 (11am-6pm)
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA
Learn more: SJMADE
Blackout Holiday Market
Support small Black-owned businesses at this 2-day market on Black Friday weekend, presented by BRASH and Hella Plants Market. General admission tickets start at $5.
Dates: Nov. 29-30, 2024 (11am-5pm)
Location: Oakstop, 2323 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612
Learn more: @theblackoutmrkt on Instagram
Fellowship of Craft
You might recognize this event by its old name, the Craneway Craft Fair. It’ll be back in 2024 as the Fellowship of Craft, hosting over 200 vendors during a weekend in Oakland.
Dates: Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2024 (10am-5pm)
Location: Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland, CA
Learn more: Fellowship of Craft
December markets
San Francisco
Head West
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.
Dates: Dec. 1, 2024 (11am-4pm)
Location: Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Head West
Civic Center Plaza Holiday Tree Lighting
This free annual event attracts lots of families who come for the toy giveaway, “snow” flurries, food trucks, live performances, and SF’s famous tap-dancing Christmas trees.
Dates: Dec. 4, 2024 (4-7pm)
Location: Civic Center Plaza, 335 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Civic Center Plaza Holiday Tree Lighting
NightLife: Santa Claude’s Workshop
The Academy of Sciences’ holiday NightLife event will feature a fully-stocked gift marketplace. The popular Thursday night festivities feature live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and more alongside the Academy’s nearly 40,000 animal residents.
Dates: Dec. 5, 2024 (6pm)
Location: California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118
Learn more: California Academy of Sciences
Yesterdays Collective North Beach Vintage Market
Shop vintage goods at this wonderful North Beach market featuring 25 carefully curated vendors. The market lasts all the way through 10pm so you can stop by after work on Friday and stay for a fun evening out.
Dates: Dec. 6, 2024 (4-10pm)
Location: 524 Union Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Learn more: @yesterdayscollective on Instagram
Creativity Explored Holiday Art Shop
This beloved market features original drawings, paintings, ceramics, and more by neurodiverse and disabled Bay Area artists who earn income directly from each sale.
Dates: Dec. 6-7 and 12-14, 2024 (3-6pm Thursday-Friday, 12-5pm Saturday)
Location: Creativity Explored, 3245 16th StreetSan Francisco, CA, 94103
Learn more: Creativity Explored
Queer Art Fair Holiday Art-A-Thon and Local Art Market
San Francisco’s Queer Art Fair is back with a few festive holiday markets highlighting local LGBTQ+ creators. The event is free, but you can pay $5 to paint an ornament.
Dates: Dec. 7, 2024 (11am-5pm)
Location: Stonestown – 501 Buckingham Way, San Francisco, CA 94132
Learn more: @queerartfairsf on Instagram
UICC Holiday Boutique & Artisan Craft Fair
The United Irish Cultural Center’s 2024 Christmas boutique with local vendors selling chocolates, baked goods, jewelry, candles, soap, and Irish food and candy.
Dates: Dec. 7, 2024
Location: United Irish Cultural Center, 1700 45h Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Learn more: United Irish Cultural Center
Julmarknad Swedish Christmas Fair
The Swedish Women’s Educational Association’s annual Christmas fair returns to San Francisco. See a Lucia procession, sip on warm glögg, taste delicious gingerbread cookies, and stock up on handmade Swedish gift items.
Dates: Dec. 7, 2024 (9am-3pm)
Location: St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: SWEA San Francisco
Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Black Holiday Market
Buy from 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.
Dates: Dec. 7, 2024 (9am-2pm)
Location: Ferry Plaza at the Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Foodwise
Baltic Christmas Fair
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.
Dates: Dec. 7, 2024 (10am-3pm)
Location: Latvian Hall, 425 Hoffman, San Francisco, CA 94114
Learn more: SF Estonian Society
Make Good Market
Heath Ceramics will host a holiday market with 40+ vendors specializing in textiles, furniture, glassware, apparel, and art. Off The Grid will provide food trucks so you can snack while you shop.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024
Location: Heath Ceramics, 2900 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Learn more: Heath Ceramics
Mercatino di Natale
Explore a collection of goods made by Italian artisans including food, jewelry, fashion, accessories, art pieces, and craft items.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024 (10am-6pm Sat, 10am-5pm Sun)
Location: Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building C, San Francisco, CA 94123
Learn more: Museo Italo Americano
Sunset Holiday Mercantile
The 9th 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.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024 (11am-5pm)
Location: SF County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, 1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Sunset Mercantile
SFMOMA Holiday Makers Market
SFMOMA will host its second annual holiday makers market featuring talented makers dispersed throughout the first two floors of the museum. Items include jewelry, ceramics, screen prints, textiles, soap, accessories, candles, leather goods, and woodworking.
Dates: Dec. 8, 2024 (10am-5pm)
Location: SFMOMA, 151 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Learn more: SFMOMA
Holiday Open House & Wine Tasting
The Ferry Building will be decked out for holiday gift shopping with warm drinks, free samples, photo ops, music, family activities, and more.
Dates: Dec. 11, 2024 (5:30-7:30pm)
Location: Ferry Building, Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Ferry Building Marketplace
Winter Walk in Union Square
This Union Square holiday tradition is back due to popular demand! 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.
Dates: Dec. 13-22, 2024 (Monday-Wednesday 12-7pm, Thursday-Sunday 10am-9pm)
Location: Stockton Street between Post and O’Farrell, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Winter Walk Union Square
Gifts at the Garden
This 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. GGGP members can come an hour early for shopping on Saturday.
Dates: Dec. 14-15, 2024 (11am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun)
Location: San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Learn more: Gardens of Golden Gate Park
HMPC Holiday Craft Fair
SF Rec & Parks partners with the Harvey Milk Photo Center for a unique Christmas market in San Francisco. Enjoy craft activities for families, plenty of photo ops, and free hot apple cider.
Dates: Dec. 15, 2024 (11am-4pm)
Location: Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott St, San Francisco, CA
Learn more: Harvey Milk Photo Center
Bay Area
Melanin Marketplace
Head to Fluid510 in Oakland to pick up goods from over 25 POC creators. In addition to buying handmade goods for sale, you can also join creative workshops at this Black Friday event.
Dates: Nov. 30, 2024 (4-7:30pm)
Location: Fluid510, 1544 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Learn more: Visit Oakland
Yuletide Menagerie Oddities Market
A special holiday market devoted to occult products including antique items, taxidermy, one-of-a-kind collectibles, medical specimens, and natural science specimens.
Dates: Saturdays, Nov. 30 – Dec. 28, 2024 (10am-4pm)
Location: Winchester Mystery House, 525 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA
Learn more: Yuletide Menagerie Oddities Market
Berkeley Holiday Craft Fair
Explore several dozen vendors at Hotel Shattuck Plaza 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.
Dates: Dec. 5, 2024 (3-7pm)
Location: Hotel Shattuck Plaza, 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Learn more: Berkeley Chamber
Gamble Garden Winter Festival
This beautiful Palo Alto garden will be decked out in holiday lights for its Winter Festival featuring an adults-only grand opening on Dec. 5, Santa visits on Dec. 6, and a family holiday tea on Dec. 6-7. The holiday marketplace will be open on Friday and Saturday.
Dates: Dec. 5-7, 2024 (Marketplace open Friday-Saturday from 10am-4pm)
Location: Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto, CA
Learn more: Gamble Garden Winter Festival
Oakland First Fridays: Soulful Friday
Oakland First Fridays is an ongoing celebration on Telegraph Avenue attended by up to 30,000 people every month. This December, join the holiday-themed fair for a festive ambiance with special seasonal pop-ups. Consider donating to their Toy Drive or Winter Coat Drive before Nov. 30th.
Dates: Dec. 6, 2024 (5-9pm)
Location: Telegraph Ave, between 27th & 22nd Street, Oakland, CA
Learn more: Oakland First Fridays
Pacifica Winter Elf Market
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.
Dates: Dec. 6-7, 2024
Location: Pacifica Community Center, 540 Crespi Drive Pacifica, CA
Learn more: City of Pacifica
Ghirardelli Annual Warehouse Sale
Sip on hot cocoa while you stock up on Ghirardelli’s best chocolate products including their exclusive 80-count squares gift bags, holiday gift baskets, baking mixes, and more. Guests get a free gift with a purchase of $75 or more.
Dates: Dec. 6-8, 2024 (9am-5pm)
Location: Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Factory Outlet, 1111 139th Avenue San Leandro, CA 94578
] Learn more: Ghirardelli Chocolate
Dance Palace 52nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair & Market
Explore this free market in Point Reyes with vendors selling local food and treasures to benefit the Dance Palace community.
Dates: Dec. 6-8, 2024 (4-9pm Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday)
Location: The Dance Palace Community & Cultural Center, 503 B St, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Learn more: Dance Palace
Creative Communal
Creative Communal comes to Berkeley and Sunnyvale for a holiday artisan market featuring local makers, live music, holiday kid’s crafts, permanent jewelry, and baked goods.
First market: Dec. 7, 2024 (11am-4pm) at 1919 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Second market: Dec. 8, 2024 (10am-4pm) at 241 S Taaffe St., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Learn more: Creative Communal
Girl Gang Craft
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.
Dates: Dec. 7, 2024
Location: Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr, Oakland, CA
Learn more: Girl Gang Craft
Hometown Holidays 2024
Redwood City’s Hometown Holidays returns for its 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.
Dates: Dec. 7, 2024 (10am-6pm)
Location: Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA
Learn more: Hometown Holidays 2024
Handcrafted Holiday Sale
This lovely community holiday market highlights artisan ceramics and pottery by local creators. A portion of proceeds goes to support community arts organizations.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024 (10am-4pm)
Location: Shadelands Art Center, 111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, CA
Learn more: Center for Community Arts
Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair
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.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024 (Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm)
Location: Muir Beach Community Center, 19 Seacape Dr, Muir Beach, CA
Learn more: Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair
GIFTY 2024
The Crucible brings back its 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.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024
Location: The Crucible, 1260 7th St, Oakland, CA
Learn more: The Crucible
Queer Winter Wonderland
Visit Oakland’s largest holiday vendor market in the Lake Merritt neighborhood, featuring local LGBTQ+ artisans.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024 (12-6pm)
Location: Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, 10 10th St, Oakland, CA 94607
Learn more: @oaklandblackpride on Instagram
Public Barket
Shop a wonderful selection of products for your pet at the Public Barket, open at the lunch hour for two days. Berkeley Humane will be there doing adoptions and you can get custom artwork of your pet or do a free photoshoot.
Dates: Dec. 7-8, 2024 (1-3pm)
Location: The Public Market, 5959 Shellmound St., Emeryville , CA 94608
Learn more: The Public Market
Minimo Holiday Market
Minimo is an elegant wine bar in Oakland hosting its first-ever holiday market this year. Sip on a glass of natural wine while exploring women-owned businesses selling specialty foods and wares.
Dates: Dec. 8, 2024 (1-5pm)
Location: 420 3rd St., Oakland, CA 94607
Learn more: Minimo Wine
Holiday Arts Festival
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.
Dates: Dec. 8, 2024 (10am-4pm)
Location: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Learn more: Richmond Art Center
Annual Restore Oakland Holiday Market
Restore Oakland’s fourth annual holiday market presents a unique selection of goods from local BIPOC vendors.
Dates: Dec. 11, 2024 (6-9pm)
Location: Restore Oakland, 1419 34th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601
Learn more: @restoreoakland on Instagram
Mill Valley Lumber Yard
Historic retail village Mill Valley Lumber Yard is hosting their monthly maker’s market in November and their four-day Holiday Faire in December. At the Holiday Faire you can 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.
Dates: Dec. 12-15, 2024 (12pm-5pm)
Location: 129 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA
Learn more: Mill Valley Lumber Yard
Twas the Night: Fairyland’s Holiday Market
This 21+ event brings a new ambiance to Children’s Fairyland with R&B music, an open-air marketplace, mulled wine, and delicious food.
Dates: Dec. 13, 2024 (6-10pm)
Location: Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Learn more: Children’s Fairyland
German Holiday Market
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.
Dates: Dec. 14, 2024 (11am-9pm)
Location: Mountain View City Hall Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA
Learn more: German Holiday Market
Holiday French Market
This French academy in Berkeley will host a French-themed market for the holidays. Sip on hot cocoa while browsing French pastries, handmade jewelry, and more.
Dates: Dec. 14, 2024 (4-8pm)
Location: Alliance Française de Berkeley, 2004 Woolsey Street , Berkeley CA 94703
Learn more: Alliance Française de Berkeley
41st Annual Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair
Yes, this is the same fair, but the location has been moved from Telegraph Ave to Allston Ave! Over 200 local artisans will set up near the UC Berkeley campus for the 41st annual fair complete with fun decorations and a multicultural shopping atmosphere.
Dates: Dec. 14-15 and 21-24, 2024 (11am-6pm)
Location: 1980 Allston Way between Maritn Luther King and Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Learn more: Telegraph Ave Street Fair
SJMADE Winter Wonder Market
SJMADE is back with another festive market ahead of Christmas. This is the 2nd annual Winter Wonder Market in South Hall, bringing over 270 makers together for some holiday gift shopping. Don’t panic, but there WILL be a holiday kitten lounge.
Dates: Dec 14-15, 2024 (11am-6pm)
Location: South Hall, Downtown San Jose, 435 S Market St, San Jose, CA
Learn more: SJMADE Winter Wonder Market
Harajuku Holiday Fest
“The Bay’s Cutest Marketplace” is back in the Bay with themed food, drinks, baked goods, iconic kawaii characters, and photo ops. Pick up exclusive handcrafted merch and try to get there early, because they’re giving free merch to the first 50-150 guests.
Dates: Dec. 21, 2024 (10am-4pm)
Location: Aquarian Plants, 1149 1st Street, Benicia, CA 94510
Learn more: @aquarianplants on Instagram
