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The Best Holiday Markets in Every State

By Food & Wine
Updated December 11, 2018
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Whether you prefer to go the traditional holiday market route of hot cocoa and handmade gifts or enjoy a more hip holiday shopping experience—think: a happy hour within spitting distance of international vendors’ wares—we’ve found the best holiday markets for every kind of shopper, in every single state. (And bonus: most of them include the perfect gifts for your foodie friends.) So go ahead—complete your holiday shopping with this handy guide. —Jillian Kramer
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Alabama: Christkindlmarket in Huntsville

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Raise a glass of Straight to Ale Brewery’s Glühwein (mulled wine) before you shop for crafts and gifts in a heated outdoor pavilion—though we doubt it’ll be too cold at this southern spot.Dates: 3 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9; location: 2620 Clinton Ave W., Huntsville

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Alaska: Winter Arts Faire in Ketchikan

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More than 80 local vendors sell their wares at this indoor market that boasts craft stations to keep the kiddos busy while you shop for their gifts from you— err, we mean from Santa.Dates: 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 26; location: 330 Main Street, Ketchikan

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Arizona: Christkindlmarkt in Cave Creek (near Scottsdale)

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Get your cookie-fix at this traditional German market, where you can nosh on lebkuchen— gingerbread cookies—then wash them down with Warsteiner winter beer instead of milk. (It is a German market after all.) Everything from candles to ornaments will also be for sale.Dates: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10; location: 6245 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek

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Arkansas: Moonlight Market in Malvern

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This market may run (almost) year-round, but because it requires all its vendors to run no fewer than 300 LED Christmas lights in and on their tents, it always feels like the holidays here. May we recommend you grab sweet (literally) stocking stuffers from Mandy’s Candy?Dates: 3 to 9 p.m. Dec. 3; location: Bank of the Ozarks Amphitheater, Malvern

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California: Moulin’s Holiday Market in Newport Beach

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All December, this French restaurant’s pattiserie transforms into a Parisian holiday market; its cases are filled with everything from Bûche de Noël ( yule log) to real artisanal foie gras.Dates: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 through Dec. 31; location: 1000 N. Bristol St., Newport Beach

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Colorado: Denver Christkindl Market in Denver

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Transport yourself to an Old-World Christmas celebration, where you can dance to live German music, shop from European craft vendors hawking everything from ornaments to pottery, and eat authentic bites such as marzipanbrot or stollen, German Christmas breads. Dates: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 through Dec. 23; location: Skyline Park at 16th St. Mall and Arapahoe St., Denver

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Connecticut: Festival of Trees in Danbury

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This two-day market is stepping up the Christmas game: here, you can buy professionally decorated trees—with proceeds going to Ann’s Place, a local cancer-support center. Go on the evening of Nov. 18, and you can grab a beer while you shop trees and the marketplace.Dates: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 through Nov. 19, and 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 18 for Taps & Trees Craft Beer Fest; location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury

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Delaware: Christmas Market at Poplar Hall in Newark

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Picture it: a restored 18th century farm, decked out in Christmas décor. That’s what you’ll find here—plus artisan and handmade gifts, fare prepared by nearby Wilmington’s best chefs, and beer, cider, and wine (for only $5!) brought in from local breweries and wineries.Dates: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 2; location: Historic Poplar Hall, 3176 Denny Road, Newark

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Florida: The Chocolate Wonderland in Clermont

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Take Lakeridge Winer’s free wine-tasting tour, then enter its Chocolate Wonderland, an outdoor (air conditioned) tent filled with chocolatiers’ handmade gifts. If you can set your sweet tooth aside, the winery also boasts a more traditional holiday market, where you can also purchase local artists’ and crafters’ creations and additional food and beverage items. Dates: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 8 and Dec. 9, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10; location: 19239 U.S. 27 N., Clermont

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Georgia: Merry Shrimpmas on Jekyll Island

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When Hurricane Irma forced Jekyll Island, a state park, to cancel its annual Shrimp & Grits Festival, its organizers came up with a plan: they’d throw the fest closer to the holidays—and add in a holiday artists’ market selling pottery, jewelry, woodwork, and photography.Dates: 2 to 8 p.m. Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 25; location: Jekyll Island Historic District

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Hawaii: Islandwide Christmas Crafts and Food Expo in Honolulu

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There’ll be a whopping 400 artisans at this expo. (You can check out the overwhelming list of the event’s vendors here.) If you can’t find gifts here, then you probably can’t anywhere.Dates: 4 to 9 p.m. Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 25, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 26; location: 777 Ward Ave., Honolulu

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Idaho: Wintry Market in Bois

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This holiday market touts itself as a cool—excuse the very bad weather pun—place to buy affordable handmade goods from indie artisans and crafters using “traditional methods.”Dates: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 and Nov. 19; location: 1000 W Myrtle St, Boise

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Illinois: Christkindlmarket in Chicago

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Chicago’s Christkindlmarket is largest open-air Christmas fest in the city, according to the market’s website. You’ll find hand-blown and painted ornaments, toys, jewelry, clothes, wood works, décor—and Glühwein served in a unique souvenir mug you can take home. Dates: 11a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 to Dec. 24; location: Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago

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Indiana: Bliss Barn Christmas Market in Fairmount

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Even Santa won’t miss this market, which will replicate Europe’s Christmas markets in the setting of a barn that’s less rustic and more high-brow. (It’s got crystal chandeliers hanging from the rafters.) Here you can shop, see Santa Claus, and take a Christmas wagon ride, too. Dates: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 26; location: 8271 S. 100 E., Fairmount

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Iowa: Christkindlmarket in Des Moines

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Ethnic foods and gifts are sold from traditional wooden stalls at this holiday market, which will also feature polka bands, choirs, and beer tent to celebrate a successful shopping spree. Dates: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3; location: 221 Walnut St, Des Moines

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Kansas: Indoor Holiday Farmers’ Market in Overland Park

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Before Overland Park’s farmers’ market closes for the year, it will open up a holiday market complete with “tasty treats, beverages, arts and crafts, jewelry, [and] boxed gift items,” its website says. And for those who never carry cash: this market gladly accepts credit cards. Dates: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2; location: Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty St., Overland Park

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Kentucky: Holly Day Market in Lexington

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Vendors from across the country gather at this annual holiday market to hawk their wares. Bonus: your children—and you, too—can actually eat Christmas cookieswithSanta here.Dates: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3; location: 430 W. Vine St., Lexington

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Louisiana: Mistletoe & Moss Holiday Market in Lake Charles

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You’ll find more than 80 merchants here selling everything from specialty foods to home furnishings. Nov. 16 is ladies night—where you can sip (wine and other drinks) and shop. Dates: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 16 and 17, 9 to 5 p.m. Nov. 18; location: Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Dr., Lake Charles

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Maine: Prelude Holiday Gift Market in Kennebunk

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Before the town’s annual tree-lighting, pop by this market for last-minute gifts including hand-crafted jewelry, stocking stuffers, unique hand-woven items, artwork, and more. Dates: 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 1; location: River Tree Arts, 35 Western Ave., Kennebunk

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Maryland: Christmas Village in Baltimore

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West Shore Park is transformed into an impressive holiday market—with thousands of twinkling lights and two stages of live music—where you can shop from more than 50 vendors while sipping on hot chocolate, German beer, and mulled wine, and noshing from a full menu of European food, including German bratwurst, potato latkes, and spekulatius.Dates: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23 through Dec. 24; location: West Shore Park, Inner Harbor, 501 Light St., Baltimore

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Massachusetts: Holiday CrEATor Market at Boston Public Market

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You’ll find something for every foodie on your list at this new holiday market, from vendors such as Vendors such as such as Seedsheets, Alex’s Ugly Sauce, and Top Shelf Cookies. Think: screen-printed tea towels, all-natural booze infusers, and edible stocking stuffers.Dates: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays Nov. 18 through Dec. 17; location: 100 Hanover St., Boston

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Michigan: Kerstmarkt in Holland

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Of course you would find a Dutch-inspired holiday market in a town named Holland. This market shares space with the local farmers’ market, so you can do your grocery shopping and your holiday shopping, for items such as lip butters, antiques, mittens, and more.Dates: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, and Dec. 9, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 24, 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 28, Dec. 1, and Dec. 8; location: Eighth Street Marketplace., 150 W. Eighth St., Holland

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Minnesota: St. Paul Christmas Market in St. Paul

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Modeled after the Christmas markets found in Munich, this market offers items such as ornaments, nutcrackers, beeswax candles, decorative glass, wool mittens and scarves, and jewelry for shoppers and Glühwein, roasted nuts, and sausages for drinkers and eaters.Dates: 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 and Dec. 9, 12 to 6 p.m. Dec. 3 and Dec. 10; location: Union Depot East Plaza, 240 E. Kellogg Blvd., St Paul

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Mississippi: Hotty Toddy Holiday Marketplace in Oxford

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What’s better than holiday shopping at 63 vendors selling decor items, jewelry, fine art, pottery, food, photography, and more? Doing it with a mimosa or Bloody Mary in hand, both of which you can buy—and sip on and enjoy—at this market, which also benefits the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media. Dates: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 (preview event) and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2; location: The Jefferson, 365 Highway 6 E., Oxford

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Missouri: Kristkindl Markt in Hermann

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Stone Hill Winery hosts this traditional German Christmas market, where hot soups and mulled wine will be served, and crafts and “Christmas goodies” can be purchased.Dates: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2; location: 1110 Stone Hill Highway, Hermann

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Montana: Little Red Truck’s European Christmas Vintage Market in Missoula

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In case the name of this market didn’t give it away, this is the Christmas market to shop if you’re in search of vintage finds such as old-school signs or antique furniture and décor. Outside, food trucks will serve up everything from German sausages to teriyaki chicken. Dates: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9; location: Missoula County Fairgrounds, 1101 South Ave. W., Missoula

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Nebraska: Omaha Farmers Market Holiday Market in Omaha

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Gourmet jams and jellies, cheeses and baked goods, jewelry, and arts and crafts will all be up for grabs at this holiday market. (Plus, Santa promises to stop by at 2 p.m. Dec. 3.)Dates: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2 and Dec. 3; location: Aksarben Village, 67th and Center streets, Omaha

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Nevada: Artisans Holiday Faire in Reno

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You’ll leave this first-annual event feeling good—if for no other reason than knowing you purchased raffle tickets that will benefit the Veterans Guest House, which provides down-on-their-luck veterans and their families with a safe, warm, and clean place to stay. But if you don’t want to take your chances in the raffle, 20 local artists will also sell unique gifts. Dates: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 10; location: LakeRidge Golf Course, 1218 Golf Club Dr., Reno

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New Hampshire: Downtown Holiday Market in Manchester

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Shop local artisan goods at this market, then stay in downtown Manchester for a meal at one of its restaurants. May we recommend Cotton for eclectic American comfort food?Dates: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 7, and Dec. 14, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, Brady Sullivan Plaza, 1000 Elm St., Manchester

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New Jersey: Weihnachtsmarkt (Lake Mohawk German Christmas Market) in Sparta

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You can watch folk dancers, listen to a ‘Capella music, or shop for holiday presents at this outdoor traditional German market, which is ranked as “one of the top 10 things to do in December in the state,” according to its website. Dates: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3; location: 21 Boardwalk, Lake Mohawk

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