Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
The Downtown Holiday Market brings festive sparkle to Penn Quarter, stretching along F Street NW with a curated mix of rotating artisans, specialty foods and live entertainment. The line‑up changes
The Mile High City’s Christkindlmarket delivers European warmth against a Rocky Mountain backdrop. At Auraria Campus’ Tivoli Quad, you’ll find wooden stalls laden with nutcrackers, sheepskins and hand‑crafted decorations, alongside
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including this festive favourite outside the Texas Rangers’ ballpark. The Arlington Christkindl Market features rows of chalets selling handcrafted gifts, nutcrackers and holiday decorations, along with
Christkindlmarket Chicago is the Midwest’s most famous German-style Christmas market, transforming Daley Plaza into a cosy village of wooden chalets, twinkling lights and festive aromas. Visitors can sip traditional glühwein
A suburban sister to Chicago’s flagship market, Christkindlmarket Aurora brings the same German holiday charm to the Fox Valley. RiverEdge Park fills with festively decorated stalls selling ornaments, toys and
Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District transforms into a European‑style market. Wooden chalets line pedestrian streets with local makers and international vendors selling gifts, decorations and winter warmers. The setting—surrounded by theatres,
Renegade’s Seattle Winter edition brings a curated selection of indie makers to the soaring Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park. Shop jewellery, prints, ceramics, textiles and seasonal treats from emerging and
More theatre than market—though there’s plenty of shopping—The Great Dickens Christmas Fair recreates Victorian London across 140,000 sq ft of the Cow Palace. Running weekends from late November to late
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor turns European again in 2025 with the Christmas Village in Baltimore. Modelled on German Christkindlmarkts, it features 50+ local and international vendors selling ornaments, wooden toys, woollens
Philadelphia Christmas Village is one of the nation’s standout European‑inspired markets, stretching across LOVE Park and City Hall. Expect a lively mix of wooden stalls selling ornaments, knitwear and artisan
Regularly voted among America’s best Christmas markets, Carmel Christkindlmarkt brings an old‑world German village to suburban Indianapolis. Huts around Carter Green sell imported crafts and festive treats, with Glühwein, raclette
Winterfest turns downtown St. Louis into a festive hub with an ice rink, igloos and select market days in Kiener Plaza. While it’s more winter festival than traditional market, expect pop‑up
Set against the backdrop of Wrigley Field, Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville pairs Chicago baseball lore with Bavarian Christmas spirit. A cluster of timber booths lines Gallagher Way, selling artisan crafts, glass baubles
A New York institution, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been delighting the crowds for decades. The pre-Parade event, if you like, is the inflation of the helium balloons. This takes place at the
The SoWa Winter Festival returns 28 November–28 December 2025 inside the soaring, brick‑and‑steel SoWa Power Station. Expect 125+ makers, specialty bars, live entertainment and photo‑ready décor across multiple floors. It’s
Boise’s Riverside Hotel hosts the Winter Wonder Market—a free, creator‑focused holiday fair with 75+ local vendors. Expect handmade jewellery, woodwork, prints, candles and gourmet treats alongside festive photo ops and
The Columbus Circle Holiday Market brings a refined, European feel to the base of Central Park, with aisles of artisan designers, gourmet bites and seasonal gifts. It’s smaller than Union
If you prefer an indoor holiday shopping experience, Chicago’s One of a Kind Show at THE MART is a destination event. More than 600 independent artists and designers showcase jewellery,
Des Moines’ Christkindlmarket is a free, open‑air celebration with wooden huts, artisan wares and German comfort food across two long weekends: in December 2025. Set outside Principal Park, it features
Jackson’s Holiday Bazaar brings together local artists and makers for two days of indoor shopping in the shadow of the Tetons. Browse jewellery, ceramics, fine art, leatherwork and gourmet goodies
