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Holiday Shopping Events

Check off everyone on your gift list at these festive craft fairs, bazaars and artisan markets.

Updated Sept. 13, 2022 3 min read

Tuck Woodstock

Tuck Woodstock wrote and edited content for Travel Portland from 2014–2020. Read More

With sales ranging from hip holiday parties and intimate spirits tastings to expo centers and garden grounds filled with handcrafted gifts, Portland offers plenty of opportunities to do your holiday shopping and find locally made presents for friends and family. Scroll down for our editors’ picks of the top holiday shopping events of the year.

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Crafty Wonderland

Founded in 2006, Crafty Wonderland is the city’s biggest arts and crafts market. Since its inception in April 2006, Crafty Wonderland has become the largest handmade craft show in the Northwest, and the traditional in-person market typically draws 225+ vendors. Crafty Wonderland also hosts virtual markets when it isn’t possible to meet in person, like during the pandemic. During their virtual markets, shoppers can join makers on Instagram live for demos, Q&As and more. Crafty Wonderland also shares gift guides, interviews and DIY projects on the Crafty Wonderland blog, Instagram and Facebook. If you miss the big event, you can still find many made-in-Portland gifts at the permanent Crafty Wonderland brick-and-mortar stores.

My People’s Market

My People’s Market started in 2017 as a collaborative event organized by Travel Portland and Prosper Portland, aimed to advance opportunities for business owners of color by connecting them to the travel industry and other new market opportunities. Twice a year, this welcoming marketplace is re-imagined as a gathering of Portland’s diverse and vibrant entrepreneurs, artists and community members. Online, the My People’s Market section of the Built Oregon marketplace showcases products from over 80 local multicultural entrepreneurs.

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PDX Pop-Up Shops

PDX Pop-Up Shops brings local designers and artists into vacant storefronts for the winter holiday season. From November 16–December 31, visit seven pop-up shops around downtown, including Indigenous Come-Up for apparel, accessories and jewelry and The Pickle Jar for Portland Pickles’ baseball memorabilia.

Portland Bazaar

Portland Bazaar brings together 150+ makers, designers and artists to shop. In 2021, the market will take place during two weekends in December, in addition to a Small Business Saturday Pop-Up with 30+ vendors at Pioneer Square.

Small Shops Big Hearts

Formerly known as Little Boxes, Small Shops Big Hearts is a city-wide shopping scavenger hunt held on Nov. 26 and 27. Your first purchase at a participating small business unlocks 10% at every other participating shop, with each purchase earning entries for raffle prizes. Download the Kuto contactless payment app to view participating businesses.

Unique Markets

One of the city’s newest shopping events, Unique Markets Pop-Up offers 140+ of Portland’s best brands alongside free drinks, photo booth portraits and a DIY gift-wrapping station.

Made-In-Portland Gift Guide

Ready to shop? Everything in this guide comes from Portland-based makers, and most of these goodies can be found at Made Here PDX. Happy holidays!

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Virtual Holiday Shopping Events

Browse these online marketplaces and virtual versions of annual holiday events for easy ways to purchase thoughtful, locally made gifts.

Bindle

Created in response to evolving consumer needs during the pandemic, Bindle is a hyper-local online marketplace. Bindle’s model cuts down on delivery costs and carbon footprint by streamlining drop-off and pick-up sites, which provide benefits for both sellers and consumers.

City Shoppe

Portlander Ashley Cintas created City Shoppe to help consumers replace big-box shopping with purchases from local shops while also empowering small retailers to automate their businesses and grow their revenues. City Shoppe is being piloted here in Portland and will soon expand to other cities, including Austin, Los Angeles and New York.

Portland Indigenous Marketplace

The Portland Indigenous Marketplace supports indigenous artists and entrepreneurs. Without a storefront, these markets are set up around Portland in various places throughout the year and at powwows. This year the holiday market will be virtual for its third year in a row on December 11, providing a means for Native makers to connect and sell directly to consumers while in-person powwows are not.

Shop Small PDX

Shop Small PDX is ringing the holiday bells and sounding the alarm with a clear message: Portland’s small businesses are the soul of the city, and they need help during this public health and economic crisis. Now is the time to support local businesses, which is easy to do with the site’s small business directory.

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