Best Christmas Markets in Los Angeles (2026)
Christmas bazaars, handmade gifts and festive nights out, with 29 LA County picks and three day trips worth the drive.
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Los Angeles does holiday shopping with a lot of personality. You can pick up a handmade mug at a Pasadena clay studio, Norwegian Christmas baking in San Pedro, Swedish traditions and a Lucia celebration in Santa Monica, or a few gifts between food stalls at a Sunday market downtown. This year also brings the last Unique Markets ever, a downtown fixture since 2008 that's closing out with one final holiday weekend.
We picked 29 markets, fairs and bazaars across LA County, plus three day trips with enough holiday character to justify the drive. Start with your dates: most of the best maker fairs last a single day or weekend. A good LA market day usually means one main stop and one easy add-on nearby, not a cross-county loop.
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LA Christmas Markets at a Glance
| Market | Area | 2026 dates | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonderland Winter Market | Northeast LA | Select dates Nov 27–Dec 31 | $33–$38 adults |
| Unique Markets (final market) | Downtown LA | Dec 12–13 | Ticketed |
| MAUM Market | Downtown LA | Nov 28; Dec 19 | Free, RSVP |
| Smorgasburg Holiday Market | Downtown LA | Sundays Nov 29–Dec 20 | Free |
| In Todo BIPOC Craft Fair | Silver Lake | Dec 5 | Free, RSVP |
| Craft Contemporary Makers Market | Miracle Mile | Dec 5–6 | $12 Sat; pay what you wish Sun |
| Merry Melrose | Fairfax | Sundays Dec 6–27 | $6 cash |
| Make Room Winter Art Market | Hollywood | Dec 6 | RSVP |
| Estonian Christmas Market | University Park | Dec 6 | See event page |
| Holiday in the Park | Magnolia Park, Burbank | Nov 20 | Free |
| Burbank Winter Arts Festival | Downtown Burbank | Dec 12–13 | Free |
| Jackalope Old Pasadena | Pasadena | Nov 14–15 | Free |
| Artazan Handcraft Market | Pasadena | Nov 14–15 | $8–$10 |
| The Huntington Holiday Market | San Marino | Nov 21 | Free |
| Descanso Gardens Holiday Market | La Cañada Flintridge | Dec 2–6 | Garden or Enchanted ticket |
| Christmas Tree Lane Winterfest | Altadena | Dec 5 | Free |
| Green & Bisque Clayhouse | Pasadena | Nov 28–29 | Free |
| Remainders Maker Market | Pasadena | Dec 5 | Free |
| Arlington Garden Bazaar | Pasadena | Dec 6 | Free |
| Pomona Harvest Festival | Pomona | Dec 4–6 | $5–$9 |
| SWEA Christmas Bazaar | Santa Monica | Dec 5 | See event page |
| Venice Winter Fest | Mar Vista | Dec 5 | Free |
| Holiday House | Mar Vista | Sundays Nov 15–Dec 20 | Free |
| Theatricum Holiday Family Faire | Topanga | Dec 12 | $25 adults |
| Markets for Makers | San Pedro | Nov 14–15 | $6–$16 |
| Norwegian Julebasar | San Pedro | Nov 13–22 | See event page |
| Patchwork Show Long Beach | Long Beach | Nov 28 | Free |
| Hana Holiday Craft Show | Torrance | Dec 5 | See event page |
| North Manhattan Beach Holiday Stroll | Manhattan Beach | Dec 6 | See event page |
| Holidays in the Village (day trip) | Thousand Oaks | Dec 5–6 | Free |
| Christmas Market OC (day trip) | Huntington Beach | Nov 15–Jan 3 | Free |
| Sawdust Winter Fantasy (day trip) | Laguna Beach | Fri–Sun, Nov 20–Dec 20 | $12.50 adults |
Christmas Markets in Central Los Angeles
Downtown gift shopping, Sunday food markets and design-minded stops around the middle of the city. MAUM and Smorgasburg share ROW DTLA but run on different days.
Wonderland Winter Market
4594 Electronics Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90039, USA
Wonderland is less a market than a holiday night out with a market inside it: light installations, roaming characters, live bands, a lane of local artisans, seasonal food and a 21+ speakeasy lounge at Reframe Studios. Treat it as a dressed-up evening with friends rather than a serious gift run. Details: Select dates Nov 27–Dec 31; Mon–Fri 4:30–10:30 p.m., Sat–Sun 1:30–10:30 p.m. (Dec 31 last entry 7 p.m.). Adults $33 weekdays / $38 weekends, seniors $25, ages 3–13 $20 / $25. Advance timed tickets only; 4561 W. Colorado Blvd.
Unique Markets: The Final Holiday Market
860 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, USA
This is it for Unique Markets. After 18 years, the original LA maker market closes out with one last holiday weekend at Cooper Design Space: art, jewelry, handmade pottery, home decor, candles and stationery, all indoors in the penthouse. If you've shopped Unique before, this is the one to go to. Details: Dec 12–13, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Ticketed; book online.
MAUM Market at ROW DTLA
777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021, USA
MAUM is built around Asian-owned brands, a good place to find a gift from a label the recipient hasn't discovered yet. It sets up outdoors on Dock Street at ROW, compact enough to browse without wearing yourself out. Details: Sat Nov 28 and Sat Dec 19, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Free; RSVP online. Two free hours in the ROW garage. Pets and kids welcome.
Smorgasburg LA Holiday Market
777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021, USA
The easiest pick for a group that cares about lunch as much as gifts. Holiday vendors join the Sunday food market at ROW: Beersgiving kicks off the holiday market Nov 29, then the Festival of Tea (Dec 6), Thick Thrift (Dec 13) and Caribbean Christmas (Dec 20). Details: Sundays Nov 29–Dec 20, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. No pets; closed Dec 27 and Jan 3.
In Todo BIPOC Craft Fair
3124 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA
In Todo brings together Black, Indigenous and other makers of color for a day of clothing, jewelry, ceramics, candles and home goods, with a few food makers in the mix. You're buying straight from the person who made it. Details: Sat Dec 5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free; reserve a ticket online.
Craft Contemporary Makers Market
5814 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
For the person who notices the glaze on a mug. About 35 LA makers fill the museum courtyard, heavy on ceramics, glass, textiles and small-batch design. Friday's preview has an open bar; Sunday is pay what you wish. Details: Dec 5–6, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; preview Fri Dec 4, 6–9 p.m. ($25, members $20). Sat included with $12 admission. Free snowflake workshop 2–4 p.m. both days.
Merry Melrose at Melrose Trading Post
7850 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA
The long-running Sunday vintage-and-artisan market at Fairfax High goes holiday every Sunday in December as Merry Melrose. Go for vintage jackets, odd prints and gifts with a little history; it's also one of the few markets running after Christmas. Details: Sundays Dec 6, 13, 20, 27, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $6 cash at the gate, $8.25 online; under 12 free.
Make Room Winter Art Market
6361 Waring Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA
Make Room opens its gallery, courtyard and garden for one afternoon of independent artists and designers: ceramics, textiles, jewelry, prints, scent and home objects. The stop for a gift that doubles as a small piece of art. Details: Sun Dec 6, noon–5 p.m. RSVP online.
Estonian Christmas Market (Jõululaat)
1306 W 24th St, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
The Estonian Society's Jõululaat is a small, community-run Christmas market at the Estonian House near USC, open for one Sunday morning. A cultural add-on rather than a main shopping trip. Details: Sun Dec 6, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. See event page for admission.
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Burbank, Pasadena and East LA County Holiday Markets
This side of the county has the strongest run of handmade markets: a Burbank block party in November, Jackalope's two artisan fairs, two garden settings and a tree-lighting festival. Several pair well on the same day, like Jackalope and Artazan on Nov 14–15, or Remainders and Winterfest on Dec 5.
Holiday in the Park
Magnolia Park, Burbank, CA 91505, USA
Holiday in the Park turns Magnolia Boulevard into Burbank's biggest holiday block party: makers, local merchants and an Art Block gallery, plus two music stages, a free Ferris wheel, Santa photos, a car show and a kids' zone. Details: Fri Nov 20; Quiet Hour 4–5 p.m., main event 5–10 p.m. Free. Magnolia Blvd. between N. Hollywood Way and Buena Vista St.
Downtown Burbank Winter Arts Festival
200 N San Fernando Blvd, Burbank, CA 91502, USA
Jackalope's December edition: 170+ artisans line San Fernando Boulevard with art, photography, jewelry, fashion, paper goods and home goods, plus free Santa photos both days. The strongest free handmade market for the mid-December crunch. Details: Dec 12–13, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. San Fernando Blvd. from Magnolia to Angeleno; leashed pets welcome.
Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair in Old Pasadena
275 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA
Jackalope is the big one for real gift-list progress before Thanksgiving: 200+ hand-selected artisans fill Central Park with jewelry, clothing, paper goods, home goods, art and food, plus free family activities. Do a full lap, then circle back. Details: Nov 14–15, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. Sunday overlaps with CicLAvia (Raymond and Colorado closed to cars 9–3); take the Metro A Line to Del Mar.
Artazan Handcraft Market
300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
The indoor counterpart to Jackalope, the same weekend at the Pasadena Convention Center. Around 200 exhibitors cover jewelry, ceramics, textiles, fine art and specialty food, with live music, wine tastings, workshops and demos. Details: Nov 14–15, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $8 online / $10 at the door; 17 and under free. Parking $12–$18.
The Huntington Holiday Market
1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
For something nice to bring to a holiday dinner. The one-day market spreads across the Huntington Store, Rose Hills Garden Court, Rothenberg Patio and Haaga Hall, and Pasadena's Salted Butter Company runs five stations of pastries, pies, cakes and treats. Details: Sat Nov 21, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Free market entry; capacity limited. Gardens and galleries ticketed separately.
Descanso Gardens Holiday Market
1418 Descanso Dr, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011, USA
Five nights when the holiday market joins Enchanted Forest of Light: jewelry, pottery, plants and botanical gifts on the Main Lawn with the light show as a backdrop. The 1–4 p.m. daytime session is the calmer option. Details: Dec 2–6 only. Daytime 1–4 p.m. with garden admission ($20 adults); evening 5:30–8:30 p.m. with an Enchanted ticket ($29–$52).
Christmas Tree Lane Winterfest
Christmas Tree Ln, Altadena, CA 91001, USA
Winterfest gives you a market and a reason to stay until dark: artisan vendors, food trucks, live music, kids' activities and Santa photos, building to the 6 p.m. lighting of nearly a mile of deodars. Free and community-run. Details: Sat Dec 5, 3–9 p.m.; lighting 6 p.m. Free. Centered at Santa Rosa Ave. and Mariposa St.; park by 5.
Green & Bisque Clayhouse Holiday Market
1563 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104, USA
The one for the friend who always comes home with a new mug. The market fills the main studio, front studio, covered clay cabana and outdoor lot, so you browse among the wheels and kilns. Food, music and a raffle both days. Details: Nov 28–29, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. Street parking on Lake Ave.; vendors take cards.
Remainders Holiday Maker Market
787 E Washington Blvd Ste 101, Pasadena, CA 91104, USA
A nonprofit creative-reuse store's maker market: knitting, sewing, toys, ceramics, paintings, jewelry, zines, felted sculptures, baskets and prints, all made by the sellers. Smaller and quirkier than the big fairs. No food. Details: Sat Dec 5, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. Pair it with Winterfest in Altadena.
Arlington Garden Bazaar
275 Arlington Dr, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA
Arlington Garden holds this bazaar every other year: sustainable gifts, art, food, home goods, beauty products and plants from local vendors, with part of every sale going back to the garden. A calm morning stop. Details: Sun Dec 6, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Free.
Pomona Harvest Festival Art & Craft Show
1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768, USA
Pomona Harvest Festival at Fairplex is the east-county option when the list is long and varied, with a broad art-and-craft show over three days. Sunday is the value day. Details: Dec 4–6, opens 10 a.m. Adults $9 Fri or Sat, $5 Sun; seniors/military $7; ages 13–17 $4. 1101 W. McKinley Ave.
Westside and Topanga Holiday Markets
Swedish traditions in Santa Monica, two Mar Vista markets from the same organizer and a full family afternoon in Topanga Canyon.
SWEA Christmas Bazaar & Lucia Celebration
1343 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA
SWEA's bazaar brings a Swedish Christmas to Santa Monica for one Saturday: Christmas goods, handicrafts and Swedish sweets, plus a Lucia celebration. Good with kids or friends who grew up with these traditions. Details: Sat Dec 5, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. See event page for admission.
Venice Winter Fest
12257 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA
Venice Winter Fest takes over Venice Boulevard in Mar Vista (not Venice proper) for a day of shopping small: local artists, makers and independent brands, plus food and free Santa photos. Details: Sat Dec 5, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Free; RSVP online. Venice Blvd. from Centinela Ave. to Grand View Blvd.
Holiday House at rèunion
12204 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA
Holiday House is the antidote to one marathon shopping day: a small, rotating group of local brands indoors at rèunion every Sunday, next to the Mar Vista Farmers Market, with complimentary gift wrapping. Details: Sundays Nov 15–Dec 20, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Free.
Theatricum Botanicum Holiday Family Faire
1419 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290, USA
The pick for a family that wants the whole afternoon to feel like Christmas: an artisan marketplace, carolers and madrigals, holiday stories, festive food and Santa and Mrs. Claus on Theatricum's outdoor grounds. At 5 p.m., It's a Wonderful Life as a live radio play (add-on). Details: Sat Dec 12, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; rain date Dec 19. $25 adults, $13 ages 6–12, 5 and under free; family 4-pack $65 online through Dec 1. Bring a layer.
South Bay and Long Beach Christmas Markets
Harbor maker fairs, a ten-day Norwegian bazaar, a waterfront Small Business Saturday and a coastal evening stroll.
Markets for Makers: LA Holiday Market
2451 Signal St, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA
Markets for Makers brings 90+ independent makers to AltaSea on the San Pedro waterfront, with a free tote and DIY craft stations on every ticket. Tickets get cheaper the later you arrive. Details: Nov 14–15, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $12 after 11, $10 after 1, $8 Sat / $6 Sun after 3; VIP $16. Under 12 free. Parking $10; not set up for pets.
Norwegian Julebasar
1035 S Beacon St, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA
The Norwegian Seamen's Church runs its Christmas bazaar for ten days, as much about eating as shopping: Norwegian candy, Christmas goods, handmade decorations and home-baked cookies, plus waffles, open-faced sandwiches and a daily traditional dish on weekends. Details: Nov 13–22, daily 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; Saturdays to 5; Sundays from noon. Kids' Christmas workshop Sat Nov 14.
Patchwork Show Long Beach
Marine Stadium, Long Beach, CA 90803, USA
Patchwork's biggest and longest-running show, at the water's edge by Marine Stadium: local makers, junior artists, live music, food trucks, free DIY crafts and a vendor scavenger hunt. Dog- and bike-friendly, with a bike valet. Details: Sat Nov 28, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. 490 Bay Shore Ave.
Hana Holiday Craft Show
3330 Civic Center Dr Ste N, Torrance, CA 90503, USA
A smaller, community-feel craft show where many of the roughly 40 makers work with Asian and Hawaiian influences: ceramics, origami, resin, tropical body butters, jewelry and paper goods. Mornings only, and it draws a crowd. Details: Sat Dec 5, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Free parking; enter at the front of Ken Miller Rec Center. See event page for admission.
North Manhattan Beach Holiday Stroll & Market
Highland Ave & 33rd St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA
North Manhattan Beach closes Highland Avenue from 33rd Street to Rosecrans for an evening stroll with Santa, carolers, entertainment, a holiday market and specials from neighborhood shops and restaurants. Dinner is a few steps away. Details: Sun Dec 6, 4–8 p.m. See event page.
Christmas Market Day Trips From LA
These are outside LA County. Pick one as the main outing and allow for the drive.
Holidays in the Village
350 W Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, USA
The closest thing to a Bavarian Christmas market within an hour of LA: a European Marketplace of artisan gifts, Festive Gardens with Glühwein, beer and European food, live music and Kris Kringle Village for kids. Dogs welcome. Details: Dec 5–6; Sat 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. Free entry and parking. Come at opening or after 6 p.m. to skip the Saturday peak.
Christmas Market OC at Old World Village
7561 Center Ave #50, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, USA
Old World Village's German setting makes this the most atmospheric day trip: seasonal gifts in the indoor Festival Hall daily, and the Biergarten and food booths Wednesday through Sunday. Go on a weekend afternoon for both. Details: Nov 15–Jan 3, 2027. Free entry and parking. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and Jan 1; Dec 24 and 31 close at 2 p.m.
Sawdust Winter Fantasy
935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, USA
Sawdust Winter Fantasy is worth the drive when buying art is the point: artists sell from their own booths across the canyon grounds, with demos and live entertainment on three stages. Go for one memorable piece. Details: Fri–Sun, Nov 20–Dec 20, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Adults $12.50; under 5 free. Park at Lot 16 ($5) and take the free trolley. No pets.
The 2026 LA Holiday Market Calendar
| When | What to plan around |
|---|---|
| Nov 13–15 | Julebasar opens Fri Nov 13. Jackalope, Artazan and Markets for Makers run Nov 14–15. Holiday House starts Sun Nov 15, and Christmas Market OC opens the same day. |
| Nov 20–22 | Holiday in the Park is Fri Nov 20, and Sawdust's first weekend begins. The Huntington is Sat Nov 21. Julebasar wraps up Sun Nov 22. |
| Nov 27–29 | Wonderland's first date is Nov 27. Patchwork and MAUM are Sat Nov 28; Green & Bisque runs Nov 28–29. Smorgasburg's holiday market opens Sun Nov 29. |
| Dec 2–4 | Descanso's market opens Wed Dec 2. Pomona Harvest Festival and Craft Contemporary's preview night are Fri Dec 4. |
| Sat Dec 5 | The biggest day: In Todo, SWEA, Venice Winter Fest, Remainders, Hana and Christmas Tree Lane Winterfest. Craft Contemporary and Holidays in the Village begin. |
| Sun Dec 6 | Arlington Garden, Make Room, the Estonian market and North Manhattan Beach. Merry Melrose begins. Craft Contemporary, Descanso, Harvest Festival and Holidays in the Village finish. |
| Dec 12–13 | Unique Markets' final weekend and Burbank Winter Arts Festival. Theatricum is Sat Dec 12. |
| Dec 19–20 | MAUM returns Sat Dec 19. Smorgasburg, Holiday House and Sawdust all finish Dec 20. |
| After Dec 20 | Merry Melrose runs Dec 27. Wonderland has selected dates through Dec 31. Christmas Market OC runs through Jan 3, 2027. |
A serious Pasadena shopping day (Nov 14 or 15). Start at Jackalope in Central Park, break for lunch in Old Pasadena, then finish indoors at Artazan, which stays open an hour later. On Sunday, CicLAvia closes Raymond and Colorado to cars until 3 p.m., so take the Metro A Line to Del Mar or go Saturday.
Handmade gifts, then the lights (Sat Dec 5). Shop Remainders in the morning, eat, then head up to Altadena for Christmas Tree Lane Winterfest. The market opens at 3 p.m. and the trees light at 6, so aim to park by 5.
A Westside Saturday (Sat Dec 5). Start with SWEA's Swedish bazaar in Santa Monica, then drive 15 minutes to Venice Winter Fest in Mar Vista. SWEA closes at 4 p.m. and Winter Fest runs until 6. Come back Sunday morning for Holiday House if you still have names on the list.
Before you go: bring a tote and a layer, keep some cash for smaller vendors, and plan one main market plus one nearby stop rather than crossing the county. Make an evening of it with our cozy bars in Los Angeles or old-school Hollywood restaurants.
Still shopping? See our guide to the best holiday shopping in Los Angeles. For the rest of the season, we also cover the best holiday lights and where to see Santa in Los Angeles.
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