Spice up your gift-giving this holiday season by browsing these craft and art fairs! Even if you’re not shopping, the talent of these artists is sure to amaze you.
If the mall has worn you out, craft shows and holiday markets put handmade and vintage gifts in one room. The dates below are for the 2026 season and come from each organizer’s own page.
| Show | Date | Where | Admission |
| Grove City HS Band Craft and Gift Bazaar | November 14th-15th | Grove City High School | $5 a day, $8 weekend |
| Not Your Mama’s at Polaris | November 14th-15th | Polaris Fashion Place | Free |
| Ohio Made Holiday Market | November 20th-21st | Hollywood Casino Columbus | $5 to $19.99 by session |
| Howliday Bazaar | November 21st, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Franklin County Dog Shelter | Not listed |
| Columbus ChristmasFair | November 21st-22nd | Lausche Building, Ohio Expo Center | $8, kids 12 and under free |
| Christkindlmarkt Dublin | November 21st through December 24th | Riverside Crossing Park, Dublin | Free |
| Not Your Mama’s at Bridge Park | November 22nd, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | The Exchange at Bridge Park, Dublin | Ticketed until 3 p.m., free after |
| Columbus Winterfair | December 4th-6th | Bricker Building, Ohio Expo Center | $8, kids 12 and under free |
| Short North Holiday Hop | December 5th, noon to 8 p.m. | High Street, Short North | Free |
| CCAD Winter Art Fair and Marketplace | December 5th, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Loann Crane Center for Design | Ticketed, sold online |
| Clintonville Holiday Market | December 5th, 12th, and 19th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | North Broadway United Methodist Church | Not listed |
| Not Your Mama’s Village Lights Market | December 6th, 3 to 8 p.m. | Schiller Recreation Center, German Village | Free |
| Not Your Mama’s Last Chance Holiday Market | December 13th, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | The Harrison, Italian Village | Free |
| Columbus Winter Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show | December 13th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Makoy Event Center, Hilliard | $3, kids 12 and under free |
| Gifts of the Craftsmen | November 1st through December 23rd | Ohio Craft Museum | Free |
When: November 14th-15th. Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Grove City High School, 4665 Hoover Rd., Grove City
What: The band boosters pack more than 250 vendors into the high school for one weekend. Admission is $5 a day or $8 for a weekend pass, and kids 5 and under get in free.
When: November 14th-15th, November 22nd, December 6th, and December 13th
Where: Polaris Fashion Place, The Exchange at Bridge Park in Dublin, Schiller Recreation Center in German Village, and The Harrison in Italian Village
What: The all-handmade market runs a whole season of holiday pop-ups now. The two-day Polaris market puts more than 100 makers in the old lower-level Forever 21 space, and it’s free. The Dublin market at The Exchange is the only ticketed one of the bunch. A presale ticket gets you in at 11 a.m., and admission is free from 3 to 5 p.m. The Village Lights Market in German Village and the Last Chance Holiday Market in Italian Village are both free all afternoon.
When: November 20th-21st
Where: Hollywood Casino Columbus Event Center, 200 Georgesville Rd.
What: Eighty Ohio makers take over the casino’s event center for the market’s 10th year. Friday night is the $19.99 VIP shopping party, Saturday early access is $14.99 with entry at 9 or 10 a.m., and general admission is $5 from noon to 5 p.m., all plus fees. Kids 12 and under are free with a reserved Saturday ticket, and Santa photos are included with your wristband until 3 p.m. on Saturday.
When: Saturday, November 21st from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Franklin County Dog Shelter Community Room, 4340 Tamarack Blvd.
What: The tables hold holiday decorations, dog toys, sweaters, and crafts, there’s a bake sale, and you can get photos of your dog with Santa. Proceeds go to Friends of the Shelter, the nonprofit that supports the dogs at the county shelter.
When: November 21st-22nd
Where: Lausche Building, Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave.
What: About 150 artisans from Ohio and the surrounding states fill the Lausche Building the weekend before Thanksgiving. Admission is $8 and parking is $7. Kids 12 and under get in free.
When: November 21st through December 24th. It’s closed Mondays and Tuesdays, except December 21st and 22nd, and on Thanksgiving.
Where: Riverside Crossing Park, 6694 Riverside Dr., Dublin
What: Dublin’s brand-new European-style Christmas market has vendors selling artisan gifts and holiday food and drink. Admission is free. The ice rink next door runs separately and costs extra.
When: December 4th-6th. Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Bricker Building, Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave.
What: Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s show brings more than 350 artists and gourmet marketplace vendors into the Bricker Building. An $8 ticket is good all three days, and kids 12 and under are free. A free shuttle runs for shoppers on Friday and Saturday.
When: Saturday, December 5th from noon to 8 p.m.
Where: High Street from W. 2nd Ave. to E. Russell St.
What: High Street closes to cars for the holiday edition of Gallery Hop. The Holiday Hop market brings in 150 local vendors, plus free photos with Santa at the Short North Pole and specials at the shops along the strip.
When: Saturday, December 5th. First Look from 9 to 10 a.m., general admission from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Loann Crane Center for Design, Columbus College of Art & Design, 60 Cleveland Ave.
What: Everything on the tables is made by CCAD students and alumni, and every sale goes to the artist who made it. Tickets are sold online ahead of time.
When: Saturdays December 5th, 12th, and 19th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: North Broadway United Methodist Church, 48 E. North Broadway St.
What: The Clintonville Farmers Market moves inside the church for a three-week holiday market of farm food and local crafts.
When: Sunday, December 13th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Makoy Event Center, 5462 Center St., Hilliard
What: Everything sold is handmade. It costs $3 to get in, kids 12 and under are free, and part of the proceeds goes to the nonprofit Hope Hollow.
When: November 1st through December 23rd. It’s open during museum hours and closed Sunday.
Where: Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W. Fifth Ave.
What: This one is a season-long shop rather than a one-day market. The museum’s gift shop takes over the building for the 27th annual holiday sale, with handmade work from nearly 200 artists, and it runs into the last days before Christmas. Museum admission is free.
When: December, with 2026 dates not announced yet
Where: North Market Downtown, 59 Spruce St.
What: Last December the Downtown market ran holiday pop-up vendors and entertainers all month. Check the events page as December gets closer.
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