Photo by Anne Kopas
Holiday shopping is underway, and with supply-chain issues and expected backups, a visit to a local holiday market may be the perfect solution for your gift giving. Here are a variety of bazaars and markets to consider around the state this month and next, courtesy of Explore Minnesota. Hurry, as some start as early as this weekend, while others are well into December. Stop back as we update this list with new entries still to be announced, or send event details to anelson@greenspring.com. Inclusion is not guaranteed.
Southern:
- Albert Lea Holiday Bazaar, Albert Lea, Thu, Dec. 9
- Winter Solstice Shopping Event, Granite Falls, Tue, Dec 21
Northern:
- Duluth Winter Village, Duluth, Sat, Dec 4-Sun, Dec 5
- Minnesota Christmas Market at Edmund Fitzgerald Hall, DECC Duluth, Duluth, Sat, Nov 27
- Third Annual Christmas Market, Dent, Sat, Nov 27
- Holiday Market, Cotton, Sat, Nov 20
- The Northern Express, Moorhead, Fri-Sun, Dec 10-12
Central:
- Holiday Hoopla Craft and Gift Expo, St. Cloud, Sat, Nov 27
- Makers Market, St. Cloud, Sat, Dec 11
- Home for the Holiday, New London, Thu, Nov 11-Sat, Nov 13
- Holiday Vendor Market, Brainerd, Sat, Nov 20
- Off the Rails Market – Christmas Edition, Brainerd, Sat, Dec 11
Twin Cities Metro:
- Excelsior Christkindlmarkt, Excelsior, Fridays, Nov 26 and Dec 3; Saturdays, Nov 27 and Dec 4; Sundays, Nov 28 and Dec 5
- The Northern Express, Excelsior, Fri-Sun, Dec 3-5, Dec 10-12, Dec 17-19
- Landmark’s Old Fashioned Holiday Bazaar, St. Paul, Thu, Dec 2-Sat, Dec 4
- Peggy’s Holiday Boutique, Roseville, Sat, Nov 6-Sun, Nov 14
- Christmas at the Historic Courthouse Holiday Bazaar, Stillwater, Sat, Nov 20-Sun, Nov 21
- St. Paul European Christmas Market, St. Paul, Weekends starting Fri, Nov 26-Sun, Nov 19
- Julmarknad Handcraft Market & Festival, Minneapolis, Sat, Dec 4-Sun, Dec 5
- Minneapolis Holiday Boutique, Minneapolis, Fri, Dec 10-Sun, Dec 12
