About 10 years ago, my mother and I made it an annual Christmas tradition to go to the Young Designers Market in Soho and buy each other earrings.
At the time, that was the only market I knew of in town. Now there is an utter explosion of Holiday Markets, many in Brooklyn, with locally handmade gifts. It goes to show how the local and sustainable movement is happening in full force, especially in our own borough.
Aside from our upcoming Greenpointers Holiday Market, there are tons of other amazing markets happening in Brooklyn in the next few weeks, which makes us very excited in our brains.
Brooklyn Holiday 2012 Market Round-Up
1. One Stop Pop-Up Shopping Party @ the one well (165 Greenpoint Ave)
Date: 12/1
Time: 12-6pm
2. Kill Devil Hill @ 170 Franklin St
Daily, Thru December
3. Handmade Holiday Calvacade @ 50 No. 3rd St
Dates: 12/1-2
Time: 11-6pm
4. Greenpointers Second Annual Holiday Market @ From The Source (69 West)
Date: 12/8
Time: 12-6pm
5. ManufactureNY X Love US Holiday Pop-Up Shop @ The End (13 Greenpoint Ave)
Date: 12/8
Time: 12-6pm
6. Booklyn Pop-Up Shop & Exhibition @Â 37 Greenpoint Ave
Dates: Opening Friday 12/7 (7-10pm) Pop-up 12/8-9 (12-6pm)
7. Gowanus Night Market @ 540 President St
Date: 12/8
Time: 7pm-Midnight
8. Brooklyn Night Bazaar @ 45 No. 5th St
Dates: Fri & Sat Until 12/22
Time: 6pm-Midnight
9. Vegan Holiday Shop-Ups @ Pine Box Rock Shop (12 Grattan St.)
Dates: 12/8, 12/15, 12/22
Time: 12-5pm
10. Crafted at the Canal @ Build It Green NYC Gowanus (69 9th St)
Dates: Friday (6pm-10pm) & Saturday (10am-5pm)
11. Williamsburg Fashion Weekend Holyday Market @ Bird River Studios (343 Grand St)
Dates: 12/15-16
Time: 11am-7pm
12. 3rd Ward Holiday Craft Fair @ 195 Morgan Ave
Date: 12/15
Time: 12-6pm
13. Brooklyn Craft Central’s 5th Annual Holiday Craft Market @ Little Field (622 Degraw St) Dates: 12/15-16 & 12/22-23
Time: 11am-5pm
14. Williamsburg Eastside Flea Market@ PS132 (Manhattan & Metropolitan Ave)
Dates: Sat & Sun
15. Brooklyn Lyceum Holiday Marketplace @ 227 4th Ave
Dates: 12/15-16
Time: 11am-7pm
16. Gifted @ One Hanson Place
Dates: Sat & Sun Thru 11/23
Times: 10am-6pm
Let us know about your Brooklyn Holiday Market: greenpointers (at) gmail.com
For markets beyond Brooklyn, check out Markets of NY.
One more market you may want to consider adding: “Stuff You Should Buy” at PS 321 in Park Slope. It had a really great lineup last year – local, handcrafted, great quality. It’s also very well run. My son attends the school, so we’ve gone a few times, last year they’ve changed the setup – less vendors, much better selection. On par if not better than Brooklyn Lyceum.
Saturday, December 8, 10 AM – 5 PM, PS 321, 7th Ave between 1st and 2nd streets