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Holiday spirit is in the air and the crafters of San Francisco are ready to sell their wares! Each year, we seek out the best holiday markets, craft fairs, and more in the San Francisco Bay Area for November and December.
Read on for the best 2025 San Francisco and Bay Area Christmas markets with homemade pastries, decorations, and small-business products. Or holiday craft fairs with all the handmade jewelry, pottery, and art you could wish for.
@westcoastcraft on Instagram San Francisco Christmas markets
San Francisco Christmas markets will be in full force every weekend in November and December. We have our eye on West Coast Craft, the Sunset Holiday Mercantile, and museum markets at SFMOMA and the Asian Art Museum. Find details for those and many more below.
Asian Art Museum Holiday Artisan Market (Nov. 14-16, 2025) – Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Embarcadero Center Holiday Market (Nov. 19, 2025) – Embarcadero Center, San Francisco West Coast Craft Winter ’25 (Nov. 22-23, 2025) – Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Fall Chocolate Salon (Nov. 23, 2025) – SF County Fair Building, San Francisco 2025 Crystal Fair (Nov. 29-30, 2025) – SF County Fair Building, San Francisco West Coast Craft Stuff Saturday (Dec. 6, 2025) – 1830 Harrison Street, San Francisco Swedish Christmas Fair (Dec. 6, 2025) – Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco Mercatino di Natale 2025 (Dec. 6-7, 2025) – Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Sunset Holiday Mercantile (Dec. 6-7, 2025) – SF County Fair Building, San Francisco Head West (Dec. 7, 2025) – Ferry Building, San Francisco UICC Holiday Boutique & Artisan Craft Fair (Dec. 7, 2025) – United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco SFMOMA Holiday Makers Market (Dec. 7, 2025) – SFMOMA, San Francisco Ghirardelli Square x Creative Communal Holiday Market (Dec. 12, 2025) – Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco WCC Waves Winter ’25 (Dec. 13, 2025) – Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Emerge Craft Fair (Dec. 13, 2025) – Groundfloor SF, San Francisco Foodwise Black Holiday Market (Dec. 13, 2025) – Ferry Building, San Francisco Winter Walk Union Square (Dec. 13-24, 2025) – Union Square, San Francisco HMPC Holiday Craft Fair (Dec. 14, 2025) – Harvey Milk Center for the Arts, San Francisco West Coast Craft Fort Mason Night Market (Dec. 19, 2025) – Fort Mason Center, San Francisco RWOH Winter Wonderland (Dec. 20, 2025) – Bayview Opera House, San Francisco 
Photo by Rich Yee, courtesy of Dickens Fair Peninsula Christmas markets
Some of the biggest upcoming fairs on the Peninsula include the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in Daly City and Hometown Holidays in Redwood City. More info below.
Head West (Nov. 16, 2025) – South B Street, San Mateo Great Dickens Christmas Fair (Weekends, Nov. 22 – Dec. 21, 2025) – Cow Palace, Daly City Gamble Garden Winter Festival (Dec. 4-6, 2025) – Gamble Garden, Palo Alto Pacifica Polar Palooza and Elf Market (Dec. 5-6, 2025) – Pacifica Community Center, Pacifica Hometown Holidays (Dec. 13, 2025) – Downtown Redwood City South Bay Christmas markets
Major South Bay markets include numerous dates for SJMADE in Santa Clara and the eclectic Yuletide Market at the Winchester Mystery House.
Christmas in the Park (Nov. 28, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026) – Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose SJMADE Holiday Market 2025 (Nov. 28-29, 2025) – Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara Yuletide Menagerie Oddities Market (Saturdays from Nov. 29 – Dec. 27, 2025) – Winchester Mystery House, San Jose German Holiday Market (Dec. 13, 2025) – Mountain View City Hall Plaza, Mountain View SJMADE Winter Wonder Market (Dec. 13-14, 2025) – South Hall, Downtown San Jose East Bay Christmas markets
In the East Bay, we have our eye on the Creative Communal Markets at Makers Row in Berkeley, numerous Head West markets, and the ongoing Holiday Street Fair (previously called the Telegraph Ave Holiday Street Fair), which has been relocated to Adeline Ave. Details for those and more markets below.
Dear Handmade Life Patchwork Show (Nov. 22, 2025) – Jack London Square, Oakland Bedford Gallery Craft Fest (Nov. 22, 2025) – Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek Head West (Nov. 23, 2025) – Lot 2270 Broadway, Oakland Blackout Holiday Market (Nov. 28, 2025) – 2323 Broadway, Oakland Berkeley Holiday Gift Fair (Dec. 4, 2025) – Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Berkeley Creative Communal Holiday Market (Dec. 6, 2025) – Maker’s Row, Berkeley Handcrafted Holiday Sale (Dec. 6-7, 2025) – Shadelands Art Center, Walnut Creek GIFTY 2025 (Dec. 6-7, 2025) – The Crucible, Oakland 42nd Annual Holiday Street Fair (Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21) – Telegraph Fair relocated to Adeline between Ashby and MLK, Berkeley Black Holiday Shopping Experience (Dec. 7, 2025) – Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland 63rd Holiday Arts Festival (Dec. 7, 2025) – Richmond Art Center, Richmond Holiday French Market (Dec. 7, 2025) – Alliance Française de Berkeley, Berkeley Twas the Night Before Fairy Winterland (Dec. 12, 2025) – Children’s Fairyland, Oakland Head West (Dec. 14, 2025) – N. Main Street, Walnut Creek 
Photo by Mill Valley Lumber Yard on Facebook North Bay Christmas markets
The Mill Valley Lumber Yard hosts a lovely holiday environment for its periodic markets. Details for those and more below.
November Maker’s Market (Nov. 15, 2025) – Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Mill Valley Napa Gifts ‘N Tyme Holiday Faire (Nov. 21-23, 2025) – Napa Valley Expo, Napa Dance Palace 53rd Annual Holiday Craft Fair & Artisan Market (Dec. 5-7, 2025) – Dance Palace Community & Cultural Center, Point Reyes Station Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair (Dec. 6-7, 2025) – Muir Beach Community Center, Muir Beach Holiday Faire (Dec. 11-14, 2025) – Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Mill Valley