The holiday season is all about traditions, and keeping them going is this market\u2019s mission. What began as a way to fund the iconic Armadillo World Headquarters now fills the Palmer Events Center with shoppers and supporters. Ring in 50 seasons of shoppin\u2019 with over 200 fine artists and makers from right here in Austin. Soundtracked by local musicians all yuletide long, you can marvel at handicrafts while humming along.<\/p>\n
Blue Genie Art Bazaar\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daily through Dec. 23, 10am-10pm; Dec. 24, 10am-6pm. 6100 Airport. bluegenieartbazaar.com<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s another A-Town classic and for good reason: This art bazaar has gathered beneath its titular turquoise magician for more than 20 seasons. In a pinch or overwhelmed by crowds? Their online store boasts hundreds of thoughtfully made goods that\u2019ll wow. In the market for a genie of sorts? Their personal shoppers have you covered \u2013 they stuff stockings for sport!<\/p>\n Oh What Fun!\u00a0<\/p>\n Thursday-Sunday through Dec 21, 11am-10pm; Thanksgiving Day, 10am-3pm; Monday, Dec. 22, and Tuesday, Dec. 23, 11am-10pm; Dec. 24, noon-3pm. 422 Guadalupe. ohwhatfunatx.com<\/a><\/p>\n Take a trip Downtown to stroll through vendor booths while sipping festive drinks to assuage your sweet tooth. At this brand-new immersive holiday spectacular, fairy lights twinkle with elven laughter. Seasonal shopping not completely satisfying your holiday fix? Visit for themed events like the Weenie Wonderland dachshund meetup on Saturday, Dec. 6.<\/p>\n Holiday Reuse Art Market\u00a0<\/p>\n Dec. 6-7, 11am-4pm. 2005 Wheless. austincreativereuse.org\/reuse-market<\/a><\/p>\n Achieve the next level of sustainable shopping at Austin Creative Reuse\u2019s holiday happening. Fifty-plus vendors present wares carefully crafted with reused materials from scavenged jewels to thrifted fashion. Plus, hands-on activities hosted by community organizations present you the chance to gift your very own creation.\u00a0<\/p>\n HoliGAY Market<\/p>\n Dec. 6-7, 11am-5pm. 1500 E. Fourth. thelittlegayshop.com<\/a><\/p>\n Back and better than ever for another year, the Little Gay Shop presents two days of shopping small, local, and queer. LGBTQIA makers and shop owners of all stripes and persuasions show off their talents for this festive occasion \u2013 from glassmiths and painters to authors and bakers.<\/p>\n Community First! Village of Lights\u00a0<\/p>\n Dec. 5-6 & 12-13, 5:30-9pm. 9630 Loyola Ln. mlf.org\/village-of-lights<\/a><\/p>\n Thousands of holiday lights will twinkle and sparkle, choreographed to holiday music that would make even Scrooge marvel. Here, the family-friendly shopping, carnival games, and Christmas movies are so exquisite that Santa even stops by for a visit.<\/p>\n Holiday Hootenanny\u00a0<\/p>\n Dec. 13; 2pm-12am. 504 Montopolis. kutx.org\/kutx-presents\/holiday-hootenanny-2025<\/a><\/p>\n Part music festival, part holiday party, this one-day extravaganza hosts all things dancey and artsy. It wouldn\u2019t be Austin without flash tattoo offerings, local screenprinters, and vintage shopping. Locals Club Coma, J\u2019cuuzi, Variety, and F*ck Money show off their jams, plus national outfits Improvement Movement, Rubblebucket, Tune-Yards, and Shannon and the Clams. Ride their mechanical reindeer, sing Christmas karaoke, and make lots of cheer; this annual festival means the holidays are near!<\/p>\n This article appears in November 28 \u2022 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n A note to readers:\u00a0Bold and uncensored,\u00a0The Austin Chronicle\u00a0has been Austin\u2019s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community\u2019s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. <\/p>\n \t\tTagged: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar<\/a>,\u00a0Blue Genie Art Bazaar<\/a>,\u00a0Community First! Village of Lights<\/a>,\u00a0Holiday Hootenanny<\/a>,\u00a0Holiday Reuse Art Market<\/a>,\u00a0Holigay Market<\/a>,\u00a0Oh What Fun!<\/a>\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaroline is the Music and Culture staff writer and reporter, covering, well, music, books, and visual art for the Chronicle. She came to Austin by way of Portland, Oregon, drawn by the music scene and the warm weather.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Caroline Drew\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Daily Dec. 13-21, 11am-9:30pm. 900 Barton Springs. armadillobazaar.com The holiday season is all about traditions,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[4233,132,134,133,17369,34100,34101,34102,34103,18423],"class_list":["post-65715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-armadillo-christmas-bazaar","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-blue-genie-art-bazaar","tag-community-first-village-of-lights","tag-holiday-hootenanny","tag-holiday-reuse-art-market","tag-holigay-market","tag-oh-what-fun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}