Holiday shopping season is coming up, and Portland has its own lineup of craft fairs, holiday markets, and pop-up events to look forward to. If you’ve attended these events in past years, you probably have a favorite or two. Maybe you want to try somewhere new this year. Maybe you’re stressing over the one person on your list who is always hard to shop for.
I’ve put together a guide to some of Portland’s holiday shopping events, including what you’ll find at each one and the details worth checking before you go.
Portland Saturday Market
📍 Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 2 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97204
📅 Every Saturday through December 19, 2026
🕛 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
🎟️ Free
Portland Saturday Market has been running since 1974, and the rule is still that everything sold there is handmade by the vendors themselves. More than 200 small businesses from Oregon and Washington set up along the waterfront by the Burnside Bridge. One change this year: the Festival of the Last Minute isn’t happening.
Some vendors make their work right in the booth, and the range covers just about every kind of handmade art and craft. Because it’s open every Saturday, you can work through your list over a few trips.
Street parking fills up fast, so use the SmartPark garage at NW Davis and Naito, which gives you two hours free when you spend $25 or more with a vendor. Bring some cash too, since not every booth takes cards.
NW Marine Art Works Open Studios + Holiday Market
📍 NW Marine Art Works, 2516 NW 29th Ave, Portland, OR 97210
📅 Friday, December 4 through Sunday, December 6, 2026
🕛 Hours vary by day. Check before you go.
🎟️ See the event page for current pricing.
NW Marine Art Works is a former iron works in Northwest Portland’s industrial district that now holds more than 75 artist studios. Once a year the artists open their studios and turn the building into a holiday market, and casting patterns from its machine shop days still hang on the walls.
You’ll find ceramics, jewelry, paintings, fiber art and housewares, bought from the artist in the studio where it was made. Shop here for the art lover on your list, or for a one-of-a-kind piece for your own walls.
Friday is a ticketed preview night with timed entry. Last year about 400 people were in line before the Saturday opening, so get there early.
Portland Bazaar Holiday Market
📍 1715 NW 17th Ave, Portland, OR
📅 Saturdays and Sundays, December 5 and 6, December 12 and 13, and December 19 and 20, 2026
🕛 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
🎟️ Free
Portland Bazaar has been bringing together Portland artists, makers and small businesses since 2011, and this year more than 200 makers are taking part. House of Commons PDX puts it on in Northwest Portland.
The focus is on Portland artists, makers and small businesses, and there’s a gift wrapping station on site, so you can walk out with presents ready to hand over. With a weekend left on December 19 and 20, it’s the one to save for the last names on your list.
New this year is a preview hour from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, for first pick before the doors open to everyone. Food trucks, coffee and cocktails are on site, so it’s easy to stay a while.
Crafty Wonderland Holiday Art + Craft Market
📍 Oregon Convention Center, Hall D, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
📅 Friday, December 11 through Sunday, December 13, 2026
🕛 Friday First Pick Party 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with timed entry
🎟️ See the event page for current pricing.
Crafty Wonderland fills a hall at the Oregon Convention Center with more than 250 artists, crafters and designers. It’s been running since 2006 and happens twice a year, and this is the holiday edition.
With that many booths you’ll find art, crafts and design pieces for just about anyone, so it’s the place to finish most of your list in one trip.
The Convention Center is cashless, so bring a card.
ScanFair Old World Nordic Christmas Market
📍 Oregon Convention Center, Halls A and A1, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
📅 Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13, 2026
🕛 Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
🎟️ See the event page for current pricing.
ScanFair is Nordic Northwest’s Christmas market, and this is its 42nd year. It celebrates Scandinavian holiday traditions with music, dancing and family activities alongside the shopping.
Vendors sell handcrafted gifts and Nordic goods, with traditional Scandinavian food and drink to try between booths. It’s the pick for anyone on your list with Scandinavian roots.
Early-bird tickets end November 30, so buy ahead. Crafty Wonderland is in the same building that weekend, so you can do both in one trip.
Keep Your Holiday Shopping Close to Home
One of the things I appreciate about living and working in Portland is having independent businesses and local makers to support throughout the year. Holiday markets give us another reason to visit familiar places, discover something new, and put our money back into the community.
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