Updated Christmas Holiday Bazaar & Market List
ARABIC CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
The Arabic Bazaar & Zein’s Dance Studio, 51st & Duval, 533-9227. Free.
Dec. 2-23. Sundays, 11am-6pm
Belly-dancing performances and classes, henna tattoos, free Arabic coffees and desserts, and Middle Eastern music. Oh yeah, and shopping! Get your handmade gifts imported straight from Syria, Egypt, and Morocco.
32nd ANNUAL ARMADILLO CHRISTMAS BAZAAR (One of my favorites!)
Austin Convention Center; 500 East First Street
December 14-24
Featuring 24 musical performances on the Capital Metro Music Stage, a full bar, good food, local and regional fine artists & craftspeople plus that special Austin feeling that can only be found here.
KEEP AUSTIN BIZARRE
Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd, 404-4500. $5.
Dec. 14-23.
Billed as “not your typical quilt and wind chime show,” this 10-day holiday market brings you shopping from artists and crafters all over the Southwest along with live music, avant garde dance, magic shows, and a sprinkling of keep-it-weird personalities like Congress Avenue’s 7-foot-tall banjo player.
GÜERO’S HOLIDAY MARKET
Güero’s Taco Bar, 1412 S. Congress, 447-7688.
Fri.-Sun., Dec. 21-23, noon-6pm.
A SoCo artists market for the chicest people on your holiday gift list.
BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR
Through Dec. 24. Sun.-Thu., 10am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 10am-12mid (Sun., Dec. 24, 10am-6pm).
Monarch Event Center, 6406 N. I-35 #3100, 371-3711. Free.
Runs right up through Christmas Eve, featuring 80 different artists and artisans. You can visit each artist’s website to check out the goodies you can expect to find.
JERRY’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVENT & MARKET
Jerry’s Artarama, 420-9508
Sat., Dec. 22, 12-5pm.
Watch artists at work and enjoy live music, art demonstrations, kids activities, and more while you shop for original artwork, art supplies, and other gifts for the creatives on your list.
For a look at other activities happening this weekend, check here.
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