🧒 With kids
- Christmas Village in Baltimore · Inner Harbor
- Festival of Trees · Timonium
✨ Date night
- Bazaart at the American Visionary Art Museum · Federal Hill
🎉 With friends
- Holiday Makers Market at Harborplace · Inner Harbor
- Hampden Holiday Market · Hampden
- MICA Art Market Holiday Edition · Bolton Hill
- Holiday Heap · Charles Village
European-style market
IllustrationEuropean-style market · Inner Harbor
Christmas Village in Baltimore
German-style huts and a heated tent with food and drink, right on the harbor promenade.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- German-style huts at the Inner Harbor
- Glühwein in a boot mug
- Mix of local artists
What visitors sayGoogle 4.1 ★ · 631 reviews
Charming and festive, worth it if you're nearby; DC visitors say the DowntownDC market is bigger. Inner Harbor parking is tricky and pricey at weekends.
A good evening if you're local or visiting the harbor.
- 2026
- Nov 21 – Dec 27, 2026 (closed Mon–Tue except Dec 21–22, closed Nov 25 and Dec 25; Sun–Thu noon–8, Fri–Sat noon–9)
- Last season
- Nov 22 – Dec 24, 2025
- Cost
- Free outdoors; $5 season pass (18+) for the heated tent on select weekend days
Getting there and parking
- Discount parking: Harbor Court Garage ($15) or Lockwood Place ($10)
- Metro to Charles Center or MARC to Camden, about 11 minutes' walk
Worth knowing
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (open Dec 21–22)
- Dog-friendly except in the Käthe Wohlfahrt tent; strollers also not allowed there
- The Glühwein mug is yours to keep — no deposit
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · Inner Harbor
Holiday Makers Market at Harborplace
A weekend of 60-plus local brands in the Harborplace pavilion — streetwear, self-care, jewelry and art — a short walk from Christmas Village.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- 60-plus local brands
- Light installations and interactive art
- Vintage sellers and food
A good add-on to Christmas Village on the same weekend.
- Last season
- Dec 6–7, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Inner Harbor garages
Worth knowing
- One weekend only
- Run by the Waterfront Partnership
IllustrationWeekend market · Federal Hill
Bazaart at the American Visionary Art Museum
AVAM's Thanksgiving-weekend craft fair: about 50 regional artists selling painting, sculpture, jewelry and clothing.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- About 50 regional artists
- Painting, sculpture, jewelry and clothing
- Inside Baltimore's most eccentric museum
A Baltimore tradition for unusual gifts — make a day of it with the museum.
- 2026
- Nov 27–28, 2026 (Fri noon–5, Sat 10–5)
- Last season
- Nov 28–29, 2025 (Fri noon–5, Sat 10–5)
- Cost
- Market free; museum galleries ticketed
Getting there and parking
- On Key Highway at the foot of Federal Hill; museum lot
Worth knowing
- Thanksgiving weekend only
- Crowded on Black Friday afternoon — Saturday morning is calmer
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Weekend market · Hampden
Hampden Holiday Market
Two Saturdays on 'The Avenue': 40-plus local artists over two floors of a church, with soup, warm drinks and live music.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- 40-plus local artists over two floors
- Soup, warm drinks and live music
- On Hampden's shopping street
Combine with Hampden's shops and the 34th Street lights.
- Last season
- Nov 29 & Dec 20, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- Two Saturdays only — one after Thanksgiving, one before Christmas
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Weekend market · Bolton Hill
MICA Art Market Holiday Edition
Three floors of ceramics, jewelry, paintings and clothes by MICA students, alumni, faculty and staff.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Work by students, alumni, faculty and staff
- Ceramics, jewelry, paintings and apparel
- Three floors
Original art at student prices — worth a stop for gift hunters.
- Last season
- Dec 6–7, 2025, 11 am – 6 pm
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Light Rail to Mount Royal/MICA, next to campus
Worth knowing
- One weekend only
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Weekend market · Charles Village
Holiday Heap
Charm City Craft Mafia's juried market in a former church: pottery, soap, leather, candles and prints from 50-plus makers.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Juried by Charm City Craft Mafia
- Pottery, soap, leather, candles and prints
- Set in a church sanctuary
Baltimore's classic indie craft market — come early for the best pieces.
- Last season
- Dec 13, 2025, 10 am – 4 pm
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- On St Paul St in Charles Village; street parking
Worth knowing
- One Saturday only, 10 am – 4 pm
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · Timonium
Festival of Trees
Kennedy Krieger's charity show: nearly 900 decorated trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses, 100-plus artisan booths and rides for kids.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Nearly 900 decorated trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses
- 100-plus artisan booths
- Rides and children's activities
- Benefits Kennedy Krieger Institute
A big family day out over Thanksgiving weekend — more spectacle than market.
- 2026
- Nov 27–29, 2026 (Fri 10–7, Sat 10–6, Sun 10–4; Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium)
- Last season
- Nov 28–30, 2025 (Fri 10–7, Sat–Sun 10–4)
- Cost
- Tickets (see organizer)
Getting there and parking
- Maryland State Fairgrounds on York Rd, Timonium
Worth knowing
- Thanksgiving weekend only; closes at 4 pm Saturday and Sunday