🧒 With kids
- Merry Market · River Market
- Westport Christmas Market · Westport
- Country Club Plaza Holiday Market · Country Club Plaza
✨ Date night
- Christkindlmarkt at The Campground · West Bottoms
🎉 With friends
- Kansas City Holiday Boutique · Overland Park, KS
- Post Friday Art Faire Holiday Edition · West Bottoms
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · River Market
Merry Market
Over 100 local artisans in the open-air City Market every December weekend.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- 75+ local artisans curated by Art Garden KC
- Pottery, jewelry, art, home décor
- City Market restaurants around it
- Santa and Grinch visits
The best December weekend market in KC — combine with brunch in the River Market.
- Last season
- Sat–Sun, Nov 29 – Dec 21, 2025, 10 am – 4 pm
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- KC Streetcar to River Market North or West
- City Market lots
Worth knowing
- Saturdays and Sundays only, 10 am–4 pm
- Open-air — dress warmly
- Illustration
Weekend market · Westport
Westport Christmas Market
Local makers and warm drinks for one weekend in Westport.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Local artisans: soaps, jewelry, woodwork
- Warm drinks
- Santa Dash 5K and Reindeer Trot
A cheerful one-day market — come for the Santa Dash morning.
- 2026
- Dec 12, 2026
- Last season
- Dec 13, 2025, 10 am – 5 pm
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Westport, Pennsylvania Ave
Worth knowing
- One day only
- Illustration
Weekend market · West Bottoms
Post Friday Art Faire Holiday Edition
More than 180 makers, live art, DIY craft stations and food, with a raffle for the Charlotte Street Foundation.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- 180+ makers
- Live art and DIY craft stations
- Food vendors
The biggest makers' market in KC in December.
- Last season
- Dec 12 (4–8 pm) & Dec 13 (11 am–5 pm), 2025
- Entry
- See organizer
Getting there and parking
- 12th Street Post in the West Bottoms
Worth knowing
- Friday evening and Saturday only
- Illustration
Weekend market · Country Club Plaza
Country Club Plaza Holiday Market
A one-day market and shopping stroll among the Plaza's famous lights: live reindeer, local vendors, wreaths, ornament decorating and Santa.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Live reindeer
- Local vendors and wreaths
- Ornament decorating and Santa photos
- The Plaza Lights
Go late afternoon and stay for the Plaza Lights after dark.
- Last season
- Dec 13, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- One Saturday only
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · Overland Park, KS
Kansas City Holiday Boutique
A big indoor holiday shopping show in the Kansas suburbs.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Big holiday shopping show at the Overland Park Convention Center
A serious gift-shopping show — use the free Marriott shuttle.
- 2026
- Nov 18–22, 2026
- Last season
- November 2025
- Cost
- Ticketed; children 12 and under free
Getting there and parking
- Free shuttle from the Marriott Overland Park (10800 Metcalf Ave)
Worth knowing
- No strollers
- Service animals only
European-style market
IllustrationEuropean-style market · West Bottoms
Christkindlmarkt at The Campground
An indoor-and-outdoor German market with hot drinks, festive food, a letters-to-Santa station and local vendors.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Indoor and outdoor German market
- Hot drinks and festive food
- Letters to Santa station
- Local makers
KC's most authentic German market — a fun evening in the West Bottoms.
- Last season
- Dec 4–7, 2025 (Thu–Sat 5–9 pm, Sun noon–3 pm)
- Entry
- See organizer
Getting there and parking
- West Bottoms, Genessee St; street parking and West Bottoms lots
Worth knowing
- Four days only, evenings Thu–Sat