✨ Date night
- Crocker Holiday Artisan Market · East Sacramento
🎉 With friends
- Sacramento Christkindlmarkt · East Sacramento
- Midtown Holiday Market · Midtown
European-style market
IllustrationEuropean-style market · East Sacramento
Sacramento Christkindlmarkt
Two days of German food, beer, crafts and music in the old Turnverein hall.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Two days at the Turn Verein hall
- German baking and Biergarten
- Live music and dancers
What visitors say
Popular and very crowded; some find the German baked goods overpriced, others make it a yearly must.
Worth it for German food and music — not a big shopping market.
- 2026
- Dec 5–6, 2026
- Last season
- Dec 6–7, 2025
- Cost
- $25 online, $30 at the door; children $5
Getting there and parking
- Turn Verein hall on J St in East Sacramento; street parking
Worth knowing
- Two days only
- Under 15 free
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · East Sacramento
Crocker Holiday Artisan Market
A juried fine-craft show of 100-plus regional artists, now in its 20th year, drawing 5,000–6,000 visitors.
✨ Date nightWhat's there
- 100+ juried regional artists
- Fine craft: ceramics, jewelry, glass
- Children's activities
The best place in Sacramento for serious handmade gifts — Sunday is the cheap day.
- 2026
- Nov 27 (noon–5), Nov 28 (10–5), Nov 29 (10–4), 2026
- Last season
- Thanksgiving weekend 2025
- Cost
- $20 Fri (all weekend), $15 Sat, $10 Sun (2026)
Getting there and parking
- Scottish Rite Center on H St; free parking
Worth knowing
- Thanksgiving weekend only
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · Midtown
Midtown Holiday Market
Dozens of local makers — jewelry, art, baked goods, candles — at the Midtown Farmers' Market on December Saturdays.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Dozens of local makers
- Farmers' market alongside
- Midtown cafés for brunch
An easy Saturday-morning gift run in Midtown.
- Last season
- Saturdays in December
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- 20th & J St
Worth knowing
- Saturdays in December only