CHRISTMAS MAKER’S MARKET & CHRISTMAS COOKIE CONTEST

December 08 - December 09, 2023

A 2-day outdoor holiday market in our festive courtyard with 40+ vendors for unique Christmas shopping, food, fire pits, Kids Activity Tent, Santa and Buddy The Elf, mini sledding hill and kids activities, and more!

GENERAL PUBLIC: 

Admission to the market is free

 

Description

Admission to the market is free and you will enjoy thousands and thousands of holiday lights in the festive outdoor courtyard at SCERA Center for the Arts, Christmas music, fire pits and hot chocolate, mini sledding hill, food trucks, gingerbread house kits for kids, Christmas Cookie Contest with taste-testing and prizes, visits with Santa and Buddy The Elf, costumed characters for photo ops, free games and activities for kids, and 40+ vendor booths of high quality, handmade items for a unique Christmas shopping experience. A magical holiday event to add to your Christmas calendar!

PUNCH CARD: Each family can pick up a punch card at the info tent and if you visit each vendor and have them punch their booth number, bring your full card back to the info tent to receive 2 free ticket vouchers to use for any musical production at SCERA ($28 value).

GINGERBREAD HOUSE KITS: Bring your kids to make their own gingerbread house. Kits are cost TBA and may be purchased and put together at the kids’ activity tent or to take home (while supplies last).

FREE KIDS ACTIVITIES: Visits with Santa and Buddy The Elf | Make Snowflakes with Fun Templates | Costumed Character Photo Ops | Christmas-themed Games & Activities

CHRISTMAS COOKIE COMPETITION: There will be hundreds of cookies to see and taste on Saturday, Dec. 9th between 11am and 5pm. You can taste test and vote for your favorite, and the winners will be announced at 6:00pm.

SANTA HOURS: Saturday 11am-1pm and 4-6pm | BUDDY THE ELF HOURS: To be announced

 

Times:

Friday, Dec. 8 from 4-8pm
Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10am-8pm

Prices:

GENERAL PUBLIC: Admission to the Christmas Maker’s Market is free

Location:

SCERA Center for the Arts Get Directions >>
COOKIE CONTEST VENDORS

Click here for the online entry form. We are accepting entries through Monday, December 4th and the entry fee is $5. Winners of Judge’s Choice (chosen by Pete Tidwell, The Mighty Baker & Friends) and People’s Choice (market attendances can taste test and vote between 11am-5pm on Saturday) will be announced at 6:00pm on Saturday, Dec. 9th.

We are looking for 40+ product and food vendors of all types to be part of this two-day outdoor market in the festive courtyard at the historic SCERA Center for the Arts. There is no fee to apply, and here is the ONLINE APPLICATION.

 

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