Venice Winter Fest spans four blocks of Venice Boulevard with more than 400 local artists, brands, and designers, and Renegade Craft Fair sets up outdoors in Santa Monica with 275-plus makers. Elsewhere, look for craft fairs with snow slides and, in Hermosa Beach, an ocean-view Ferris wheel.
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Renegade Craft Fair Los Angeles Winter (Santa Monica)
Renegade Craft Fair sets up outdoors at the Santa Monica Airport with more than 275 independent artists, designers, and small businesses. Expect ceramics, jewelry, apparel, home furnishings, and art prints, plus food and a bar. Entry is a suggested $5, parking is free in the main lot, and leashed pets are welcome.
Venice Winter Fest
Venice Winter Fest takes over four blocks of Venice Boulevard with more than 400 local artists, brands, and designers. Catch live entertainment on three stages, watch artist demos, and join a hands-on art workshop. Dogs are welcome. Street parking on nearby side streets is free, but rideshare is the easier bet.
Jackalope Pasadena Holiday Craft Fair (Pasadena)
Jackalope fills Central Park in Pasadena with over 200 hand-selected artisans selling fashion, jewelry, home decor, paper goods, and art. Kids can make a free wood-slice ornament, customize slime, and hand-feed butterflies. Admission is free, and Del Mar Station on the Metro Gold Line is a two-minute walk away.
Hermosa for the Holidays (Hermosa Beach)
Hermosa for the Holidays puts a Ferris wheel on Pier Plaza, with views above the surf, plus artisan pop-ups, live music, a Giving Village, and an evening tree lighting. Pets are welcome in photos with Santa in his sleigh. Ferris wheel tickets are $8, cards only.
Christmas Market OC (Huntington Beach)
Christmas Market OC brings a German-style holiday market to Old World Village in Huntington Beach. Shop artisan stalls in the indoor European Christmas Shopping Village, then fill up on hearty German food and warm drinks. On select dates, look for Santa and the Wiener Dog Races. May the best dachshund win.
Westfield Century City Holiday Village
Westfield Century City turns its Atrium into a Holiday Village, with live performances under falling snow. Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, shop The Market for gifts and treats from local vendors, and stop by Blitzen's Bar for a seasonal cocktail. It's free to visit.
Old Pasadena Holidays (Pasadena)
Old Pasadena dresses its historic district for the holidays, with snowflake lighting projected onto old buildings and twinkling from the streetlights. Over 300 shops and restaurants, nearly 200 of them independent, make gift shopping easy on foot. Look for holiday parking offers, like the first two hours free in Park & Walk garages.
South Lake Avenue Holidayfest (Pasadena)
South Lake Avenue Holidayfest spreads across Pasadena's South Lake Avenue District, with Santa photos at Macy's, cookie decorating at the artisan market, and ornament making at the Winter Workshop. KCRW's DJ Raul Campos plays the music stage. The activities are free, and it happens rain or shine.
Holiday Extravaganza (San Dimas)
Downtown San Dimas splits its Holiday Extravaganza into four lands: the North Pole, Elf Village, Winter Wonderland, and Grinch-Ville. Ride the free dueling snow slides, snap a selfie with Santa, and catch the Let It Snow Parade. Admission is free. The beer garden is in Grinch-Ville, naturally.
Candy Caneland & Craft Fair (Buena Park)
Buena Park's Candy Caneland & Craft Fair fills the Ehlers Event Center with more than 100 artisans selling handmade goods. Add a snow slide, games, free raffles, live entertainment, and Santa, with food booths run by nonprofits. Admission is free. Parking is limited, so take the shuttle from Peak Park Pool.
Maum Market at Row DTLA
Maum Market brings about 80 Asian-owned small businesses and independent makers to Dock Street at Row DTLA. Shop ceramics, stationery, jewelry, clothing, and beauty products, and meet the makers behind them. It's free, outdoors, and pet-friendly, with complimentary parking.
Fashion Island Holiday Market (Newport Beach)
Fashion Island in Newport Beach builds its season around a 90-foot tree with synchronized light shows, music, and snowfall effects. Browse the Merry Market Pop-Up for hand-picked gifts, then work your way through the luxury retailers. Coastal shopping, with snow on cue.
Makers Holiday Handmade Market Chatsworth (Chatsworth)
Local makers set up behind the shops at West End Arts Collective in Chatsworth for the Makers Holiday Handmade Market. Browse handmade crafts, ornaments, home decor, and jewelry, and chat with the people who made them. Admission is free, and nothing here came off an assembly line.