What happened to Fall? Halloween is already here, and that means the holidays will be here in weeks. As promised in an earlier post, here some of Philadelphia’s most popular holiday craft fairs and markets happening this season. Check ‘em out—most are free admission! You’ll also find a few more fall festivals and markets going on through the month of November.

Clover Market
Sunday, November 4, 2012
10am – 5pm

Parking Lot at 12 East Lancaster Avenue
Ardmore, PA 19003

The Clover Market is a monthly outdoor market (spring and fall) in Ardmore, Pennsylvania with antiques & collectibles, vintage jewelry & clothing, art, fine crafts, and handmade. The last fall market is November 4^th!

Christmas Village
November 22 – December 24, 2012
Hours:
Sunday – Thursday, 11am – 7pm
Friday & Saturday, 11am – 8pm

Love Park
1400 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19102

See Love Park in Center City transform into the coolest outside holiday market with more than 60 vendors starting this Thanksgiving. Love Park will be covered in thousands of lights, big wooden booths with vendors, and of course the big holiday tree. The Christmas Village in Philadelphia is modeled after the traditional Christmas Markets in Germany.

Artmore Gift Fair
Saturday, November 24, 2012
10am – 5pm

10 East Athens Avenue
Ardmore, PA 19003

Artmore is a gift fair that is hosted around the holidays giving the community an opportunity to come and enjoy some shopping for their family and friends. Artmore is a collaboration of local crafters and vendors making handmade gifts.

Crafty Balboa Holiday
Saturday, December 8, 2012
11am – 6pm

SS Neumann Goretti High School
1736 South Tenth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148

This will be Crafty Balboa’s third annual holiday craft fair. It is quite a popular one and for vendors is very competitive to get in! The vendors are some of the best handmade artisans in the area.

Crafty Balboa is still accepting applications! Click here (http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/wR15QdbkczyiDNb69e5Sn) to apply.

Punk Rock Flea Market Holiday Edition
Sunday, December 9, 2012
10am – 5pm

The Punk Rock Flea Market-Dome
461 N. 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19123

Entry Fee: $3 donation

This is their biggest one yet! There will be over 300 tables of vendors selling old records, clothes, art, handmade crafts, music, food, bicycles, stereo equipment, furniture, and so much more. This event is a nice blend of flea market and craft fair.

For this “Holiday Edition” they will be hosting a record fair across the street at Starlight Ballroom. So now you get two buildings of stuff to browse for your $3 entry donation.

Go West! *holiday* Craft Fest
Saturday, December 15, 2012
11am – 4pm

The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/437802819590753/

Peruse the works of over 40 of Philly’s finest artists and craftspeople in West Philadelphia. Interested vendors are encouraged to apply by November 5! Click here for more information and the application form.

Conshy Craftoholic
Saturday, December 15, 2012
10am – 3pm

Fellowship House
515 Harry Street
Conshohocken, Pa 19428

There will be over 60 amazing artists and craftspeople along with live music. They are accepting vendors soon! Click here to apply.

And last but not least, join me (Meesh) THIS SATURDAY for:

East Passyunk Avenue Fall Festival
Saturday, October 27, 2012
11am – 4pm

If you are in the Philadelphia area this Saturday October 27, join me for East Passyunk Avenue’s first Fall Festival starting at 11am in South Philly! I will be one of the vendors along with several other amazing local Philadelphia artists for the craft show put together by Nice Things Handmade. You can stop by the Avenue’s bars and restaurants for seasonal brews, specialty cocktails and award winning food. The streets around the Singing Fountain will be closed, and Stateside will be pouring seasonal craft beer. There will be live music, too! For more fun things on the Avenue, check out the Facebook event.