Holiday shopping season is coming up, and Salt Lake has its own lineup of craft fairs, holiday markets, and pop-up events to look forward to. If you’ve attended these events in past years, you probably have a favorite or two. Maybe you want to try somewhere new this year. Maybe you’re stressing over the one person on your list who is always hard to shop for.
I’ve put together a guide to some of Salt Lake’s holiday shopping events, including what you’ll find at each one and the details worth checking before you go.
Wheeler Historic Farm Holiday Market
📍 Wheeler Historic Farm, 6351 South 900 East, Murray, UT 84121
📅 Friday, November 27 through Sunday, November 29, 2026 (Thanksgiving weekend)
🕛 Friday 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
🎟️ See the event page for current pricing.
The Wheeler Farm Holiday Market is a three-day makers market on the county’s historic farm in Murray. Last year it filled the Activity Barn and the Education Center with more than 50 artists, makers and bakers.
Expect handcrafted gifts alongside plenty of baking, so it’s an easy stop for host gifts and treats to bring to a holiday party.
Friday is the only evening session, open until 8 p.m. Last year the farm also ran Festive Fridays in the evenings, with wagon rides through the lights and Santa on the farmhouse porch, so check the farm’s page if you want to pair the two.
Christkindlmarkt SLC
📍 This Is The Place Heritage Park, 2601 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT
📅 Wednesday, December 2 through Saturday, December 5, 2026
🕛 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
🎟️ Free
Christkindlmarkt SLC is an open-air Christmas market modeled on the old European Christmas markets, with German music, dancing and parades. It’s held at This Is The Place Heritage Park at the mouth of Emigration Canyon, and the layout was recently spread out to give the booths and food vendors more room.
This one is less of a strict handmade show and more of a full holiday outing, with a range of vendors and traditional food alongside the shopping. It’s a good one to bring the whole family to and make an afternoon of.
Don’t try to park at the park itself. There’s free off-site parking with a shuttle, and the surrounding neighborhoods are off limits for event parking, so follow the signs.
Red Butte Garden Holiday Open House & Art Fair
📍 Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
📅 Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 2026
🕛 Art fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; garden and gift shop 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
🎟️ Free
Red Butte Garden opens its gates for free this weekend, and the art fair sets up inside the Orangerie. It’s a small one, with 17 local makers, and the gift shop runs its annual holiday sale and a glass art show the same weekend.
You’ll find jewelry, glass, ceramics and wall art, the kind of piece that works as a main gift rather than a stocking stuffer. Bring the name of the person on your list you never know what to buy for.
Saturday is the busy day on the road up to the garden, so give yourself extra time or go Sunday. Gift shop purchases are 10% off that weekend, and garden members get another 10% on top.
Sandy City Winter Market
📍 Union Middle School, 615 E 8000 S, Sandy, UT
📅 Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12, 2026
🕛 Friday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
🎟️ See the event page for current pricing.
The Sandy City Winter Market brings more than 80 vendors plus food trucks to Union Middle School. It’s a short drive south to Sandy, and it falls on the same weekend as the Craft Lake City market a few minutes away, so you can do both in one trip.
Vendors bring handcrafted gifts, holiday decor and baked goods from local artisans and bakers. Santa photos are free, so it’s an easy one to bring the kids to.
The first 100 people through the door each day get a free swag bag, so get there right at opening if you want one.
Craft Lake City Holiday Market
📍 Mountain America Expo Center, 9575 State St, Sandy, UT 84070
📅 Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13, 2026
🕛 Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
🎟️ $7 in advance, $10 at the door, kids 12 and under free
This is the eighth year for the Craft Lake City Holiday Market, from the Salt Lake nonprofit behind the Craft Lake City DIY Festival, and the first year it’s been in Sandy. It moved down from Ogden Union Station this year with more artisans, new booth sizes and longer hours, and every exhibitor is from Utah.
Makers apply in four categories, artisan, vintage, craft food and STEM, so handmade work sits next to vintage finds, small-batch food and science-minded creations. With that range it’s the place to shop for several people on your list at once.
Buy tickets online ahead of time and you’ll save $3 a ticket. Saturday runs until 8 p.m. if you’d rather go after dinner.
Keep Your Holiday Shopping Close to Home
One of the things I appreciate about living and working in Salt Lake is having independent businesses and local makers to support throughout the year. Holiday markets give us another reason to visit familiar places, discover something new, and put our money back into the community.
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