Shop local this holiday season at 21 Seattle art markets

For the online and outdoor shopper

The pandemic is not over, and not everyone feels comfortable heading indoors for holiday shopping. Luckily, there are plenty of outdoor and online options this year. The Pratt Fine Arts CenterSeattle’s art school for continuing education, has curated a Holiday web shop with wares by local makers, from silver earrings to wooden bowls and linocuts, linen napkins and hand-blown glass vases, with prices starting at $10.

In addition, the famed Pilchuck Glass School’s (online) Holiday Sale offers a wide selection of artsy gifts, including blankets, beanies, hand-blown ornaments, glass earrings, straws and um, stained-glass mittens.

As for outdoor markets: Urban Craft Uprising‘s South Lake Union Winter Marketoutside Amazon’s Nitro building (Dec. 8 – 9, 10 am – 5 pm) offers a chance to meet a few dozen vendors, with the lineup changing each day for return shoppers.

during Guilty Holiday Pleasures (Dec. 8, 5 – 9 pm) at the charming Chophouse Row (the closest thing to a European alley experience you’ll get on Capitol Hill), local vendors selling locally made skin care, ceramic housewares, handmade dog leashes and collars, wreaths, jewelry and paintings will line the mews and the courtyard with pop- up tents for a primarily outdoor event (although some vendors will be indoors). Drag-queen carolers, break-dancing elves, a holiday DJ, a Bad Santa photo booth and a kid’s crafting corner will keep you entertained. A tall lit tree, heat lamps and an outdoor fire pit bring the Yuletide warmth and cheer.