Pop-ups, church fairs, farm greens sales and weekly bazaars from Weston to Stamford, by date, so you can shop local before Thanksgiving and after
The second half of November is the busiest stretch of the year for holiday markets in Fairfield County. Between November 13 and the end of the month there are more than 15 markets and craft fairs across the county. The biggest weekend is November 21–22, with seven on Saturday alone. Most are free to walk through, and nearly every vendor is a local maker, baker or small business.
Weekend of November 13–15
Date | Town | Market | Time and place |
|---|---|---|---|
Fri–Sat, Nov 13–14 | Fairfield | Fairfield Museum Holiday Pop-Up Market | Fri 4–7 pm, Sat 10 am–4 pm, Fairfield Museum & History Center |
Fri–Sat, Nov 13–14 | Weston | Main Street Weston Holiday Market | Fri 7–10 pm, Sat 10 am–3 pm |
Sat, Nov 14 | Stamford | Union Memorial Church Holiday Fair | From 10 am, 58 Church St. |
Sun, Nov 15 | Westport | PopShop Market | Westport Museum for History & Culture |
Weekend of November 19–22
Date | Town | Market | Time and place |
|---|---|---|---|
Opens Thu, Nov 19 | Ridgefield | Holiday Boutique in the Barn | Through Dec 20, Keeler Tavern Museum |
Sat, Nov 21 | Bridgeport | East End Yacht Club Holiday Fair | 10 am–3 pm, 104 Bay St. |
Sat, Nov 21 | Darien | Darien Nature Center Holiday Market | 10 am–2 pm |
Sat, Nov 21 | Darien | PopShop Market | Darien Commons |
Sat, Nov 21 | Norwalk | St. Ann Holiday Fair | 10 am–4 pm, St. Ann Club, 16 Hendricks Ave. |
Sat, Nov 21 | Stamford | Holiday Shopping Fair | 9:30 am–2:30 pm, Stamford High School |
Sat, Nov 21 | Trumbull | St. Theresa School Craft Fair | 9 am–3:30 pm, 55 Rosemond Terrace |
Sat–Sun, Nov 21–22 | Danbury | Danbury Elks Holiday Craft Fair | 10 am–4 pm, 36 Sugar Hollow Rd. |
Sun, Nov 22 | Fairfield | PopShop Market | Elicit Brewing Co. |
Thanksgiving weekend and beyond
Date | Town | Market | Time and place |
|---|---|---|---|
Sat, Nov 28 | Wilton | Friends of Ambler Farm Holiday Greens Sale | From noon, Ambler Farm |
Sat–Sun, Nov 28–29 | Trumbull | Holiday Market at Plasko Farm | 670 Daniels Farm Rd. |
Saturdays from Nov 28 | Stamford | Winter Farmers Market & Holiday Bazaar | 9 am–1 pm, Stamford Town Center |
Sat, Dec 5 | Ridgefield | Holiday Market | Bailey, during Ridgefield’s holiday stroll weekend |
Sat, Dec 5 | Norwalk (Rowayton) | Rowayton holiday stroll and markets | Rowayton Ave. and Pinkney Park; Rowayton Ave. closes at 2 pm |
Where to start
The Fairfield Museum Holiday Pop-Up Market is the one to plan around if you live on our end of the county. It’s indoors, it runs Friday evening and all day Saturday, and it’s next to the Town Hall Green, so you can walk to lunch in downtown Fairfield afterward. The Weston market the same weekend has a Friday night session from 7 to 10 pm, which makes it more of an evening out than an errand.
On Saturday, November 21, Darien has both the Nature Center market and a PopShop at Darien Commons, so you can hit two in one stop. Norwalk, Trumbull and Stamford each have a church or school fair that morning too. These smaller fairs are where you’ll find handmade ornaments, baked goods and gifts you won’t see anywhere else, and the money raised goes back to the parish or PTA.
The Ambler Farm greens sale in Wilton is the market to know for Thanksgiving weekend. Wreaths, roping and arrangements come from a working town farm, and the good ones go early. If you’re getting a front porch ready for the season, or for a winter listing, this is where we’d start.
A few tips for market season
Bring cash. Most vendors take cards, but church and school fairs often run their bake sales and raffles on cash.
Go early for the best selection, especially for greens and baked goods, and go late for the best deals.
Check each organizer’s website the day before. Smaller markets sometimes move indoors or shift hours because of weather.
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