San Francisco Holiday Markets 2026

San Francisco’s holiday markets run from mid-November to just before Christmas in 2026. The two big handmade fairs come first, both at Fort Mason: Renegade Craft Fair on 14–15 November and West Coast Craft on 21–22 November. Neighborhood markets fill the first December weekend, and the Dickens Fair runs five weekends at the Cow Palace. Several are free to enter.

Last updated: Nov 10, 2026

Every Holiday Market in San Francisco, 2026

November: The Two Big Craft Fairs at Fort Mason

Renegade Craft Fair opens the season on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November in the Festival Pavilion. It is a weekend of independent makers selling their own work: ceramics, prints, jewelry, clothing and small-batch food. Entry is a suggested $5, paid by QR code when you arrive.

Renegade Craft Fair: San Francisco winter dates and hours

West Coast Craft follows a week later, on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November, in the same pavilion. More than 275 artists and designers take part, everything is handmade, and getting in is free. It is the weekend before Thanksgiving, so it is the easy one to plan gift shopping around.

West Coast Craft: upcoming shows

In between, the Embarcadero Center lights up its buildings on Wednesday 18 November, with a small street-level market of local shops at Three Embarcadero Center from 4pm to 6pm. The center asks people to RSVP and hasn’t listed a price.

Embarcadero Center holiday market and lighting

Late November and December: Neighborhood Markets

MerryTime Market at the Wharf runs on two weekends only: Saturday and Sunday 28–29 November, and Saturday and Sunday 5–6 December, from 1pm to 6pm each day. There is nothing on the weekdays in between. Pair it with a walk along the waterfront.

Holidays at Fisherman’s Wharf, with MerryTime Market dates

Sunset Holiday Mercantile fills the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, 11am to 5pm, and admission is free. That Saturday evening the Inner Sunset Holiday Stroll takes over Irving Street from 5pm to 9pm, with window displays, live music and a scavenger hunt, so the two make one easy day.

Sunset Holiday Mercantile: dates, hours and vendors

Cole Valley Nights: Holiday Nights turns Cole Street into a market and street fair on Thursday 10 December, 4pm to 9pm, with local vendors, food and live music. It is free. The Fort Mason Night Market on Friday 18 December, 5pm to 10pm, mixes food trucks with local makers on the waterfront and has no cover charge.

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair

The Dickens Fair is a Victorian London fair inside the Cow Palace, just over the city line in Daly City. In 2026 it runs on five weekends from 21 November to 20 December, plus Friday 27 November, from 10am to 6pm. Its Holiday Handcraft Marketplace sells jewelry, clothing, art and collectibles, but the fair is ticketed, so it is a day out more than a quick shop. Ticket prices are on the fair’s own site.

Great Dickens Christmas Fair: dates and tickets

Plan Around the Markets

Most markets end before dark, which leaves the evening for lights. See the San Francisco holiday lights guide and the Union Square Great Tree guide. Renegade and West Coast Craft fall on the two weekends before Thanksgiving; the Thanksgiving weekend guide covers what is open that week. For everything else on any given weekend, see things to do in San Francisco this weekend.

How We Checked

Every date on this page was checked on the organizer’s own page on 10 November 2026, and each market’s event page links to its source for times and prices. Where an organizer doesn’t list a price, we say so instead of guessing. Hours at Fort Mason can change for a single day, so check the fair’s page before you go. Know of a holiday market we’re missing? Tell us and we’ll check it with the organizer.