Holiday markets in Los Angeles for finding the perfect present

This December, shop the annual Unique holiday market for clothes, accessories, art pieces and more from 150 designers, brands and artists. Browse local products at the California Market Center and rub elbows with the different designers and artists showcasing their work. Plus, save yourself some time this holiday season and take advantage of the gift wrapping perks. VIP tickets add in two drink tickets and some unique items.

Have a crafty start to the Christmas shopping season at Craft Contemporary’s annual holiday marketplace. If you’re making a list and checking it twice, consider this shopping event for unique handmade gifts and an opportunity to buy directly from the emerging and established makers behind them.

Any crafter worth their weight in cashmere yarn knows that Renegade Craft Fair is the fair all other fairs aspire to. Held in urban epicenters around the country, Renegade is a locally-focused marketplace showcasing work from hundreds of the best contemporary indie craft artists. Aside from the wares, Renegade offers all sorts of homemade DIY fun and festivities: think classes and demos, free photo booths and tons of tasty food trucks. Renegade hosts an epic spring fair, along with a supplemental holiday fair in wintertime that helps you check everyone off your gift list—including yourself.

The multi-city Jackalope Arts fair is back again this year, featuring over 150 local artisans and high-quality, handcrafted goods. Both the Pasadena market (held in Old Pasadena’s Central Park November 18 and 19) and Burbank market (held on San Fernando Boulevard in downtown Burbank on December 9 and 10) offer free admission.

Calling all vintage lovers! Shop dozens of the top vintage retailers (local and national) and private dealers at this vintage market. A Current Affair is a major source for stylists, designers and anyone in search of one of a kind vintage ranging from perfectly worn-in jeans to rare and collectible designer vintage. Shop an array of vintage clothing, accessories, and jewelry from the Victorian Era through today.

We could spend hours wandering the Huntington’s gardens—and about just as long in its wonderful gift shop. Well, here’s an excuse to spend even more time there with the arrival of this one-day-only artisan pop-up market, which brings more than two dozen jewelry, craft and clothing vendors to the museum’s Haaga Hall. Admission is free and doesn’t require a museum ticket.

Like a holiday edition of Fiesta Hermosa, this weekend-long event transforms the coastal city’s downtown with an open house among existing retailers plus a pop-up open-air marketplace (Pier Ave between Valley Dr and Monterrey Dr), as well as a carnival (Pier Plaza).

Looking for unique handmade gifts this holiday season? Artists, designers, creatives and makers will set up shop for this holiday fair in Atwater Village (3300 Glendale Blvd). If it’s anything like past markets, you’ll get to shop everything from artisan jewelry and apothecary goods to ceramics, prints, candles and even handcrafted aprons for the cook in your life. Interact with the makers themselves (third-party sellers are not allowed), while crossing family and friends off your holiday gift-giving list.