Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair

A pretty small market compared to the others, but great nonetheless. I’ve been here the past 2 years and both times have bought gifts people loved. I will be back next year!
Be sure to get cards of the people you buy gifts for so they can look them up and get more if they want.

Get it while it’s hot, this place is great. I love going every year to see familiar faces along w/​new vendors that have great items. This place does get busy so it’s hard to find an off time to go but it’s totally worth it. The variety of things you can get that are affordable is really good. There are some really great creative finds here, so skip going to the big box stores & support your local vendors.

I stopped by the Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday afternoon, and I was impressed by the selection of items available.
The fair is now both in the church basement, and in a few outside booths on street level in front of the church as well.
It’s at the corner of Church Street & Mass Ave, across the street from the Harvard Sq. MBTA stop.
The vendors are varied, from clock & wind chime creators, to jewelry makers, glass artists, book makers, and even some jam purveyors.
I had a great time browsing, and even found the perfect pair of earrings for a hard to shop for friend. (I usually get her a Christmas gift at the Bazaar Bizarre in Boston, but that craft fair isn’t happening this year. Chain mail earrings from the Harvard Square Holiday Fair helped me fill the gift giving void.)
I recommend stopping by if you’re looking for gifts both for others and yourself.

Great show, great people, good vibe, always fun!

Such a great, eclectic craft fair. Lots of great unique gifts and not too overwhelming. I try to go every year. Definitely recommend!

here’s a coupon for the show for you to stumble upon and print out :)

The Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair is the only shop that I really like to use for the holidays. It actually gets me in the holiday spirit. I just love to see all the cool jewelry, knick-​knacks, trinkets, handmade sweaters, mittens, gloves, scarfs, little cute baby clothes, etc. I love this craft fair — and I hate shopping and hate crafts, but for some reason, I love this place.
It’s in a great location, too!
And, you won’t break the bank and you will support artisans! YAY!

Harvard Square’s Holiday Craft Fair isn’t just a great place for those who live in Cambridge because it is conveniently located right across from the T.
Small but filled with unique, homemade local items, it’s perfect for gifts for loved ones during the holidays or even treats for yourself.
With so many creative, local artists gathered together, it’s hard not to give the craft fair five stars. Yes, it’s on the tinier size and it’s in a cramped basement in an old church in Cambridge, but I don’t think that detracts from the point of the fair: to encourage community spirit, to strengthen the local economy and to support locals in their business opportunities.

One of my FAVORITE things to do around the holidays! I loved that everything is crammed into the bottom of the church and you could spend ages just browsing. Prices are low, the vendors are amazing to talk to, there is something wonderful at every turn, and I love supporting local crafts/​business. This is also an awesome place to get last minute holiday gifts!

Tis is a relatively small craft fair located in the Unitarian Church in Harvard Square. There were approximately 25 vendors, some of whom I thought were very talented. I found a great baby blanket for a friend who just had her first baby at the
booth. And I found an absolutely adorable necklace at the
booth.
The show runs for the first three weekends in December, I believe. Some of the vendors seem to stay for all three weeks, while others rotate. I went back today and fell love with another artist’s work
So many talented people!

Eek. Ok, this was probably my first visit to a craft fair in yearzzzzzz. Why? I’m not even sure, I just don’t think I’ve been quite as involved as I would’ve liked to have been in the past or maybe I just don’t hear whisperings of local craft goodies going on these days.
Regardless, I came here this weekend to view a friend of a friend’s booth (check her out:
) (shameless plug) and while I didn’t really intend on buying anything, I wound up with an adorable kitty adorned grocery bag. No it’s not neon and the bag isn’t made out of polar fleece (I *HATE* polar fleece, love the bear), but the kitties are dressed up as portraits of generals, maids, etc. I’ve already gotten a number of compliments on this lil doozie, and I’m ever so glad I now have something fun to trek around my ridiculous assortment of objects that I choose to carry to and from work in. One black sock, teabag, book, sketchpad, allergy medication, ripped nylons, 80 pens and a stuffed animal kitten?
The rest of the booths, save for one or two were mainly of the earthy crunchy variety. I was pretty sure that the fad we had in junior high of burning raspberry scented incense, wearing batik print broomstick skirts, and passing the wacky herb had sort of left me at this point in my development, and as I hadn’t been exposed to it as of recent, walking through some of the booths was like experiencing that awful mélange of odors all over again. Handblown glass eyeglasses chains? Peruvian alpacca woolen knit mittens? Yeah. You get the idea. You can almost smell the patchouli, can’t you? My only regret was not stopping to pick up some healing crystals and a dreamcatcher while I was at it.
The people running this craft fair DESPERATELY need to broaden their horizons and appeal to the younger generation. After all, there’s only so many professors teaching about medicine wheels in the area and yet so many new up and coming artists looking to get their foot in the door. Please craft fair, reconsider your vendors. I already own three of your turtle shaped incense burners.