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Crafty Supermarket Holiday Show Returns November 29!

We’re back for our 16th annual holiday show—and it’s going to be a great one! Join us on Saturday, November 29, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the beautiful Music Hall Ballroom in downtown Cincinnati.

This year’s show will feature over 100 incredible makers, designers, and artists from across the region and beyond. Whether you’re shopping for holiday gifts or treating yourself, you’ll find one-of-a-kind goods, local food, and festive vibes all day long.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

  • Handmade goods from 100+ curated vendors
  • A live DJ keeping the energy going
  • Local food and drink
  • Free swag bags for the first 100 shoppers
  • Free and open to the public

Save the date and bring your friends—it’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season!

Check back soon for the full vendor list and more event updates.

Spring Vendor Announcement!

Vendor Image: Susu Fille

Join us on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Music Hall Ballroom in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. The event is free and open to all, with over 100 talented makers bringing you handmade goods, art, home décor, jewelry, apparel, self-care products, and more—just in time for Mother’s Day weekend. The first 100 shoppers get a custom tote!

We are excited to share our full list of vendors! Plus, plan your visit with our FAQ and parking tips!

We can’t wait to celebrate creativity and community with you!

Crafty Supermarket Holiday Vendor list announcement!

We are STOKED to share the vendor list for our upcoming 15th Anniversary show on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Cincinnati Music Hall. We are constantly blown away by the talent we see immerge from our long-time favorites and new makers. When you shop local, your money stays in the community which helps the local economy grow. For every $100 spent at a local business, $68 stays in the community. Make your money count this holiday season! Shop with us! Find us on Facebook and Instagram for a sneak peek.

Featured artist: Hannah Hoffman

2023 Crafty Supermarket Holiday Maker Announcement!

We are so excited to share our vendor list for the 2023 holiday edition of Crafty Supermarket, coming to you on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at the historic Music Hall Ballroom. Doors are open 11 am to 5 pm. This show is packed with talent and we can’t wait to share them with you!

In addition to awesome makers, we’ll have Black Coffee Lounge on site for all of your caffeine needs plus Fire Up Pizza and San Jeanetta’s Table to fill your grumbling bellies!

Spring Crafty Supermarket Applications Open 1/15-3/1

Our next show is Saturday, May 13, 2023 in the Music Hall Ballroom. We are excited to start taking applications via the How to Apply section of our website on January 15 though March 1. Tell your talented friends and mark your calendars for a fun day of shopping. We’ll have 100+ vendors and fingers crossed for magical weather.

Shopper Essentials and Music Hall Discount!

Are you ready for the big two day Crafty Supermarket holiday show? We sure are, and so are our 100 makers! Here’s all the info you need to have a successful day out, including insider info, a parking map and detailed directions to Music Hall. We will be celebrating 10 years of Crafty Supermarket awesomeness thanks to shoppers like you!

Essentials

What: Crafty Supermarket’s Holiday Show
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 30 & Sunday, December 1.
Where: Music Hall Ballroom at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Cost: Free to the public!

Directions

The Music Hall Ballroom at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202, on the southern end of Music Hall, right across the street from Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine. Many buses stop within a few blocks of Music Hall — plan your trip at Go Metro. The streetcar is also free on Saturday, November 30th.

Here are detailed Google Maps directions to Music Hall:

Parking

Music Hall is right next to Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine, with plenty of parking nearby. The garage across Central Parkway is open but you will have to walk around to the Elm Street entrance now that the covered skywalk is gone. There’s also easily accessed parking under Washington Park — from there you’ll go across Elm Street and take the stairs up to the ballroom or use the newly installed passenger elevator for easy access.

On Saturday, November 30th, the street car is free! Park anywhere and enjoy a ride!

On Sunday, December 1st there will be a FREE shuttle to/from Music Hall 10-5 Sunday from Town Center (CET) and 7th & Elm garages.

 

Insider advice

  • Want one of our 100 swag bags? Arrive early! By the time the show starts at 11 a.m., we usually have a good line going. The swag bags will be available from the Elm Street entrance. The first day will have totes with goodies inside and the second day will have totes and posters!
  • If you arrive at the Music Hall Ballroom before the show opens at 11 a.m., please wait in line. The line forms outdoors so come prepared and bring a friend to keep you company! We can’t allow shoppers in the venue until the show officially starts for everyone’s safety!
  • Music Hall now does security screening for all external events like ours.
  • Many of our vendors accept credit cards, but not all of them do, so we recommend bringing cash to the show. There are ATMs in Washington Park across the street if you need one.
  • We love pets, but the only animals allowed inside the show are service animals.
  • Ben Davis of Bad Veins will be spinning tunes all day as our in-house DJ.
  • If you prefer to leisurely peruse all our vendors’ wares, come in the afternoon! Things will slow down after 4 p.m., and our vendors are well-stocked so you don’t have to worry about missing the good stuff!
  • In terms of food at the show, we’ll have food trucks outside and some food vendors inside, plus a cash bar.
  • Music Hall is located in the heart of OTR. You can easily spend a whole day in the neighborhood. The OTR Chamber has an amazing interactive map and great map you can download and explore! There are tons of great shops to check out. Make a day of it on Small Business Saturday!
  • Finally, if you want to scope out the new talent joining Crafty Supermarket for the first time before you arrive, the new vendor spotlight here. Thank you so much for checking out our show and supporting handmade this spring shopping season at the longest standing indie crafty show in Cincinnati. We can’t wait to see you!

Enjoy a show at Music Hall!

  • Take a break from the turkey and stuffing, the whole family can celebrate this Thanksgiving weekend with a love-letter concerto by Schumann and a hearty, brassy helping of Tchaikovsky at Winter Daydreams, November 30th, 8 p.m. and December 1st 2 p.m. Tickets start at $14.
    • Schumann’s first and only Piano Concerto was written for his wife Clara, who performed as the soloist for the piece’s premiere.
    • “A talent in a million” (Gramophone). The CSO welcomes French pianist, Lise de la Salle as soloist for this performance.
    • Tchaikovsky’s rule-bending first symphony, Winter Daydreamsis an early indication of the composer’s mastery of orchestral music.
    • May Festival Music Director Laureate James Conlon conducts.
    • Come for the Supermarket, stay for the concert. 

    • Save $10/ticket with promo code SUPERMARKET at cincinnatisymphony.org

 

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last-minute christmas crafty cincinnati shopping guide

Christmas will be here before you know it. Do you have all your presents lined up yet? We put together this guide of our favorite stores in Cincinnati that sell handmade goods. Check their websites for holiday hours! We also recommend checking out all the places in town where you can buy craft supplies — gift certificates for crafty classes make great gifts!

PS! We’re taking December off to relax with our friends and families, but in mid-January we’ll release the application info for our spring craft show, which is April 29, 2017, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Cincinnati’s beautiful Gaslight District. If you’re interested in being a vendor at the show, keep following our website, Facebook or Twitter and sign up for our e-newsletter to be notified of when we post the application! Also read our handy crafter FAQ here.

Places to buy handmade gifts in Cincinnati

Handzy Shop + Studio

  • 15 W. Pike St., Covington, KY; (859) 261-0493

High Street

  • 1401 Reading Road, Over-the-Rhine; 513-723-1901

The Hoop and Needle

  • 4019 Hamilton Ave., Northside; 513-283-0580

Indigenous

  • 2010 Madison Road, O’Bryonville; 513-321-3750

Indigo Hippo

  • 1301 Main St., Over-the-Rhine; 513-918-4917

Lentz and Co.

  • 339 Ludlow Ave., Clifton; 513-739-0193

MiCA 12/v

  • 1201 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine; 513-533-1974

NVISION

  • 4577 Hamilton Ave., Northside; 513-542-4577

Redtree Art Gallery and Coffee Shop

  • 3210 Madison Road, Oakley; 513-321-8733

Robot Inside

  • 11153 Main St., Sharonville; (513) 652-8539

Queen City Clay

  • 3130 Wasson Road, Hyde Park; (866) GET-CLAY

Your Friends & Neighbors

  • 2803 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills; (513) 258-8461

And don’t forget local art museums’ gift shops!

21c Museum Hotel

  • 609 Walnut St., Downtown; 513-578-6600

Cincinnati Art Museum 

  • 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams; 877-472-4226

Contemporary Arts Center

  • 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown; 513-345-8400

Taft Museum of Art

  • 316 Pike St., Downtown; 513-241-0343

december art, craft and design events in cincinnati

Even though the holiday Crafty Supermarket has come to a close, there are still plenty of ways to buy handmade! Here’s our big monthly list of things to do in Cincinnati in December. (And check out our list of Midwest craft shows to visit if you’re on the road this month!)

Attention crafters and makers: Applications will open in January for our spring show on April 29, 2017, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center.