Markets and shopping

Downtown Holiday Market

Now in its 19th year, the Downtown Holiday Market once again features more than 60 booths of art, textiles, jewelry, glassware, candles and various other gifts in the middle of F Street NW between Seventh and Ninth streets, alongside daily live music and a selection of food and drink vendors. New additions include a booth from Blackbone, an organization supporting brands created by local Black women, and another from the Anacostia Business Improvement District. This is also a market that bears at least one repeat visit: Many exhibitors will be present for the whole five-week run, but others are present only through Dec. 3, with different merchants replacing them on Dec. 5. Through Dec. 23. F Street NW between Seventh and Ninth streets. downtownholidaymarket.com. Free.

Salt and Sundry Holiday Shop

If you’ve lived through a few holiday seasons in D.C., you’ve probably found yourself browsing Salt and Sundry for presents and hostess gifts. This year, there’s a special destination for holiday shopping: The Holiday Shop, a pop-up located in the former Little Leaf (RIP) space at 14th and S streets NW, stocked with ornaments, glassware and exclusive items you can’t find at S&S’s other locations, as well as the all-important gift wrap. Nov. 25 through Jan. 1. 1401 S St. NW. shopsaltandsundry.com. Free.

Heurich House Christmas Markt

Over the last decade, the makers market at the Heurich House has expanded from a cozy collection of vendors in the Victorian mansion’s back garden to a three-day juggernaut with more than 50 booths spilling out of the backyard and running down New Hampshire Avenue toward Dupont Circle. This year’s event includes 17 new businesses making their Heurich House debut, as well as crafting stations for kids and tours of an exhibit about the Christian Heurich Brewing Company, once Washington’s largest brewer, and the rebirth of Senate Ale. To maximize your shopping experience, go on Saturday, when the Heurich House market overlaps with the Dupont Circle Holiday Pop-Up, which hosts dozens of local artisans and makers at booths on P Street, Connecticut Avenue and the Circle itself, as well as the Dupont Underground’s holiday market. Dec. 1-3. Heurich House, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org. $12-$14; $2 for children 15 and younger.

Winter Festival at the National Arboretum

You’ll go to the National Arboretum to browse vases, houseplant pots, jewelry and purses, but you might come home with a Christmas tree. In addition to more than 30 local makers and family crafting activities, the Friends of the National Arboretum’s holiday market also sells Christmas trees, wreaths and garlands, which can be preordered and picked up at the event — or just an impulse buy. Don’t forget to tour the Arboretum, especially the conifer section, after you’ve made your purchases. Reservations are requested, but not required. The tree sale, but not the rest of the market, continues on Sunday. Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. National Arboretum New York Avenue parking lot, 3501 New York Ave. NE. fona.org. Free.

Native Art Market at the National Museum of the American Indian

Dozens of Indigenous artists sell their wares at the Smithsonian museum’s market, where visitors will find jewelry, pottery, hand-beaded accessories, baskets, paintings, photographs and traditional clothing. Dec. 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. americanindian.si.edu. Free.

Rock ’N’ Shop at the Black Cat

What do you get for the aging punk rocker who has everything? Well, you’ll probably find it at the Black Cat’s Rock ’N’ Shop. This cherished, long-running tradition fills the 14th Street music venue with vintage clothing, handcrafted stuffed animals, used records, antique knickknacks and other gems just waiting to be uncovered, plus a soundtrack by Les the DJ. Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com. Free.

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