Looking for holiday markets in Fredericksburg, VA this season? You're in the right place. From November through December 2026, makers, farmers, bakers and small businesses across Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George are setting up their tables, and every dollar you spend at one of them stays right here in our community.

This guide covers holiday markets, Christmas craft fairs and holiday bazaars across the region, with dates, hours, addresses and links for each one. Whether you're knocking out your whole list at a three-day craft show or grabbing a few stocking stuffers at a Saturday farmers market, here's where to go.

Details were current when we published, and markets can change plans for weather. Tap the link for each market before you head out.

Location: Downtown Fredericksburg shops and restaurants, with the Tree Lighting at Riverfront Park, 701 Sophia Street
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026. Tree Lighting is Saturday, 4 to 7 p.m.
What to Expect: Downtown boutiques, specialty shops and art galleries offer special promotions, discounts, door prizes and giveaways all weekend. Look for handcrafted ornaments, locally made treasures, cozy fashion finds and home décor.
Highlights: The Tree Lighting at Riverfront Park brings live music, food trucks, vendors, children's activities and a visit from Santa. Window Wonderland starts Saturday, with riddles in shop windows and a $1,000 grand prize in Downtown Gift Cards. The FXBG Holiday Shopping Passport also launches November 14 and runs through December 31: collect stamps from five participating businesses in the free Visit Fredericksburg app for a chance at prizes.
Parking tip: Skip the parking search with the free holiday trolley shuttle, Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Park at the former PNC Bank lot on Fall Hill or the VRE lot off Prince Edward Street. The trolley also runs November 27, November 28 and December 19.
Website: Holiday Open House Weekend

Location: Hurkamp Park, 500 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What to Expect: A celebration of pottery featuring local and regional makers.
Highlights: Handcrafted gifts you won't find anywhere else, right in the middle of Holiday Open House Weekend.
Website: Holiday Open House Weekend

Location: Hurkamp Park, 500 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.
What to Expect: Handmade gifts from local artisans and crafters in a festive holiday setting, with live music while you browse, right alongside the regular farmers market.
Highlights: An early start on your list, plus your Thanksgiving produce in the same trip.
Website: City of Fredericksburg Farmers Market events

Location: Hurkamp Park, 500 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 28, 2026 (Small Business Saturday), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
What to Expect: The farmers market's annual holiday craft fair, with local growers, producers, crafters and artisans gathered in Hurkamp Park.
Highlights: A Small Business Saturday tradition. Pair it with a stroll through downtown shops afterward.
Website: City of Fredericksburg Farmers Market events

Location: Fredericksburg Convention Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Dates and Hours: Friday, December 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, December 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, December 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What to Expect: The region's largest indoor holiday craft show, with more than 350 vendors under one roof.
Highlights: Santa is coming to the show. Tickets are required; last year one ticket covered all three days and kids 12 and under got in free, so check this year's pricing.
Website: Holiday Craft Show

Location: Market Square at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, 907 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Dates and Hours: Saturday, December 12, 2026, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
What to Expect: An outdoor holiday market inspired by traditional German-style markets, set in historic Market Square in the heart of downtown.
Highlights: The museum expects more than 5,000 visitors through the day, and Santa will be inside the museum.
Website: FAMFaire Holiday Markets

Location: Hurkamp Park, 500 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Dates and Hours: Saturday, December 12, 2026
What to Expect: Young makers ages 8 to 15 selling their own homemade items, held with the Fredericksburg Farmers Market.
Highlights: Some of the sweetest gifts of the season, made by the next generation of local business owners.
Website: City of Fredericksburg Farmers Market events

Location: Strangeways Brewing, 350 Lansdowne Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Dates and Hours: Saturday, December 19, 2026, noon to 4 p.m.
What to Expect: Holiday-themed vendors, food trucks and Santa's elves.
Highlights: Adoptable pets from Bobbie's Pit Bull Rescue, and a last-weekend chance to finish your list.
Website: North Pole Holiday Market on Eventbrite

Location: 610 Commuter Lot, far back corner, 163 Staffordboro Boulevard, Stafford, VA 22556
Dates and Hours: Sundays through Thanksgiving week, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holiday Markets on Sunday, December 6 and Sunday, December 20, 2026, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
What to Expect: A veteran family-owned, producer-only market, so everything is grown, raised, baked or made by the person selling it.
Highlights: A Kids Market joins the December 6 Holiday Market. SNAP/EBT tokens are available at the information tent. Per county ordinance, dogs can't walk through the market (service animals are welcome).
Website: Long Family Markets

Location: Stafford County Government Center, 1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford, VA 22554
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 4 to 8 p.m.
What to Expect: New this year: the county's Tree Lighting adds a full holiday market, with vendors selling unique gifts, seasonal products and specialty foods from booths decked out in holiday lights.
Highlights: About 3,000 guests are expected, so plan your parking. Shop the booths, then stay for the tree lighting.
Website: Stafford County Tree Lighting

Location: Ole Roosting Box, Spotsylvania
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
What to Expect: A holiday market hosted at this local Spotsylvania shop.
Highlights: A smaller, easygoing market for early shoppers.
Website: Ole Roosting Box on Facebook

Location: Spotsylvania Courthouse Village, near 7501 Graham Street, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 4 to 7 p.m.
What to Expect: A village full of local vendors, makers and producers, plus Mr. and Mrs. Claus and the lighting of a 40-foot holiday tree around 5:30 p.m.
Highlights: Bring a new, unwrapped toy for Operation Blue Christmas. The Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office will have a cruiser on site to collect donations for local kids, and WFLS will be broadcasting from the event.
Website: Search "Christmas Comes to the Village" on Facebook (hosted by Good Steward Farm, Blankets & Beyond and other village businesses)

Location: Eden Try Winery, 6818 River Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 28, 2026 (Small Business Saturday). Festival noon to 5 p.m., with the winery staying open after 5 for its sale. Free admission.
What to Expect: Local vendors and holiday shopping at the vineyard, plus line dancing all afternoon, a limited-time Harvest Pie and Wine Flight, and seasonal drinks like mulled wine, warm cider and festive mocktails.
Highlights: Buy $50 or more in Eden Try gift cards before 5 p.m. and get a $10 bonus card, or after 5 p.m. for a $20 bonus card. After 5 p.m., all bottles of wine are 25% off. Pie and wine flights are available for purchase while supplies last.
Website: Eden Try Winery

Location: Route 3 and Gordon Road Commuter Lot, 12150 Gordon Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Dates and Hours: Saturdays through December, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (winter hours begin in November)
What to Expect: One of the largest farmers markets in the region, with producer-only seasonal produce, meats, baked goods and handmade items.
Highlights: On Small Business Saturday, November 28, Kids Markets joins the market with young vendors ages 5 to 17.
Website: Spotsylvania Farmers Market

Location: Dainty Chic Roadside Stand, 116B Chase Street, Bowling Green, VA 22427
Dates and Hours: Saturday, December 12, 2026, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
What to Expect: An open-air Christmas market for meaningful, one-of-a-kind gifts, with a fire to warm up by and coffee or cider while you shop.
Highlights: The stand's last market of the year. Make a day of it with shopping and dining in Bowling Green.
Website: Dainty Chic Roadside Stand on Facebook

Caroline County's holiday calendar tends to fill in later in the season. Know of a market we should add? Send us a message.

Location: King George Citizens Center, 8076 Kings Highway, King George, VA 22485
Dates and Hours: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What to Expect: The county's annual holiday bazaar, with handmade crafts, unique gifts and festive finds.
Highlights: A long-running King George tradition and an easy one-stop shopping day.
Website: Fair listing

Location: Backporch Vineyard, 16595 Wilmont Road, King George, VA 22485
Dates and Hours: Saturday, December 12, 2026, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What to Expect: A holiday market at the vineyard, with wine to sip while you shop.
Highlights: Santa visits from 1 to 3 p.m.
Website: Backporch Vineyard

If you only have one day to shop, this is it. FAMFaire fills Market Square downtown, the Winter Kids' Market sets up in Hurkamp Park, Backporch Vineyard hosts its Kris Kringle Market in King George, and the Candy Cane Lane Christmas Market opens in Bowling Green. Plenty of options, all on one Saturday.

Not markets exactly, but worth a spot on your calendar:

Want more ideas? Browse all of our FXBG Neighbors local guides, including our Fredericksburg area dessert guide for holiday treats and cake orders, and check the FXBG Neighbors community calendar for even more local events.

What holiday markets are near Fredericksburg, VA in 2026? Major ones include the Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show (December 4 to 6), FAMFaire in Market Square (December 12), the Mistletoe Market at Hurkamp Park (November 28), the new Stafford County Holiday Market at the Tree Lighting (November 21) and the King George Holiday Bazaar (November 21). Every market in this guide is listed above by locality.

What is the biggest holiday craft show in Fredericksburg? The Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show at the Fredericksburg Convention Center, with more than 350 vendors over three days, December 4 to 6, 2026.

Are there free holiday markets near Fredericksburg? Yes. Farmers market holiday events like the Mistletoe Market have historically been free to attend, as are the Stafford County Holiday Market and most outdoor markets. The Holiday Craft Show sells tickets.

When is the Fredericksburg Christmas market in Market Square? FAMFaire, the Fredericksburg Area Museum's German-style holiday market, runs Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Where can I shop local on Small Business Saturday in Fredericksburg? On November 28, 2026, head to the Mistletoe Market at Hurkamp Park (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) or the Spotsylvania Farmers Market with Kids Markets, then shop downtown Fredericksburg's independent stores.

Are there holiday markets where kids can sell? Yes. The Winter Kids' Market in Hurkamp Park (December 12, ages 8 to 15), Kids Markets at the Spotsylvania Farmers Market (November 28, ages 5 to 17) and Kids Market at Long Family Markets (December 6).

This guide is built by and for our neighbors. If your church bazaar, school craft fair or shop is hosting a holiday market in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline or King George, send us a message and we'll add it. And if this guide helped you plan your shopping, share it with a friend who loves to shop local.