December 5 and 6, 2025
at Charlottesville Waldorf School
This evening event has been canceled due to snow and cold temperatures
Night Market
Friday, December 5
6pm – 9pm
Adults only!
Begin the holiday season with an enchanting evening just for adults. The Holiday Bazaar Night Market offers a relaxed and festive night out, featuring a curated selection of over 25 artisan vendors, live music, and the warm glow of twinkling lights. Enjoy seasonal drinks and snacks as you browse unique, handcrafted gifts in a cozy, twinkle-light setting. This special night invites you to slow down, connect with friends, and savor the magic of the season.
Admission is free, donations are accepted.
Family Bazaar
Saturday, December 6
10am – 4pm
Family friendly – fun for all!
On Saturday, the Charlottesville Waldorf School campus transforms into a holiday wonderland for all ages. Families are invited to enjoy a day filled with unique crafts and activities, puppet shows, festive performances, and delicious seasonal treats. Explore our bustling marketplace of local artisans and makers, offering one-of-a-kind gifts and treasures. With joyful activities, holiday shopping, and the warmth of community, the Family Bazaar is a tradition that delights children and adults alike.
Admission is free, activity tickets will be sold on-site.
Night Market Special Events
The Night Market is an opportunity for the grown-ups to visit and browse and take a little time to socialize and relax in the midst of this busy season. This adults-only evening features artisan shopping in the Marketplace, live music, and festive drinks and snacks. Register ahead to make a holiday wreath using natural materials or blow a glass ornament with Studio1050.
Holiday Wreathmaking: Using natural elements, craft your own bespoke holiday wreath masterpiece! Wreath making is also available during the Family Bazaar on Saturday, but if your weekend will be full of little ones and family fun, the Night Market is a wonderful time to slow down and enjoy some creative time for yourself. Please register ahead for Night Market Wreath Making to reserve your spot.
The Night Market is generously sponsored
by Astrit Reynolds Realty
Family Bazaar Activities
Visitors to the Holiday Bazaar can try several unique crafts and activities, led and instructed by our school teachers, parents, guardians, and middle school students. Holiday Bazaar activity tickets are small wooden stars, sold for $2 each at the ticket table near the entrance. Each activity costs between 1 star (each item in the Secret Garden) and 10 stars (to make a large wreath).
Create your own natural beeswax candle: gently dip a wick into golden melted wax, allowing each delicate layer to cool and build, to craft your own beautiful, natural beeswax candle. Thank you to House of Balance Integrative Health and PT for sponsoring this activity!
Button making: design and create your own unique buttons—choose your artwork, press, and take home a one-of-a-kind accessory!
Craft a unique winter wreath: using our provided frames, wire, tools, ribbons, and greenery, make your own beautiful winter wreath. Thank you to Demmerle Osteopathic for sponsorsing this activity!
Make a colorful jump rope: our rope winding machines are fun for young and old! Using colorful strong yarn, measure and twist a sturdy jump rope. Thank you to Milestones On The Go for sponsoring this activity!
Live Music
Enjoy live music from SherriLynn and Matty Bottel and friends, and from Sophia Kawecki (CWS alum!) at the Night Market
Thank you to Shenandoah Joe for Sponsoring our Entertainment Stage
On Stage
Join us for the Holiday Sing-along with Blue Ridge Music Together on Saturday morning beginning at 10:15am – all ages and all abilities!
The Secret Garden: A Magical Shopping Experience for Young Children
Children are invited to their very own shopping experience at the Holiday Bazaar! The Secret Garden, filled with small handcrafted items, is open only for the children. Each item costs 1 star ($2 tickets sold at the front gate).
Thank you to Storio Creative for sponsoring the Secret Garden at the Holiday Bazaar!
Marketplace at the Holiday Bazaar
The Marketplace Pavilion at the Holiday Bazaar features local makers, artisans, and small businesses selling gifts and more!
Maria Pace Watercolors
Nature-inspired watercolor notecards. Painted, printed, cut and folded in Orange, VA. 100% recycled cardstock and envelopes.
Sams Studio
Sam’s Studio offers a curated selection of handcrafted, artisanal work, such as prints of paintings, greeting and holiday cards, stickers, sun catchers, ceramics, and more. Many items are unique or limited-run, showcasing local craftsmanship and distinctive design aesthetics—rustic textures, natural materials (wood, metal, ceramics), and soft neutral color palettes with occasional accent tones.
Bellair Farm
We are a diversified, community-oriented farm in Charlottesville, VA. We sell what we produce on our land: fresh vegetables; pastured beef, pork, chicken & eggs; jarred & kitchen goods; and flowers bouquets & wreaths. We organize various CSA programs and vend at hundreds of markets throughout the year, partner with other local producers, and operate a year-round barn store on our farm. We will have farm goods, gift certificates, and CSA sign-ups available at the Holiday Bazaar!
Bodhisattva Trading Company
Tibetan singing bowls, musical instruments, incense, and mala beads sourced from Nepal.
Belovedly Yours
Belovedly Yours specializes in high quality, personalized, and lasting jewelry offerings that provide a high end look at an approachable price point. We offer gold, beaded, and charm jewelry featuring a variety of on-trend, sentimental, and customizable designs (including special Waldorf school spirit pieces).
Edelweiss Illustration
Edelweiss Illustration prints, bookmarks, stickers and cards create fantasy out of reality. Regional animals are drawn naturalistically but with anthropomorphic accoutrements and sometimes set in real, usually local, landscapes. The body of work combines graphite, ink, wash, and photomanipulation to showcase the sustainable interaction of nature, art, and technology. The end results are illustrations from stories not yet written. It is the artist’s hope that they will inspire the viewer to see the stories in their own natural environment and then tell them.
Sewing Sacred Threads
I sew heirloom keepsakes of natural fibers, dolls of all sizes, banners, hearts, angels, blankets, and more.
Cherry Hill Woodworks
Cherry Hill Woodworks makes useful and decorative items out of reclaimed wood, using low impact finishes, in a solar powered woodshop in Charlottesville, VA.
BreathDance~Wellness Through Breathing
Handmade silver and macramé jewelry from a Quechua Indian friend, and knits from his family – 80% Alpaca, 20% sheep wool – carded and spun from their farm in Peru.
Everlasting Pottery/Everlasting Garden/Granatus Desserts
Hand built pottery as well as delicious desserts.
Lise’s Pieces
Lise’s Pieces comprises a wide variety of fun, wholesome, handmade gifts ranging from home-fired stoneware to hand-felted crowns for children, to nature-derived decor, and everything in-between!
2K Studios
I mostly make bracelets and earrings. I do holiday crafts such as ornaments and gift tags/cards for events such as this.
Viva la nosh creating sweet memories
Baked goods for tea parties and gift boxes
Arzan Handmade Jewelry
I am a self-taught handmade jewelry artist with several years of experience working with natural stones, silver, and other fine materials. I manage a small business with the support of my team of four, including my husband, who contribute to different aspects of the work. Together, we are dedicated to creating unique, high-quality pieces that reflect both craftsmanship and artistic expression.
Thomas Wyatt
Homemade art paper made entirely from invasive plants, paintings on this paper, as well as nature mini-sculptures made from invasive plants, to sponsor free nature walks for kids.
one little world
One little world is a small fair trade company based in Richmond, Virginia. We partner directly with our artisans in the developing countries of Brasil, Rwanda, Uganda, Nepal, Ecuador and Kenya. Together we meet and collaborate on designing product, which they create using materials local to each of their communities. Some of our products include: faux alpaca wraps and crayons from Ecuador; felted home/holiday decor such as ornaments, garlands, and aromatherapy baskets from Nepal; crochet and wooden home decor from Brasil; recycled fabric accessories such as home decor and purses, banana fiber baskets, and wooden home/holiday decor from Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda. Our artisans are paid fairly and work in safe and supportive working environments. We’re also proud to know our artisans, their families, and their communities, as well as being members of the fair trade federation.
Studio1050
In my glassblowing program at Studio1050, I teach students the fundamentals of working with borosilicate glass, including safety, torch techniques, color application, and shaping methods. Classes range from beginner to advanced levels, with hands-on instruction designed to help each student build confidence, develop their artistic voice, and create unique finished pieces. The program emphasizes both technical skill and creative exploration in a supportive studio environment.
beve!
beve provides fun, fresh, and environmentally-conscious stationery and gift items such as washi tape, letter writing sets, and gift wrap. Items are designed locally in Ivy.
Mushroom Lights
A unique, one of a kind MushroomLight is crafted from repurposed local trees such as black walnut, maple, apple. I harvest all of my wood and dry it for several months, sometimes years. The light is Woodturned and handgouge with the intention to enhance the natural beauty of the wood. Wood chips, a byproduct of my process are being used sustainably for gardening, and sometimes for literally growing mushrooms. I string all my lamps with high quality LED lights.
Kenyon Avenue Press
Keenyon Avenue Press specialzes in books that both delight the young reader and offers examples of bravery, courage, resilience, patience, loyalty and other fine character traits. This year, there are two children’s books, one translated into Spanish. Wonderful read alouds and designed for Level M readers, the goal of the end of second grade to further develop comprehension and vocabulary.
Nifty! Nuttery
Nifty! Nuttery is a small, family-owned and operated artisanal pecan startup founded in Richmond, Virginia. Our beloved pater familias has been whipping up annual batches of seasoned pecans for decades now, and in 2022 we knew it was time to share them with the world. New recipes, ideas, and stories continue to develop with every passing day!
Red Dirt Farm and Studio
I am a mixed media artist creating with intentionally repurposed materials. I work in acrylic paint, soft pastels and water color. I incorporate vintage papers, metal and wood and found objects.
One, Two, Tree Artisan Wood Products
One, Two, Tree Artisan-made wood products for kitchen and home; bowls, ladles, earrings and more.
Chelsea Hoyt Photography
My photography encourages the viewer to look closer, with an open mind, and perhaps a slight shift in perspective, to discover the often otherworldly and mysterious beauty in everyday moments and the natural world that surrounds us.
Archival quality photography prints framed and matted in a variety of frames and sizes. It is important to me to create and share images which evoke emotion and pleasure by focusing on the beauty and mystery that can be found in nature and the world around us.
Capriccioso
Whimsical Polymer Clay Jewelry, Home Goods, & Upcycled goods.
OneofAKind
All handcrafted, natural, OneofAKind wearables ,fairies and other
Living Altars
We are a lifestyle brand rooted in intentionality, sustainable design and creating ritual and meaning in the moments of everyday life. We sell travel altars, children’s altars, candles, biodynamic coffee, incense and more!
Lutravillage
Leather products, knives sheath to kitchen of different sizes
Hardwood woven backpack baskets.
JR Creations
Creator of fine writing implements. Each pen is a unique handcrafted work of art, made from exotic woods and acrylic. Selection includes twist pens, roller ball pens, fountain pens, and slimline pen and pencil sets. Pens and pen/pencil sets make great gifts for students and professionals.
Graceful Intentions Candle Co LLC
We handcraft non-toxic intention candles, wax melts and car fresheners.
jordanfmoller.art
Paintings, prints, comics, and stickers inspired by the fantastical that seeks to always tell a story. www.jordanfmoller.art
Suzu Living
Suzu Living creates eco-friendly kitchen and gift items that make sustainable living simple and joyful. Inspired by nature and the Japanese lifestyle, our carefully crafted products bring delight and ease to everyday life while caring for the earth.
RVA Naturals
Sustainable, Waldorf inspired toys, craft supplies and home goods. Gifts for all ages including name brands such as Ostheimer, Grimms and Fagus plus handmade items such as woodburned cooking spoons, ornaments and coasters, cotton headbands and fun jewelry. Also, birthday crowns, bean bags, play silks and playsilk toys, candles and beeswax wraps.
Good Eats and Tasty Treats
The food court at the Holiday Bazaar will feature local food trucks offering lunch and snacks.
Rum Punch Jamaican Cuisine
All Jamaican jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, rice and peas, mac and cheese.
Smoking Swines’ BBQ
Farm to fork foods on our mobile smoker.
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Mill Song Crepes
We prepare sweet and savory crepes using heritage varieties of wheat grown organically in Rockingham County. Flour is milled fresh every week. Other ingredients and toppings are either local and/or organic (including Polyface Sausage), except the Nutella.
Visit the Sweets and Snacks Shop!
Find hand-baked sweets and tasty snacks in the Sweets and Snacks Shop – cookies and cakes will be served for eating right away or taking home to enjoy later.
Thank you to our generous Event Sponsors!
Silver Sponsor: Ludwig Kuttner / IX Art Park
Volunteer at the Holiday Bazaar!
The CWS community comes out strong to support the Holiday Bazaar, but we could use your help too! Come take part in this festive occasion – learn some craft skills and make new friends!
Volunteer Registration >
Thank you for joining us in bringing light and beauty to our community this holiday season!
The Holiday Bazaar is Charlottesville Waldorf School’s primary fundraising event of the year and the revenue that it generates is crucial in supporting our school. We look forward to partnering with you this year to make this event a great success!