Charlottesville Waldorf School Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, December 2
10am – 4pm
Charlottesville Waldorf School
120 Waldorf School Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Preview evening Friday, December 1, 6-9pm
Thank you to our Premier Sponsor, IX Art Park: Empowering Community Through Creativity
All are invited to the annual Holiday Bazaar at Charlottesville Waldorf School on Saturday, December 2, 10am to 4pm. This event features hands on activities including candle dipping, wreath making, jump rope making and more. The craft marketplace will host local crafters and small businesses selling a variety of items including Waldorf toys and gifts, and the Secret Garden will be open for children to shop for small handcrafted gifts all on their own! There will be music, puppet shows, craft demonstrations, and more. Saturday, December 2, is open to all!
On Friday evening, December 1, there will be a Preview Evening with live music, taking place from 6 to 9pm.
The Holiday Bazaar takes place at Charlottesville Waldorf School, 120 Rio Road in Charlottesville. Parking is at the Charlottesville Catholic School with a complimentary shuttle service.
Friday Preview Evening
All Adults and CWS Alumni are warmly invited to the Holiday Bazaar Preview Evening
Friday, December 1, 6-9pm
Admission is free • Parking is at Charlottesville Waldorf School
Marketplace vendors and the School Store will be open for holiday shopping!
Complimentary wine from Eastwood Farm and Winery
and hors d’oeuvres made by Plenty Cville
Thank you to our Gold Sponsor, Eastwood Farm and Winery
Saturday, December 2
Saturday, December 2 is open to all with free admission!
10am – 4pm (see times for specific activities below)
Parking is at the Charlottesville Catholic School, 1205 Pen Park Road, with shuttle service to the event
Activity tickets are available for pre-sale online or at the ticket table
Tickets for Puppet Shows and Storytimes will be available for purchase at the ticket table
Activities
Candledipping: make your own beeswax candle!
Wreath making: create your own, one of a kind winter wreath!
Sponsored by Demmerle Osteopathic
Jump rope making: make a handcrafted rope jump rope!
Button making: create unique pins/buttons!
The Secret Garden
Children are invited in to shop all on their own for handmade gifts for family and friends!
Sponsored by Storio Creative
Shopping
Local crafters and artisans in the Marketplace (see below for list of Vendors!)
CWS School Store with Waldorf toys, books, and more
Entertainment
Live music – Holiday Singalong with Blue Ridge Music Together (beginning at 10:30 on Saturday)
Puppet Shows and Storytimes – times and tickets TBA
Food
Food Vendors – Farmacy, Khadija’s Kitchen, Mill Song Crepes
Sweets and Snacks Shop with homemade treats
Marketplace Vendors
| Business Name | Website | Social Media | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 920 Jewelry | www.920jewelry.com | @920_jewel | Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and rings with semi-precious jewels. One dollar from each sales is donated to suicide prevention. |
| Baewolf Earrings | www.baewolfearrings.com | @baewolf.earrings | Earrings handmade in polymer clay and resin. |
| Basketful Lifestyle and Gifts | www.shopbasketful.com | @shopbasketful | Unique and thoughtful gifts, all hand-picked to be beautiful but practical, new but familiar, and always inviting of quality time spent together. |
| Branscome Glass | www.branscomeglass.com | @branscomeglass | Jewelry, lampshades, bowls, and plates made of recycled glass. |
| Capriccioso | Whimsical Polymer Clay; Jewelry, ring dishes, tiny vases, up-cycled containers, tiles | ||
| Chrisinger’s Cuts | www.chrisingerscuts.com | @chrisingers.cuts | Simple, functional wooden bowls, plates, cups, and wall hooks made in a manner that recognizes the growing needs of our shared environment. |
| Darling Photo | Micro photo sessions where a family can get winter/holiday photos done at an affordable price. | ||
| Deerhawk Art Studio | www.deerhawkhealing.com/deerhawk-art | @deerhawkartstudio | Deerhawk Art Studio is the work of Dana Wheeles, a life coach, painter, and lover of weird birds. |
| Edelweiss Illustration | edelweissillustration.weebly.com | @edelweissillustration | Edelweiss Illustration prints, bookmarks, stickers and cards create fantasy out of reality. |
| Everlasting Pottery/Garden/Granatus | www.everlastingpottery.com, www.theeverlastinggarden.com, www.granatus.com | @everlastingpottery, @theeverlastinggarden@granatusdessertsllc | Pottery, jewelry, and baked goods (sugar cookies and baklava!). |
| Gecko Lecko Art | www.geckoleckoart.com | @geckoleckoart | Recipe calendars, postcards and note cards. |
| Heartmoor Design Build LLC | www.heartmoorfarm.org | Woodworking and construction technology education | |
| Herb Angel | www.herb-angel.com | @va.herb.angel | I love connecting with plants – through medicine making, delicious nutritious foods and beautiful plant dyed textiles. |
| Karen Eide Studios | kareneide.com | @kareneide | Greeting cards, affirmation deck, notepads, stickers, tea towels and art prints, created with the intention of bringing joy, wonder, and peace to everyone. |
| Kenyon Avenue Press | kenyonavenuepress.com | Writing and publishing children’s books that depict moral characteristics for children to emulate. | |
| La Amatista (Earth Essentials RVA LLC) | Www.lamatista.com | @the_amatista | La Amatista is a family run sustainably sourced Uruguayan mineral, jewelry and artisan made product business celebrating the beauty of Mother Nature and our Uruguayan heritage. |
| LutraVillage | LutraVillage.com | Leather goods baskets knives of various sizes and uses | |
| Maier Mercantile | maiermercantile.com | @maiermercantile | Maier Mercantile creates modern bags for adventure-seeking people to be prepared for whatever each day brings. |
| Mill Song Crepes | Delicious crepes made with freshly milled flour (every week) from wheat grown on small organic farms in Rockingham County. All other ingredients are either local and/or organic except for the Nutella. | ||
| Mother Bear Medicinals | Motherbeararts.com | @mother_bear_medicinals | Tea blends, salves, tinctures, infused honey, and vintage tea sets to help folks enjoy this herbal medicine. Hand made jewelry from nature, prints of my art, wholesale crystals, candles and more. |
| one little world | www.onelittleworld.com | @onelittleworldfairtrade – instagram and Facebook | one little world is a small fair trade company based in Richmond, VA. We partner directly with our artisans in Brazil, Rwanda, Uganda, Nepal, Ecuador and Kenya. |
| OneofAkind | oneofakindfairies.com | From the Farm for the Farm. All natural handcrafted items. | |
| Presents of Nature | @flowersandwood | Pressed flowers and watercolor artwork, beautiful live-edge shelves, sconces, furniture, and more! | |
| Rabbit & Wren | rabbitandwrenrva.com | @rabbitandwrenrva – facebook; @rabbitandwren – instagram | Sculture and prints featuring Virginia flora and fauna. Tea towels, zipper bags, notebooks and cards feature hand-pulled prints, so each item is an original work of art. |
| RVA Naturals | www.rvanaturals.com | @tricia-rvanaturals | Waldorf inspired toys and home decor items made of natural materials. Both handmade and retail items. |
| Sarah Tremaine Design | sarahtremaine.com | @sarahtremainedesign | Sarah Tremaine designs and sustainably hand-makes garments, accessories, and home décor, inspired by nature near her Albemarle County farm. |
| Viva La Nosh | vivalanosh.com | @vivalasnoshva | Custom tea-parties in a box! I love creating a space where people can spend time together while enjoy delicious treats. |
Interested in participating?
Our Vendor Marketplace is full for the 2023 Holiday Bazaar, but we would love to add you to the mailing list for next year! Send a message to vendors@cwaldorf.org to join the mailing list and receive information when the 2024 Holiday Bazaar begins!
- Are you a local business looking for meaningful ways to invest in your community? Sponsor the Holiday Bazaar! Download the PDF with Sponsorship information here, or go ahead and fill out our online form to become a Sponsor here!
Charlottesville Waldorf School families are all asked to volunteer in the organization or production of this event (CWS families: please sign in to the CWS Community Portal to learn more!).
