2015 Bazaars & Craft Fairs

The craft fair and bazaar listings will be updated regularly through the fall. Send information to info@iberkshires.com.

Friday, Dec. 4

• Laurel Lake Assisted Living, at 600 Laurel St., in Lee, will host a Craft Fair from 10  to 3 featuring artists and vendors offering a variety of handcrafted goods and locally made products. Merchant goods include but, are not limited to maple syrup, baked goods, Tastefully Simple products, jewelry, home décor, and up-cycled crafts.

Saturday, Dec. 5

• Boy Scout Troop 38 will hold a Holiday Fair at the United Cerebral Palsy of the Berkshires' building next to the Eagles Hall on Curran Highway, North Adams. The event will feature a huge chinese auction, crafts, gifts, baked goods and more. Interested vendors can call 413-743-0445.

• Two-day Holiday Craft Show sponsored by Berkshire Emporium at the North Adams Elks Lodge will be held Saturday, 10:30 to 4:30, and Sunday, 9:30 to 2. More than 60 spaces filled with handmade items from area artists, crafters and vendors. Sunday morning pancake breakfast hosted by the Elks from 8 to 11 a.m. Call 413-664-4032 for information.

• Alchemy Initiative’s seventh annual two-day Handmade Holiday Festival featuring contemporary artisans, designers and food producers will be held in the Paterson Field House at Berkshire Community College from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Festival is a weekendlong celebration of all things handmade; a thoughtfully curated marketplace at which shoppers and makers may make meaningful connections.

• Sweet Brook Care Centers, Cold Spring Road, Williamstown, holds it annual Holiday Bazaar from 10 to 3 with vendors selling jewelry, wreaths, candy, baby supplies, nails and pearls among other craft and gift items.

Sunday, Dec. 6

• Williamstown Elementary School Craft Fair from 9 to 4 at Church and School streets; features 50 crafters and artists presenting works in ceramics, hand knit clothing, quilts, jewelry, paper, dolls, honey and maple syrup, handmade soap, dried flowers, and wooden furnishings. Admission is free and there is ample parking in the school parking lots. A pancake breakfast will be available from 9 to noon, and light lunch afterward. All proceeds benefit the sixth-graders' trip to Cape Cod.

• Two-day Holiday Craft Show sponsored by Berkshire Emporium at the North Adams Elks Lodge on 10:30 to 4:30, and Sunday, 9:30 to 2. More than 60 spaces filled with handmade items from area artists, crafters and vendors. Sunday morning pancake breakfast hosted by the Elks from 8 to 11 a.m. Call 413-664-4032 for information.

• Alchemy Initiative’s seventh annual two-day Handmade Holiday Festival featuring contemporary artisans, designers and food producers will be held in the Paterson Field House at Berkshire Community College from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Festival is a weekendlong celebration of all things handmade; a thoughtfully curated marketplace at which shoppers and makers may make meaningful connections.

Friday, Nov. 13

• St. Elizabeth's Parish in North Adams annual bazaar will feature $1,000 raffle, good food, baked goods, chinese auction, white elephant sale, silent auction, plants, candy, Christmas items and more from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14

• St. Elizabeth's Parish in North Adams annual bazaar will feature $1,000 raffle, good food, baked goods, chinese auction, white elephant sale, silent auction, plants, candy, Christmas items and more from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• The Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility on North Street, Pittsfield, will hold its annual Harvest Bazaar with lots of vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Naomi Chapter No. 17 is sponsoring a Fall Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Masonic Building, 172 Church St., North Adams. Tables include: Craft, white elephant, chinese auction, and bake table. Luncheon will also be served.

• The First Baptist Church of North Adams at 131 Main St. will hold its fall harvest fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature will craft items, attic treasures, handmade and quilted items, baked goods and candies, Chinese auction, lunch with Santa and more. A soup and sandwich lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 15

• Farmers & Artisans Harvest Market from 9 to 3 in the Memorial School building, 30 Columbia St., Adams.

Saturday, Nov. 21

• Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School will hold its 42nd annual Holiday Handcraft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school, 35 West Plain Road, Great Barrington. Parents and faculty transform the school into a holiday wonderland of family fun including puppet shows, donkey rides, candle dipping and gifts to make and give, celebrating the joys of a handmade holiday in the Berkshires. Free parking and admission; rain or shine.

• St. Stanislaus Kostka School annual Christmas bazaar from 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, beneath the church, Hoosac Street, Adams; gift basket drawings, chinese auction, raffles, Polish food.

• The Holiday Craft Connection will take place at United Methodist Church of Lenox, at 6 Holmes Road, Lenox, from 9  to 3. Admission will be free. Lunch will be served at Salvation from Hunger Snack Bar. Vendors who wish to sell their handmade creations are welcome.

• Holiday Gift Shopping Extravaganza to benefit the Northern Berkshire Santa Fund at the North Adams Eagles, Curran Highway, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Luncheon from noon to 2; line up of more than 20 vendors offering home decor, food, jewelry, beauty, candles, crafts and more. All proceeds will be donated to the Northern Berkshire Santa Fund.

• First Congregational Church, 134 Main St., North Adams, will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar featuring handmade items, fresh boxwood decorations, table ornaments and wreaths, homemade baked goods, a special children's corner, tag sale items, and attic treasures from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be available featuring homemade soups, quiche, sandwiches, and dessert. Proceeds from the bazaar help fund church maintenance projects.

• Berkshire South Regional Community Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington, will host its Marketplace Menagerie & Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a wide array of gift items from Berkshire artisans, bakers, crafters and more. Vendors interested in participating can call 413-528-2810, Ext. 31, for details.

Sunday, Nov. 29

• Karen's School of Dance competition team holds its 3rd annual Craft Fair & Bazaar from 10 to 4 at the North Adams American Legion on American Legion Drive. Local crafters and vendors will have jewelry, handbags, pet products, knitted goods, candles, soaps and other handmade products. Raffles, a chinese auction, homemade soups and chili, baked goods and face painting also available. All proceeds benefit the team.

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