Find presents that delight the recipient and support local merchants. Visit a Nov. 30 Holiday Gift Fair, use the BerkeleyHolidays.com gift guide, or buy a Berkeley Bucks gift card.
Through an online guide to Berkeley merchants, a gift card usable at 118 Berkeley shops, and a local gift fair, you can buy thoughtful gifts while supporting and touting the unique economy of our City.
The games you play on the dining table, what you cook with or wear, and how you exercise or decorate your home can all be from Berkeley.
Visit the gift fair webpage to see who’s participating at the fair. Buy Berkeley Bucks gift cards that can be used at 118 local businesses year-round. Find local holiday events and activities at Visit Berkeley. Use the Berkeley Holidays Gift Guide to get inspiration from local vendors.
Buy local at November 30 Holiday Gift Fair
The Holiday Gift Fair will feature 30 local vendors. It will also have a complimentary eco-friendly gift-wrapping station, drink specials from Hotel Shattuck Plaza’s Zino restaurant, and a raffle to win five Berkeley Bucks gift cards ($50 each). At the gift fair, you'll be able to buy items made or offered by Berkeley businesses, including:
- Board games, card games, and puzzles from Games of Berkeley
- Cooking supplies, spice blends, and baked goods from Kitchen on Fire and Sconehenge
- Handmade bags, jewelry, socks, and holiday décor from Laurel Burch Studios, Core Chaud, and Berkeley Humane’s thrift shop
- Stained glass mosaics, wall hangings, candles, paintings, and other artisan crafts and gifts for the home from Snoring Orange Studio, Glassilica, Aaron Eminger Watercolors, Fern's Garden, and Scents by the Bay
Berkeley Holiday Gift Fair
Hotel Shattuck Plaza, 2086 Allston Way
Thursday, November 30, 2023
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn more about three merchants at the gift fair — Games of Berkeley, Core Chaud, and Kintsu MedSpa — in a Berkeleyside article sponsored by the City’s Office of Economic Development’s #DiscoveredinBerkeley campaign, which spotlights local businesses enriching our community and building a better world.
Purchase Berkeley Bucks gift cards to spend at local businesses
Encourage others to buy in Berkeley through a city-wide e-gift card usable at 118 Berkeley merchants.
These “Berkeley Bucks” cards can be bought online or at the November 30 gift fair. They can be spent at shops, restaurants, services, and entertainment. Simply choose the value, select your recipient, and send it via email or text.
Gift card holders may get special offers from certain businesses, such as $5 off or a free gift with purchase.
With Berkeley Bucks, you can buy all the tools and hardware for a home project from Ashby Lumber Company, eat one of Baker & Commons’ exceptional biscuits, or see the next trendsetting play at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Explore local holiday buying guide
The online buying guide, found at berkeleyholidays.com, will introduce you to even more Berkeley businesses.
You can discover a variety of categories that interest you, including food, home & garden, clothing, women- or minority- owned businesses, fitness, and more.
Find holiday promotions and elevate your shopping experience, from enhancing your website text to bringing home eco-friendly kids' toys, or even receiving personalized wellness coaching.
You can also meet some of the vendors from the online gift guide at the November 30 gift fair.
Use any of these tools – the gift fair, the online guide and Berkeley Bucks – to support the local economy while celebrating the holidays.
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