By Isabell Macrina
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sherborn’s annual Holiday Market transforms the historic 1858 Town House into a chandelier-lit, bustling marketplace with local artisans and small businesses, making it the perfect one stop shop for Christmas gifts and supporting local businesses.
The mail hall was filled with tables selling everything from gemstones and crystals, lamps made of secondhand crystalware, to beadwork and embroidery. Artists with all kinds of crafts like woodworking and crochet have the perfect items for a Christmas gift, and even younger folks are getting into it with their secondhand jewelry rebuilding, and selling small 3d printed figurines and fidgets for the kids in all our lives.
Upstairs there was food, mostly seasonal treats and hot cider and coffee, to keep your energy up while you continued to shop around. Committees and clubs like the Sherborn Lions Club and committees to spread wildflowers around Sherborn for the pollinators were up there to spread their messages and sell items like plushies and keychains. But the shops don’t stop there, with small businesses like local farms selling produce, tallow based products, and Christmas decorations, there was something for everyone. Not to mention local authors with their books, handmade skincare products, and foreign treats.
And for the kids, there was Santa Claus for you to meet and share your Christmas list! Sat on the stage in an ornate chair, he was ready to talk to every child and their faces it up when they got to meet him.
Thanks to their sponsors like Middlesex Bank and Roche Brothers, Sherborn Community Center Foundation & Lions Club are able to host the holiday market every year and lift up local artists who otherwise would go under the radar. They also host a raffle for holiday and gift baskets, with proceeds going towards community efforts.
The historic building was bursting with families and friends and an undeniable holiday spirit, and there was something for everyone on your shopping list. The tradition of the holiday market is important for local artisans and businesses, and it’s a great way to connect with other community members.
