Alloy Holiday Guide 2025
For the Metalsmiths:
Everyone could use a new T-shirt (click your favorite below to purchase)
Metalsmithing Community - Obviously our social membership makes a wonderful way to get in on some community. For only $45/year you get invites to all of our events and activities. It’s the perfect gift for someone wanting to find their people. Want to join in on the love but nationwide? Check out @metalsmithsociety, @stay_gold_collective, @artjewelryforum_org, and @snagmetalsmith.
For all your jewelry supply needs - @riogrande is a great one stop shop for tools, supplies, and jewelry making materials. Another favorite is @pepetools_usa, especially their bench basics line.
BUY Some Jewelry:
Check out our Member Directory for a whole bunch of jewelry artists that sell their work online and at various markets this holiday season.
Jackie Jordan
Megan Horton
Shop HANDMADE at a Market:
Post Friday Art Faire in the West Bottoms:
This free two-day fair will feature over 180 Kansas City artists and makers, dozens of live artist pop-ups, a hands-on craft cafe to make your DIY gifts, flash tattoos offered by Kansas City tattooist Paige Hinshaw, and food trucks including ISH Bagels & Deli, High Hopes Ice Cream, Sugar Skull Grill, and Mixedn Mastered Kreationz.
This year’s raffle beneficiary is Charlotte Street Foundation, which has provided valuable funding and professional development opportunities for artists of different career stages in and around Kansas City.
Where: 12th Street Post / West Bottoms Plant Co: 1501 W 12th St., Kansas City, MO
When: Friday, Dec. 12, 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Merry Market at City Market:
Kansas City’s City Market is home to a HUGE Merry Market, with the holiday season beginning on Nov. 29! Every weekend will feature a different group of vendors, accompanied by mobile boutiques staged in buses, trucks, and trolleys. More than 100 makers this year, with pottery, jewelry, fine art, and other unique pieces.
Admission is free, and consider taking the streetcar so you can avoid having to park.
Where: City Market, 20 E 5th St., Kansas City, MO
When: Every weekend from Nov. 29 through Dec. 21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
15th Annual Holiday Swing:
Strawberry Swing has been a long-time staple in Kansas City bringing local makers together for markets and pop-ups to help foster local entrepreneurship. Strawberry Swing returns for another year of Christkindl-style holiday market in Kansas City!
As one of the longest-running and most popular holiday markets in Kansas City, the Holiday Swing often attracts some of the highest quality and most unique makers and artists from the area. There will also be food trucks, live music, performances, and family-friendly holiday events each day.
Where: The Guild, 1621 Locust St., Kansas City, MO
When: Dec. 20-21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Indoorsy: A Weekend Market
Indoorsy: A Weekend Market is a seasonal rotating pop-up experience celebrating Kansas City’s incredible small biz community — happening through December 2025 at Zona Rosa! All your favorite local shops + unique vendors, themed activations, samples, promos, and even a coupon map to help you explore all of Zona Rosa. Follow along on Indoorsy Instagram to see who you can shop!
When: Saturday, December 20: 11am – 5pm & Sunday, December 21: 11am-4pm
Where: 7121 NW 86th Terrace, KCMO (former forever Forever 21 across from 54th Street)
get a hot drink:
Cafe Cà Phê:
Cafe Cà Phê is Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop! Tucked away in Columbus Park neighborhood, this coffee shop is a must visit. Owner Jackie Nguyen and her team create unique tasty seasonal drinks with Vietnamese inspired flavors that you’ll be craving after your first visit.
I’d suggest trying the Spiced Kabocha!
Blip Coffee Roasters:
While checking out the West Bottoms, fuel up with Blip Roasters Coffee! Local, family owned business, Blip is a coffee shop and roastery that hosts local markets, shows, meetups, and has some fun moto-inspired merch! Pick up a bag of freshly roasted beans for that coffee lover in your family.
We love Blip because they are our neighbors. We’ve had many a discussion about Alloy over their coffee. Best part is that they put up with hosting our biggest event, Cabs + Coffee.
More Recommendations:
For all things KC - @lo.kc.cal is a great account to follow!