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The holiday shopping season is about to get underway, so it’s time to make a plan to hit local craft fairs to find those one-of-a-kind, unique gifts for your loved ones — or a treat for yourself.

Sean Urquhart of Elevation Machine Works talks to visitors at the Makers Market at Thompson’s Point Brick South while selling 3D topography art pieces. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)

The Maker’s Market

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 & 21. Brick South at Thompson’s Point, Portland. thompsonspoint.com.

Holly Days Fair

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 22. Falmouth Congregational Church, 267 Falmouth Road, Falmouth. falmouthcongregationalchurch.org.

Maine Made Christmas Craft Show

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 23. Mt. Ararat High School, 68 Eagles Way, Topsham. societyofsouthernmainecraftsmen.org.

Designing Women Freeport Artisan Market

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Nov. 22. Maine Coast Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. designingwomen.org.freeport.

Santa’s Coming to Town Christmas Arts & Craft Show

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 22 & 23. Westbrook National Guard Armory, 120 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. newenglandcraftfairs.com.

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Holiday Art Walk and Market

11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Nov. 23. Dana Warp Mill, Westbrook. On Facebook.

Home for the Holidays Craft Show

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 28 & 29. Scarborough High School, 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough. societyofsouthernmainecraftsmen.org.

Holiday Craft Fair

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 29. Sanford Memorial Gymnasium, 678 Main St., Sanford. On Facebook.

Main Street Market

9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Nov. 30. Gymnasium at Thornton Academy, Saco. sacomainstreet.org.

A Swedish horse ornament made by Caro Creak Heasly at an Art on the Hill holiday sale. (Photo courtesy of Society for East End Arts)

Art on the Hill

6-9 p.m. Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 7. East End Community School, 195 North St., Portland. seaportland.org.

Maine College of Art & Design Holiday Sale

5-8 p.m. Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6. Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress St., Portland. meca.edu.

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Merry Maker Faire

5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 5. City Square (Adams Street), Biddeford. heartofbiddeford.org.

Odd Fellows Bazaar

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dec. 6. Odd Fellows Hall, 651 Forest Ave., 2nd Floor, Portland. woodfordscorner.org.

Holiday Craft Fair

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 6. H.B. Emery Jr. Memorial Elementary School, 908 Cape Road, Limington. On Facebook.

Walnut Hill Holiday Craft Show

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6. Westcustogo Hall & North Yarmouth Community Center, 120 Memorial Highway, North Yarmouth. societyofsouthernmainecraftsmen.org.

Dayton Holiday Fair

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6. Dayton Consolidated School, 21 Clarks Mill Road, Dayton. On Facebook.

Holiday Bazaar

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland. On Facebook.

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NYA Holiday Craft Fair

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 6. North Yarmouth Academy gymnasium, 154 Main St., Yarmouth. nya.org.

Standish Historical Society Christmas Craft Fair

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Dec. 6 & 7. Standish Town Hall, 175 Northeast Road, Standish. sites.google.com/view/standishhistoricalsociety.

The main hall of the Stone Mountain Arts Center during the 2023 Christmas Craft Fair. (Photo courtesy of Carol Noonan)

Christmas Craft Fair

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7. Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield, $2 at the door, free for kids under 12. stonemountainartscenter.com.

Yuletide Craft Fair

9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7. North Berwick Elementary School, 25 Varney St., North Berwick. On Facebook.

Christmas Fair

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 6. First Parish UCC Church, 1 Church St., Gorham. firstparishgorham.org.

Frosty Frolic

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 13. Main Street, Freeport. visitfreeport.com.

Merry Makers Craft Show

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 13. Saco Community Center, 75 Franklin St., Saco. societyofsouthernmainecraftsmen.org.

Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town...

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