Join us for one of our most beloved seasonal gatherings of the year—our Holiday Folk Market, a celebration of community, craft, and the old ways. This cozy winter market brings local makers, regenerative farmers, and herbalists beneath one roof to share the foods, creations, and traditions that root us to place. Get your photo taken with Mari Lwyd, dance to live local stringband Forty Drop Few, get your tarot read by traditional romani practitioner Lorena, enjoy a chaga cocoa or cider, baked goods, and other treats while you shop for holiday gifts!
Entry to this event is free!
Get your photo taken with Mari Lwyd
We will have a film photobooth set up to get a portrait made with the festive, grinning Mari Lwyd. The Mari Lwyd is a wassailing folk custom in South Wales. Click here to watch an old clip of a traditional Mari Lwyd from BBC. The origins of this rustic, syncretic figure are quite mysterious. Welsh translation of it, Grey Mare, connects it to the heritage of pale horses in Celtic and British mythology, many of whom can cross over to the underworld. The other translation for Mari Lwyd is Grey Mary. Some scholars have linked her to a legend connected to the the nativity story. Mari has lights or baubles for eyes. Her mane is made of colourful streamers, decorated with holly and ivy. A white cloak falls from her skull, which is attached to a pole, which is held by a person inside it: they control the character's mischievous nature, often snapping their bony jaw at you. Mari is taken around a village, often between Christmas Day and Twelfth Night. When the group gets to a house, they sing Welsh language songs or wassails, or more traditionally indulge in a ritual called pwnco: an exchange of rude rhymes with the person who lives there. If the Mari and her gang get entry, the household is said to have good luck for the year. The Mari is well-known to be mischievous – trying to steal things and chase people she likes – as she goes about her bidding.
Live string music from our wildly talented friends: The Forty Drop Few
Sat. the 6th at 4pm!
Click here to give them a listen.
A Portland-based trio that plays pre-war stringband blues, and jazz tunes. The band consists of Candra Edwards, Ethan Francis, and Elliot Kennedy. Dance with us!
After the market closes, join us in the shop for a cozy candelit evening as Sylvia Eden of Leodrune Press presents a reading of their wintertide publication BLACK FEAST. Click here to reserve a spot for the 6pm live reading!
FEATURED VENDORS
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Meet the makers—our neighbors, farmers, foragers, and craftspeople—whose work reflects the values at the core of Hedgerow Herb Co.: regenerative farming, land-stewardship, folk craft, herbal wellness, and slow, sustainable living.
These are the small folk—the everyday miracle-workers—who create objects infused with care and intention. When you support their work, you support living traditions, resilient local economies, and a future built on reciprocity rather than extraction.
VENDOR LIST:
EAT MARROW - jars of bone marrow & wild berry spread, frozen bone marrow broth, pre-packaged holiday einkorn thumbprint cookies featuring seabuckthorn spread
HEDGE & HEART HANDMADE - bark tanned sheepskins, hand woven willow trays and baskets
PIXIE TRAVELING MEDICINE SHOW - Honey, pollen, mead, candles, honey spirits and elixirs, tinctures
SEUN THRESHOLD - folk healing services and demonstrations
WITH LOVE BY DANA STUDIO - Hand made pottery, prints and stickers
AL.B.WANDERING - oddities, butterflies, art prints
RIVERSTEETH - Art- postcards, prints, paper ephemera
SACRED EMBER BOTANICALS - herbal tinctures, elixirs, tea blends & bath salts, art
GRACE NG DUNG ILLUSTRATIONS- art prints, handmade illustrations
SAUCY’S WILDLIFE - bone and stone jewelry, buckskin pouches, and adornments
OLIMAY GOBLIN + SAM DIVINORUM + ASPIRA DUVAL - handmade clothing, herbal offering, & tarot readings
JUNIPER BIRCH TEXTILES - handwoven mediation pillows and home goods
WEERD WORKS - mustache wax, tallow balm, skin & haircare
VITAL FORCE HERBS - tinctures, elixirs, and salves
RUMINANT CHAINS - handmade soap & skin care, chainmail adornments (Saturday only)
SEQUOIA ARTS SHOP - ceramic & prints (Sunday only)
NOON CLUB PACKS - backpacks & fanny packs, handwoven goods (Sunday only)
MYLK MADE - plant based nut spreads and mylk concentrates (Sunday only)
+ all of the shops operating at their regular hours at 811 E Burnside St. including Seven Sisters, Our Store, Coy & Co, and Day Goods, Something Cycles, and Hedgerow Herb Co.!