November 2024. 

Shopping events get the holiday season off to a good start

Most antique and vintage merchants delight in hosting an open house during the holiday season, welcoming shoppers with special treats, holiday music, and beautiful decorations.

Paramount Antique Mall and Paramount Marketplace in Wichita enjoy the tradition and go all out to impress and pamper their patrons. They will host their open houses Nov. 8-10. Shoppers can enjoy a 10% discount throughout both stores. And later in the month, be sure to return for their annual “Shop Your Turkey Off” Sale from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 and take 10% to 30% off purchases storewide; the first 100 customers in the door on Black Friday will receive a free gift.

Find more information at paramountantiquemall.com.

November 2024. 

Shop for everyone on your list at Greenwood’s annual Holiday Handmade Market

Ring in the holiday season at Greenwood Vintage Market, which will host its annual Holiday Handmade Market on Nov. 9 in Greenwood. This event is part of the second Holiday Open House weekend in the Greenwood Antique District.

More than 50 vendors will be on hand, selling crafts, seasonal décor, and homemade goodies. The market “provides shoppers with a perfect opportunity to find one-of-a-kind gifts and decorations while supporting local creators,” according to an Oct. 3 post on the market’s Facebook page.

“Visitors can expect to find a wide variety of items, including handmade jewelry, pottery, textiles, candles, and holiday-themed crafts. Attending a Holiday Handmade Market not only allows you to discover unique treasures but also helps support your local community.”

For more information, call the Greenwood Vintage Market at 816-537-7122.

November 2024. 

Big toy show offers a jump on holiday shopping

The Midwest Collectors Toy Show will be the place to be this month to find vintage toys of all kinds, games, cars, trucks and more, to delight kids of all ages on your holiday gift list. This year, the show will be held at the Downtown Souix City Convention Center and boasts more than 300 tables of antique and collectible toys by dealers from several states.

For more information, call 712-898-2943.

November 2024. 

Big deals in store for Iowa’s Largest Arts and Crafts Show

You won’t have to drive far to find bargains at Iowa’s Largest Arts and Crafts Show this winter.

The show, sponsored by Callahan Promotions Inc., collects more than 250 exhibitors from seven states under one roof, Nov. 15-17 in the Varied Industries Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

Products up for grabs include solid oak furniture, pottery, jewelry, clothing, floral wreaths, stained glass, lawn and garden art, and even consumable goodies, all within 80,000 square feet of shopping space.

Kids 10 and younger are free; admission for those older than 10 is $7; that admission rate is good for all three days of the show.

For more information, call 563-357-1986.