by Liliana Michelena | Mission Local

Holiday season is underway in the Mission District, with markets and pop-up fairs aplenty. Go out, keep up with your holiday shopping, meet your neighbors, and drop us a line if we are missing anything.
MARKETS
Holiday Block Party and Cookie Crawl on Valencia Street Saturday, Dec. 8, noon to 8 p.m.
Make Good Market at Heath SF (2900 18th St.) Saturday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
El Mercado at The Women’s Building (3543 18th St.) Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
El Mercado at The Women’s Building (3543 18th St.) Sunday, December 9, all day
Holiday Mercado at Galeria de la Raza (1990 Folsom St.) Saturday, Dec. 15, noon to 4 p.m.
EVENTS
Holiday Art Show at Art Explosion Studios (744 Alabama St. and 2425 17th St.) Sunday, Dec. 9, noon to 5 p.m.
Winter Celebration: Music & Poetry at Community Music Center (544 Capp St.) Sunday, Dec. 9, noon to 5 p.m.
Candlelight Christmas Concert at Mission Dolores Basilica (Dolores Street at 16th) Sunday, Dec. 16, 5 p.m.
End of Semester Show at Mission Cultural Center (2868 Mission St.) Saturday, Dec. 15, 3 to 5 p.m.
NYE Mission Party at Mission Cultural Center (2868 Mission St.) Monday, Dec. 31, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.