The Clintonville Farmers Market has three outdoor Saturdays left at 3535 N. High St.: November 7, 14 and 21. After that it skips one weekend. On December 5 it opens again indoors, inside North Broadway United Methodist Church at 48 E. North Broadway, and it runs there for three Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Common Greens, the nonprofit behind the market, calls the December series its "first ever Clintonville Holiday Market."
This year Saturday mornings at the market keep going almost all the way to Christmas. Thanksgiving weekend is the only real gap. The December market is a different shape, though. It has fewer stalls, a lot more bread and pie, and an extra hour on the clock.
Here's the full Saturday calendar from now until the holidays:
- November 7, 14 and 21: outdoor market at N. High and Dunedin, 9 a.m. to noon
- November 13 to 15: Clintonville Arts Guild Annual Holiday Art Sale at Whetstone Community Center
- November 28: no market. Experience Clintonville lists Small Business Saturday
- December 5, 12 and 19: Clintonville Holiday Market at North Broadway United Methodist Church, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- December 6: HolidayVille, the Sunday after the first indoor market
The last three outdoor Saturdays on North High
The market started in 2003, and the outdoor version you know is still the bigger of the two. The Clintonville market page lists more than 50 local producers, music, and payment by cash, credit or debit. Common Greens also matches OhioDirect Card/EBT spending dollar for dollar up to $25 and accepts WIC FMNP coupons.
Getting there works the same through November 21. The market sits at North High and Dunedin Road. Free parking is at Columbus Mennonite Church and on the nearby side streets. If you bike, use the Baer Wheels Bike Corral on Orchard Lane, since the market asks riders not to ride through the stalls. COTA routes #2 and #102 run along North High.
The market page also thanks its onsite business hosts: AutoZone, Bear Wheels, Destination Donuts, Donatos, Global Gallery, Karen Wickliff Books, Momentum 99, The Winemaker's Shop, Wild Cat Gift & Party and World Peaces. Those names matter again later in the month, when the market goes quiet for a weekend.
November 14 is the busiest Saturday before Thanksgiving
The middle outdoor Saturday falls during the Clintonville Arts Guild's 2026 Annual Holiday Art Sale. The sale opens Friday, November 13, at 5 p.m. and closes Sunday, November 15, at 4 p.m. at Whetstone Community Center, 3923 N. High St.
Both events are on North High that weekend, a few blocks apart. The market is at 3535 and the art sale is at 3923, so one Saturday covers produce, bread and handmade gifts without leaving the High Street corridor. The guild sale also gives you Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, the two windows the market doesn't have.
If your holiday list has people on it who would rather get a print or a piece of pottery than a jar of jam, this is the weekend for them. The December market says it will have "a few" local artists alongside its food vendors, so it is mainly a food market.
November 28 is the one Saturday without a market
The outdoor season ends on November 21, and the indoor series starts December 5. That leaves the Saturday after Thanksgiving as the only Saturday between now and Christmas week without a market.
Experience Clintonville lists November 28 as Small Business Saturday. The listing doesn't name any participating shops, so check the shops you already use for their own plans that weekend. The businesses the market thanks as its onsite hosts are a good place to start, including Karen Wickliff Books, Global Gallery, Wild Cat Gift & Party, World Peaces and The Winemaker's Shop.
December's market is smaller, indoors, and heavy on baked goods
Common Greens describes the new location as "right down the street from our regular Clintonville Farmers Market," with a focus on "locally grown and produced food" and a few local artists. Their announcement also points out the obvious perk: "It will be warm and cozy!"
The vendor list on the market's Marketspread page for December 5 shows how different the indoor version is. That date lists 27 vendors, and 11 of them are categorized as baked goods. Here's how the two formats compare:
| Outdoor market | Holiday Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | Saturdays through Nov. 21 | Saturdays Dec. 5, 12, 19 |
| Hours | 9 a.m. to noon | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Location | 3535 N. High St. | 48 E. North Broadway, inside North Broadway United Methodist Church |
| Producers | 50+ listed for the season | 27 listed for Dec. 5 |
| Mix | Full farm market with food trucks | 11 baked goods, 7 prepared food, 3 value-added, 3 vegetable, 2 plants, 1 herbs on the Dec. 5 list |
That leaves three vegetable vendors on the December 5 list. If you want to stock up on squash, greens or storage crops, the November 21 outdoor market is the safer bet. December is set up for bread, pie and something hot to eat.
The vendors listed for December 5 include Happy Belly Baker, Columbus Sourdough, Columba's Mexican Food and Foraged & Sown. The December 12 and December 19 listings add more, including The Midnight Baker, Ohio Pies, Jelly Lady and Azure's Apothecary. Black Cap Hot Sauce and Sonflour Bakery are also on the market's full vendor roster, which shows 50 vendors across the series. Each vendor appears on specific dates, and Marketspread notes that "vendors might not bring all products shown," so check the date before you go looking for a particular pie.
The extra hour changes your morning too. The outdoor market closes at noon, and the Holiday Market runs until 1 p.m. On December 5 that means you can go at 12:30, after a slow breakfast, and still find stalls open.
The first indoor weekend runs straight into HolidayVille
The first Holiday Market Saturday is followed by HolidayVille on Sunday, December 6, from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Experience Clintonville describes it as a community-wide celebration of local businesses. A Holidayville Jinglue Bus runs a shop route from the "South Pole" in South Clintonville to the "North Pole" in North Clintonville. The day includes kids' activities and festive music, and it ends with a Christmas tree lighting.
Together, the two days work as a weekend plan. Saturday morning covers food from local producers at North Broadway. Sunday afternoon covers the shops along the bus route. The listing doesn't name the stops or where the tree lighting will be, so follow Experience Clintonville for the route as the date gets closer.
After that, the Saturday market runs two more weeks. December 12 is the middle date. December 19 is the last Holiday Market of the series. Christmas falls on a Friday this year, so that's the Saturday right before it. If your Christmas table needs Ohio Pies or a sourdough loaf, those last two Saturdays inside North Broadway United Methodist Church are your best shot.
Planning your Saturdays around the market is one of my favorite parts of Clintonville. If you're thinking about a move and want to stay close to North High and Dunedin, I'm always glad to talk about which nearby streets keep that Saturday walk easy. Sarah Moore | Let's Connect.
