Top Picks of Brooklyn Holiday Markets: Christmas Presents, Hanukkah Gifts & Fun

1. Ongoing: Artists & Fleas (Williamsburg and Manhattan Pop Up Store)

If you were hoping to nip into the indoor flea market called Artists & Fleas this holiday season, heads up: They're relocating for two weeks to a pop-up shop in Manhattan, with limited hours in Brooklyn. Both venues will sell the wares of DIY-ers, designers, as well as vintage items.Manhattan Chelsea Pop Up Market Chelsea Market. That venue will showcase 30 designers who, they say, "are innovating and blazing new trails in fashion, design, culture and community."

• Where: West 15th Street & Tenth Avenue
• When:December 15th from 12 P.M. -8 P.M. December 16th-December 31st, 10 A.M. -8 P.M. December 24th 10 A.M. -5 P.M. December 31st 10 A.M. - 5 P.M.
• Admission: Free
• Contact: Info on their pop up store at Chelsea Market

Brooklyn Store

• Where: 70 North 7th Street, b/w Wythe and Kent Avenues, Williamsburg.
• When: December 23: Noon - 7 P.M. December 24: 10 A.M. -5 P.M. December 31: 10 A.M.-7 P.M. January 1: Noon - 5 P.M.
• Admission: Free

Note: Both locations are closed on Christmas Day.

2. Wed-Thurs, Dec. 21,22: Special Brooklyn Flea at Skylight 1 Hanson (Ft. Greene)

You can't beat the classy Brooklyn Flea, a curated vintage marketplace that also has booths with crafts and wonderful artisanal food. For fun there are also games and scavenger hunts. During the winter, Brooklyn Flea is indoors. Note: There won't be a "Gifted" market at Brooklyn Flea this year. Instead, the regular market will be open on three additional dates for Christmas shopping.

• Where: Skylight One Hanson space at the former Williamsburg Savings Bank, near Atlantic Terminal and Brooklyn Academy of Music.
• When: Saturdays and Sundays, 10 A.M.-5 P.M. and Friday, December 16; Wednesday, December 21; and Thursday, December 22, from 2 to 9 P.M
• Admission: Free

3. Past Event - Proteus Gowanus: Books and Gifts for the Brain (Gowanus)

Proteus Gowanus is the kind of place that hosts a writing group called the "Writhing Society." With their "Partner-In-Residence," Observatory, this iconoclastic outpost in Gowanus is also holding a little holiday fair. Free beer, DJ, and "lots of books and gifts" for holiday presents. Come support the local creative community.

• Where: Proteus Gowanus, 543 Union Street in Gowanus.
• When: December 17-18, Noon - 6 P.M.

4. Past Event - Holiday Craft Fair at the Brooklyn Ale House (Williamsburg)

Make merry and have an ale while shopping the small holiday crafts fair, featuring local artisans and artists. Centrally located and near the L subway stop in Williamsburg.

• Where: 103 Berry Street.
• When: 1 P.M. - 7 P.M.

5. Past Event - Kings County General Store Holiday Market at Southpaw (Park Slope)

Shop and drink at the same time. Southpaw, which is sometimes a venue for heavy duty dancing parties, comedy events and community happenings, hosts its annual craft show in a cavernous space that feels exactly like a party venue. The Kings County General Store Holiday Market features local Bklyn artists, and items are reasonably priced. They also promise "live music from DJ Mikey Palms and drink specials" along with your holiday shopping.

• Where: 125 Fifth Ave
• When: Sunday December 18 from noon -6 P.M.

6. Ongoing: DeKalb Market (Downtown Brooklyn)

From their website: "DeKalb Market is housed in a collection of salvaged shipping containers, that bring together Brooklyn’s creative entrepreneurs in a community setting that include an incubator farm, events and performance venue, and a collection of eateries and work-sell spaces." This is an indoor-outdoor market where huge containers have been recycled into stores, so you can go inside and warm up. Don't forget to take your picture at SANT-A-BOX.

• Where: Near the Manhattan Bridge, at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Willoughby in Brooklyn. Within walking distance of BAM, Brooklyn Bridge and New York Transit Museum.
• When: Open seven days a week. Saturday and Sunday: 10 A.M. – 7 P.M. Monday to Friday: 8 A.M 10 P.M. The food vendors arrive at 8 A.M.; shops begin to open at 11 A.M.
• Admission: Free

7. Past Event - Snowflake Festival (Park Slope)

Buy local! About two dozen local stores are offering all sorts of goodies, from free cookies and cider to good discounts on items in their stores. It's the Annual Snowflake Festival in Park Slope, and part of the "Buy in Brooklyn" campaign. Check the website for a list of participating vendors and what they're offering.

• Where: Park Slope
• When: Thursday, December 8 and 15, 2011.

8. Past Event - Greenpointers Holiday Market "Vintage Modern" (Greenpoint)

"Vintage modern" just about captures the aesthetic here in Greenpoint, where old world Polish residents mix with newly arrived hipsters. Visit this one-day craft market for gifts including handmade soaps, candles, apron gift sets, and more.

• Where: Lutheran Church of the Messiah (129 Russell St.)
• When: Dec. 17, noon – 5 P.M

9. Past Event - Scandinavian Christmas Market (Bay Ridge)

This special holiday event is organized in part by the Scandinavian East Coast Museum, along with a old-time Bay Ridge store, Nordic Delicacies, that specializes in, what else, Scandinavian goods.

• Where: Nordic Delicacies, at 6909 Third Avenue in Bay Ridge.
• When: December 10 and 17, from 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.

10. Past Event - 3rd Ward Holiday Fair (Williamsburg)

Since 2006, 3rd Ward has been hosting a very special Handmade Holiday Craft Fair. Buy bags, toys and clothes while relaxing with live music and cocktails. More about this great collective:

• Where: Third Ward 195 Morgan Avenue, Williamsburg.
• When:Saturday, December 10th, Noon to 6 P.M.
• Admission:Free