The first Logan holiday market of 2026 opens on Friday, November 13, at Riverwoods Conference Center on Riverwood Parkway. Admission is $2 at the door for anyone 13 or older. Three weeks later, the last big market before the gingerbread houses go up opens at 43 South Main. That one is free, its vendor booths are already sold out, and its organizers have posted a list of who's selling, by name.
Between those two dates, the season moves steadily toward the center of town. It starts at a conference center, moves to the Cache County Event Center over Thanksgiving weekend, then to Center Street, and finally to the arts center on Main Street. At each stop the selling gets more local, and by the last one you can look up the potter before you leave the house.
November 13 and 14: the trade show at Riverwoods
The Logan Holiday Gift Show is in its 17th year. It runs Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days, at Riverwoods Conference Center, 615 Riverwood Pkwy.
Cache Valley Media Group runs it like a trade show. The organizer describes the show as a chance for "small businesses & hobbyists" to put their products in front of hundreds of people over two days, and it mentions plenty of free parking and several booth sizes. Kids 12 and under get in free. Vendors returning from the 2025 show had first claim on their old booth spaces through July, so expect to see many of the same sellers in many of the same spots.
This is the earliest weekend of the season, and it's the one to use for gifts that need shipping or a second trip back.
Thanksgiving weekend packs the most into the fewest hours
Two weeks after the Gift Show, the calendar gets crowded. Thanksgiving falls on November 26, and the next two days hold the season's oldest market, a downtown celebration and the opening run of the Cache Valley Civic Ballet's Nutcracker.
| When | What | Where | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri. Nov. 27 and Sat. Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Novemberfest | Cache County Event Center, 490 S. 500 W. | Free |
| Fri. Nov. 27 and Sat. Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Sugar Plum Tea | Bullen Center Carousel Ballroom | $14 |
| Fri. Nov. 27 and Sat. Nov. 28, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. | The Nutcracker, Cache Valley Civic Ballet | Ellen Eccles Theatre | Ticketed |
| Sat. Nov. 28 | Center Street Holiday Celebration | Center Street, downtown | See Anderson's event page |
| Mon. Nov. 30 and Tue. Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. | The Nutcracker, final shows | Ellen Eccles Theatre | Ticketed |
Novemberfest has been running since 1984, which makes it the oldest event on this list. It's free to get in, and the organizers promise Santa, food and local vendors. This year's homepage advertises a new floor plan, so returning shoppers should expect the booths in a different layout. Vendors pay $260 for an inline booth and $280 for a corner booth, table and chairs included. Parking at the event center is limited, and the FAQ points shoppers to more parking across the street to the west.
On Saturday, the market crowd has a reason to head downtown. Anderson's Seed & Garden hosts its annual Center Street Holiday Celebration on November 28. Explore Logan's holiday guide lists a Winter Market, live music, family activities, movies, skating, Santa, a tree lighting and fireworks as part of the day. The Herald Journal's coverage of the event in earlier years describes free holiday movies at the Utah Theatre, skating at Laub Plaza and a Twinkle Light Parade before the tree lighting.
The skating part runs well past that Saturday. Logan City's rink at Carol and Jim Laub Plaza is open from the weekend before Thanksgiving through Presidents' Day. Admission is $5, or $3 for seniors 60 and older, military, students and children 3 and under. Skate rental is $3. On Monday Family Nights, it's $3 per person with free skate rental, and a 10-punch pass costs $50.
The Cache Valley Civic Ballet's Nutcracker at the Ellen Eccles Theatre ties the weekend together for families. The two afternoon shows on Friday and Saturday leave the morning open for Novemberfest. The Sugar Plum Tea at the Bullen Center Carousel Ballroom runs 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. both days, which fits between a morning at the market and a 1:30 curtain.
December 4 and 5: the vendor list does the planning for you
The Logan Downtown Alliance's Winter Gift Market is in its 23rd year. The alliance describes it as local artists and makers selling handmade goods, and every vendor booth is taken. It runs at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts, 43 South Main St., on Friday, December 4, from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
What sets this market apart is that the alliance publishes its 2026 artists and makers ahead of time, with bios. Much of that list is Cache Valley people selling things made in Cache Valley:
- Juniper Moon Pottery: Carole Warburton has been making pottery for 50 years in her studio in Avon.
- CacheRock: a lapidary and silversmithing studio based in the Logan area.
- Bee Brothers: a Cache Valley family honey business known for honey caramels, which also sells at the summer farmers market.
- Notlwonk Springs: naturally colored wool, felt and yarn from a small family sheep farm at the north end of the valley.
- Stong's: a bread business that started with home delivery in 2018, now sells through Gossner's and The Island Market, and recently added a food truck.
- Cache Valley Dyes: tie-dyed clothing, bags and linens from Riley Parkinson, a lifelong Cache Valley resident.
- Dana Worley Fused Glass Design: kiln-fired bowls, platters and jewelry, plus her annual glass angels for the season.
- Keletica: Gayle Knapp's wire-wrapped jewelry, often made with native Utah stones she finds on the trail.
- Doggie Bag Bows: pet bow ties and bandanas made from remnant fabric, which got its start at the Cache Valley Gardener's Market.
Some of the bios read the way the makers talk across the table. Kristi South of Studio South plans to bring mugs, everyday bowls, Buddha bowls and bread bowls, and the Winter Gift Market vendor page puts it plainly:
"She likes big bowls, and she cannot lie!"
The roster also includes Sessions Stoneware, Andrea Steffes' pottery and candles, Dani's Knitting & Crochet after 17 years in business, Frost Hollow Farm, and Dimension Forge, a 3D-printing business run by a 17-year-old. With the list posted in advance, you can match names on your gift list to booths before you park.
Once the market closes, downtown keeps going for the rest of December
The day the Winter Gift Market wraps up, December 5, is also the day the Logan Downtown Alliance's 27th annual Parade of Gingerbread Homes opens downtown. It stays up through December 31. It's free and open to the public, visitors can vote, and the top six entries each win $100. After the shopping weekend, it's a reason to stay downtown that doesn't involve buying anything.
The second December weekend brings music back into the season:
- Thursday through Saturday, December 10 to 12: The American Festival Chorus & Orchestra presents Christmas from the Daines Concert Hall at Utah State University, with GENTRI and the Westminster Bell Choir. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. December 10 and 11, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on December 12.
- Friday, December 11, at 6 p.m.: Christmas Evensong with Sound of Ages at St. John's Episcopal Church, 85 E. 100 North. General admission is $10.
At Swett Equity Real Estate, we keep a calendar like this because these weekends are when downtown Logan is at its busiest, and the makers on that Winter Gift Market list are our neighbors too. If you're hosting family over Thanksgiving and want a second opinion on how to fit Novemberfest, the Nutcracker and Center Street into one weekend, Let's Connect.
