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Shop Local at the Holiday Market!

General Information:

OCAF’s annual juried Holiday Market features the booths of  the regions finest artist and craft persons.  The original/handmade works will include pottery, paintings, fiber art, stained and fused glass, jewelry, sculpture, photography, woodwork, and more.

Market Dates & Hours:

FRIDAY, December 4th

Vulnerable guest admission: 5pm-6pm

General guest admission: 6pm-8pm

SATURDAY, December 5th

Vulnerable guest admission: 10am-11am

General guest admission: 11am-5pm

 SUNDAY, December 6th

Vulnerable guest admission: 10am-11am

General guest admission: 11am-5pm

Admission

Enjoy 3-day access to the OCAF Holiday Market with a general admission ticket of $5 per adult.

Admission ticket sales are non-refundable.  Children under 16 years of age are free.

Advance reservations are strongly recommended. A limited number of timed tickets are available for each hour time slot. Walk-ups are welcomed, however a limited number of  tickets will be sold at the door based on capacity in the building.

Guests Tips & Policies

Help us make the event a safe and enjoyable shopping experience for all.

Timed Entry

For your safety, we are limiting the number of shoppers per time period. Please buy timed tickets online before visiting. A small number will be available for purchase at the entrances each day. Arrive no more than 15 minutes prior to entry to avoid unnecessary waiting lines.

Purchase Entry Ticket(s)

Holiday Market COVID-19 Policies and Procedures

Mask Requirements

All visitors above the age of 2 and OCAF staff, volunteers, and event vendors are required to wear masks or face coverings at all times.  Admission inside the OCAF buildings will be prohibited without a mask or face covering. Guests will be permitted to wear their own face covering or be provided a disposable mask at the entrance table.

Social Distance

Make sure there is six feet between your party and other guests. Children must stay with adults at all times. Social-distancing markers will be in place at the entrance and elsewhere in the buildings.

Hand Sanitizers & Enhanced Cleaning

Hand sanitizer units will be available throughout the buildings. Enhanced cleaning of high-touch surfaces will be in effect throughout the day.

No Food or Drink

Water fountains are not available at this time; outside food and drink are not permitted.

Vendor Booths

Vendors participating in the Holiday Market may have additional safety protocols when handling the merchandise at their booths.  Those protocols will be at the discretion of the vendor.

Disclaimer & Assumption of Risk

While OCAF is taking the precautions listed above, there can be no assurance or guarantee that you will not contract the COVID-19 virus during your visit. You are responsible for the observance of health and safety practices recommended by public health authorities, including wearing a face covering at all times when on OCAF’s premises. You agree not to come to OCAF should you: (a) have any COVID-19 symptoms (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html); (b) have had a positive COVID-19 test in the past 14 days; and/or (c) close contact with anyone confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19 [(a), (b), and (c), collectively the “Restrictions”]. You acknowledge that if on the day of your planned visit, you have any of the Restrictions, you agree not to come to the OCAF. You agree that by making a reservation and by your visiting OCAF, that neither OCAF nor any of its Board of Directors,  Officers, or Employees will have any liability in the event you contract COVID-19 during your visit [, and you expressly release the OCAF, Board of Directors, Officers, or Employees from any such claims].

OCAF Holiday Market Spotlights

OCAF

  • Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)
    34 School Street
    Watkinsville, GA, 30677

  • 706-769-4565
  • Tuesday - Saturday:
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM