Merry Market

About this event

🎄✨ ONCE THE TURKEY IS GONE… THE CHRISTMAS FUN BEGINS! ✨🎄

There's a whole lot of holiday fun between now and Thanksgiving, but we all know what happens once the turkey is eaten, the leftovers are packed away, and the pumpkin pie is gone… IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME! 🎅🎄

And there's no better place to kick off the most wonderful time of the year than at the Merry Market & Christmas Faire!

Join us Thanksgiving weekend at Rogue X for two days of Christmas shopping, live entertainment, festive competitions, family traditions, and all the Christmas spirit your heart can handle.

📍 Rogue X | 901 Rossanley Dr., Medford

🗓️ Thanksgiving Weekend 🎄 Friday, November 27 | 12 PM–8 PM 🎄 Saturday, November 28 | 10 AM–6 PM

✨ FRIDAY: BLACK FRIDAY — BUT LOCAL

This Black Friday, skip the big-box crowds and trade the fluorescent lights for Christmas lights!

Spend the day shopping from more than 150 local makers and small businesses , then stick around as Friday evening turns into Christmas date night.

🎅 SANTA LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST Friday Evening

Think you've got what it takes to be the best Santa in Southern Oregon?

Three categories: 🎅 Most Authentic Santa ✨ Best Modern-Day Santa 🧝 Most Festive Elf

Registration is required, with pre-registration available through the event page.

🎶 LIVE MUSIC + FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES

Grab a cocktail, finish your Black Friday shopping, and enjoy live entertainment as we officially kick off the Christmas season!

✨ SATURDAY: SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

One roof. More than 150 local small businesses.

If you want to shop local this Christmas, this is the place to do it!

Find gifts for everyone on your list, including:

🎁 Handmade + one-of-a-kind gifts ✨ Boutique clothing 🏡 Home décor 💍 Jewelry 🍬 Sweets & treats 🎄 Seasonal favorites 💗 And so much more!

🥔 MASHED POTATO SCULPTING COMPETITION

Yes. Seriously.

Who says Thanksgiving leftovers can't be a work of art?!

Saturday afternoon, we're putting a hilarious twist on Thanksgiving tradition with a competition that's sure to be a crowd favorite.

🏆 Pro Category — Create your mashed potato masterpiece ahead of time and bring it to the Faire to display.

⏱️ Speed Sculpting Category — Contestants get just six minutes and two pounds of mashed potatoes to create their masterpiece.

Pre-registration is required and will be available through the event page.

💌 LETTERS TO SANTA

Kids of any age can sit down, write their letter to Santa, seal it in an envelope, and send it straight to the North Pole.

📸 CHRISTMAS PHOTO OPS

We'll have three festive family photo spots throughout the Faire, so wear those fabulous Christmas sweaters and come ready for your holiday photos!

Whether you're coming to shop, make memories, laugh at mashed potato sculptures, compete for Santa supremacy, or simply soak up the Christmas atmosphere…

THE MERRY MARKET IS WHAT YOU DO THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!

Because around here, the Christmas season doesn't start at the mall…

IT STARTS AT THE MERRY MARKET! 🎄✨

🦃 Eat the turkey. 🥧 Enjoy the pie. 😴 Sleep in. 🎄 Then come get Christmas started!

✨ MERRY MARKET & CHRISTMAS FAIRE Thanksgiving Weekend at Rogue X

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