Mission Trails is bringing back its annual Holiday Marketplace on Nov. 14 and 15, offering San Diegans an alternative to crowded malls and online holiday shopping.
This weekend, visitors can browse Mission Trails’ transformed visitor center, featuring 20 local vendors and their unique pieces.
Vendors’ booths will include handcrafted gifts, art and unique goods. Shoppers can also meet and talk with the artisans behind their purchases, discover the visitor center and hike around Mission Trails.
“The Holiday Marketplace has become such a special tradition at Mission Trails,” stated Jennifer Morrisey, executive director of Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation. “We love seeing the Visitor Center fill up with local makers, longtime park supporters and people who are discovering this place for the first time.”
Visitors can enjoy Mission Trails’ panoramic views regardless of the weather because the events will be held indoors, according to Kinsee Morlan, communications manager for Mission Trails.
A percentage of the sales will go to the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, a nonprofit whose mission is to preserve Mission Trails.
Admission is free, and the event will start at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. on both days.
Visitors can park at the visitor center, but space is limited and fills up quickly during events, according to Morlan. There is also free satellite parking between Ace Hardware and Primos Mexican Food, or a shuttle service from the southern end of the Keil’s Food Stores parking lot.
For more information about the vendor lineup and parking details, visitors can go to mtrp.org/marketplace.
