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Jefferson Holiday Market
The Jefferson Holiday Market is the one-stop holiday shoppe at the Jefferson Civic Center in Jefferson, Jackson County, running Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 8, 2026. More than 100 vendors fill the Civic Center, with photos with Santa, food trucks, and live music across the weekend. Admission is good for the entire weekend, so one ticket can cover Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Jefferson Civic Center
Dates
November 6-8, 2026
Friday through Sunday, the first full weekend of November.
Hours
Three sessions
Friday 6 to 9 p.m. · Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. · Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where
Jefferson Civic Center
65 Kissam St, Jefferson, Georgia, the Jackson County seat.
Admission
$8 · $3 · $2
Friday $8 (Dessert and Cider Reception), Saturday $3, Sunday $2. Good for the whole weekend.
What to expect
A one-stop holiday shoppe in the county seat
The market bills itself as a one-stop holiday shoppe, and the weekend is built around that idea: more than 100 vendors across the Civic Center, photos with Santa for the family, food trucks when hunger hits, and live music carrying the room. It is the Jackson County seat's early-November kickoff for holiday shopping, with three sessions spread across the weekend so there is room for the crowds.
- More than 100 vendors
- Photos with Santa
- Food trucks
- Live music
- Admission good for the entire weekend
The honest note
Vendor lineups, Santa photo details, and exact hours can shift as the weekend approaches. The details here match the official listing; confirm the current hours and admission with the organizer before you go.
The Jefferson city guideHours and admission
One admission, three sessions
Admission is good through the entire weekend, so a single wristband or ticket covers Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Each session runs on its own schedule and its own price.
Friday, November 6
$86:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The opening session is the Dessert and Cider Reception, the one at $8.
Saturday, November 7
$39:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The full market day: the full vendor floor, Santa, food trucks, and live music through the afternoon.
Sunday, November 8
$211:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The closing session, the lowest-priced day of the weekend.
The weekend pass
Admission is good through the entire weekend. Buy any session's entry and it covers the rest of the run, so Friday's reception ticket also gets you into Saturday and Sunday.
Getting there
The Jefferson Civic Center, 65 Kissam St
The Jefferson Civic Center sits at 65 Kissam St in Jefferson, the county seat of Jackson County in the northeast Georgia foothills along the 129 corridor. Gainesville and Athens are each about 30 minutes away, and the 316 corridor reaches Atlanta, so the market is a reasonable drive from across the corridor.
Plan for parking around the Civic Center on the busy sessions. The Saturday market day is the longest, and Friday's reception and Sunday's close are the shorter, quieter windows.
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The official channels
For the current details on the Jefferson Holiday Market, the official channels are Discover Jefferson and the Jefferson Holiday Market page on Facebook, the City of Jefferson website at jeffersonga.gov, and the phone line below.
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Discover Jefferson and Jefferson Holiday Market on Facebook
- jeffersonga.gov
- 706.367.5754
Before you go
The Jefferson Holiday Market runs Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 8, 2026, at the Jefferson Civic Center, 65 Kissam St, Jefferson, Georgia. Friday's Dessert and Cider Reception runs 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at $8, Saturday runs 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at $3, and Sunday runs 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at $2, with admission good for the entire weekend. Details on this page match the official listing as of October 29, 2026. Events can change: confirm the current schedule with the organizer before you go.
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