Holiday Market

Discover one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at the Handmade Holiday Market, where local artists, artisans, and small businesses showcase their wares across the Breckenridge Arts District. Wander through studios and outdoor tents in the Ridge Street Arts Square to find ceramics, jewelry, prints, designer ornaments, glass-blown gifts, sewn goods, and more. Each studio transforms into a festive marketplace offering unique treasures and handmade creations — a cozy, inspiring shopping experience that celebrates craftsmanship and sustainability.

Santa Dance-Off

Hold onto your sleigh bells for the jolliest showdown in town at our Santa Dance-Off. Following the Town of Breckenridge’s iconic Santa Race, we’re inviting dancers of all ages to jingle and groove in your Santa-wear by performing a 1-minute routine to holiday tunes. It takes place at Ridge Street Arts Square. Contest winners receive 2 free classes of your choosing on our campus.

Gingerbread House Contest

Inviting bakers, dreamers and creators of all ages to capture the magic of the holiday season with your own Art-Inspired Gingerbread House. Join us in this sweet competition of fun, flair and holiday spirit. Completed gingerbread houses will be showcased in our Gingerbread Village, displayed prominently inside Old Masonic Hall on Main Street during our Campus Crawl and Handmade Holiday events, Dec 5-6.

Winner will be determined by public vote and receive a creative prize, announced the evening of Dec 6. Register to participate by December 1. Registration required. Deliver your completed piece to Breck Create Ceramic Studio by 5pm on Dec 4.

Ice Garden by Jodi Stuart

Experience a shimmering world of ice and light with large-scale illuminated sculptures by visiting Artist-in-Residence Jodi Stuart. Ephemeral by nature, these organic, biomorphic forms evoke movement and growth, transforming frozen water and recycled plastic from the Precious Plastic Studio into living art.