Market Noel changes location, dates

The Birmingham Junior League’s holiday shopping event, Market Noel, will return this year with new dates and a new location.

Moved to just after Thanksgiving, this year’s event will be from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, a larger and more central venue compared to the Cahaba Grand Conference Center. 

“In addition to having three times as much space, I’m really excited to be in Uptown and be surrounded by all of those great restaurants,” said event chair Julia Meyers. “I think we’re going to be even more successful than we’ve ever been.”

With the later dates, shoppers are encouraged to follow the sentiments of their hashtag “#avoidthemadness” by foregoing spending their money on Black Friday sales and to instead “#shopthemagic” during their event the weekend after.

As one of the three main fundraisers that the Junior League of Birmingham hosts annually, this year’s Market Noel will have more than 100 local vendors who are all chosen carefully.

“We’re not just cramming in vendors,” Meyers said. 

In addition to the vendors, other events will include:

► Preview Noel, Nov. 30.

► An art show featuring local artists, Dec. 1.

► Market Bliss, a girls-night-out themed event, Dec. 2.

► Rock the Runway: Couture for a Cause, Dec. 3.

While Preview Noel and Market Bliss are for guests 21 and older, children are welcome to visit with their families during the rest of the events. 

Money raised from this event will go toward the Junior League of Birmingham’s community-funded projects. To purchase tickets, go to marketnoel.com.