Charity & Causes
The Market Shop Holiday Market |Shop Local, Give Back & Celebrate Community
This year, we wanted our efforts to carry a deeper meaning — something that gives back to the community that inspires us every day.
That’s why The Market Shop Holiday Event is more than just a market. It’s a celebration of kindness, connection, and community — where every small action can make a big impact.
We’re proud to dedicate this year’s edition to supporting Chicago Children’s Charities, whose mission brings real hope and opportunity to children and families across the city.
Every dollar donated at the entrance makes a difference.
We encourage guests to donate $5 or more, because every extra dollar helps fund life-changing programs for kids through Chicago Children’s Charities.
✨ Who Your Donation Helps Through Chicago Children’s Charities:
💚 A Special Wish Foundation
📘 Tutoring Chicago
🎭 Maywood Fine Arts Association –
📖 Reading in Motion
🏃 Chicago Run
In addition to supporting these causes, you’ll also have the opportunity to join our “Cards for Hospitalized Kids” station — a heartwarming activation where guests can write uplifting holiday cards for children spending the holidays in hospitals.
Every card is a message of hope, love, and strength — a small gesture that can brighten someone’s entire season.
🛍️ Shop Local: 50+ curated vendors offering handmade gifts, jewelry, art, sweets, and holiday treasures.
🎅 Meet Santa: Capture memories with festive photo ops.
🎶 Enjoy Live Music & Family Fun: Celebrate in a cozy, indoor holiday setting in the heart of Chicago.
📅 Saturday, December 13 | 10 AM – 4 PM
📍 Chez Venue | 247 E Ontario St, 2nd Floor | Chicago, IL
Entry by Donation | Suggested $5+ | Kids under 15 FREE
When you shop local, you’re doing so much more than buying a product —
you’re supporting a dream, a family, and a story.
Every candle, piece of jewelry, or handmade gift represents hours of dedication, creativity, and hope from small business owners in our community.
Your purchase helps them pay for their children’s dance lessons, their rent, their supplies — real people, real dreams.
By choosing to shop local this holiday season, you’re helping to keep creativity alive, strengthen our local economy, and remind makers that their work matters.
💫 Shop local. Gift dreams. Celebrate community.
Every purchase, every donation, every smile helps make this season brighter for a child.
Let’s make this Christmas about giving hope — together.
