The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is turning its Astronomy Center and Planetarium into a holiday market for one evening. Its Holiday Artisan Market runs Wednesday, December 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. at 151 Scofieldtown Road in North Stamford, with more than 30 vendors and free admission. All proceeds from the market go to education and animal care at the museum.

What is for sale

The museum lists hand knits, geodes and minerals, clothing, jewelry, candles, paper goods and stationery, home decor, wooden goods, wellness items and gifts for pets. Food vendors will be selling treats during the market, and hot drinks for adults will be on sale, also in support of the museum. There are door prizes, including the museum's own SM&NC maple syrup.

The museum has already published its 2026 vendor list, and more names are still to come. Among those signed up are Coastline Knits, CroKnitQueen and Lisa's Crochet Creations for knitwear; Anam Quilting and Quilted Things Etc.; artists Jackie Meyers Smith, Susan Macari Brady and Naomi Nevo Ben Ari; Jennie Bracken Photography; Bella's Custom Treats, Empanadictas and Food for the Soul on the food side; Oronoque Farms; and the museum's own Heckscher Farm and Riley's Cosmic Shop.

The setting

The Astronomy Center and Planetarium is the museum's newer building on its north campus, separate from the main entrance on Scofieldtown Road. The museum's grounds also hold Heckscher Farm, the Bendel Mansion galleries and the Overbrook Nature Center, and its current exhibitions include Tarantulas: Alive and Up Close and Mineral Masterpieces. The market is a weeknight event, built for a stop after work.

Getting there and parking

Park in the north campus lot at 151 Scofieldtown Road. The museum is off High Ridge Road (Route 137), a short drive north of the Merritt Parkway at Exit 35.

If you go

Holiday Artisan Market, Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 4 to 8 p.m., Astronomy Center and Planetarium, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 151 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Free for all, no registration. Questions go to the museum at 203-977-6521.

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