Holiday shopping in Columbus 2026: Christmas Made in the South Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, the Holly Jolly Market Nov. 28, Peachtree Mall hours and free Uptown parking.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Hours and dates come from each center’s or organizer’s own page, linked below. Stores set their own Black Friday hours; we list them only as each center publishes them.

Black Friday is Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, and Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28. Columbus’ holiday shopping starts early with Christmas Made in the South, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, and peaks on Broadway with Uptown’s Holly Jolly Market on Small Business Saturday.

Date What Where
Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 Christmas Made in the South Columbus Convention & Trade Center
Saturday, Nov. 7 Fall Market Days, 9 a.m. to noon 1100 and 1200 blocks of Broadway
Friday, Nov. 20 Pink Friday at the COMU Shop The Columbus Museum
Friday, Nov. 27 Black Friday Stores set their own hours
Saturday, Nov. 28 Holly Jolly Market, 9 a.m. to noon Broadway, Uptown
Nov. 27-29 Black Friday to Museum Store Sunday at the COMU Shop The Columbus Museum

Who to call

  • Peachtree Mall: 706-327-1598
  • Uptown Columbus (Holly Jolly Market, parking): 706-596-0111
  • Columbus METRA parking division: 706-225-4584
  • City services: 311
  • Emergency: 911

Holiday markets

  • Christmas Made in the South, Friday, Oct. 30, to Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center, 801 Front Ave. This is the 35th annual show of fine arts and crafts, with exhibitors demonstrating and selling their work all three days, plus Santa and the Queen’s Carolers. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; admission is charged and children 12 and under get in free (calendar listing).
  • Fall Market Days on Broadway, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, on the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Broadway and 12th Street: more than 200 local and regional vendors with produce, home goods, jewelry, crafts and baked goods. Dogs are welcome (Fall Market page).
  • Holly Jolly Market, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 28, on Broadway: Uptown Columbus’ one-day Small Business Saturday market of handmade goods, gifts, boutique finds and seasonal treats (Holly Jolly Market page).

Small Business Saturday in Uptown

Uptown Columbus frames the Holly Jolly Market around Small Business Saturday and asks shoppers to visit the stores along Broadway the same morning. A list of Uptown shops and restaurants is on its Explore page.

The COMU Shop at The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, runs a holiday shopping weekend: Pink Friday on Nov. 20, then Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Museum Store Sunday on Nov. 27-29, with free gift wrapping, according to the museum’s calendar listing. Its Season of Giving sale follows Dec. 18-25.

Malls and shopping centers

  • Peachtree Mall, 3131 Manchester Expressway. Regular hours, as listed by Visit Columbus: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. The mall has not posted 2026 Thanksgiving or Black Friday hours yet; check Peachtree Mall’s site or call 706-327-1598.
  • Columbus Park Crossing tells shoppers to “check tenants for hours of operation” (center site).

Parking, buses and city closures

  • Uptown parking is free, according to Uptown Columbus: the RiverCenter Deck, 919 Broadway, is open around the clock; the Front Avenue Deck, 1028 Front Ave., is open around the clock on the first floor; and the Bay Avenue Deck at Bay Avenue and 12th Street opens from 5 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday. Street parking has a two-hour limit.
  • METRA buses run a Saturday schedule on Black Friday, Nov. 27, and the METRA office is closed, according to its FY2027 holiday schedule.
  • City offices are closed Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving, on the city’s holiday list on the Public Works page.

The city has not published Black Friday traffic plans for Manchester Expressway or Interstate 185; this page will add them if it does.

Frequently asked questions

What are Peachtree Mall’s hours? Visit Columbus lists 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Holiday hours are set by the mall, so check its site or call 706-327-1598 before Black Friday.

When is the Holly Jolly Market in Columbus? Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon on Broadway in Uptown Columbus, for Small Business Saturday.

When is Christmas Made in the South in Columbus? Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2026, at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center, 801 Front Ave.: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Children 12 and under get in free.

Is parking free in Uptown Columbus? Yes. Uptown Columbus lists free parking decks, including the RiverCenter Deck at 919 Broadway, open around the clock. Street parking has a two-hour limit.

What this means for you

  • Shop local early: Christmas Made in the South and the Nov. 7 Fall Market come weeks before Black Friday.
  • On Small Business Saturday, park in the RiverCenter or Bay Avenue deck and walk Broadway.
  • Confirm mall and big-box hours the week of Thanksgiving; they are not posted yet.

Related: Thanksgiving in Columbus, holiday lights and Christmas events and things to do this weekend.