2023 Holiday Market Sponsorship Opportunities

2023 Holiday Market

December 1 and 2
David L. Lawrence Convention Center

  • Advertise your business and support Pittsburgh’s creative community
  • 10,000+ Shoppers in 2021

View the 2023 Holiday Market Sponsor Package or scroll down for levels and details.

Contact Tricia Brancoini-Foley at tricia@handmadearcade.org for questions!

Handmade Arcade Has

Facebook: 14,100+ followers
Instagram: 14,600+ followers
Email: 14,640+ subscribers

Handmade Arcade advertises the Holiday Market digitally, on air, in print, and with coordinated press coverage—resulting in hundreds of thousands of impressions throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia each year.

Available Sponsor Levels & Benefits:

$5,000 HANDS-ON HANDMADE HOST • NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Hands-on Handmade (HOHA) is the participatory element of the holiday market. Your sponsorship supports large-scale demonstrations and make-and-take projects from individual artists, arts organizations, student groups, and others.

$2,500 • ONLY ONE LEFT

  • Friday Night Happy Hour Host: NO LONGER AVAILABLE
  • Early Bird Shopping Host: A Handmade Arcade fan favorite, our Early Bird event is a chance to shop from makers before the full event opens to the public, allowing you to browse slowly, talk to the makers and support our year-round programming.
  • Youth Maker Alley Host: Support the region’s Youth Makers! Handmade Arcade’s Youth Maker Accelerator program will host 10+ individual youth makers (ages 13 to 19), Entrepreneurial Classrooms (grades 3 to 12), along with youth maker demonstrators.

$1,250 TOP TIER EVENT PACKAGE • NO LONGER AVAILABLE

$500 SECOND TIER EVENT PACKAGE

$250 THIRD TIER EVENT PACKAGE

Handmade Arcade is the spark that ignited Pittsburgh’s robust maker community.

Handmade Arcade operates as a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose programming significantly impacts Pittsburgh’s local creative economy

For 18 years, Handmade Arcade has produced the region’s most highly anticipated Holiday Market.

Annually, over 10,000 shoppers come from all over Southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to buy one-of-a-kind, locally produced, handcrafted holiday gifts.

In addition to recognition at the market, sponsors will reach tens of thousands of tech-and-art-savvy shoppers this holiday season through our popular virtual catalog.


Your sponsorship allows Handmade Arcade to provide craft-based artists, designers, and makers with opportunities to reach new communities and build a thriving creative business.

Past Press Coverage Includes:

  • BuzzFeed
  • Condé Nast Traveler
  • Craft Industry Alliance
  • KDKA: Pittsburgh Today Live
  • Kidsburgh
  • Mt. Lebanon Magazine
  • Next Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh City Paper
  • Pittsburgh Magazine
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • Trib LIVE
  • WTAE
  • WPXI and PCNC-TV
  • 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station
  • and more!

Handmade Arcade is committed to uplifting Pittsburgh’s creative community!

Handmade Arcade plans to again:

  • Host over 250 makers, artists, and craftspeople
  • Welcome 10,000+ attendees
  • Create an exciting, interactive Hands-on Handmade Area
  • Collaborate with like-minded nonprofits
  • Welcome local education and art organizations
  • Advertise across the region online, in print, and on air
  • And more! Stay tuned as we announce details.

We will consider sponsor trades!

Email your trade proposal to tricia@handmadearcade.org.

Handmade Arcade is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Sponsorships and in-kind donations over $250 to Handmade Arcade are tax deductible as charitable contributions.