Remake the Holidays: Remaking Pop-up Marketplace

This year, instead of buying more, let’s remake what we already have—and build something joyful in community.

Join the Solidarity Economy - Buy, Make, Sell, Share. 

Buy: Shop the Ready-Made Market filled with handmade gifts you can take home right away.

Make: Create your own gifts at DIY tables, redesign or upcycle your clothes with a seamstress, add patches, or embellish something you love.

Sell: Host a making table where people can pay-as-they-make to co-create gifts, art, or upcycled clothing with you.

Share: Be in community—share a skill, share a meal, exchange knowledge, support one another, and contribute to a joyful, creative space! 

On Friday, November 28, The Festival Center transforms into a vibrant, creative gathering where you can make gifts, learn new skills, upcycle clothing, share delicious food, and connect with others in a spirit of solidarity and imagination.

What You Can Do at Remake the Holidays:

🧵Upcycle and redesign your clothes (with an on-site seamstress!)

🎨 Make wearable art, cards, ornaments, and handmade gifts

♻️ Swap clothing + small items you no longer need

🛠️ Patch, mend, or embellish with DIY tables with the Pay-as-you-do system.

🎶 Music, food, warm community energy

👜 Shop unique handmade items—all from local makers

💛 Participate in a solidarity-based, pay-as-you-do creative market

This is for everyone—families, neighbors, creatives, elders, young people, and anyone who wants a joyful alternative to consumer culture.

There’s no entrance fee. Every activity runs on a solidarity “Pay-As-You-Make” system that supports the makers, volunteers, and community work behind the scenes.

Why Remake?

• Because creativity is resistance.
• Because community is powerful.
• Because we can remake the holidays into something rooted in joy, connection, and mutual care.

Event Details

📅 Friday, November 28, 2025

⏰ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

📍 The Festival Center

1640 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009

🎟 Pay-As-You-Make • All ages welcome

Accessibility & Community Care

• Wheelchair accessible
• Family and kid-friendly
• No-cost entry
• Multilingual support available
• Safe Space

Learn More or Get Involved

Host a table? Sell at the Ready-Made shop: https://forms.gle/o9NpU5TGdcQmLt6n7

Questions? Want to volunteer? Email monica@activatelabs.org