“Gifted: A Handmade Holiday Market is a new event produced by the Clover Market in partnership with The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Center City Philadelphia. We will be featuring 75 carefully curated artisans with high quality, beautifully presented handmade products geared towards holiday gift-giving. The Market will be held indoors in the second floor gallery spaces at PAFA at 128 N. Broad Street.
SATURDAY, DEC 2: 5-8 pm (ticketed Preview Party). Ticketholders will receive exclusive early shopping access, champagne, specialty drinks, light bites catered by Starr Events, and live music from Ginger Coyle. Tickets are $25 for non-members, $15 for PAFA members. See ticket link at the top of the page. SUNDAY DEC 3: 11 am-5 pm (free and open to the public). All proceeds from an informal “pay as you wish” donation box, $5 suggested, will be given to PAFA Education Programming. EVENT LOCATION: The PAFA Hamilton Building (128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia) is just a short walk up N. Broad from City Hall and Dilworth Park and across the street from the Convention Center. It is easily accessible for customers by car or public transit and is between the Jefferson and Suburban Station SEPTA stops (details here). Here is a recent article about PAFA from Curbed Philly with additional photos.
FOOD & DRINK: The ticketed Preview Party will include food and drinks for ticketholders (see above). On Sunday, the Starr cafe Tableau on the ground floor will be open and will have a variety of food and drink options. A cash bar will also be open on Sunday!
GETTING THERE & PARKING: PAFA is easily accessible by car or public transit, and discounted visitor parking is available in the neighboring Parkway Corporation garage at the southwest corner of Broad & Race St. Garage or 15th & Cherry St. Lot. Be sure to get your ticket validated before you leave PAFA. For more parking options nearby, click here - visitor discounts may not apply.
Great news! ALL metered spots are FREE on Saturdays after 11 am - a great option if you’re coming in for the Preview Party. Also, the Family Courthouse Garage (265 spaces at 1503-11 Arch St, just one block away from PAFA) will have $8 ALL DAY FLAT RATE PARKING on Saturday & Sunday (available from 11 am to midnight - drivers must go to the garage management offices for discount validation tickets). Subject to availability. More at http://www.philapark.org/family-courthouse/ Additional parking is available at the many parking surface lots and garages nearby including at the Convention Center or you can try one of the many parking finders online like parkwhiz.com.”
