With the holiday season soon upon us, there’s no better time to support small businesses in Tacoma-Pierce County.

Here are a few ways you can shop local – and get in the holiday spirit – in the South Sound:

• Urban Shopping Pop Up Market, University Place, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Dec. 21-22
• Tacoma Sunday Holiday Market, Tacoma Armory. Dec. 1
• Holidaze at Tacoma Armory (Black Night Market).
• Crafters Holiday Market (Nov. 2 and Dec. 7), Meridian Habitat Park, South Hill Puyallup.
• Downtown Sumner Small Business Saturday, 30
• Downtown Puyallup Holiday Christmas Market, Dec. 7
• Puyallup Night Market, Nov. 21, Dec. 12 & 19
• Shop Social on the Gig Harbor waterfront, Nov. 14
• Holiday Arts and Pottery Sale, City of Lakewood, Dec. 14.
• Winter Solstice Celebration Night Market and Luminary Walk, Frontier Park, Graham
• Tacoma Urban League Black Business Directory is a great way to support Black-owned businesses during the holidays and beyond.
• Shop Downtown Tacoma program is an online marketplace that spotlights the city’s unique downtown shops, restaurants and destinations.
• Pierce County Business Accelerator online directory. Shop local and support BIPOC, women and veteran-owned small businesses. The directory features more than 450 graduates.