A Place to Call Home Gala 2026
The National Public Housing Museum’s biennial A Place to Call Home gala is returning in 2026! Join our engaged community as we honor Matthew Desmond, Jackie Taylor, and Denis Pierce…
Holiday Market and Exchange
A day of creativity, service, and gift-giving with Chicagoland vendors
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National Public Housing Museum, 919 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60607
- Free
- Register
The first-ever Holiday Market in our new home offers a space to celebrate, create, and share in service of gratitude.
Join the National Public Housing Museum for an afternoon vendor market and workshops with local artists, makers, and other creative entrepreneurs.
From selling candy in Cabrini-Green Homes to doing hair in home-based salons in Houston, public housing residents and other low income communities leverage their creative practices and cooperative networks to sustain their families and build vibrant ecosystems, despite historical disinvestment.
FREE admission, hands-on workshops, and cake. Please register in advance.
This program is presented as part of our Empowerment Hub program, which is generously supported by Polk Bros. Foundation and the Kresge Foundation.
Participating vendors and artists
In addition to a spirited market featuring a diverse array of goods and services, this event features hands-on workshops led by creatives and organizers whose practices visualize, honor, document, adorn, and remember those people, places and practices that came before us.
- DJ Slugo Music
- Just Seeds
- Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
- I AM HER Foundation
- oyani wynne
- Reformed School
- Flesh x Bone Works
- SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE LLC
- Aniece Apothecary and Bodywork
- Ruby Fine Hibiscus Tea
- Callie Decor
- Kitchen Shenanigans LLC
- Pedal Pusher Vintage
- Cyelo
- Kennedy Free
- Jones Corner Store
- Angela’s Heart Strings
- Homegirls Hummus
- The Struggling Black Girl Magic Club
- Revel With a Cause Designs
- Melted Bonded Jewelry
- Voice of the People Chicago
- Kathy’s Creams and Things
List as of November 20, 2025
Request for donations
We’re also teaming up with the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness to collect donations during the event.
Hygiene Items
New and unopened, travel size:
- Soap
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush
- Deodorant
- Mouthwash
- Wipes
- Floss
- Hand Sanitizer
- KN95 Masks
- Covid Tests
Winter Readiness Items
New and unused
- Hats
- Gloves
- Socks
- Scarves
- Hand warmers
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