The MN Christmas Market is an annual pop-up holiday shopping event that showcases homegrown brands and makers, with a charitable twist. All vendors will donate 7% of sales from the event to a local charity that fights for kids. This year's investment is Santa's College Fund, made possible through partnership with the Urban Village. Santa’s College Fund is a scholarship that exists to remove financial barriers to higher education faced by many of our refugee neighbors living right here in Minnesota, through scholarships.

Our goal is to have at least 20 scholarshipped students from refugee populations in higher education by 2026.

To learn more about Santa's College Fund, head to: https://fightforsomething.com/pages/santas-college-fund?_pos=1&_sid=6e77d338f&_ss=r.

The MN Christmas Market and the Northern Lights Festival are hosted by Fight For Something and StormSister Spatique.

The Northern Lights Festival draws its inspiration from the wintery North, and is Minnesota's newest holiday experience, proudly anchored at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.

The Northern Lights Festival has something for people of all ages to enjoy; chances to eat and drink, enjoy our 25,000+ sq. ft. light park, shop in the Mini MN Christmas Market, countless photo ops, make-and-take experiences and more.

NOTE: Pay $15 application fee at: https://www.northernglasses.com/products/mn-christmas-market-2022-application-fee-non-refundable?_pos=1&_sid=38b180d0a&_ss=r

The application fee is non-refundable and must be submitted at the time of application for it to be considered. For brands who are accepted into the event, $15 will be credited towards your payment.

Every year we’re asked by shoppers and vendors alike, “How do you choose your vendors?”

Every year we get hundreds of applicants for our events and inevitably end up having to turn away some that we really love. Keep in mind a few of the things we look for in vendors are the brands who will help give our guests the very best experience. This encompasses everything from products people love, good energy and customer service, social media engagement, and for returning vendors - all of the above, as well as sales totals from previous years. Raising money for MN kids is one of our main missions.