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    Cute wall art you can take pictures in front of.
    Carly M.

    Such a fun event that has become a tradition with our family. The event is usually held the last 2 Thursdays before Christmas. We easily found street parking and used our app park mobile and it was only $3.50 for 2 hours of parking. Some of the same vendors that are there at the Saturday farmer's market but lots of different ones as well. Arizona themed products and goods. Handmade ornaments etc. I loved all the food and coffee trucks and they even had a "caroling" truck. You could take your picture with the "hipster" Santa Claus. There was a old truck that was set up for smaller kids to explore. It got really crowded around 7pm but so much fun and festive. Also there's no entrance fee which I really liked. I truly felt like a hipster!!

    Hee Y.

    This is a really well organized and well packed holiday market. There were a wide variety of artists and chefs whose homemade goods looked really well made and heartfelt. There was free parking in a lot adjacent to the Phx Public Market - maybe could fit ~40-50 cars or so? There was a guy in a construction worker vest who was directing traffic at the entrance. I was able to find a spot in the lot when I went at ~6:30PM. I know there's a park and ride that has plenty of parking but for 0-2hrs it's $5, and I did not want to pay for parking. Highlights: 1. Affordable goods! If you really want to but something but have a small budget, Jar of Buttons sells pins/magnet buttons for $1-2. You could also buy a holiday card for $4-5 or they have deals if you buy 5-6 cards. 2. Photo time! Idk what he's supposed to be but the mascot for this event was walking around. There was a photo booth - the ones at weddings? And you could also take a photo with hipster Santa. Definitely go with friends and family! I went alone just to chk the festival out and it's super awk to just take a photo solo. 3. Lots of food! There were savory and sweet foods and food from food trucks. Just literally everything. Beignets, donuts, burritos, coffee, middle eastern sweets, thai food, etc. Cons: 1. Limited seating. People were mostly eating their food on the grass or sidewalk. 2. Super crowded. There were instances where I couldn't walk through bc a couple people were looking at a shop.

    Yelp will wrap your gift for free! ;-)
    Amy K.

    The Phoestivus last night was a lot of fun. My hubby and I walked around and looked at all the cool things that people were selling and tried a couple of samples too. I bought a cute bracelet from Pure Life Forever by Jenny. After walking around we decided to have Short Leash for dinner. Short Leash was amazing as always. :) When walking around earlier that night we saw that they had a photo booth. So we decided to get our picture taken from Social Station and the picture turned out great. On our way out we stopped by the Yelp Table and had Lindsey F. wrap our gift for us. She did a great job on our gift. :) Next week they are doing Phoestivus again. So, if you are in downtown next Wednesday you should check out Phoestivus.

    We were looking for airing if grievances.
    Christina S.

    A Phoestivus for the rest of us! Well, it looks like I am on a Seinfeld theme tonight, which is ok by me. And if you have a problem with that, I suggest you write it down and air your grievances at the Phoestivus next year. :-P This was a super event. I really wasn't sure if it would be awesome or a total dud. You know how you go to a farmer's market only to find a disappointing 3 stands? This isn't that. There were a ton of vendors, and unique ones like crunchy flavored oatmeal and granolas, cool and interesting graphic tees, homemade peanut butters, lots of baked goods and jewelry, what must have been 10-20 food trucks. There were at least 6-10 rows of packed vendors (10-20 in each row), so there really were items of interest for anyone you might have with you. PLUS, the airing of grievances, the most befitting lackluster Phoestivus pole (touted as North America's largest) you could imagine, and a feats of strength area where you can challenge your opponent. It's just a lot of silly Seinfeldian fun that would still leave Frank Costanza bitching, but you would just roll your eyes and enjoy your shopping. My bonus was meeting very friendly CM Lindsay at the Yelp table, where, you guessed it- I picked up more Yelpsticks. Schwing for swag! So fun. Just go and plan on staying longer than we did cuz there is a lot to look at if you like to shop, and oh yeah- SHOP LOCAL! ;)

    Travis T.

    This event is one of my favorite events of the holidays. It's a fun place to shop and hang out with the local community during the Christmas season. Phoestivus features several tents of over a hundred local vendors selling hand-crafted gift items and locally grown, produced and prepared foods just outside Phoenix Public Market. They meet twice a year just before Christmas. Also on hand are several food trucks and fun activities for families. Some activities include the "Pheats of Strength" and the "Airing of Grievances". If any of this sounds familiar, there was an episode of Seinfeld that featured a festivus event (a parody and secular holiday celebrated on Dec 23 to combat the commercialism of Christmas). Phoestivus is the Phoenix version of that event and was created by Ken Clark of Get your PHX in 2009. I like walking around through the crowds of people on a cold evening with a coffee in hand. I also really enjoy seeing the creativity of some of the crafts. It's amazing some of the stuff people come up with. Phoenix Ale Brewery makes a pretty good beer called Phoestivus Ale that celebrates the event and is usually on hand to purchase. The Sound Bite truck has storytelling and a choir that sings Christmas carols and the Abominable Snow Monster (from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer) walks around and greets people. You definitely can't leave without getting your photo with Hipster Santa. Phoestivus is free to attend and draws a bigger crowd every year.

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