Don’t miss the holiday-giving event of the season! At the Discovery Center’s annual Giving Marketplace, you can support a good cause while shopping for everyone on your list.
Find unique gifts from over 35 vendors with the proceeds supporting immigrants and refugees, women and girls, global health, education, the environment, and much more. Enjoy family-friendly holiday activities and performances, then discover ways to take action on issues you care about.
No RSVP is required, but you can join and share the event on Facebook.
Event Schedule
Live Music
Friday | 11 a.m – 1 p.m.
Sol de Noche Tango band plays a repertoire focused on Argentine Tango and folkloric dance music from South America, including tango, boleros, valses, milongas, candombes, zambas and chacareras. The core of the band is a duo Mirta Wymerszberg on flute, vocals and bandoneon and Sebastian Quintero on guitar.
Friday | 3 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. & 4 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Seattle-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Sheryl Wiser has crafted a soulful and uniquely compelling style, combining soulful and rootsy Americana, blues, jazz and folk. Sheryl performs through her philanthropic house concert series Pie + Persistence, which has raised over $100,000 for 30+ non-profits in the U.S. and globally.
Saturday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Quartet will perform again this year!
Saturday | 2 – 4 p.m.
Kenyan-American singer-songwriter Naomi Wachira is known for her soulful and powerful vocals, poignant lyrics, and captivating live performances.
Activities
PEOPLE AND PET PORTRAIT PAINTING
Friday & Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cathy Wu is an Asian American illustrator and designer creating a world of playful characters. Along with a whimsical line of cards and stationery, she draws live pen-and-ink portraits of people and pets. She loves telling stories and her debut children’s book is Popo & Meimei Can Help.
Reminder: Please plan to bring a photo (on your phone or printed) for the artist to use. No animals, other than service animals are allowed. Thank you!
CARD MAKING
Friday | 10 a.m – 5 p.m.
First Aid Arts hosts a complimentary card-making station. Have fun creating beautiful gift cards you can pair with the amazing items you purchase at the Giving Marketplace!
JUNKYARD JEWELS: CREATIVE JEWELRY MAKING
Saturday | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
In this hands-on jewelry activity led by Seattle ReCreative, you’ll discover the art of transforming everyday objects into wearable masterpieces. Breathe new life into items that might otherwise end up in landfills! For families with children 5+.
2024 Vendors
Accessories & Apparel
Awamaki
Awamaki collaborates with Quechua artisans in Peru, creating programs to grow women-led cooperatives through heritage textiles, market access, and sustainable tourism.
Gifts
BaMatooke Made
BaMatooke Made creates biodegradable greeting cards to promote sustainable and lasting change in the lives of women and vulnerable children in Uganda. Each purchase funds small businesses and academic scholarships.
Art
Baya Haus
Baya Haus, where ancient art forms are preserved and celebrated through archival prints. Sourced directly from local artisans, each piece captures the details and cultural significance of these works. Every print purchased with Baya Haus delivers 10 meals to children in underprivileged communities.
Gifts & Stationery
First Aid Arts
First Aid Arts teaches beautifully strategic arts-based tools for mental and emotional health.
Books & Gifts
Friends of the Seattle Public Library
Founded in 1941, The Friends of The Seattle Public Library have continuously evolved to support a world-class, inclusive library system by sponsoring diverse programs, enhancing facilities, providing volunteers, and collaborating with other civic groups.
Gifts & Apparel
Friends of WPC Nepal
Friends of Women’s Protection Center (WPC) Nepal seeks to prevent human trafficking as well as protect and empower at-risk women and children through awareness programs, education scholarships, job training and the Safe Home.
Gifts
Papaya Project
Papaya Project offers comprehensive, queer-centered sexuality education and resources. Through workshops and their new card game – Come Again?! – they create opportunities for people to explore topics of identity, sexuality, relationships, and pleasure in a fun, consent-based, and shame free way.
Art
Path with Art
Path with Art fosters the restoration of individuals, groups, and society from the effects of trauma, through arts engagement and community building.
Accessories & Apparel
Radical Grandma Collective
RadGram strengthens community-driven movements to defend and restore their rights and ecosystems. By directing resources, facilitating learning, and supporting community enterprise, we aim to heal economies, environments, and social ties frayed by ecological and social injustices of extractive industry.
Drinks
Seeking Ferments
Seeking Ferments is a pioneering force in the world of mindful nourishment. Driven by a passion for community empowerment and sustainability, they have embarked on a mission to transform the way we enjoy beverages. Crafting an array of gut-healthy fermented drinks such as kombucha, tepache, switchels, and more.
Ornaments & Gifts
Snow Leopard Trust
Snow Leopard Trust works to understand and protect the endangered snow leopard, in partnership with local communities. You can support their work by making a symbolic adoption or buying handmade wool ornaments and gifts crafted by women living in the snow leopard range.
Candles
Spír Candle Co.
We exclusively employ young men with periods of incarceration to make our candles — providing jobs, mentorship, and a space to breathe so they can have the best opportunity to become who they aspire to be.
Food & Gifts
Ventures Marketplace
Ventures works to strengthen well-being and economic mobility through business education, incubation, and capital for individuals from underrepresented communities.
Drinks
Water 1st & Water from Wine
Water1st builds community-scale projects consisting of household-level piped water systems and hygienic toilets, which end the walk for water for women and girls, improve health, and create opportunities for education and employment.
Water from Wine is a nonprofit organization that operates a vineyard and winery in Washington state and donates revenue to organizations working to ensure that communities around the world have consistent access to clean water.
Gifts
Wing Luke Museum of Asian Pacific American Experience
Wing Luke Museum’s mission is to advance racial and social equity by connecting people to the history, cultures, and art of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Their Marketplace sources from over 100 small businesses to support the museum’s exhibitions and youth programs.
Apparel
Zuri
Zuri is an ethical fashion brand dedicated to developing textiles across the continent and partnering with ethical manufacturers in Kenya. Their mission is to provide versatile clothing options for women while fostering job creation for a sustainable economic future in East Africa.
Interested in joining us as a vendor for 2025?
Our vendor spots are officially closed for 2024, but if you’re interested in joining us for 2025 and meet the criteria below, please fill out our survey.
- Can commit to both full days of the event
- Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or have a charitable mission