The Mayor’s Craft & Country Fair Turns 50: Free Holiday Shopping With Oʻahu’s Kūpuna Clubs at the Blaisdell Nov. 21

Some of the best holiday gifts on Oʻahu come from people who have been making them for decades. The Mayor’s Craft & Country Fair, the City’s annual holiday market run with its senior clubs, celebrates its 50th year on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, according to the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Entry is free and open to all ages, and the money you spend goes back to the island’s park senior clubs.

What you’ll find

Senior club vendors will sell, per the City:

• Handmade crafts and accessories
• Jams, jellies and baked treats
• Pottery
• Ribbon lei
• Flowers and plants
• Secondhand goods
• Fresh produce from the City’s People’s Open Market

The City pitches it as a chance to find affordable gifts of all shapes and sizes, think a jar of homemade jelly, a ribbon lei or a potted plant for the office gift exchange. It’s a morning-only fair, so go early.

The City says more than 40 exhibitor booths will also share information and activities on senior-related topics. (A Hoodline write-up citing a DPR social media post put the exhibitor count at more than 50; we’re going with the City’s release.)

Bring something to give

• A canned good for the Hawaiʻi Foodbank holiday drive.
• Old eyeglasses and hearing aids. The Ala Moana Lions Club is collecting them to repair and give to people who need them.

50 years of kūpuna clubs

The fair raises money for Oʻahu’s 30 City senior clubs, which represent hundreds of kūpuna, according to DPR. Club members meet weekly for business meetings, talks, community service, excursions, exercise and “lots of chow time,” the City says. Some members are in their 90s, and a few have reached 100. Oʻahu residents 55 and older can join; call the DPR Senior Citizens Program at (808) 768-3015.

This year’s sponsors include the Honolulu Department of Enterprise Services, HMSA and Generations Magazine.

Know before you go

• When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Where: Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, 777 Ward Ave., Honolulu
• Cost: Free entry, all ages
• Parking: The regular $8 event rate applies inside the Blaisdell, per the City
• Bring: Canned goods for the Hawaiʻi Foodbank and old eyeglasses or hearing aids for the Lions
• Questions: DPR Senior Citizens Program, (808) 768-3015 or DPRseniorcitizens@honolulu.gov

Planning more holiday shopping? Keep it Kaimukī’s Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28 and our Oʻahu holiday events calendar have more markets, parades and tree lightings.

Sources

• City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation, “Enjoy 50 years of Kūpuna Club fundraising with holiday shopping at the Mayor’s Craft & Country Fair!” (Nov. 10, 2026): https://www.honolulu.gov/dpr/city-news/craft-and-country-fair-2026/
• Hoodline, “Honolulu’s Mayor’s Craft & Country Fair Turns 50, Still Free” by Erin Collins (Nov. 11, 2026): https://hoodline.com/2026/11/honolulu-s-mayor-s-craft-amp-country-fair-turns-50-still-free/