From May through mid-October, the Smyrna Market's vendors set up on Sunday mornings along W. Spring Street and King Street, beside the Smyrna Market Village. The 2026 season ran from May 3 to October 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with more than 60 vendors selling honey, soaps, baked goods, crafts and international food. The city's listing gives no late-fall or winter dates. Sunday mornings on King Street stay without the market until spring.
This holiday season is the first for two King Street businesses that weren't open last year. The city calendar puts some small events on November weeknights, then packs most of its big holiday draws into the first week of December. If you live here, it helps to know which week is which.
Two new year-round neighbors on King Street
The bigger of the two is StillFire Brewing, at 2725 King St. SE. The Marietta Daily Journal covered the ribbon cutting in spring 2026, with co-founder Aaron Bisges and Mayor Derek Norton raising a toast to the new location. According to StillFire's Smyrna page, the building covers 25,000 square feet and has 78 taps pouring beer, cocktails, wine and non-alcoholic drinks. It also has several patios, the Jonquil Beer Garden, private event space and a rooftop SkyDeck with skyline views. The brewery calls itself family- and dog-friendly.
That size matters in November more than it did in June. During market season, the Sunday vendors drew most of the morning crowd. Now the downtown block has a large anchor that's open all week, with indoor space and a private event room. It also sits steps from the Village Green, where most of the city's December programming happens.
The smaller arrival is still on its way. Lume Coffee Co. has taken 2874 King St. SE, Suite D. The Marietta Daily Journal reported on Oct. 16 that owners Alex and Christian Ruppe planned to open in November near Market Village. Alex Ruppe told the paper she hoped to hold a grand opening by mid-to-late November, though no final date had been set. The shop's own website still says "coming soon."
Here is what the MDJ reported Lume plans to offer:
- Espresso drinks such as lattes and cortados, plus chai and matcha
- Beans roasted in Atlanta by Chrome Yellow
- Pastries from local bakeries, which the owners were still choosing
- Bottled, ready-to-drink lattes for a quick pickup, and fresh-squeezed lemonade
- A pink dining room decorated with flowers and suns painted by local artist Ashton Watson
The two businesses fill different hours. A taproom covers evenings and weekends, and a coffee shop covers mornings, which is the slot the Sunday market used to hold. If Lume opens on schedule, King Street will have a morning business again before the tree goes up.
November is weeknights and one Saturday
With the market done, November's city events spread across the month, and most of them fall on weeknights. Here they are in order:
- College Football Saturday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m., Village Green Park. The city calendar lists it as a free, all-ages watch party with a DJ, prizes and giveaways.
- Veterans Day Ceremony, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to noon, Veterans Memorial Park. The Smyrna Veterans Committee organizes it, and Colonel Kevan Lewis of the U.S. Marine Corps will give the keynote.
- Girl's Night Out, Thursday, Nov. 12, 6 to 9 p.m., Market Village. The city's announcement promises specials from participating businesses and a passport challenge. The registration page lists the address as 1260 W Spring St. and says the first 75 registrants age 21 and up get a swag bag.
- Adult Craft Workshop: Mini Zen Gardens, Friday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m. to noon, Smyrna Public Library Meeting Room. It's for ages 18 and up, and reservations are required.
- Letters to Santa, Nov. 28 through Dec. 11, Smyrna Public Library. Anyone can write a letter and drop it at the Santa Station by the Youth Services Desk during library hours.
Girl's Night Out is the one November event built around downtown shops instead of a park or the library. Market Village has seven restaurants, according to the city's business page. For one Thursday evening, the event works the way the Sunday market did, bringing people to the block on foot to go from business to business. After that, the calendar goes quiet for most of the second half of the month, until Letters to Santa opens over Thanksgiving weekend.
The six days that carry December
From Tuesday, Dec. 1, through Sunday, Dec. 6, Smyrna holds three of its biggest seasonal events, plus the end of the football watch-party series.
| Date | Event | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., Dec. 1 | Home for the Holidays and Kris Kringle Market | Market Village | 5 to 9 p.m. |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Smyrna Holiday Market, day one | Brawner Hall and Reed House, 3180 Atlanta Rd. | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | College Football Saturday | Village Green Park | 3 p.m. |
| Sun., Dec. 6 | Smyrna Holiday Market, day two | Brawner Hall and Reed House | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Home for the Holidays starts the week on a Tuesday night. The city's listing calls it Smyrna's annual kickoff to the holiday season. Local school choirs perform across Market Village, Santa lights the tree and then poses for photos, and the Kris Kringle Market sells gifts and treats. Because it falls on a weeknight, families with kids in the choirs may come straight from work or school.
The Smyrna Holiday Market that weekend is a separate event, held in a different place. The city's listing describes it as a two-day handmade market at Brawner Hall and Reed House on Atlanta Road. The city recruited makers of artisanal goods, pottery, specialty candles and baked treats. For local makers, the timeline is still open as this post goes up. The city says it will start reviewing vendor applications the week of Nov. 9 and notify accepted vendors the week of Nov. 16. The $25 application fee counts toward the $175 vendor fee if you're accepted.
On Saturday, Dec. 5, the Holiday Market overlaps with the last College Football Saturday of the year, which starts at 3 p.m. on the Village Green. The Holiday Market and the Village Green watch party are in different places, so a household could do both, shopping at Brawner Hall in the morning and heading downtown for the afternoon game. Sunday is the shorter market day, opening at 11 a.m. That gives anyone who missed Saturday one more chance before the week ends.
In practice, the Sunday market hands its role to these few days. The Holiday Market at Brawner Hall gives handmade goods a weekend market again, and the Kris Kringle Market brings a market back to Market Village for one evening.
The quieter half of December
After the first week, the calendar gets lighter and moves later into the evening.
All I Want for Christmas is Spirits runs Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Smyrna Community Center. According to the city calendar, Atkins Park is contributing its expertise and some holiday spirit. The next evening, Dec. 11, is the last day to leave a letter at the library's Santa Station.
On Saturday, Dec. 12, the city closes out the season on the Village Green with a Blanket Concert from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Gwen Hughes & The Retro Kats are performing. Admission is free and no registration is needed. It's an outdoor evening concert in December, so bring an extra layer along with the blanket. StillFire's indoor taproom is right nearby if the evening turns cold.
City event pages sometimes change after they're posted, so check the City of Smyrna events calendar before you head out. That's especially true for the outdoor dates.
A short planning list
- Busiest stretch: Dec. 1 through Dec. 6, with the tree lighting, the two-day handmade market and the last football watch party.
- Quieter downtown evenings: the weeknights between Nov. 13 and Thanksgiving, when none of the city events listed above are scheduled at Market Village.
- To watch for: Lume Coffee Co.'s grand-opening date on King Street, which the owners were aiming for in mid-to-late November.
- For makers: Holiday Market acceptances go out the week of Nov. 16.
If you're thinking about what a walkable, event-centered downtown means for your own plans, whether that's staying put, moving up, or one day selling, Shawn Nixon and the Ivan Savant Team would be glad to walk through it with you. Request a Complimentary Market Consultation, and we'll start with the streets you already know.