‘Our biggest weekend of the year’: Artisans count on sales and connections at Juneau Public Market

Doug Chilton holds up a mirror for a customer to see a pair of silver earrings at Juneau Public Market on November 29, 2025. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Centennial Hall in downtown Juneau was bustling with people browsing for holiday gifts fashioned by around 175 vendors. 
Juneau Public Market ramped up the holiday shopping season with hundreds of people buying handmade art, jewelry, clothes and other goods. Vendors from near and far said it’s one of the mo