Design & Dazzle: Holiday Glass Marketplace 2026

When: Saturday, December 19th, 2026 12:00PM-4:00PM

Where: Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, 2213 Snelling Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Join us at the glass studio to holiday shop for locally-made art, enjoy free glassblowing demonstrations, and pre-register to design your own custom glass ornament or icicle! RSVP is not required, but suggested so we know how many to expect! Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Design Your Own Blown Glass Ornament: Sign up in-person to work with a professional glassblower to select the color of your own custom glassblown ornament! After selecting the colors and patterning, watch it get created in real time right before your eyes in the glassblowing studio! $45.00/ornament. 15 minute, hands-off experience. Pick up instructions below.

Design Your Own Glass Icicle: Sign up in advance to work with a professional glass artist to create a borosilicate glass icicle ornament with the color and twist pattern of your choosing! After selecting the colors and patterning, watch it get created in real time right before your eyes on a tabletop flameworking torch! $20.00/icicle. Pre registration only. 15 minute, hands-off experience. Pick up instructions below.

Ornament & Icicle Pickup Instructions: Due to glass needing to be cooled gradually in a kiln, you cannot leave with your ornament the day of your experience. We will have a designated pickup slot on XXX, otherwise you will need to pick it up following our holiday closure when we reopen in 2026. All ornaments must be picked up by 2/1/27, or they will be recycled.