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Circa’s Insiders Guide to Holiday Shopping in DTLA

Get a head start on your holiday shopping! This season, think local. All around Circa, downtown Los Angeles is brimming with a sleigh full of options to play Santa, and help support independent shops, entrepreneurs and artisans as well. From family to foodies, pet lovers to plant parents, culture connoisseurs, and even your most eccentric friends, we’ve compiled a unique and eclectic insiders guide to inspire your holiday shopping in DTLA.

West Coast Craft at ROW DTLA holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

West Coast Craft ROW DTLA South Lot 777 S Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90021

Nov 10 The West Coast Craft Market in downtown Los Angeles brings together 175+ of the best artist and designer craftspeople at a single-day, outdoor market at ROW DTLA. You’ll find everything from jewelry & apparel to ceramics, home goods, candles, up-cycled vintage items, artisan food & beverages, and treats for pets. The event is free and open to the public.

Los Angeles Christmas Market at ROW DTLA holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles Christmas Market Skylight ROW DTLA 777 S Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90021

Ring in the winter season with holiday cheer at the first-ever Los Angeles Christmas Market. Be transported to the bustling Christmas markets of Europe, complete with 50+ festive food and drink vendors, twinkling lights, fun activities, musical entertainment, and more. Explore dozens of open-air booths featuring seasonal favorites like soft pretzels, hot chocolate, crispy schnitzel, and displays of handicrafts made by local artisans.

Flask & Field at ROW DTLA holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

Flask & Field ROW DTLA 767 S Alameda St. Ste 180 Los Angeles, CA 90021

While you’re at ROW, be sure to visit Flask & Field for the wine lovers on your list. Flask & Field is a modern wine shop and lifestyle destination for the discovery of wine, spirits, and bespoke home and personal goods. Flask & Field was founded by former entertainment attorney Miriam Yoo. Inspired by her husband’s love of a good time and driven by her lifelong passion for wine, hospitality and design, she set out to create a neighborhood space dedicated to enjoyment. 

Dublab & In Sheep's Clothing HiFi pop-up at ROW DTLA holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

Dublab & In Sheep’s Clothing HiFi ROW DTLA 777 S Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90021

Dublab and In Sheep’s Clothing HiFi presents their pop-up Sound & Vision, your source for vinyl & analog culture. This community market features a record shop, hi-fi equipment, books, clothing, and other accessories related to analog culture. The shop also features events, activations, installations and live broadcasts. At Sound & Vision, shoppers will discover new sounds, and products to enhance their listening experience. In keeping with their vision of a “seasonal community market,” they continue to open up the space to local independent creators, vinyl dealers, and hi-fi equipment makers.

The Last Bookstore holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

The Last Book Store 453 S Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90013

A true DTLA treasure, The Last Bookstore is California’s largest used and new book and record store, housed in a stunning 22,000 square-foot space in the Spring Arts Tower. The space includes a record store, comic book store, 5 art studios, an epic yarn shop, a famous book tunnel, a mammoth head, and unexpected nooks of funkiness. The Annex, a very special room just to the left as you enter, is gated because it has all the fancy stuff, from first editions, collectibles, and the extremely rare to expensive art/architecture/photo books.

City Home & Garden holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

City Home & Garden 737 San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90014

City Home & Garden is the largest wholesale / retail indoor plant store in the DTLA Flower District. Since 2006, they have provided quality indoor plants, orchids, and pottery. They also make flower and plant arrangements for commercial and retail customers. You can select pottery from their shop or you can bring your own pottery for planting or custom arrangement service. Don’t worry about how to bring your purchases home. They do local delivery.

August Uncommon Tea holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

August Uncommon Tea

August is a small, family-run company based in Los Angeles, committed to making better tea, and to making things better in our world. August is designed to please all five senses, with wild and intense flavors inspired by cocktails, pastry, perfume, and modern cuisine. One of the only companies in the US to focus on super-premium blended flavored teas, whenever you drink August, you’ll always drink something unique. Alongside tasting notes, you’ll find mood notes inspired by art, music, cinema and natural landscapes. August also offers unique tea ware.

Healthy Spot holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

 Healthy Spot 1000 S Grand Avenue Suite A Los Angeles, CA 90015

Give your furry friends something to bark about this holiday season. Healthy Spot is a pet care retail company that offers pet owners a full range of nutritional foods and eco-friendly products, along with award-winning, personalized grooming, daycare and training services. Founded in 2008 by Andrew Kim and Mark Boonnark, the company prides itself on assuring that every stocked product contains premium-quality ingredients and is procured and manufactured safely and ethically. 

The Shop at The Broad holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

The Shop at The Broad 221 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012

Located in the lobby of The Broad museum, The Shop at The Broad is inspired by The Broad’s renowned postwar and contemporary art collection. The Shop features a unique, artist-driven array of products, books, and gifts at every price point, from museum-branded items to objects for the home to artist-inspired exclusives available only at The Broad. Free general admission tickets to The Broad are required for entry to The Shop. Proceeds from The Shop at The Broad support the museum’s mission of making art accessible to the widest possible audience.

Renegade Craft Fair holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

Renegade Craft Fair LA State Historic Park 1245 N Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

Nov 16 – 17  Renegade Craft is a leading showcase of independent craft and design. Renegade hosted its first Los Angeles Fair in 2010, and has been hosting sunny, lively events around the city ever since. Curated with established and up-and-coming artists, every LA event has a unique roster that leaves shoppers with a feeling of discovery and inspiration (and usually a good dose of vitamin D. All Renegade events and endeavors are produced, juried, and curated in-house by their small yet mighty team, a thoughtful group of artists and doers that are inspired to build, cultivate, and foster creative community.

Unique World: Holiday Pop-Up Experience holiday shopping near Circa residences in Downtown Los Angeles

Unique World: Holiday Pop-Up Experience Cooper Design Space 860 S Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, CA 90014

Dec 7 – 8  Part trade show, part design fair, part creativity zone, Unique World’s focus has always been to encourage creativity and connection between people in-real-life. Their markets shine a spotlight on small businesses, designers & artists, while curating an elevated and hands-on shopping experience for the community. Based in LA, founder Sonja Rasula has been hailed as one of the leading forces behind the ‘shop small’ movement, Eileen Fisher called her “1 of 30 Women Entrepreneurs Changing the World,” and Forbes named her “The Millionaire Maker.”

Photo credits:

Photo #1: Rolling Greens Nursery

Photo #2: ROW DTLA 

Photo #3: Los Angeles Christmas Market / ROW DTLA

Photo #4: Flask & Field

Photo #5: Dublab & In Sheep’s Clothing HiFi

Photo #6: The Last Book Store

Photo #7: City Home & Garden

Photo #8: August Uncommon Tea 

Photo #9: Healthy Spot

Photo #10: The Shop at The Broad

Photo #11: Renegade Craft

Photo #12: Unique World

Fun & Frolics: Expect the Unexpected in LA!

Los Angeles is full of surprises…and this May is no exception! It’s time to branch out and discover some new neighborhoods, venues and experiences. Fun and frolics abound if you just know where to look! From molecular cocktail making classes to money-themed pop ups, wacky immersive installations, indoor miniature golf, and even a secret retro hi-fi lounge, you can always expect the unexpected in LA!

Stacks House

Stacks House LA 2018 East 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90021

Come play with money! Stacks House is a ground-breaking experiential pop-up with a purpose, designed to promote financial independence. Like pop-up sensations Museum of Ice Cream, Color Factory and 29 Rooms, Stacks House is a visual spectacle, sensory experience, and Instagram playground housed in 11,000 square feet of stunning interactive, money-themed rooms like a Debt Boxing Gym, Retirement Rodeo, Stacks Salon, Gold Bar and Money Moves Room. The goal is for attendees to walk away with more confidence, financial literacy and inspiration for their path forward. Stacks House has been featured in The New Yorker, Forbes, Refinery 29, The Cut and more.

Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter’s Gin & Tea Party 1661 Ivar Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90028

The Mad Hatter, Dormouse, and Hare are teaming up to unleash teatime mayhem with an immersive 1.5 hour-long molecular cocktail making experience! Prepare to go mad at one of their boozy tea parties, all taking place in a secret Wonderland garden! Begin your journey down the rabbit hole and let your mad hosts guide you through concocting a selection of tantalizing tea party cocktails made with the most curious ingredients. But do remember — if you don’t know where you are going, then it doesn’t much matter which way you go… Just be sure that you’re not late!

Sheeps Clothing

In Sheep’s Clothing 710 E 4th Pl. (within Lupetti Pizzeria) Los Angeles, CA 90013

Where can you find a cool cocktail bar and retro hi-fi lounge in DTLA? Why hidden behind a nondescript door at an Arts District pizzeria, of course! Just another unexpected surprise in our fair city. Inspired by Japan’s kissaten – audio-focused lounges and coffee shops – In Sheep’s Clothing is an eclectic listening lounge and drinking den where the Japanese whiskey pours to experimental jazz records that spin on vintage turntables and heard through a pair of 1973 Klipsch speakers. With roughly 1,500 records spinning, the concept rotates throughout the day, from morning Coffee Culture to the full-on bar and listening experience starting at dusk.

Upside Down House

Upside Down House Museum of 3D Illusions 6751 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028

Coming soon to the Museum of 3D Illusions is a brand new exhibit, the Upside Down House! We know everyone has an idea of their perfect dream house, but you’ve never dreamed of anything like this. Featuring seven different interactive upside down rooms: bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room, and more, you’ll finally find out what it’s like to walk on walls. Amaze your friends and family when they see you dancing on the ceiling. And you won’t be bored sitting on the couch when it’s hanging above you.

wonderworld

The Wonderworld 7080 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028

Down the rabbit hole we go! Originally located at the historic NYC studio of Andy Warhol, The Wonderworld is an immersive exhibition that invites you into a realm of fantasy. You will be wandering in six exquisitely well-designed installation spaces by New York based artists, and capturing and sharing your dreamy moments on Instagram. Explore a mushroom garden, steep in a giant teacup, splash in the bubble swimming pool, and soar to the moon. Share your experience on Instagram by tagging @WonderWorldSpace #MyWonder. Otherwise, was it just a dream?

i like scary movies

I Like Scary Movies The Desmond 5514 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036

I Like Scary Movies is the experience that all scary movie fans have been dreaming of – a groundbreaking immersive art installation that is a true celebration of some of the most beloved horror films. Here’s a unique opportunity for fans to interact and enjoy the films that they love in a completely new way, with amazing photo opportunities to share with their friends. Go back to The Shining, where you can “sink” into the infamous carpet from the Overlook hotel, before wandering through Beetlejuice’s graveyard on your way to the Netherworld Waiting Room. Feel the fear as you enter Freddy’s boiler room from A Nightmare on Elm St. and then revisit The Lost Boys on your way to Pennywise’s lair. You’ll never look at a scary movie the same way again.

Miniature Golf

Hole 19 Miniature Golf Pop-Up Bar 314 N Harper Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Hole 19 Miniature Golf Bar is a long forgotten 1900’s British Golf Club Pop-Up. This temporary, crowd-funded event features 9 holes for now, and will give you a taste of what the permanent location could be like. Located on the cusp of West Hollywood, you can step inside, quench your thirst with adult beverages, and enjoy all the charm that the Signature Golf Course and Clubhouse Bar and Signature Golf Course have to offer. The Signature Golf Course is covered in luscious greenery, rustic wood and overgrown vines, with fairy lights hanging from the rafters. You can even enjoy a tipple or two as you play!