Maker's Faire
- Chinese Culture Center
- 2 hours ago
- 5 min read
Chinese Culture Center and Edge on the Square Present
Maker's Faire
Date and Time:
Fri - Sat, Nov 28-29 | 11am-5pm
Location:
667 Grant Ave and 800 Grant Ave, SF Chinatown
This event is free but capacity is limited; RSVP to secure your spot today!
Celebrate the holiday season in the heart of Chinatown! The Maker’s Faire transforms Grant Avenue into a two-day showcase of creativity, culture, and community. Across two lively locations: 667 and 800 Grant Avenue, discover a vibrant gathering of Asian diasporic and local makers, artists, and food vendors.
Explore handcrafted, unique art and design pieces, and unique goods that make for thoughtful holiday gifts for your loved ones. Savor small-batch treats, meet the makers behind each creation, and experience the innovation shaping Chinatown’s contemporary culture. There’s something for everyone, items start at $5!
While you shop, visit the CCC Design Store for a curated selection of artist-made products and stop by Edge on the Square to experience All Eyes on Us, a powerful exhibition highlighting art and storytelling from the Asian American community.
Join us in celebrating the spirit of giving, supporting local creativity, and uplifting the vibrant community that continues to shape Chinatown’s cultural heartbeat.
Gift Creatively. Give Intentionally. Shop Locally.
Featured Vendors:
Art by Kriya
Kriya is a freehand marker drawings on cardstock of San Francisco neighborhoods, reflecting the deep community they feel in these communal spaces and the love that residents of this city have for its different neighborhoods and nooks. They are whimsical and dreamscape-inspired, busy like the city but also affectionate and nostalgic.
Eats Cha! Cha! Xha!
Filipina-owned spot for Classic Eats & Ubefied Treats! — Asian-inspired breads, snacks, and desserts that mix comfort with creativity.
Frances Chang / WENWEN Designs
WENWEN Designs approaches jewelry as a dialogue between craft and innovation. Each piece is digitally designed in Adobe Illustrator, precisely laser-cut, and hand-polished to highlight the beauty of natural materials—embodying a balance of art, craftsmanship, and modern design.
JANVS Studio
JANVS Studio is a San Francisco–based accessories brand devoted to the art of duality — where elegance meets edge, and timeless design merges with modern experimentation. Each piece reflects the balance between light and dark, structure and fluidity, chaos and calm.
Maya Crolene / Astrababe
Maya Crolene is a young, Bay Area based, Asian-American aspiring artist who aims to bring the community together and makes brightly colored, unique art that brings joy and hope into the world. She sells primarily stickers, prints, keychains, and jewelry. Working out of her dorm room, she first started Astrababe back in 2021, and although is a small artist she works incredibly hard to make pieces of art that are affordable and speak to young minds and inspire people to create and express themselves.
OVVI
OVVI blends flavor, scent, and design into one immersive experience. We craft jam-based drinks like grapefruit Osmanthus espresso tonics and yuzu matcha tonics, and strawberry matcha lattes. Using real fruit, then repurpose leftovers into jams and perfumes. Our mission is to create a sustainable ecosystem where every product supports another — merging sensory art, circular design, and modern aesthetics.
Shattered Earth
Shattered Earth is run by Susan Lau, a San Francisco native artist that focuses on her original character Squiggle Cat, food art (especially Asian American staples) and fanart. She loves to make physical goods that connect to those around her in a fun and nostalgic way!
Sam Chen / TOA
Sam is born and raised in San Francisco and is a LGBT and AAPI Designer/Founder. They have been practicing their design work for the past 13 years.
Sendoodz
Sendoodz is an illustrator and muralist based in San Francisco. Their art draws inspiration from people watching and celebrating the mundane, everyday moments of life through a colorful imagined lens, often drawn from memories from all the time spent on public transit. Their artwork explores their Asian American and queer identities and sllows them to build community in the city. Sendoodz is passionate about supporting self-taught, community based ways to practice as an artist without a background in the arts.
Squeaky & Co
Squeaky and Co. blends play, culture and storytelling through handmade pet toys and accessories. Each piece is crafted with care - from treat-hiding plushies to interactive squeaky toys that sparks curiosity. Inspired by childhood memories and Asian traditions, our designs reimagine cultural icons like the lion dance or red envelopes into fun, functional toys that bring heritage and joy to every playtime.
Two Thicc Asians
Two Thicc Asians was founded by two queer Asian American besties, Karen Chin (she/they) and Christine Yang (she/they), who create arts that are inspired by their experience of navigating the world in their gender nonconforming, fat bodies. Our creations include these themes: body acceptance, queer and Asian identities, social justice, mental health, etc.
About the Chinese Culture Center
For 60 years, the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC) has uplifted Chinatown through the arts as both a vibrant neighborhood and a powerful metaphor for the immigrant experience. Founded in 1965 amid the civil rights movement, CCC emerged as a bold response to racism, displacement, and gentrification. From a hard-won cultural space, it has evolved into a dynamic hub that shifts narratives, supports innovative art, and advances social justice.
CCC amplifies marginalized voices, reclaims public space, and strengthens community through exhibitions, festivals, and educational programs. Signature initiatives include C.H.A.T. Chinatown History Art Tours, the XianRui Artist Series, and the 41 Ross Artist-in-Residence program. With locations on Kearny Street, Ross Alley, and the newly acquired 667 Grant Ave, CCC continues to champion immigrant and LGBTQIA2S+ rights. Recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations, CCC celebrates its 60th anniversary with Chinatown Pride, the Hungry Ghost Festival, and its Gala.
Located at the heart of San Francisco Chinatown and the first project envisioned by Chinatown Media & Arts Collaborative (CMAC), Edge on the Square is a year-round contemporary art hub for activists, artists, designers, educators, entrepreneurs, scholars, and technologists. Cultivating an inventive and collaborative model for contemporary art experimentation and visitor experience, our programs will harness the energy and excitement of art and media to expand the neighborhood’s dynamic artistic and cultural diversity, as well as our understanding of our collective history and the full spectrum of American pluralism. We believe that the transformative power of art is critical to strengthening communities and catalyzing positive social change.
CCC Design Store is a dynamic, multidisciplinary space showcasing contemporary work from artists, designers, makers, and craftspeople. As part of the Chinese Culture Center’s (CCC) arts programming, the store offers a curated collection of one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces, many of which are exclusive to CCC Design Store.
CCC Design Store plays a vital role in amplifying the voices of both emerging and established artists, with a strong focus on those from Asian American, immigrant, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA2S+ communities. Each purchase offers more than a unique, high-quality item—it directly supports the artists and furthers the Chinese Culture Center’s mission to uplift and empower these communities. Created for collectors, art enthusiasts, and anyone seeking meaningful, one-of-a-kind gifts, the store invites shoppers to be part of a larger movement—one that champions creativity, equity, and community strength.
Presented by:
Special thanks to the Amanda Minami Legacy Fund for the Arts for sponsoring this event.
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