Shop local this holiday season and give Athens-inspired gifts as part of a Georgia Made, Georgia Grown holiday! Athens is home to an array of locally owned businesses offering unique, handcrafted items and experiences. Even Expedia named Athens one of the Best American towns for Holiday Shopping!   

Take a look at these Athens vendors to find holiday gifts for friends, family, and everyone in between! While you're in Athens this holiday season, be sure to visit these wonderful artists, check out our Holiday Markets, shop small, and take home a piece of Athens for the special people in your life! Be sure to check back throughout the season -we'll be adding more gift ideas to the guide!

Stocking Stuffers ($0-15)

Athens keychain

Price: $15

Seller: Visit Athens, GA

These cute Athens, GA keychains are the perfect stocking stuffer for the UGA alum or recent grad in your life! Help them show off their Athens pride with subtle flair. Made with high-quality hardware fittings, a TPU cover, and a robust acrylic plate, these keychains are as durable as they are stylish. Attach this custom key ring to any keyset like a charm or onto a bag as a custom tag to help items stand out in the crowd.

Athens Original Classic Buttons

Price: $5

Seller: Visit Athens, GA

Featuring our "Original Classic" exclusive artwork, these Custom Pin Buttons are made from metal, yet are lightweight and durable with a strong safety pin. Buy a pin and show off your Athens pride this Football season!  They make a great stocking stuffer for the Athens lover in your life! Whether they are a newly minted Dawg (congrats!) or a long-term Athenian, this button will look perfect on their bag or jacket. 

Holiday Teas

Price: $7

Maker: MEplusTEA

Check out meplustea.com or the Athens Farmers Market on Saturday mornings at Bishop Park for holiday teas! Winter Bliss, loaded with flavorful orange and cinnamon, is Christmas in a cup and a tea lover's dream! Mint To Be hand blends locally grown peppermint, black tea and crushed peppermint candy to make the perfect holiday blend. MEplusTEA's blends are formulated to simply enjoy a cup of hot tea or explore the world of herbal home remedies!

Stickers

Price: $4 each or 4 for $15

Seller: Anna Forrester - Illustration + Design

These nature-focused stickers include Georgia State Tree, Longleaf Pines, Geo Georgia, Georgia Regions and Beloved Appalachia. Find Anna Forrester's designs on her website and order via email at annacarletonforrester3@gmail.com. Working primarily in digital illustration, Anna's prints revolve around outdoorscapes, local and regional illustrations, place portraits and mapmaking.

 

Greeting Cards

Price:$2.50

Maker: James Burns

Athens landmark greeting cards by James Burns, a local Athens artist who creates posters, greeting cards, and autobiographical comics. His work can be purchased at The Athens Clarke County Library store.

4oz Soy Candle

Price: $15

Maker: Southern Glow Co

Made by Southern Glow Co, these lovely 4 oz candles come in a variety of scents. Southern Glow Co makes 100% soy candles and soap, made in small batches.

"I ❤️ ATH" Enamel Pin

Price: $11.99

Shop: Avid Bookshop

Show your Athens love with this cute enamel pin for your bag or hat! Avid is a fiercely independent, community-focused bookselling business headquartered in Athens, Georgia. Stop by their website or shop for a fantastic selection of gifts and books!

$15-25 Gifts 

Dog Bandana

Price: $20

Seller: Visit Athens, GA

In Athens, the Dawgs will always be #1! Our pet bandana collar puts a fun spin on standard animal accessories, for the Dawg fan in your life who loves their dog! It is made of polyester duck fabric and is sublimation printable on one side. The construction and printing is durable enough for machine washing. The collar fastening helps to keep the bandana fitting correctly, even during play.

Small Prints (8.5 x 11)

Price: $20

Seller: Anna Forrester - Illustration + Design

These Athens-inspired nature prints make the perfect gift for outdoorsy loved ones. Visit Anna Forrester's website to explore her various print designs, from the North Oconee River Greenway to the he Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. Place print orders via email at annacarletonforrester3@gmail.com. Prints can be 8.5" x 11" or 16" x 20". Working primarily in digital illustration, Anna's prints revolve around outdoorscapes, local and regional illustrations, place portraits and mapmaking.

12 oz bags of coffee

Price: $16

Seller: Athens Coffee Holding and Roasting

Athens Coffee Holding and Roasting brings you the best coffee from around the world at a price that can't be beat! Perfect for the foodie or coffee aficianado in your life! Their specialty is making delicious coffee that fits your tastes and lifestyle. Grab a bag today!

$26-50 Gifts

Oak House Distillery Cocktail Shaker

 

Price: $35

Seller: Oak House Distillery

Oak House Distillery cocktail shakers are the perfect gift for the mixologist on your list! Oak House Distillery was founded in 2020 by UGA scientists with a passion for crafting artisanal spirits. It has the distinction of being the first legal distillery in Athens since the 1860s. The distillery is located on Macon Hwy, just minutes from Five Points. It produces award-winning contemporary-style gins using a range of locally-grown and exotic botanicals from Southeast Asia, as well as Jamaican-style silver and gold rums, with an extraordinarily smooth Certified Organic vodka being their latest release

 

Dual Brush Pen Set

Price:$29.50

Seller: K. A. Artist Shop

Tombow's Dual Brush pens are available in a dazzling array of colors and are appreciated by fine artists and crafters alike for good reason. These sets are made up of ten pens each to form a specified palette. 

Two-Way Vase + Candle Holder

Price: $34.99

Seller: R&R Secret Flowers

 Stylish, modern, and colorful glass vessel that can be used as vase or candle holder. The sleek and contemporary design seamlessly harmonizes with any space. Surprise nature enthusiasts, or anyone with a love for flowers with a gift that combines modern innovation with natural beauty.

Very Good Puzzles

Price: $20-26

Seller: Georgia Museum of Art

For your artfully inclined friend, Athens-based Very Good Puzzle makes awesome puzzles of great art and have been supporting local artists since 2017. Designs vary, but each is engaging and fun! Check out the museum gift shop for all your options!

Athens Wine Weekend Grand Tasting

Price: $45

Seller: The Classic Center

Sip and sample incredible wine and cooking artistry during this weekend of exquisite taste in Downtown Athens. Athens Wine Weekend benefits The Classic Center Cultural Foundation, which awards over $60,000 in grants and annual hospitality education, performing arts, and visual arts scholarships.  Patrons must be 21+ years of age to attend.

10oz Go Dawgs Candle

Price: $28

Maker: Southern Glow Co

The 10oz Go Dawgs candles smell like crisp apples, filling your space with the scent of fall. All of Southern Glow Co's candles and soaps are 100% soy. 

Mystical Fairy Necklace

Price: $40+

Maker: Live Beyond Limitation

These fairy necklaces in the Live Beyond Limitation faerie-inspired collection that is handmade and designed. This is the perfect piece for a nature-loving individual. Live Beyond Limitation is a jewelry shop that embodies the belief that the human spirit is boundless, with pieces inspired by the beauty of nature and faerie-like whimsy. There is a use of found or hand-designed insect wings to create magical necklaces and earrings, as well as pieces crafted using fine & sterling silver filigree techniques, enameling, electroplating, and metal fabrication.

$51-100 Gifts 

MiaLa Nordic Kindness Elf 

Price: $54

Seller: MiaLa 

The MiaLa Nordic Kindness Elf is a one-of-a-kind 12” fabric art doll. MiaLa began around 12 years ago in Athens, GA. They make an assortment of clothing and bags, but their main products are the unique Nordic kindness elves. Each elf is one of a kind and made with special materials like vintage laces and woven folk ribbon from Sweden. They hand make 50-100 elves a year and can be found at local holiday markets as well as MiaLa.Etsy.com.

Home Organizing Services

Price: $70+

Provider: Overall Organizing

Overall Organizing is a professional organizing and end of life doula service. Give the gift of organization with the Overall Organizing gift certificate. Hourly rate starts is $70/hour. Discounted packages available.

$101+ Gifts

Lamps by R. Wood Studio

Price: $495

Maker: R. Wood Studio

Functional works of art for the home! These one-of-a-kind lamps are hand-sculpted, glazed, and professionally wired at the studio in Athens, Georgia. Mounted on a wooden base with green felt bottom, ceramic lamps include antiqued brass hardware and shade.

Cattle Dog Forge Kitchen Knives

Price: $400+

Maker: Cattle Dog Forge

Cattle Dog Forge Kitchen Knives make great gifts for the culinary artists in your life. Each kitchen knife is hand forged from high carbon steel by Daniel Moye in his Watkinsville, Georgia shop. Cattle Dog Forge strives to create unique and excellent quality working knives that feel great in the hand, are pleasing to the eye, and made to last for generations to come--with a wide variety of fine handle materials and fittings.

Bonus

Premium Seating: Because The Best Memories Deserve The Best Seats

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As you can see, Athens truly has something for every single person on your list this season. Look no further than the local shops and artisans that Athens has to offer for the perfect gift this holiday season that will keep your friends and family wanting to come to the Classic City for years to come. 

 

Need more ideas? Check out our holiday market roundup!