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Side Quest: Holiday Fest
December 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Get Nerdy and Nice at the Side Quest: Holiday Festival!
Join us for a cozy evening of nerdy holiday cheer at the Side Quest: Holiday Festival presented by Gamer’s Rhapsody!
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Schmidt Artist Lofts, we’re bringing together all the best parts of the season with a geeky twist:
- Nerdy Holiday Market: Find the perfect gifts with local artists and crafters selling unique, holiday-themed, and nerdy gifts.
- Crafts Corner: Get hands-on and make your own holiday decorations or fun crafts!
- Music Jam: Groove to a festive soundtrack featuring a live music jam of your favorite Video Game Music alongside classic holiday tunes.
- Mini Panels: See quick presentations about video game topics!
It’s an evening of crafts, music, gifts, and plenty of holiday spirit. Don’t miss out on this free event!
Vendors:
| Name | Description | Website |
| KikiCraft | Handmade and hand-painted art and accessories featuring your favorite geeky fandoms! KikiCraft.com | KikiCraft.com |
| floootiful’s fantasy maps | Lord of the Rings-styled fantasy maps from your favorite nerdy franchises – video games, books, tv shows, movies, and D&D. | |
| Tako Collective | Tako Collective specializes in bringing nerdy flair to bags of all sizes from makeup and pencils pouches, to wallets and glasses cases all the way to crossbodies, slings and backpacks. Everything is hand made by two local Twin Cities women. | https://tako-collective.square.site/ |
| DragonAvenger Crafts | Come see DragonAvenger Crafts and get cute handmade plush, fingerless gloves, and keychains made by me! Featuring lots of Pokémon, kitties, and creatures that can ride on your shoulders (with magnets!). | |
| MNeurodivergent | Handcrafted by neurodivergent 3D printers from across Minnesota, our fidgets and sensory items are designed for fun, focus, and comfort. All proceeds support MNeurodivergent’s statewide programs that build connection, belonging, and community. | https://mneurodivergent.org/ |
| RileyMake.com | RileyMake creates a Variety of items, using a variety of techniques including woodworking, laser cutting, and 3d printing. You can find Cosplay items including Star Wars, Star Trek, KPop Demon Hunters, Viking, and historical pieces, ranging from armor, shields, blasters, insignia, helmets, and other stuff. You can also find pins, magnets, lamps, backgammon and gaming accessories, and more! |
rileymake.com |
| Awesome Industries | Awesome Industries is making nerdy home decor the coolest way possible, WITH LASERS! | |
| Simply Charming | Polymer clay and resin charms, magnets, jewelry and figurines featuring themes such as 80’s retro, galaxy art, kawaii, video games and mini food items. | |
| Aisling Jelinski | Aisling Jelinski is a visual artist currently based between Minnesota and Ireland. She works in painting, printmaking, collage, and mural, drawing inspiration from art history and her other nerdy interests. Learn more at www.aislingjelinski.com or on instagram @aislingjelinski.art | www.aislingjelinski.com |
| Chappii Art | Gaming enthusiast that enjoys creating art! Currently working on a graphic novel series called Project Star! | www.chappiiart.com |
| bitZANITY | bitZANITY is a creative art brand that brings a playful, colorful, and bold twist to fandom and original (OG) art. Specializing in stickers, charms, mixed media pieces, and prints, bitZANITY combines vibrant designs with a unique artistic voice that connects with fans of pop culture, anime, and gaming. | https://www.bitzanity.com/ |