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The 2024 Buy Local Germantown Winter Shopping Guide is your ticket to exploring the amazing small businesses that make Germantown shine! From unique shops and delicious eats to art, culture, and everything in between, there’s so much to discover. This holiday season (and all year long!), show some love to the local spots that keep Germantown vibrant, connected, and full of character.

SHOPPING

Averys Store

A premium candle shop crafting handmade, non-toxic, dessert-inspired candles made with essential oils.

Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-7pm

  • 6321 Germantown Avenue
  • (215) 821-7379
  • Instagram: @averysstore

Bargain Thrift Center

A Germantown favorite since 1985, Bargain Thrift offers unique, affordable finds for every style and need. From vintage clothing and collectibles to household essentials and one-of-a-kind decor, you’ll discover hidden treasures with every visit.

Hours: Mon 12-5pm; Tue 10am-5pm; Wed-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm

  • 5261 Germantown Ave
  • (215) 849-3225

Gaffney Fabrics

Gaffney Fabrics has offered sewers and crafters in the Philadelphia Area quality fabrics at or below wholesale prices since 1978!

Hours: Mon-Wed 9am-5pm; Thu & Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 12pm-5pm

Specials: Holiday Fabric Sale – ALL Fabrics on SALE.

  • 5401 Germantown Ave
  • (215) 849-8180

Perfectly Flawless

A boutique blending luxury, sophistication, and edginess in women’s apparel. More than a fashion brand, it’s a platform for empowerment, encouraging self-love and challenging beauty norms through ready-to-wear designs. Established in Germantown in 2014.

Hours: Tue-Sat 11am-6pm

Specials: Buy one, Get 50% OFF any item (in story only) ONLY ON Friday from 12p-2p. Now until December 31st!

Uptown Classic

Home goods and self-care items with a focus on supporting Black-owned and women-owned businesses. Uptown Classic reflects the eclectic, authentic spirit of Philly’s Uptown.

The Art Is In The Hat

A boutique specializing in one-of-a-kind custom hats designed by Jan Matthews. Jan combines fashion and artistry to create pieces for graduations, tea parties, and more. Beyond hats, the boutique offers handbags, statement jewelry, men’s accessories, and space for other small businesses to grow.

Hours: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm

Specials: 15-20% discount

Margo Creative Designs

Holistic jewelry & healthy lifestyle items to help you feel and look your best. Offering crystals, aromatherapy items, jewelry, accessories, handmade skincare, and apparel, the brand focuses on healing and elevating your energy with thoughtful, high-vibration products.

Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-5pm

Aaliyah’s Beautique

A vibrant and friendly personal shopping boutique in the heart of Germantown, offering colorful jewelry, handbags, clothing, and more.

Hours: Thu-Sat 12-7pm plus Christmas Eve

Specials: 11/22-12/24, 25% off total purchase plus free gift *while supplies last

Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books

A cozy, independent coffee shop and bookstore founded by Marc Lamont Hill in 2017. Alongside a curated book selection, the shop offers high-quality coffee, food, apparel, and children’s games.

Hours: Mon 8am-2pm; Tue-Sun 10am-5pm

Concept Studio Artisan Boutique

A lifestyle business combining spa services with a boutique featuring artisan-made jewelry, art, fashion, and home decor. It offers a unique shopping experience where art and beauty come together to elevate the client experience. Indulge in makeup and spa treatments while discovering one-of-a-kind treasures.

Hours: Black Friday 10am-6pm; Xmas Eve 10am-5pm; New Years Eve 10am-7pm; New Years Day 12pm-5pm

Specials: Pick your sale percentage on one item this festive season. Bring a shopping friend and receive a free gift for each $100 service for purchase.

A Gift 4 You!

Unique handcrafted items like custom wedding brooms, t-shirts, and crochet accessories, celebrating the African-American tradition of Jumping the Broom and the values of resilience and heritage. With brooms made in Southern Africa and customized in the U.S., each piece is a meaningful, one-of-a-kind gift, alongside handmade jewelry, stationery, and textiles.

Specials: Black Friday Sale!

  • Online only
  • (215) 530-0077

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SELF-CARE SERVICES

Male-focused skincare services and grooming products designed to make self-care accessible for men. Founded by beauty industry veteran Kiki, the studio features facials, beard treatments, and products to promote healthy, confident grooming.

Hours: Wed-Fri 10am-7pm; Sat & Sun 10am-3pm

Male day spa and lounge offering massages, facials, barbering, manicures, and pedicures in a welcoming, masculine atmosphere.

Hours: 10-6:30pm

Specials: We have special pricing Wednesdays Free Hot Chocolate on Small Business Saturday

  • 6325 Germantown Ave
  • (215) 844-2619
  • Instagram @misterrelaxation

5-star beauty and wellness services, including customized facials, body treatments, waxing, lashes, makeup, and yoni steaming. Explore our collection of natural hair growth products, luxury perfume oils, scented candles, and handmade accessories to enhance your self-care routine.

Hours: Mon-Wed 11am-3pm; Thu-Sat 11am–6pm

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

A community wellness space, botanica, and apothecary offering handcrafted herbal products, spiritual tools, and workshops, including herbal baths, blends, Florida water, and crystals.

Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-5pm; Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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FOOD + DRINK

A family-owned bakery offering homemade gourmet cupcakes, cakes, and creative treats.

Hours: Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm

Award-winning craft brewery

Hours: Mon-Thu 4-11pm; Fri 3pm-12am; Sat 1pm-12am; Sun 1-10pm

  • 137 Berkley St. Philadelphia, PA 19144
  • (267) 748-2495
  • Instagram: @atticbrewing

A full-service BYOB restaurant blending Asian and Hawaiian flavors with fresh, scratch-made dishes.

Hours: Mon – Fri 8am-8pm; Sat 9am-8pm; Sun 9am-3pm

Specials: 11/30 10% off dine in all day 9am-8pm

  • 322 West Chelten Ave.
  • (215) 804-8449
  • @dasgoodcafephilly

Roadhouse-style BBQ delivering classics like ribs, chicken, pork, and brisket, along with homemade sauces and sides.

Artisanal bean-to-bar chocolates made from ethically sourced organic cocoa beans.

  • Online shop
  • (267) 234-7925
  • Instagram: @xoxoabean

Casual bar and grill serving seafood platters, Cajun-spiced dishes, steaks, and cocktails.

Hours: Tue-Sat 2pm-12am

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ART

Artwear apparel and art prints designed by the founder of the Germantown ArtHaus.

Professional clay studio specializing in custom ceramic tiles, blending artistry with community engagement.

Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm and by appointment

Intricate black-and-white paper cutouts featured on shirts, totes, and prints.

Specials: Holiday cards

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CLASSES + ACTIVITIES

Philadelphia’s first woman of color-owned ceramic studio, using ancestral techniques to create vessels that promote collective healing. The studio offers ceramics and private wheel-throwing sessions.

Events: “Handmade Holidays” series on Thursdays, 12-2pm and Fridays, 6:00-8:00pm. Folks can join for a clay workshop where they get to make their own ceramic artifact for the holidays!

Specials: Pottery available for sale online in December (with pickup option available at the studio)

  • 90 E Church Lane, Phila PA 19144
  • (267) 997-3044
  • Instagram: @iamartifact

Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Yoga programs for adults and children, focusing on fitness, mobility, and self-defense.

An inclusive community offering high-quality arts education to students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

Hours: Mon-Thu 10am-9pm; Sat 8:30am-4pm

Specials: Free trial rehearsals for Settlement’s Gleeksman-Kohn Children’s Choir

A creative studio offering paint-and-sip events, therapeutic art sessions, and private parties for all ages.

Specials: Holiday Paint Party Package! Book a private holiday-themed paint party for family, friends, or colleagues and receive 15% off for groups of 10 or more! Perfect for office gatherings or family get-togethers. Promo Code for $5.00 off use ARTVIP

Pay what you can dance studio offering ballet, tap, African, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, creative movement, acrobatics, and tumbling.

Events: Saturday December 7th, 10-4

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WINTER FESTIVITIES & HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENTS

Happening soon. Organized by date. Click image to enlarge.


Local Flair: A Pop Up Market & Fashion Showcase

November 30 11am-5pm

Celebrate and support small businesses for SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY! When you shop small, you make a BIG impact on our community. Let’s come together to uplift local entrepreneurs, discover unique finds, and make a difference. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for details—your support means the world!

  • Perfectly Flawless
  • 5312 Germantown Ave

Afro-Garden First Friday *Holiday Edition*

Dec. 6th 6-9pm

DJ, Black Business + Wellness Vendors, bonfire, and seasonal activites.

  • 51 Maplewood Mall
  • (267) 875-2319
  • dgriot.co

Winter Market

Dec. 7th 10am-4pm

Wreaths and evergreens, handmade wares from local makers, food & drink, neighbors & friends.

  • Germantown Kitchen Garden
  • 215 E. Penn St.

CIP’s Annual Winter Festival

December 14th from 11am-3pm

Come to Center in the Park for our Annual Winter Festival! Food, music, GREAT shopping, and $5 pictures with the Big Guy himself…SANTA🎅🏿🎅🏿🎅🏿🎅🏿!

  • Center in the Park
  • 5818 Germantown Ave.

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