The holidays are here, and with them comes the best excuse to support your friends and neighbors by shopping locally.

In a typical year, we buy almost all of our holiday gifts from area vendors, not only because it boosts Baltimore’s small-business community but because it provides for a more intimate gift-exchanging experience that can’t always be sourced with goods from the big-box stores.

Below are some of our favorite places to scout out gifts large and small for the holiday season — and, who are we kidding — all year round, too.

Want more gift ideas? Check out the full 2023 Baltimore Banner Gift Guide

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