In February, a Cypress Woods High School senior's grand champion steer sold for $30,000 in the arena at the CFISD Exhibit Center on Telge Road. From late October through the first weekend of December, that same building is one of the busiest gift-shopping spots in Cypress, and each show weekend belongs to a different school's booster club.
Much of Cypress's holiday shopping runs on a schedule set by FFA booster clubs inside school-district buildings. The four Exhibit Center shows raise money for four separate high school agriculture programs, and the biggest one-day market of the season sits a few miles away at the Berry Center, another district building. Once you know which club has which weekend, planning November gets a lot easier.
The arena on Telge Road
The CFISD Exhibit Center is at 11206 Telge Road. A district renovation expanded the arena's seating and added space, a meeting room and offices, and the arena is now named the Mike & Darlene Jarrar Arena.
Its best-known event is the CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale. The 32nd annual sale ran Feb. 5 to 7, 2026, and the district reported official totals of more than $750,000 for student projects. According to the district's own breakdown, the live auction brought in $459,050 and the freezer sale $174,204. Donations straight to students added $84,673.
The fall craft shows are a separate thing. They aren't part of that sale, and nothing published ties craft-show revenue to it. They are booster club fundraisers that happen to use the same building, run by many of the same families.
Four clubs, four weekends
The CFISD Livestock Show Association posts the 2026-27 craft show rotation on its schedule page, with the same hours for every show: Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
| Weekend | Host | What's been published |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 24–25 | Cypress Woods FFA Booster Club | Over 100 vendors; already held |
| Oct. 31–Nov. 1 | Bridgeland FFA Booster Club | Fall Craft Show |
| Nov. 7–8 | Langham Creek FFA Booster Club | Holiday Craft Show |
| Dec. 5–6 | Cy-Fair FFA Booster Club | Country Christmas Craft Show, over 175 vendors |
The Cy-Woods weekend that opened the run is over. Bridgeland's show is this coming Saturday and Sunday, which is Halloween weekend, so the Saturday shopping window closes well before trick-or-treat. Langham Creek follows a week later. Then nothing until December, when Cy-Fair FFA closes out the run.
The Bridgeland and Langham Creek shows haven't published vendor counts. My Neighborhood News lists both at the Exhibit Center with the standard weekend hours, and notes that the Cy-Woods market had food trucks and a silent auction, with most booths indoors and some outside.
What the booth fees and bake sales pay for
The reason these shows exist explains why there are four of them instead of one. Each club raises money for its own chapter. The Cy-Fair FFA Booster Club says it covers needs "that fall outside the scope of the District provided budget," and lists where its fundraising goes:
- Scholarships for graduating seniors
- Travel expenses for students competing in events
- FFA chapter activities
- Equipment, materials, medications and supplements for the chapter's use
- Registration fees for LDE and CDE competitions
That makes each weekend a different school's fundraiser. A family with a Langham Creek student and a family with a Bridgeland student are shopping for different chapters, even though the vendors and hours look much the same. That's why the weekends stay separate.
The rest of November works the same way
Away from Telge Road, the November calendar follows the same pattern. Most big dates are fundraisers or district-run events, and several share a building or a weekend.
- Saturday, Nov. 7. Langham Creek's show opens at the Exhibit Center. That evening, Cy-Fair Helping Hands holds its 5th Annual Festival of Trees at Enchanted Cypress, 12603 Louetta Road. Hello Cypress reports that it's the group's largest fundraiser of the year, with dinner, decorated trees and wreaths, a live and silent auction, and music from Cadillac Avenue. Proceeds support food, emergency assistance, shelter and other services for neighbors experiencing homelessness and financial hardship in Cy-Fair. Tickets are at cyfairhelpinghands.org/FOT2026.
- Sunday, Nov. 8. Langham Creek's second day. Bridgeland's farmers market at Lakeland Village Center also falls on this date, since Bridgeland's events page puts the market on the second and fourth Sundays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 14. The 2026 CFISD Health Expo and Fire Fest runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress Road, according to Hello Cypress.
- Thursday, Nov. 19. Light the Towne at The Boardwalk at Towne Lake, 6 to 8 p.m., per the Boardwalk's calendar.
- Sunday, Nov. 22. The second November date for the Bridgeland market at Lakeland Village Center.
That leaves one Saturday with more going on than any other.
Nov. 21 puts two crowds on Barker Cypress
The Cy-Fair Nutcracker Market: Making Spirits Bright Holiday Extravaganza returns to the Berry Center on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. My Neighborhood News reports that admission is $7 cash at the door, kids under 17 get in free and parking is free. The organizer is Lori Preisler Productions. Last year's market had more than 280 booths, and the 2026 market again brings hundreds of vendors under one roof.
That's more booths in one day at the Berry Center than the published vendor counts for the Cy-Woods or Cy-Fair FFA weekends. It's also Thanksgiving minus five days.
On the same Saturday, The Boardwalk at Towne Lake at 9945 Barker Cypress Road lists its November Farmer's Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A community calendar listing gives different hours for that market, so check the Boardwalk's own page the week of.
Both events are on Barker Cypress Road, both run through the middle of the day, and the Nutcracker Market takes cash at the door. If you want both, the timing is straightforward. The Berry Center opens an hour before the Boardwalk market, so the larger crowd and the gift list come first, and lunch by the water comes after.
Dec. 5–6 closes the run where it started
The rotation ends back on Telge Road. The Cy-Fair FFA Country Christmas Craft Show calls itself the "Best Little Craft Show in Texas" and is marking its 31st anniversary on Dec. 5 and 6. It lists over 175 vendors, food, a silent auction, raffle prizes, Chicken Poop Bingo, a cake walk, a bake sale, pet adoptions and performances by the Cy-Fair High School Choir. Photos with Santa run from noon to 2 p.m. on both days.
It's the largest of the four FFA shows by published vendor count, and the one most clearly built for a family outing. It also comes after Thanksgiving, so it's the last weekend in the run where the money goes to a student chapter.
Two September openings are worth adding to a craft-show Saturday. According to Community Impact, Aleyotl Coffee & Bakery began a soft opening Sept. 11 at 28404 Hempstead Road. Galiana's Casa Del Tequila held its grand opening Sept. 28 at 11231 Greenhouse Road.
Event plans can change, so check each organizer's page before you go, especially for hours and payment at the door.
If you're cleaning out a garage full of things you don't need to bring along to your next home, or you're curious what your Cypress home would sell for before the spring market, Chris Boyles and the team can give you a straight answer over coffee. Get a Free Home Valuation, and we'll stay out of the way of your craft-show weekend.
