The Pajama Factory. SUN-GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

The Pajama Factory is gearing up for its annual holiday market.

The market will take place on Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with VIP entry from 10 to 11 a.m. for visitors donating a toy for Toys for Tots. The event features a curated marketplace of 65 local craftsmen, artisans and entrepreneurs.

“This event promises to get you in the merriest of moods with an atmosphere full of both the holiday spirit and the most unique gifts,” a news release said. “We will be featuring a wonderland of artwork, homemade items, children’s books and toys, artwork, jewelry, seasonal decorations, woodworking, baked goods, and more — all made by a select group of the best crafters around. The famous Equinox sale will be happening and of course Buzz Saw Coffee will be offering delicious pastries and tea, coffee and winter drinks. We have a new restaurant which opened a few weeks ago adjacent to the White Night Game Room which is definitely worth checking out.”

Vendors include Nomad Distillery, The British Bake Co., Real Taste food truck, Bar Code and others.

“You won’t want to miss the half-mile of art displayed in hallways throughout the building — our ‘Gallery Halls’- the largest display of art in Northeastern PA,” the news release said. “There also may be some of the open studios that you pass by — feel free to meet the artists and say hi and see that they are up to. This highly anticipated event will be a day full of shopping and merriment you won’t want to miss.”

The Pajama Factory is a repurposed historic factory complex that spans 300,000 square feet in the City of Williamsport, according to the news release. The 8-building complex that makes up the Pajama Factory was built between 1883 and 1919 by the Lycoming Rubber Company, a division of U.S. Rubber — one of the largest manufacturers of rubber goods in the United States.

Lycoming Rubber made tennis shoes, KEDS sneakers, yachting shoes, and other rubber goods. In 1934 the Weldon Pajama Company started leasing space in the buildings and purchased the complex in 1951.

“With the purchase of the building in 2007 by Mark and Suzanne Winkelman, the building has been transformed into a creative community reflecting a diverse, and vibrant membership of nonprofits and community groups, artists and artisans, musicians, singers, performance artists, writers, small businesses (start-ups and seasoned veterans, retail and production), manufacturers, teachers, architects, inventors, and community activists,” the news release said. “There are currently over 150 tenants in the community.”