Your guide to shopping local in Northwest Arkansas this season

It's time to go shopping. Here's how you can keep your dollars in NWA.

🥘 Give a gift card to someone on your list to introduce them to a new local restaurant.

• This is an easy way to check off a couple or a family by buying them a night out.

📚 Skip Amazon and buy a book from a local bookstore.

• Try Pearl's Books, Más Libritos Bookstore, Underbrush Books or Two Friends Books.

🍫 Get them some NWA treats.

• Try coffee beans from Airship Coffee or Onyx Coffee Lab; popcorn from Hill City Popcorn Co.; chocolate from Kyya Chocolate; macarons from Alchemy Macarons; tea from Savoy Tea Co.; cookies from Rick's Bakery; goodie baskets from Noble Graze; or wine from Sassafras Springs Vineyard and Winery.

🖼 Support local artists and buy locally made goods.

• Spend any Saturday morning this winter shopping the Market at Record in downtown Bentonville or check out craft events in Fayetteville.

🎟 Give the gift of experiences.

• Think concerts, plays or sporting events.
• Check out the lineup at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, JJ's Live, George's Majestic Lounge, Walton Arts Center, TheatreSquared and the Razorbacks. Or even get them a yearlong membership to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art or The Momentary.