Shop Local with US!

- a gift store and artisan marketplace

Experience a one-of-a-kind shopping destination - located in beautiful downtown historic Bellefonte

This year, we received 2 awards - thanks to YOU!

We are honored to receive the GOLD Award for “Best Place to Buy a Gift” in State College Magazine’s 2025 Online Reader Survey! We were also recognized by the Centre Daily Times Centre County Favorites with GOLD in the same category. We truly appreciate all of our customers for supporting us and helping us grow by telling your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers about us. It is a community effort.

Please keep sharing and we will keep bringing you the best artisans and businesses in the area - all under one roof!

Thank you!

We have the best customers!

A little something for everyone

We have over 70 artisans, makers and small businesses inside Belle Mercantile. It is curated to flow as one continuous market with so much variety - you really can find a little bit of everything. With handmade goods, a children’s bookstore, gift items, local soaps and skin care, garden and plants, specialty foods, original art and handmade items, and on and on… Belle Mercantile really is the perfect place to buy gifts for all occasions and fulfill many of your everyday local shopping needs.

Photo of Belle Mercantile showing gift and merchandise selection.

Make sure you add a stop at Belle Mercantile to your Holiday List!

Visit “Davidsville,” our charming version of Historic Bellefonte town and model train display created by Dave Provan and Dave Eastman. Every year the display is updated to reflect some new additions to Bellefonte, see if you can you spot the changes! The train display will running all day during our open hours Friday, Saturday and Sundays through Christmas.

Featured Products

Plants make a great hostess gift! Shop our plants and garden section by “That Garden Place.”

Tait Farm Shrub makes a great cocktail or mocktail any time of the year with seasonal selections.

Handmade macrame - hanging, plant holders, bookmarks, car vent clips, magnets… so many choices.

Beach vibes with sea inspired decor by “Sandie’s Designs.”

We want to send out the most sincere Thank You to everyone who came out today to our open house. We had so much fun seeing our regular customers and making new friends! If you were trying to check out in the afternoon, you know we had software issu
Our 6th annual Holiday Open House is in full swing!! Stop by and show our makers some love- they’ve been working hard to help you stuff your stockings 🎁🎄 #holidayshopping #localmakers #shopsmall
Here’s the tea! If you missed this morning’s email with all the open house info, you can link to it in our bio or our stories.
Fall colors and warmth, shop @scarvesnmoreduo for one-of-a-kind handmade crochet pieces.
Christmas and Winter made its way into Sandies Design space today. With November only 2 days away - we are ready to welcome all the merchandise of the new Season!
We just got a restock by @giovannasgourmets! If you are looking for the cutest Halloween cookies - you are in luck!
Don’t miss your chance to give the cutest Halloween cookies! Kids, grandkids, friends, neighbors, coworkers, teachers, clients or your favorite service providers? Who are you going to boo?
We are stocked with plenty of Fall and Halloween, but Winter and the Holiday Season is making its way in! Stop in for a little bit of everything! #shoplocal #artisanmarket #giftstore #bellefonte #pennsylvania #pennstate
All new pieces by @twocopperwolvespottery. Even prettier in person! #halloweenpottery #ghostsandgoblins #bats #halloween #handmade #artisanmarketplace
Have you visited our food section? We have gourmet and other fun candies, jams, preserves, savory condiments, honey, hot sauce, shrubs and mixers, Happy Valley Soups (made by Cooke Tavern) and so much more! Stop in next time you need a local favori
Your pup wants a new Fall look! Luckily, @river_and_wyatt is well stocked with fun prints! Handmade with 🩷
With the fall colors on the way, where do you plan to explore? Grab @purplelizardmaps and hit the road! ##exploremore #pennsylvania #pawilds #westvirginia #fallcolors #fallfoliage #roadtrip
This basket of pups and kittens are looking for their FURever homes! Shop @tadpolecrossing for the PURRfect gift! 😁
Can you believe it will be our 6th Annual Holiday Open House this year? Where does the time go? Thank you to all of our loyal customers and welcome to all of our new customers. We will see you November 15th for a fun kick off to the Holiday season!
Bracelets, necklaces, earrings and anklets by @ashlaurindesigns Stop in to pick the perfect piece for your Fall look. With a simple, yet elegant look, it also makes a great gift!
Visiting for the Penn State game or just out for a drive - if you are in the Bellefonte area this weekend plan to stop by Belle Mercantile! We have over 60 vendors that have been busy stocking up for the busy Fall and Holiday season! Plus, the busi