30+ Holiday Markets & Pop-ups To Explore This Season in NYC

Holiday Markets are back in NYC and better than ever with some new additions! Featuring local makers, artisans, and small businesses, we’ve rounded up the best markets and pop-ups (indoor and outdoor) featuring unique gifts, delicious seasonal food and drink, and fun holiday events for you to explore with the fam and friends this season.

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Updated 12/13/24

 

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Indoor Markets

*in date order

Grand Central Holiday Fair
📅 Daily; NOW – Tuesday, December 24th
📍 Grand Central Terminal, 89 E 42nd Street, Vanderbilt Hall

The 2024 Holiday Fair is filled with unique handcrafted jewelry, pottery, artwork, and more. Presented by the Costa Rica Tourism Board, you can enter for a chance to win a 5-day adventure to Costa Rica.

This year also includes the very first GCT merchandise booth: The Grand Gift Shop. Featuring items that celebrate the iconic legacy of New York City’s beloved landmark. Don’t miss Uncommon Goods for an in-person pop-up bringing the most popular products from their online store to Grand Central Terminal!

Bring any item purchased from the Holiday Fair or another store in the Terminal with your receipt to the Grand Gift Shop for complimentary gift wrapping.

The Makers Guild Holiday Market
📅 Saturdays; NOW- December 21st, 4-7pm
📍 Industry City, Building 5, 51 35th Street

A Night with the Makers: Holiday Edition features female-owned businesses to hand-crafted shoes and holiday tattoo designs, experience nearly 20 makers and activations all while soaking up the holiday spirit with live music, and refreshments.

The Makers Show Holiday Pop-up
📅 Fridays-Sundays; NOW- Sunday, December 22nd, 11am-7pm
📍 CityPoint, 445 Albee Square, Brooklyn

Shop an incredible rotating line-up of makers in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn.

The Layout BuyBlk at Atlantic Terminal
📅 Saturdays and Sundays; NOW- December 22nd + Monday, December 23rd- Tuesday, December 24th, 1-7pm
📍 Atlantic Terminal, 625 Atlantic Avenue, Ground Floor, Brooklyn

Shop from 20+ Black-owned local brands for special holiday gifting.

I AM CARIBBEING Holiday Market Experience
📅 Thursdays – Saturdays, 11am-7pm & Sundays, 11am-6pm; NOW- December 29th
📍 I AM CARIBBEING Headquarters, 1399 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn

Join I AM CARIBBEING for the 8th annual Holiday Market Experience in the Little Caribbean in Brooklyn. Showcasing 30+ talented Caribbean + Latin Artisans & Makers from Brooklyn, back home & beyond.

Salon 21 Home for the Holidays Shopping Event
📅 Friday, December 6th- Saturday, December 7th + Monday, December 9th- Sunday, December 15th
📍Salon 21, 52 Greene Street, Floor 3

Salon 21’s “Home for The Holidays,” is a reimagined retail concept designed for the ultimate host offering curated art, design, and entertaining pieces selected for clients to shop in-situ. Items will range from vintage mid-century modern furniture and hand-made porcelain vases to complete your home to hand-poured candles and embroidered linens.

Montauk General Store will be inaugurating the opening day on December 7th by serving matcha and selling their merch from 10am – 3pm. Customers who spend over $100 will receive a complimentary matcha.

Renegade Craft Brooklyn
📅 Saturday, December 7th- Sunday, December 8th, 11am-5pm
📍 ZeroSpace, 337 Butler Street, Brooklyn

Shop from over 150 curated artists at Renegade’s festive market featuring the best artists, designers, and craftspeople from NY and beyond.

The Layout BuyBlk ‘Wallabout Wonderland’
📅 Saturday, December 7th- Sunday, December 8th, 12-5pm
📍 Brooklyn Navy Yard, 141 Flushing Avenue, Building 293, Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s 7th annual holiday market, Wallabout Wonderland, will host more than 200 brands, spotlighting a wide array of locally made products, from home goods to clothing and accessories, art, and wellness products.

The Lay Out’s BuyBLK. ByBLK. initiative has curated 80+ Black-owned brands as part of this market (the largest at a single market). The holiday market will also feature music, drinks, and food.

FAD Holiday Markets
Boerum Hill
📅 Saturdays & Sundays; December 7th + 8th, 14th+15th, 21st+22nd, 11am – 6pm
📍 The Invisible Dog Art Center, 51 Bergen Street, Brooklyn

Discover a rotating selection of over 50 of the region’s most talented makers, designers, and artisanal food brands. Their curated market offers a diverse range of crafted jewelry, apparel, bath and body care, home décor, handmade food items, and more.

Cobble Hill
📅 Saturdays & Sundays, December 7th + 8th, 14th+15th, 21st+22nd, 11am – 6pm
📍 St. Paul, 190 Court Street, Brooklyn

Explore a rotating selection of over 50 makers featuring jewelry, apparel, bath and body care, home décor, handmade food items, and more. After a renovation break, they’ve return to this beautifully restored venue, filled with natural light and original stonework.

Dumbo
📅 Saturdays & Sundays, December 7th + 8th, 14th+15th, 21st+22nd, 11am – 6pm
📍 Empire Stores, 55 Water Street, Brooklyn

Featuring a rotating selection of over 35 talented local makers each weekend. Discover crafted jewelry, apparel, bath and body care, tableware, handmade food items, home furnishings, and more.

Hester Street Fair Holiday Pop-up at Essex Market
📅 Saturdays & Sundays, December 7th- 8th, December 14th-15th, December 21st-22nd
📍 Essex Market, 88 Essex Street

Explore a highly curated selection of makers and discover handcrafted jewelry, vintage fashion, beautiful art, one-of-a-kind accessories, beauty products, and unique home objects. Each weekend’s vendor lineup will be different.

Special Events
December 7th: Funny Face Bakery is popping up with their specialty holiday cookies; December 8th: Santa’s in town! Come upstairs to get your portrait 11am-3pm; December 14th: Essex Market’s own Lily Chen will be selling her homemade decorative baked goods upstairs with us on the mezzanine; December 15th: Adam Dalton Blake has colorful and bold holiday cards, wrapping paper, prints, and cheeky LGBTQ+ illustrations; December 21st & 22nd: Get your holiday charcuterie boards right with Mabel Nash Greenberg, the creator of superfood snack Fruhling offering gift sets and discounts on snack packs.

Sesame Projects Holiday Market
📅 Sunday, December 8th, 12-6pm
📍 Moxy Williamsburg, Bar Bedford Garden, 353 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Come support local small businesses, snap a Sesame Studio holiday photo, and try your luck at their Spin-2-Win raffle! 100% of photo and spin proceeds this year benefit One Love Community Fridge. Music by Nice & Steady.

Brooklyn Museum  x Brooklyn Pop-up Holiday Market
📅 Sunday, December 8th + Saturday December 21st – Sunday, December 22nd, 11am-5pm
📍 Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway

Come shop the best of Brooklyn with a revolving roster of  60+ artisans, designers, and makers selling contemporary fashion, accessories, home goods, food, beauty, jewelry, and more!

Grand Holiday Bazaar
📅 Sundays; December 8th, 15th, and 22nd
📍 Grand Bazaar, 100 West 77th Street

Discover and shop directly from a carefully selected array of 300 independent local artisans, designers, craft-makers, vintage, and specialty dealers, and artisanal food entrepreneurs, offering unique items.

Parasol Projects ‘The Holiday Pop-up’
📅 Wednesday, December 11th – Sunday, December 15th, 11am-7pm
📍 242 Elizabeth Street

Parasol Projects is bringing 6 amazing beauty, fashion, and jewelry brands together for a holiday pop-up filled with surprises. Tap into your creative side at their holiday card-making station. Craft cards to send to friends and family or join them in collaborating with The Angel Card Project and snap some holiday pics at their Present Photo Booth. Become a member to be the first to know about freebies and discounts, register for free here!

Moxy Holiday Market
📅 Friday, December 13th, 4-10pm
📍 Moxy Times Square, 485 7th Avenue

Browse through a curated collection of one-of-a-kind creations featuring vintage and modern clothing, dazzling jewelry, cozy candles, aesthetic finds, and more. Plus, $13 flash tattoos for Friday the 13th and tooth gem pop-up by Lines Tattoo, a dazzling kick-line performance, and a photo opportunity with The Sarafinas.

Powerhouse Arts x Brooklyn Pop-up Holiday Market
📅 Saturday, December 14th, 11am-6pm
📍 Powerhouse Arts, 322 Third Avenue, Brooklyn

This Holiday Artisan Market event will take place at Powerhouse Arts in their magnificent Grand Hall whose walls are covered in preserved graffiti art, and will be decked out in festive style. Featuring 100 vendors selling clothes, jewelry, candles, ceramics, and prints, in addition to craft making, gift wrapping designed by PHA collaborating artists, DJs, raffles, and more.

Dazed Holiday Campaign Launch Party & Pop-up
📅 Saturday, December 14th, 1-4pm
📍 Dazed Cannabis, 33 Union Square

The Dazed holiday campaign launches on December 14th with a party and shoppable gift guide pop-up. Starring Tess Melody Taylor and Grace O’Connell-Joshua, the fashion experts and editors responsible for creating the hottest editorial gift guides step in front of the camera to star in the Dazed gift guide campaign.

To celebrate the campaign launch Tess and Grace are hosting a curated Holiday Pop-Up so you can shop the gift guide in real life. Complete with giveaways every 30 minutes, complimentary press on manicures, and more special surprises. Check out the chic selection of giftable, fashion-forward cannabis and accessory brands from the gift guide, plus a special appearance and limited edition print by @girlscarryingshit the Instagram account gone viral for paying homage to that mundane superpower.

MAUM Market
📅 Saturday, December 14th, 12-4pm
📍 Industry City, 33 35th Street, 2F, Brooklyn

MAUM is bringing and showcasing 70+ Asian-owned small businesses across categories such as Accessories, Art, Babies & Kids, Beauty & Wellness, Ceramics, Clothing, Drink, Snack, Jewelry, Home Goods, and Pets.

Nike ‘Après Swoosh’ Vintage Market
📅 Saturday, December 14th, 1-8pm and Sunday, December 15th, 11am-8pm
📍216 Lafayette Street

Join Nike for Après Swoosh: A Vintage Market. Nike’s newest Run DNA releases will be available alongside pieces sourced from vintage shops including Big Ash, Chérir Vintage, James Veloria, Intramural, Fantasy Explosion, Smoking Vintage, Varsity Los Angeles, Grotesque Archive. Assemble your best vintage Après fit with the help of Stylist Danie Sierra who will be on the ground.

On Saturday, the market will be open from 1 to 8pm. They will be serving up seasonal snacks and beverages to enjoy while you peruse the vintage finds, customize an ornament, or get your purchases gift wrapped. You can also sign up for your very own individual styling session on site, from 2-4pm and 5-7pm. First come, first served.

On Sunday, the fun continues! The market will be open from 11am to 8pm, again offering seasonal snacks and beverages, styling sessions, ornament customizations, and gift wrapping service for any purchased items. Style blocks are from 12-2pm and 4-6pm.

Eater ‘Under Wraps’ Holiday Market and Cocktail Lounge
📅 Saturday, December 14th- Sunday, December 15th, 12-8:30pm
📍216 Lafayette St

Join for a holiday market curated by Eater editors. Get in the holiday spirit with treat samplings from their staff’s favorites like PopUp Bagels, hot chocolate from the Color of Chocolate, and Fan-Fan Doughnuts, as well as cookbook signings from creator-authors Justine Doiron and Paola Velez. Then, start checking off your holiday gift list with hand-picked products from brands such as Fishwife, Maison Balzac, Dusen Dusen, and more.

Hidden inside the space is a secret, cozy cocktail lounge. Guests can book a reservation to enjoy dessert flights made in collaboration with some of New York’s best bakeries like Lady Wong, Salswee, and Hani’s, as well as loads of seasonal sips and more surprises for a very sweet, very Eater, very exclusive holiday moment.

Tablet Magazine Hannakuh Bazaar
📅 Saturday, December 14th , 6:30-10pm- Sunday, December 15th, 10am-5pm
📍Iron23, 29 West 23rd Street

Get ready to celebrate the Festival of Lights with Tablet Magazine. Join for their annual Hanukkah Bazaar featuring more than sixty vendors offering gifts and goodies both chai and low including a variety of Judaica, jewelry, art, fashion, and more. There will be a Tzedkah Table (Hebrew for “charity”) set with 18 pushkes (Yiddish for “piggy bank”) – representing 18 different non-profit organizations (Jewish and non).

Vendors include Woz Art, Netali Ofer, Avraham Vofsi, Yehoshua, Amnon Lipkin of Pashut, Hotcrown, Naomi Salfati, Via Maris, and more. Also, throughout the weekend there will also be a series of “Meet the Author Book Signings” SATURDAY (7:15pm – Eitan Bernath) and  SUNDAY (10am– Esther Levy Chehebar, 11am– Jake Cohen, 12pm – Naama Shefi 2pm — Keren Blankfeld On Being Jewish Now 3:30pm – Jessica Seinfeld)

Renegade Craft New York
📅 Saturday, December 14th- Sunday, December 15th, 11am-5pm
📍 Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W 18th Street

Shop from over 180 curated artists and support local and national small businesses while shopping creative goods and handmade gifts.

H&M and Buy From A Black Woman Holiday Market
📅 Saturday, December 14th + Saturday, December 21st, 10am-4pm
📍 100 W 125th Street (12/14) and 1472 Broadway (12/21)

H&M and Buy From A Black Woman (BFABW) are returning for the annual Buy From A Black Woman Holiday Market, supporting Black women-owned businesses in H&M stores across North America. Co-hosted by renowned fashion and media personality Bevy Smith.

 

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Outdoor Markets

*in date order

Harlem Night Market
📅 Saturdays; December 7th, 14th, and 21st, 3-7pm
📍 112th Street and Park Avenue

The Harlem Night Market is back this holiday season. Bring the family for children’s activities, from 3-5 pm and be ready to boogie to sounds by Ted Smooth on the 7th, Sunny Cheeba on the 14th, and DJ Stormin Norman on the 21st, Uptown Vinyl Supreme will getting the party started each weekend. Eat some great food, and get some holiday shopping in while supporting local makers.

Paskong Pinoy Market, 2nd weekend
📅 Saturday, December 14th- Sunday, December 15th, 11am-8pm and Saturday, December 21th- Sunday, December 22nd, 11am-6pm
📍 The Pond, 45-02 23rd Street, Queens

Paskong Pinoy is a vibrant celebration of Filipino Christmas traditions happening at The Pond, Long Island City’s newest outdoor event space. Co-presented by the Philippine Department of Tourism and the team behind Philippine Fest, this two-day festival offers a joyful showcase of Filipino culture, food, and holiday cheer.

“Paskong Pinoy” translates to “Filipino Christmas” in Tagalog and reflects the unique way Christmas is celebrated in the Philippines, with a strong focus on family, community, food, and festive traditions.

Highlights: Food Vendors: Savor sweet eats from Kabisera, So Sarap NYC, The Sister House, Kapamilya, and more. Merchandise Vendors: Explore unique gifts from Engkantada Talyer, Katie Ray, Casielle Studio, and more. Activities: Enjoy karaoke or participate in a parol-making workshop; limited spots, tickets here). Parols are traditional Filipino ornamental lanterns displayed during the Christmas season, symbolizing light and hope.

Urbanspace
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park
📅 Daily; NOW- Sunday, January 5th, 11am-8pm
📍 Bryant Park, 40th Street and 6th Avenue

The Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park features more than 200 artisanal vendors selling their innovative wares. You can also find interesting food concepts to choose from while you shop or you can grab some skates, and hop on the ice.

Union Square Holiday Market
📅 Daily; NOW- Tuesday, December 24th
📍Union Square Park, East 14th Street and Union Square East

The Union Square Holiday Market welcomes 185 vendors featuring unique gifts created by local craftsmen, artists, and entrepreneurs. If you are looking for some of the best eats, find them here, for the best in jewelry and accessories, we recommend Gabriela Ceballos, Fleurenz, and De Dandy Itala Jewelry

Columbus Circle Holiday Market
📅 Daily; NOW – Tuesday, December 31st
📍 Columbus Circle, West 59th Street and Central Park West

The Columbus Circle Holiday Market features aisles of art, jewelry, home goods, and delicious eats from local artisans and designers.

Herald Square Holiday Market
📅 Friday, December 6th- Friday, January 3rd
📍 Herald Square, West 34th Street and Broadway

Herald Holiday Market is a new and exciting holiday market, in one of NYC’s most sought-after holiday destinations.

Brooklyn Pop-up: Old Stone House Holiday Bazaar
📅 Saturday, December 7th, 10am-4pm
📍 Washington Park, 4th Street Plaza between 4th and 5th Avenue

Brooklyn Pop-up’s seasonal Old Stone House Holiday Artisan Market brings together 35+ local artisans, makers, and small businesses. There will be free family activities courtesy of the Textile Arts Center and Private Picasso, as well as hot and spiked cider for purchase, and visits from Santa Claus!

Night Markets NYC
West Harlem Holiday Market
📅 Saturdays; December 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th
📍 Jackie Robinson Bandshell, 116 Bradhurst Avenue

This festive market brings together local artisans, craftspeople, and food vendors offering unique handmade goods and delicious treats.

Fordham Plaza Night Market
📅Sundays; December 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
📍 Fordham Plaza, 1 Fordham Plaza

Explore a festive community of local artisans, craftspeople, and food vendors offering unique handmade goods, and delicious treats.