NYC holiday markets 2026: this guide now lives at /guides/holiday-markets-nyc

Update, Nov. 10: We have moved this seasonal guide to a stable page, NYC holiday markets: dates, hours and how to go, which we will update in place when organizers change hours or dates. The schedule below still stands as of today. Union Square opens Thursday, Nov. 12.

Update, Nov. 9: The Grand Central Holiday Fair opened Monday, and the LIRR is adding express holiday shopper trains.

Holiday market season in Manhattan has started, and all four of the big markets have posted their 2026 dates. Urbanspace, which runs the Union Square and Columbus Circle markets, lists their dates on its site. Here's the schedule, from the organizers' own pages. All four markets are free to enter.

Holiday Shops at Bryant Park: open now

• Dates: Oct. 28, 2026, to Jan. 3, 2027
• Hours: Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Open daily, including holidays, though holiday hours may vary.
• Where: Bryant Park, between Fifth and Sixth avenues and 40th and 42nd streets, next to the Winter Village rink.
• Source: Bryant Park Corporation. More: Winter Village turns 25.

Grand Central Holiday Fair: open now, through Dec. 24

• Opened: Monday, Nov. 9, with a ribbon-cutting by MTA and LIRR officials, amNewYork reported. It runs through Christmas Eve.
• Where: Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, 89 E. 42nd St., next to the main 42nd Street entrance. It's indoors, so it's the pick for a cold or rainy day. Three rows of stalls hold more than 35 small vendors selling handmade jewelry, art, clothing and home goods; Hennessy is this year's sponsor.
• Hours (Nov. 9 to Dec. 16): Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving.
• Christmas week: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Dec. 17 to Dec. 23; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
• Thanksgiving market: a one-day food market on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in the Biltmore Room near Metro-North's Track 42, the MTA said.
• New this year: the LIRR will run express “holiday shopper trains” between Ronkonkoma and Grand Central Madison with limited stops, LIRR President Rob Free said. Check the TrainTime app or mta.info for the schedule.
• Source: Grand Central Terminal. Event listing: Grand Central Holiday Fair opens.

Union Square Holiday Market: Nov. 12 to Dec. 24

• Hours: Sunday to Wednesday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Where: Union Square, reachable on the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W trains.
• What's new: Made in NYC is partnering with Urbanspace on a rotating booth for six local businesses, one week each, starting Nov. 12. Made in NYC also says the market is closed on Thanksgiving; Urbanspace's page lists the full Nov. 12–Dec. 24 span and does not separately mention the holiday.
• Source: Urbanspace. Full guide: /guides/holiday-markets-nyc. Event listing: Union Square Holiday Market opens.

Columbus Circle Holiday Market: Dec. 1 to Dec. 31

• Hours: Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Where: Columbus Circle at the southwest corner of Central Park, reachable on the 1, A, B, C and D trains.
• Source: Urbanspace.

More holiday shopping

NYC Tourism + Conventions' 2026 holiday guide also lists the Brooklyn Flea and Chelsea Flea, the Grand Holiday Bazaar on the Upper West Side, and the Brooklyn Borough Hall Holiday Market in Downtown Brooklyn, which it says features 100 vendors. Those markets set their own dates, so check with each organizer.