NYC holiday markets: dates, hours and how to go

Manhattan's four big holiday markets have posted 2026 dates and hours on the organizers' own sites. All four are free to enter; you pay only for what you buy. Upcoming market events we have listed are collected at the bottom of this page. We will update this guide in place when hours or dates change, instead of publishing a new article.

At a glance this season

• Open now: the Holiday Shops at Bryant Park (outdoors, next to the rink) and the Grand Central Holiday Fair (indoors, through Dec. 24).
• Opens Thursday, Nov. 12: the Union Square Holiday Market, through Dec. 24.
• Opens Tuesday, Dec. 1: the Columbus Circle Holiday Market, through Dec. 31.

Quick planning tip: if the weather is cold or wet, Grand Central is the indoor market. Union Square keeps later evening hours Thursday through Saturday. If you are going on opening day, Nov. 12 is a Thursday, so Union Square's hours that day are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to Urbanspace.

Holiday Shops at Bryant Park — open now

• Dates: Oct. 28, 2026, through Jan. 3, 2027, according to Bryant Park Corporation.
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Where: Bryant Park, between Fifth and Sixth avenues and 40th and 42nd streets, next to the Winter Village rink. The rink itself has separate hours and is free to enter, with rental fees.

The shops are part of Bank of America Winter Village. Bryant Park's page also lists a tree lighting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 5:30 p.m. More in our earlier story on Winter Village's 25th season.

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

• Dates: Nov. 9 through Dec. 24, 2026, in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal, 89 E. 42nd St., next to the main 42nd Street entrance, according to Grand Central Terminal. It is indoors.
• 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.

This year's fair is presented by Hennessy. Event listing: Grand Central Holiday Fair opens.

Union Square Holiday Market — opens Thursday, Nov. 12

• Dates: Nov. 12 through Dec. 24, 2026, in Union Square Park, according to Urbanspace, which runs the market. Urbanspace says it welcomes nearly 200 vendors.
• 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.
• Trains: 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W, Urbanspace says.

Made in NYC, which is partnering with Urbanspace on a rotating booth, lists the same dates and hours and says the market is closed on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26). Urbanspace's own page lists the Nov. 12–Dec. 24 span and does not separately mention the holiday. Made in NYC says six local businesses will each take the booth for a week, starting with Silly Sketched Pets (Nov. 12–18), then Kettle & Kame Clay Studio (Nov. 19–25), Rose's Pineapple Shorts (Nov. 27–Dec. 3), SloGlo (Dec. 4–10), The Printing Block (Dec. 11–17) and Oh So Nice Design Co. (Dec. 18–24).

Event listing: Union Square Holiday Market opens.

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

• Dates: Dec. 1 through Dec. 31, 2026, according to Urbanspace.
• 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. Urbanspace lists the 1, A, B, C and D trains.

Event listing: Columbus Circle Holiday Market opens.

Other markets

Urbanspace's site also has a page for a Herald Holiday Market, but as of Nov. 10 that page did not list 2026 public dates or hours, so we are not treating it as open. Check the organizer if you are planning around Herald Square.

Other seasonal markets — including fleas and borough-hall fairs — set their own calendars. If we list one as an event, it will appear with the markets below.