The best Christmas markets in New York City are the Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park, the Union Square Holiday Market, the Columbus Circle Holiday Market, the Grand Central Holiday Fair and Brooklyn Flea's weekend markets. Most open in late October or November and run until Christmas Eve or early January.
NYC's biggest holiday market, with a free-admission ice rink.
Bryant Park's Winter Village sets up more than 100 glass-walled holiday shops, food kiosks and a big ice rink behind the New York Public Library.
It usually opens in late October and the shops run until early January.
Good to know: Book a skating slot online to skip the line.
Bryant Park, 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets, New York, NY 10018
Red-and-white stalls of handmade gifts.
Urbanspace's Union Square Holiday Market fills the south end of the square with local makers selling jewelry, prints, ceramics and food.
It usually runs from mid-November to Christmas Eve.
Good to know: The Greenmarket runs alongside on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Union Square Park, 14th Street & Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Holiday stalls at the corner of Central Park.
Urbanspace's Columbus Circle market lines the edge of Central Park with gift and food stalls each holiday season.
Pair it with a walk in the park.
Good to know: Visit before the NYC Ballet Nutcracker at Lincoln Center nearby.
Columbus Circle & Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
An indoor holiday fair in Vanderbilt Hall.
Grand Central's Holiday Fair fills Vanderbilt Hall with dozens of vendors selling crafts, jewelry and gifts, under the station's chandeliers.
It's indoors, so it's perfect on a cold day.
Good to know: Stop to see the Holiday Train Show at the Transit Museum Gallery Annex in the terminal.
89 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017
Vintage, antiques and makers under the Manhattan Bridge.
Brooklyn Flea's weekend market in DUMBO sells vintage clothing, records, furniture and handmade goods, with festive holiday markets in December.
Great for one-of-a-kind gifts.
Good to know: Walk to Brooklyn Bridge Park for skyline views afterward.
80 Pearl Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Bryant Park's Winter Village usually opens in late October, and the Union Square and Columbus Circle markets in mid-November. Most run until Christmas Eve; Bryant Park's rink stays open into the new year. Check each market's 2026 dates.
Yes, all of these are free to enter. Skating at Bryant Park's rink is free if you bring your own skates, with paid timed slots at busy times.
Bryant Park's Winter Village is the most complete, with a rink, a big tree and dozens of shops. Union Square is the best for handmade gifts.
Weekday mornings and early afternoons. Evenings and December weekends are packed.