It’s time to start holiday shopping! Shop unique, handmade gifts at one of these holiday markets in the area.
Now – March
Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park
Bryant Park, New York City
This Manhattan park is home to the largest free-admission ice skating rink in NYC. Relax rinkside at The Lodge or rent a Cozy Igloo while taking in the splendor of the giant Christmas tree. Shop more than 180 vendors selling gifts from around the world. And check out the bumper cars on ice.
November 8
Holiday Craft Market
Southern Regional High School, Manahawkin
The Stafford Twp. EMS Auxiliary puts on this early shopping market.
November 8-9
Christmas at the Farm Holiday Market
Riamede Farm, Chester
The fifth annual community holiday market includes 70 local artisan vendors, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, apple picking, hayrides through the autumn orchard, the apple slingshot, food trucks and beer, and apple cider and donuts.
Holiday Crafts and Drafts
Jersey Girl Brewing, Hackettstown
Shop from handmade goods inside the cozy warehouse tasting room. You can bring your kids, your dogs – and your own food to make a day of it.
November 8 – January 3
Macy’s Holiday Square
Macy’s Herald Square, New York City
The store’s open-air holiday market spans three blocks, with 30 shops and food vendors, plus gifts, treats, photo ops and more. Plus, for the first time, warm up at Herald Haus and Bar, an outdoor beer hall with a full kitchen. You can make reservations to visit Macy’s Santaland, too.
November 10 – January 4
Holiday Under the Stars
Shops at Columbus Circle, New York, NY
This year’s installation will have 300,000 twinkling lights and 44 illuminated stars that create a kaleidoscope of colors. The light show takes place every 30 minutes from 5 pm to midnight.
Thursday – Sunday, November 13 – December 21
Artist Winter Village
Hinds Plaza, Princeton
Four chalets are set up as festive pop-up shops, run by regional artists who made their own textiles, jewelry, candles, children’s wear, pottery, wood, and more.
November 13 – December 24
Union Square Holiday Market
Union Square, New York City
NYC’s largest Greenmarket transforms for the holiday season, with 150+ vendors selling gifts and goods for the season. The local restaurants, retailers and entertainers join in as well.
Select dates, November 14 – December 21
Christkindlmarkt
PNC Plaza at SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA
Known as Christmas City, this market offers handmade works by artists from around the country, live Christmas music sung by carolers, visits with Old St. Nick, and collectibles from Germany.
November 14 – January 1
Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market
Dilworth Park, Philadelphia, PA
More than 50 local artisans, designers, crafters and jewelers will be set up inside picturesque white wooden booths, adorned with the glow of Moravian stars.
November 15
Nottingham High School PTSA Holiday Market & Food Trucks
Nottingham High School, Hamilton Twp.
More than 45 local crafters and vendors will be selling handmade gifts, unique crafts, seasonal décor, and other special finds. Visit the special photo area with Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Tricky Tray will auction off baskets and prizes donated by the community. Outside, a variety of food trucks will offer options, ranging from warm comfort foods to sweet treats.
November 15 – December 14
LBIF Holiday Market
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies
Artists, makers and small businesses from across LBI will be selling fine art, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and handcrafted gifts. Many pieces come from LBIF’s ceramics residents and the Plein Air Plus exhibition. On Small Business Saturday (November 29) there will be special local vendors exclusive to this day only, making it an opportunity to find one-of-a-kind gifts. There will be live music, food trucks, festive drinks, hot chocolate, and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
November 17 – January 7
Shine Bright at Hudson Yards, Presented by Wells Fargo
Hudson Yards, New York City
More than 2 million twinkling lights (that’s 115 miles!) and 725 evergreen trees set the stage for ice skating, photos with Santa, holiday shopping – and even Santa’s Secret Speakeasy for adults, plus a special menorah lighting.
November 21-22
Unitarian Society of Ridgewood Holiday Market
Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, Ridgewood
During opening night on Friday, enjoy a wine and cheese reception. On Saturday, shopping includes a bake sale and other activities.
November 22 – December 24
Christmas Village in Philadelphia
LOVE Park and City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
You’ll feel like you’re in Germany as vendors set up in traditional wooden booths, offering holiday gifts, ornaments, jewelry and arts and crafts in the style of an authentic German market. There will be a carousel, Ferris Wheel, a kid’s train, and plenty of European foods and desserts.
November 23
Holiday Flea & Gift Fair
Wayne PAL, Wayne
There will be roughly 75 vendors set up indoors and possibly outdoors so you can start your holiday shopping.
Jingle Fest Craft Show
Wayne Hills High School, Wayne
More than 100 arts and crafts exhibitors from three states will set up in the gym and café, selling everything from home decor to holiday items, to pet treats to apparel. Santa will be there, too.
Swedish Christmas Fair
Commonwealth Club, Upper Montclair
Swedish handicrafts like handmade Christmas decorations and wooden items, plus a variety of cheeses, herring, and other Swedish delicacies will be for sale, in addition to Glögg, a typical Swedish spiced holiday drink. A highlight is the beautiful Lucia pageant and her choir singing.
November 28-29
Winter Village
Excursion Park, Sea Isle City
Families can visit with Santa and his special guests, plus watch holiday performances, listen to Christmas songs, and shop for gifts in the Shopping Village.
November 28-30
Living Upriver Holiday Market
Forest Hall, Broad & Harford Streets, Milford, PA
The market by designer Barbara de Vries – who wrote about 14 creatives in her recent book, Living Upriver: Artful Homes, Idyllic Lives – brings together more than two dozen artistic vendors for an in-person market.
November 28-30; December 6-7
Winter Village / Festival of Trees / Dickens Days
The Red Mill Museum Village, Clinton
Marketspace Vendor Events will set up a holiday market in a heated outdoor space, with more than 50 local craft artisans, food trucks and activities. This will coincide with the Festival of Trees, plus Dickens Days (theatrical carolers, horse-drawn carriage rides and Victorian-era charm take over Downtown Clinton).
Select Dates, November 28 – December 21
Holiday Bazaar Series 2025
November 28-30: Whitechapel Projects, Long Branch
Fridays – Sundays, November 28 – December 21: Grand Arcade of Convention Hall, Asbury Park
Sundays, November 30 – December 14: Asbury Hotel, Asbury Park
Each location will be packed with crafters selling handcrafted goods and unique holiday gifts. There will be holiday music and entertainment, photos with Santa, food and drinks, craft workshops, kids’ activities, festive décor and photo ops. The inspiration is the Weihnachtsmarkt holiday markets in Germany.
Wednesdays-Sundays, November 28 – December 24
Christmas Wonderland
Maple Leaf Farms, Manalapan
Aside from the huge market that has all your Christmas and Hanukkah needs, there are visits with Santa and outdoor train rides; plus, you can get your Christmas tree from a selection that’s grown on the farm.
Wednesdays – Sundays, November 28 – December 28
Holiday Square Market
Magnolia Landing, Jersey City
This New York City-style holiday market will have decorations, festive stalls and a curated lineup of food and merchant vendors.
Fridays – Sundays, November 28 – December 28
NY Waterway’s Winter Waterway Holiday Market
Midtown Terminal Ferry, NYC
There will be more than a dozen food vendors, shopping at the indoor market, crafts, special activities for kids and visits with Santa (on select dates).
November 28 – January 3
Kringle Cove
Whitechapel Projects, Long Branch
Shop all weekend from different vendors set up each day at The Long Branch Holiday Bazaar. There will be a live DJ, holiday craft workshops and face painting for kids. Kringle Cove will have each room decorated so that you feel like you’re in a holiday movie. Make your own s’mores or order pizza. There will be pet photos with Santa on Saturday. You can make a reservation for Very Merry Brunchmas or the Christmas Carol Cocktail Experience.
November 29
Holiday Art Market
Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove
More than 30 local artists and crafters will display their items, in addition to Open Artists’ studios, holiday music, and food and drinks.
Wildwoods Holiday Shopping Village
Byrne Plaza, Downtown Wildwood
The completely outdoor holiday shopping experience takes place on Small Business Saturday. Local artisans, jewelry, specialty shops, handcrafted items, holiday decorations, baked goods, boutique shops and other gifts will be for sale.
Holiday Market: Small Business Saturday at LBIF
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences
There will be fine art, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and handcrafted gifts created by local and regional artists from across the island. Many pieces come from LBIF’s ceramics residents and the Plein Air Plus exhibition. There will be live music, food trucks, festive drinks, hot chocolate, and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
November 29-30
Owl Markets (Highland Park’s Artisan and Crafter Holiday Markets)
Highland Park
The outdoor holiday markets feature local artists, artisans, crafters and food vendors. Aside from shopping for handmade goods, there will be live music, free arts and crafts, visits by Santa, a festive photo booth, ornament making and dreidel decorating on the public market square by the Welkovits Pavilion. November 29 is Small Business Saturday and the tree lighting, and December 14 will be the menorah lighting.
Grounds for Sculpture’s Holiday Artisan Market
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton Twp.
There will be a curated marketplace of 50 artists set up inside, with items like jewelry, pottery, woodwork, original art, skincare and gourmet treats. Constellation Culinary Group will offer light bites inside the auditorium. You can then explore the 42-acre sculpture garden and other indoor galleries.
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, November 29 – December 20
Bell Works Fresh Holiday Market
Bell Works, Holmdel
There will be a curated collection of 75 local handmade artists and makers.
Every Saturday & Select Sundays, November 29 – December 20
Ocean’s Holiday Village
The Shops at The Row, Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City
The holiday market will offer gifts and sweet treats from a selection of local businesses.
Select dates, November 29 – January 4
Newark Winter Village
Mulberry Commons Park, Newark
The open-air festival in the downtown offers ice skating, go karts, a marketplace, private heated pods and igloos.
November 30
Porta Holiday Market
Porta, Asbury Park
The holiday pop-up sip & shop will feature 25 local handmade artists and makers.
Holiday Flea & Gift Fair
Clifton High School, Clifton
There will be roughly 75 vendors set up indoors and possibly outdoors so you can start your holiday shopping.
Sundays, November 30, December 7, 14 and 21
Holidays at HenVille: Shopping Village
MudHen Brewing Company, Wildwood
Browse vendors in the parking lot while enjoying hot cocoa, s’mores stations, caricatures, face painting, and live music in the Biergarten. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on-site for photos during the December events.
December 4
New Brunswick Winter Wonderland Bazaar
Monument Square, New Brunswick
Asbury Park Bazaar and New Brunswick City Center will kick off the city’s month-long holiday festivities with a tree lighting ceremony, live music and performances, ice skating, snow machine fun, horse-drawn carriage rides, a hot chocolate bar, Festival of Trees, a gingerbread house contest, food from nearby restaurants, selfies with Santa, and a Letters to Santa mailbox.
December 5-6
Winter Wonderland & Holiday Village
Town Hall, Union Twp.
The front and back parking lots will be filled with holiday cheer. There will be a tree lighting, live music, a synthetic ice skating rink, strolling characters, Mrs. Claus Sweet Treats Bakery, Santa’s Workshop, a trackless fire truck, curling, a photo booth, more than 40 craft vendors, fire pit areas, and a hot cocoa and beer garden.
December 5-7
Weihnachtsmarkt German Christmas Market of New Jersey
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta
There will be a carousel, pony rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, a petting zoo, a wagon parade, visits with Santa in the courtyard gazebo, storytime with Mrs. Claus and her Elf, a Christmas tree lighting on Friday, festive lights, ice sculptures, and the Pocono Mountain Garden Railway Society train display in the Greenhouse, a visit with author Sue Steinhardt and her dog Imperfect Phil, face painting, and a German Christmas traditions display.
December 5-14
A Maker’s Circle Holiday Pop-Up Shop
A Maker’s Circle, Pottersville
Local vendors will sell handmade items like pottery, artwork, ornaments, knitwear, toys, children’s clothes, leather goods and more.
December 5-23
Harbaugh Village North Pole Experience
Harbaugh Village, Mullica Hill
You’ll literally feel like you’re in the North Pole with photos with Santa in the Evergreen, a reindeer stable, letter writing to Santa, holiday light displays, live entertainment, carousel rides, a boardwalk, sports games, ice skating, a vendor village and visits with elves.
December 6
Holiday Community Craft Fair
Trinity United Methodist Church, Hackettstown
Artists will be offering handmade jewelry, sewing and knitted goods, etched glass, and even homemade salsa for sale. In addition to the craft fair, there will be a soup sale and hot chocolate bar. The fair coincides with the Hackettstown Hometown Holiday.
Pasko in America
American Dream, East Rutherford
Celebrate Christmas in the Philippine style, with a cultural marketplace, holiday performances, a lantern ceremony, cultural exhibits, a Labubu x Popmart collab, and activities for kids.
Crafts at Christmas Show
Cape May Convention Center, Cape May
The annual craft expo will have dozens of vendors set up for your holiday shopping needs.
Shoreline Vintage Holiday Market
Shoreline Vintage & Antiques, Richland
There will be multiple vendors selling vintage holiday decor, antiques, arts & crafts, candles, baked goods and more. Santa will visit, too.
December 6-7
Christkindlmarkt
Needle Creek Farm Brewery, Pennington
The indoor and outdoor markets feature artisan vendors, food trucks, farm animals, an outdoor playground, fire pits, s’mores, live music, craft beer, pre-cut Christmas trees and swag.
Noyes Holiday Market & Gingerbread Village
Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, Atlantic City
Activities include craft vendors, photos with Santa, a gingerbread village contest, live music, food and drinks, craft making, and a toy drive.
Holiday Craft Fair
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, New Brunswick
Browse a market of local vendors offering handmade gifts, seasonal treats, and unique crafts. Bring the whole family for a special storytelling session with local author Karen Rostoker-Gruber, who will share Hanukkah stories alongside a surprise guest. Warm up at the hot cocoa bar or enjoy some holiday treats.
Wallabout Wonderland
The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn, NY
The market brings together over 150 local vendors offering clothing, accessories, home décor and artisanal foods. There will be a full lineup of family-friendly activities, including cookie decorating, holiday card-making, photo ops, and hands-on workshops. Create your own ugly sweater, play archery or pickleball, pick a flower from the Bloom Bar and see the next generation of makers at a youth showcase.
December 7
Holiday Jingle Sip & Shop Vendor Market
Garden State Distillery, Toms River
Jenn Zazzara of Shore Crafted brings together local makers, artisans and small businesses for a day of shopping and sipping on craft cocktails.
Winterfest Market
Haddon Twp.
The outdoor market has unique gifts from area artisans, plus food from local vendors, and a beer garden.
Holiday Flea & Gift Fair
Bergenfield High School, Bergenfield
There will be roughly 75 vendors set up indoors and possibly outdoors so you can start your holiday shopping.
Porta Holiday Market
Porta, Asbury Park
The holiday pop-up sip & shop will feature 25 local handmade artists and makers.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum Holiday Open House
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit
The free event includes a Sip ‘n’ Shop Holiday Market, holiday greens sale, tree decorating, a woodland winter story walk, choir singing by students from Summit High and Oak Knoll, a holiday raffle, cookies and cocoa, and photos with Santa.
Shop the Season Holiday Pop-Up
Teak, Red Bank
The festive rooftop event will include sipping and snacking while you shop for unique gifts from local vendors. There will be a live DJ spinning throughout the afternoon. Tickets include stationed and passed hors d’oeuvres, one free drink, and a ticket for the basket raffle.
December 7, 14 and 21
Main Street Pops Artisan Market Holiday Market
Monroe Plaza, Hoboken
More than 70 local artisans will be at each market, so you can find one-of-a-kind treasures, from handcrafted jewelry and home decor to artisanal foods and sweet treats. There will also be holiday music, a Jingle Jam Community Concert, the Sleigh Bell Lounge, a holiday inflatables village, a bouncy house, singing Mrs. Claus, and selfies with roving holiday characters.
December 13
Christmas Village 2025
Duffield’s Farm & Market, Sewell
Usher in the Christmas season with gingerbread decorating, a hot chocolate bar, photos with Santa, food trucks and craft vendors.
Holiday Made in Monmouth
Collins Arena, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft
All of the items showcased for sale are made by artists who either live or work in Monmouth County, giving a personal NJ touch to your holiday gifts.
Atlantic City Holiday Parade & Village
Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City
The avenue will be lit up with music, magic and a holiday tree as the parade marches by. After, head to the market for some holiday shopping.
Holiday Wonderland & Christmas Market
Heritage Park, Manahawkin
Makers, bakers, food vendors, Santa and Mrs. Claus, fire pits, a hot cocoa bar, a beer truck benefitting the Stafford Twp. PBA, and live entertainment are all part of the holiday action.
Winterfest
Historic Smithville Park, Eastampton
You will find wandering carolers dressed in Victorian attire, music by the Pine Barons Chorus and Jersey Sound Chorus, songs by the Cinnaminson Middle School Choir and School of Rock students, a wine and mulled cider tent, a holiday marketplace, an elf hunt through the Mansion Maze, tours of the mansion, bubble magic with Meadow Perry, ice skating on a synthetic rink, ice carving, a bonfire with s’mores, a tree lighting, a holiday surprise from the Pirates of Fortune’s Folly, winter crafts for kids, food trucks, and, of course, Victorian Santa.
Hungarian Christmas Market
American Hungarian Foundation, New Brunswick
The Hungarian Scouts of New Brunswick will present Hungarian foods and artisan products.
December 13-14
Owl Markets (Highland Park’s Artisan and Crafter Holiday Markets)
Highland Park
The outdoor holiday markets feature local artists, artisans, crafters and food vendors. Aside from shopping for handmade goods, there will be live music, free arts and crafts, visits by Santa, a festive photo booth, ornament making and dreidel decorating on the public market square by the Welkovits Pavilion. December 14 will be the menorah lighting.
New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market: Wreck the Walls
The Dome at Adventure Crossing, Jackson Twp.
The ultimate underground shopping experience and arts festival includes DIY artists and sellers, food trucks, celebrity guests, on-site tattooing, pop-up arcades, pop-up art galleries, and live music.
Lambertville House Holiday Market
Lambertville House, Lambertville
There will be food, crafts, gifts and live music.
Countdown to Christmas: A Shopping Extravaganza
St. Jude Parish Center, Hopatcong
There will be more than 40 vendors on site each day, plus food vendors and a 50/50 raffle.
December 13-14, 20-21
Flounder’s Kringle Market
Carriage Farm, Hillsborough
There will be food trucks, craft beer, mulled wine, a brass band performance, dance demos, holiday shopping from 45+ vendors, Christmas tree and wreath sales, live caroling, a Kid’s Craft Zone, a visit by Buddy the Elf, and free photos with Santa. The event is pet-friendly.
Happy Holiday Market
Grove Street Path Plaza, Jersey City
The Ashford, Jersey City
Jersey City’s Historic Downtown Special Improvement District will host two holiday markets over two weekends in December. There will be an indoor holiday market on the rooftop at The Ashford and an outdoor market at the Grove Street Path Plaza. Both markets will have handmade gifts and fine art, while the rooftop market at The Ashford will also host a brunch.
December 14
Tenafly Holiday Fair
Downtown Tenafly, Tenafly
There will be a holiday fair, a food festival, a s’mores cafe, a coffee trailer, Hive & Honey Mobile Bar, Mel’s Butcher Box Holiday Wonderland, a creative holiday hub, and performances on the community stage. The Holiday After Party at Spring House will include a cozy, candlelit setting with festive cocktails, light bites, and holiday tunes.
Holiday Flea & Gift Fair
New Milford High School, New Milford
There will be roughly 75 vendors set up indoors and possibly outdoors so you can start your holiday shopping.
December 20
Kwanzaa Family Festival & Artisan Marketplace
NJPAC, Newark
There will be performances from local dance troupes, Kwanzaa rituals, dancing and drumming classes, face painting, storytelling and a full marketplace.
December 21
Porta Holiday Market
Porta, Asbury Park
The holiday pop-up sip & shop will feature 25 local handmade artists and makers.
Holiday Flea & Gift Fair
Wayne PAL, Wayne
There will be roughly 75 vendors set up indoors and possibly outdoors so you can start your holiday shopping.
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