Your guide to the Union Square Holiday Market
Posted by Aliens of Brooklyn on
The Union Square Holiday Market is the one New York market most people can find without a map: red-and-white stalls at the south end of Union Square Park, at University Place and East 14th Street, every winter. Urbanspace runs it, it is free to walk through, and last year it held 185 vendors in a few blocks. Here is how to make the most of it, and where to find us.
When it runs, and where we are
Find us at booth A29, November 12 to December 24, 2026.
Market hours for 2026, set by Urbanspace:
- Sunday to Wednesday: 11 am to 8 pm
- Thursday and Friday: 11 am to 9 pm
- Saturday: 10 am to 9 pm
- Thanksgiving, November 26: closed
- Christmas Eve, December 24: the market closes at 4 pm
The East Village shop at 304 E 5th St is open every day, noon to 6 pm, and is about a fifteen-minute walk from the market.
Getting there
Take the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R or W to 14 St-Union Sq and you are standing in it. Weekday afternoons are calm. Weekend evenings in December are shoulder to shoulder, which is fun once and tiring twice.
What we bring to the booth
Choose Your Word beanies and caps, pop culture tees, canvas totes and whatever is new that week. The beanies make the kind of gift people actually wear. Everything at the booth is finished and ready to carry home. See gifts by word, gifts under $25 and gifts under $50 for what is on the table.
We do not print at the booth, but you can order a custom piece there and pick it up at our East Village shop. Or skip the wait: walk about fifteen minutes southeast to 304 E 5th St, where a shirt with your own image takes under 30 minutes and custom tees start at $45. We print your own photos and artwork; we cannot print logos, brand marks or artist merch designs.
Make it a loop
The market sits at the top of the East Village, so it pairs well with a walk down Second Avenue: browse the stalls, warm up somewhere on St. Marks, then come by the shop on 5th Street. If you found us at the market and want a custom piece, say so and we will sort the timing.
Union Square Holiday Market, booth A29, University Pl and E 14th St, New York, NY 10003. Free admission. Keep it weird.
Last reviewed November 8, 2026. Booth number, market hours and holiday closings are from Urbanspace's 2026 vendor bulletin.