The Urbanspace Union Square Holiday Market, the alfresco, European-style winter market with more than 185 local and national vendors has returned. This year, guests will be welcomed by sparkling new decorations, a festive holiday tree and murals that set the tone for the season, plus interactive photo booths to capture holiday memories with your friends and family. Expect lots of great shops and excellent food vendors to fuel your shopping spree.
New this year, stop by Coco Bred, a Jamaican-born company specializing in coco bread sandwiches with traditional fillings topped with sauces, chutneys, relishes, and crumbles; Rubyzaar Baked, famous for their liquid s'mores hot chocolate topped with a toasted marshmallow; and Wicked Heathens, which will be selling handmade crystal jewelry inspired by sacred geometry and occult symbols. Also new this year is NYC's first cat cafe, Meow Parlour, which sells merchandise and cat-related items including cat beds, scratchers, food bowls, and catnip toys for the cats, with all profits helping cats get adopted.
This is the oldest holiday market in the city, so make sure to add it to your holiday tradition list. It's open Monday through Friday 11am-9pm; Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 11am-1pm. The market will be closed on Thanksgiving and after 4pm on Christmas Eve.