'Tis the season for Ukrainian cake, Finnish rice porridge, and lots of holiday cookies.
Sacred Food: The Chanukah Table & Beyond
Thursday, December 11, 6:00-8:00
Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St. (Canal-Division Sts.), Manhattan
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/eldridgestreet/items/678493/calendar/2025/12/?flow=918844&full-items=yes
General admission: $15
Trinity Lutheran Church Christmas Fair
Saturday, December 13, 10:00-4:00
3118 37th St. (31st Ave.-Broadway), Astoria, Queens
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1400022118795901&set=p.1400022118795901&type=3
Free admission
Pomexpo Holiday and Yalda (Persian winter solstice celebration) Market
Saturday, December 13, 10:00-6:00
45 West 25th St. (Fifth-Sixth Aves.), Manhattan
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pomexpo-holiday-yalda-market-tickets-1835827823439
Free admission with online RSVP; donations welcome
Finnish Christmas Bazaar
Saturday, December 13, 11:00-3:00
St. John's Lutheran Church, 83 Christopher St. (Bleecker St.-Seventh Ave.), Manhattan
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1389690829825291&set=pb.100063531611920.-2207520000
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=finnish+christopher&view_all=1
Free admission
St. Nicholas Cookie Walk
Saturday, December 13, 11:00-4:00; Sunday, noon-3:00 (or until the cookies run out)
St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church, 288 East 10th St. (at Ave. A), Manhattan
http://www.stnicholascookiewalk.com/
Free admission
Eater Under Wraps
Saturday, December 13, 11:00-8:00; Sunday, 11:00-6:00
477 Broadway (Broome-Grand Sts.), Manhattan
https://events.voxmedia.com/EUW_Holiday_House
Free admission to the market; see website for details on ticketed events; a portion of proceeds benefits World Central Kitchen
Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta
Saturday, December 13, 3:00-7:00; repeats December 20
La Marqueta, Lot 2, Park Ave. at 112th St., Manhattan
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harlem-night-market-at-la-marqueta-tickets-1975338763416
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=harlem%20night%20market%20marqueta&view_all=1
Free admission
Grand Bazaar NYC
Sunday, December 14, 10:00-5:00; repeats weekly
100 West 77th St. (at Columbus Ave.), Manhattan
https://grandbazaarnyc.org/
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22grand+bazaar%22
Free admission
Plaza Cuauhtémoc
Sunday, December 14, 11:00-9:00 (liveliest beginning in midafternoon); repeats weekly
219 Cook St. (White-Bogart Sts.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
https://www.instagram.com/plaza.cuauhtemoc/
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=plaza+bushwick+-ortega
Free admission
All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Christmas Bazaar
Sunday, December 14, noon-6:00
All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 206 East 11th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
https://www.facebook.com/events/843417451606868/
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=all%20saints%20manhattan
Free admission
Latvian Christmas Buffet and Crafts Fair
Sunday, December 14, after the 10:30 morning concert
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church, 254 Valentine Ln., Yonkers, New York
https://www.facebook.com/events/1374553450728423/
Previously: I haven't been, but two friends who attended in 2024 ate heartily (as always) and gave a good report
Tickets: adults, $30; children under age 16, free
The Brooklyn Cookie Takedown
Sunday, December 14, 1:00-3:00
Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 514 Union St. (Nevins St.-Third Ave.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
https://thetakedowns.com/brooklyn-cookie-takedown-2025/
Tickets: $25
Sunnyside Holiday Market
Sunday, December 14, 1:00-5:00; repeats December 21
Sunnyside Community Services, 4331 39th St. (Queens Blvd.-43rd Ave.), Sunnyside, Queens
https://www.instagram.com/p/DR5ZxQwElGw/
Free admission
The Great Fruitcake Redemption
Sunday, December 14, 1:00-???
Kitchen Arts & Letters, 1435 Lexington Ave. (93rd-94th Sts.), Manhattan
https://www.kitchenartsandletters.com/blogs/news-and-opinion/fruitcake-redemption-contest-2024
Free admission
Season finale: The Bronx Vegan Bazaar
Wednesday, December 17, 4:00-9:00
The Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse (McClellan-East 166th Sts.), Bronx
https://www.thebronxveganbazaar.com/
Free admission
Church of Sweden Christmas Shop
Continues Wednesday through Sunday, generally noon-6:00, through December 21
Church of Sweden, 5 East 48 St. (Fifth-Madison Aves.), Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQzg9Nvj6lm/
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22church+of+sweden%22&view_all=1&min_taken_date=1357016400
Free admission
Union Square Holiday Market
Continues daily, generally 10:00-9:00, through December 24
Vicinity of 14th St. and Union Square West, Manhattan
https://www.urbanspacemarkets.com/union-square-holiday-market-1
Free admission
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Continues daily, 11:00-7:00, through December 31
Vicinity of 59th St. and Central Park West, Manhattan
https://www.centralpark.com/events/columbus-circle-holiday-market/
Free admission
Macy's Holiday Square Outdoor Market by Urbanspace
Continues daily through January 3
Herald Square, Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQb3aSkjtXn/
Free admission
Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off 2025
Continues during museum hours through January 19
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. (at 103rd St.), Manhattan
https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/gingerbread-nyc
Admission: for New York City residents, pay what you can; see website for more details
Winter Village in Bryant Park
Continues daily, generally 11:00-8:00, through March 1
Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves., Manhattan
https://bryantpark.org/downloads/holiday-shops-directory.pdf
Free admission
Street Food City
Continues weekly, Thursday through Sunday
Museum of Food and Drink, 55 Water Street (at Dock St., 2nd fl.), Dumbo, Brooklyn
https://www.mofad.org/exhibition-streetfood
General admission: $17
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