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🎄 Christmas Markets in Upstate New York – 2025


Snowflakes, warm cider, and twinkling lights — that’s what makes Christmas in Upstate New York so unforgettable. ❄️✨ From the cozy streets of Saratoga Springs to the festive stalls of Albany and Lake George, the region comes alive each winter with tradition and joy. Explore handmade crafts, taste local treats, and enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides that turn every market into a holiday postcard. Here are some of the most magical Christmas and holiday markets across Upstate New York this season. 🎅🎁


Christmas Markets in Upstate New York

Ten Broeck Mansion Gala 2025: Raise the Roof III


Support the Ten Broeck Mansion Education Center.  Dinner, History-inspired wine & cheese tasting, live music, silent auction & more.


📅 Dates: 06-Nov-25

📍 Location: 120 Van Rensselaer Boulevard, Albany, NY 12204

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 103.22 USD; Highest: 1000.00 USD


No Sew Quilted Ornament Workshop


Make a festive no-sew fabric ornament! Pick your favorite patterns, pin it together, and take home a handmade keepsake. ❄️


📅 Dates: 08-Nov-25

📍 Location: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 23.18 USD; Highest: 33.85 USD


MYO Ceramic Garlic Grater and Spoon Rest


Create 2 tableware classics out of clay at Context Collective! Join us for this seasonal ceramic hand building workshop!


📅 Dates: 11-Nov-25

📍 Location: 95 4th Street, Troy, NY 12180

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 44.52 USD; Highest: 44.52 USD


Stained Glass Holiday Ornament Workshop


Come make two stained glass Holiday ornaments! A tree and a gnome. Perfect for the Holiday season! ❄️


📅 Dates: 15-Nov-25

📍 Location: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 119.22 USD; Highest: 119.22 USD


Wynantskill PTA Craft and Vendor Fair


Get ready for a festive day of shopping and supporting local artisans at the Wynantskill PTA Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair!


📅 Dates: 15-Nov-25

📍 Location: 25 East Avenue, Troy, NY 12180

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD


Networking @ Night November Happy Hour & Food Drive


Our annual canned food drive event! Bring along a non-perishable food item, and mingle with area professionals. If you can, bring a friend!


📅 Dates: 19-Nov-25

📍 Location: 40-42 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD

November Fiber Craft Meetup!


Join us to chat, stitch, and hang! Holiday project deadlines are looming… BYO fiber craft WIP. As always, everyone is welcome!


📅 Dates: 19-Nov-25

📍 Location: 20 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD


Christmas Markets in Upstate New York

Copy of Shop, Hop, and Let the Holiday Magic Begin!


Hop on our holiday bus for a festive shopping tour! Enjoy seasonal fun, treats, and deals at local shops. Let the holiday magic begin!


📅 Dates: 22-Nov-25

📍 Location: 1 Crossgates Mall Road, Albany, NY 12203

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 28.52 USD; Highest: 28.52 USD


Candle Stick Painting & Lattes


Join  our second  “stacked with creativity gathering!


📅 Dates: 22-Nov-25

📍 Location: 275 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 20.00 USD; Highest: 32.78 USD


Light The Plaza


Kick off the holiday season at Light The Plaza — Stuyvesant Plaza’s annual holiday celebration and tree lighting event!


📅 Dates: 22-Nov-25

📍 Location: 1475 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD




Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet hosts an afternoon Nutcracker Tea at the Historic Canfield Casino Sunday, November 23rd  at 3PM.


📅 Dates: 23-Nov-25

📍 Location: 1 East Congress Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 55.20 USD; Highest: 161.90 USD


Brunch & Craft: Winter Wreaths


A holiday brunch with a crafty twist—enjoy a Cidermosa as you make your own festive wreath with Brookside Nursery.


📅 Dates: 23-Nov-25

📍 Location: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 81.88 USD; Highest: 81.88 USD

Little Chef Creations: Turkey Placemat Decorating


Join us on Saturday, November 25th for a festive, family-friendly crafting event!


📅 Dates: 25-Nov-25

📍 Location: 1475 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 6.92 USD; Highest: 6.92 USD


2025 Albany Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl


Join us for our annual Albany Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl! Bar hop through the best bars on our Pub Crawl before the Holidays!


📅 Dates: 26-Nov-25

📍 Location: 205 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 30.65 USD


The Roast of Santa


Did you have to go to therapy when you learned the truth about Santa? Watch these comics enact their revenge.


📅 Dates: 28-Nov-25

📍 Location: 450 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 15.00 USD; Highest: 15.00 USD


Christmas Markets in Upstate New York

Kingston High School Class of 2010 Reunion


Class of 2010—It’s Reunion Time!


📅 Dates: 29-Nov-25

📍 Location: 100 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 71.21 USD; Highest: 71.21 USD


Bill Kirchen Honky Tonk Holiday


Bill Kirchen and His Silent Knights will make a stop on their annual Honky Tonk Holiday Tour at the Hangar on Saturday 11/29.


📅 Dates: 29-Nov-25

📍 Location: 675 River Street, Troy, NY 12180

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 28.52 USD; Highest: 28.52 USD


HOLIDAY BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOP @THE GATEWAY DINER


Get crafty and cozy up for a holiday basket weaving workshop that will have you feeling festive and creative in no time!


📅 Dates: 29-Nov-25

📍 Location: 899 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 97.88 USD; Highest: 97.88 USD


Holiday House First Look: Candlelight Holiday Shop and Walk-Through


Join us for an exclusive first look at our holiday shop and candlelight walk-through of Ten Broeck Mansion, decorated for the Holidays!


📅 Dates: 03-Dec-25

📍 Location: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 12.51 USD


FIESTA8: Community Building to Thrive and Prosper


Join us for our flagship event of the year, raising funds for the education of Hispanics and Latinos in the Capital Region.


📅 Dates: 03-Dec-25

📍 Location: 677 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 75.00 USD; Highest: 75.00 USD

The Artistry of Face Holiday Celebration


Join us for AOF’s 10th annual Holiday Party full of light bites, exclusive specials on treatments, and giveaways on skincare and treatments!


📅 Dates: 04-Dec-25

📍 Location: 475 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12211

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD


A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood


A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood: holiday songs, stories & soaring harmonies—heartfelt, joyful, and full of seasonal spirit.


📅 Dates: 04-Dec-25

📍 Location: 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 13.57 USD; Highest: 27.15 USD


Ten Broeck Mansion Holiday House 2025: Special Tours


Enjoy a holiday themed tour of Ten Broeck Mansion, with ides and demos to create a sustainable holiday, inspired by traditions of the past.


📅 Dates: 04-Dec-25

📍 Location: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 12.51 USD


Hudson Valley Improv's Annual Holiday Mash-Up


Over 30 Hudson Valley improvisers take the stage for our Annual Holiday Mash-Up — an unrehearsed, audience-fueled night of comedy!


📅 Dates: 05-Dec-25

📍 Location: 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 23.18 USD; Highest: 28.52 USD


Lithia Christmas Party


Get ready to jingle and mingle at the Lithia Christmas Party - the perfect way to kick off the holiday season.


📅 Dates: 06-Dec-25

📍 Location: 660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12211

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD


Christmas Markets in Upstate New York

Ten Broeck Mansion Holiday House 2025: Walk-through Tours


Enjoy the shimmering lights, festive trees & bright garlands in the Ten Broeck Mansion for the holidays. Reserve your time in advance.


📅 Dates: 06-Dec-25

📍 Location: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD


Albany  Official Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl


Albany Come dressed in your best Santa outfits, ugly sweaters, reindeer costume or even a Christmas tree lets get lit!


📅 Dates: 06-Dec-25

📍 Location: 205 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 30.65 USD


A Christmas Carol: Holiday Dinner Theater Traditon


Join us for a festive evening of dinner and theater as we bring to life the classic tale of A Christmas Carol in a holiday tradition like no


📅 Dates: 07-Dec-25

📍 Location: 503 Washington Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 71.21 USD; Highest: 71.21 USD


MeetingPoint Holiday Meeting 2025


Let's get together at MeetingPoint Holiday Meeting 2025 for a fun and festive gathering!


📅 Dates: 11-Dec-25

📍 Location: 86 Congress Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD

Saratoga SantaCON 2025


Join us for Saratoga SantaCON 2025! The capital region's largest pub crawl.


📅 Dates: 13-Dec-25

📍 Location: 6 Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 23.18 USD; Highest: 23.18 USD


65th Anniversary Folk Heritage Series: The Kennedys Rockin’ Holiday Show


Husband/wife American folk-rock duo The Kennedys describe themselves as “Higher energy than a folk act, but not as loud as a rock band.”


📅 Dates: 13-Dec-25

📍 Location: 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 15.20 USD; Highest: 30.40 USD


IAHM 2025 Trad/Folk Performance Series: BRIAN CONWAY AND BRENDAN DOLAN


Come celebrate the holidays at IAHM’s Flanagan Theater with two legendary ambassadors of NY’s Irish heritage, arts, culture and tradition!


📅 Dates: 13-Dec-25

📍 Location: 21 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 33.42 USD; Highest: 33.42 USD


Albany Holiday Princess Ball


A Princess Character themed children's event!


📅 Dates: 14-Dec-25

📍 Location: 660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12211

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 27.35 USD; Highest: 37.89 USD


A Very ConnectHV Holiday Party (in Kingston!)


Enjoy free food & libations, locally-themed door prizes, and a glowy evening at the Senate Garage with the Hudson Valley creative community.


📅 Dates: 16-Dec-25

📍 Location: 4 North Front Street, Kingston, NY 12401

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 0.00 USD


Peak Jazz Series: Jane Monheit Duo


Experience jazz vocalist Jane Monheit—an acclaimed interpreter of the Great American Songbook with over 20 years of worldwide acclaim.


📅 Dates: 18-Dec-25

📍 Location: 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 28.23 USD; Highest: 56.45 USD


Holiday Cheer Sugar Cookie Decorating


Get ready to spread some holiday cheer by decorating sugar cookies with friends and family in a cozy diner setting!


📅 Dates: 19-Dec-25

📍 Location: 899 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 65.87 USD; Highest: 65.87 USD

Frozen Christmas at Paradise Eatery!


✨ Frozen Christmas Celebration ✨


📅 Dates: 21-Dec-25

📍 Location: 122 West Albany Street, Herkimer, NY 13350

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 28.52 USD; Highest: 28.52 USD


Christmas Markets in Upstate New York

Racquette River Rounders Annual Boxing Day Reunion Show


It's a nostalgic stringband party on the day after Christmas at Lena's!


📅 Dates: 26-Dec-25

📍 Location: 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 9.78 USD; Highest: 23.88 USD


Albany St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl


The Official St Patrick's Day Bar Crawl of 2026!


📅 Dates: 14-Mar-26

📍 Location: 205 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210

💵 Pricing: Lowest: 0.00 USD; Highest: 35.78 USD



💖 Final Thoughts

Upstate New York captures the cozy, snow-globe feeling of the holidays like nowhere else. From the Adirondacks to the Hudson Valley’s northern edge, every market glows with small-town warmth and festive cheer. So grab a mug of cocoa, wrap up in your favorite scarf, and make memories that sparkle all season long. 🎄❄️❤️


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🎄 Christmas Markets in Upstate New York – 2025

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