Boston’s Snowport Holiday Market to Open Nov. 7 With 125-Plus Vendors, Food, Entertainment

The Snowport Holiday Market returns to Boston's Seaport, opening on Friday, Nov. 7, and running through Dec. 28. This season, the spectacular event will transform the waterfront into a festive holiday marketplace.

The Snowport Holiday Market will feature more than 125 small, independently-owned businesses and 20 dining concepts selling their wares at the Snowport Holiday Market, at 100 Seaport Blvd.

Along with all the gift shopping needs for the holidays, Snowport visitors will be able to enjoy outdoor activities, including iceless curling, a Christmas tree market, and a pair of lighting ceremonies. Snowport's holiday tree lighting ceremony, Light Up Seaport, will take place on Dec. 5, and an annual menorah lighting will occur on Dec. 21.

Here's what to know about Snowport 2025:

Entry to Snowport is free, with optional timed tickets available on weekends for a small fee to help manage crowd flow. Tickets are not required for general admission.

The Seaport Insider app, launching in advance of the event, will allow app users to reserve a timed entry ticket Friday through Sunday for $14 general admission, $6 for veterans and children ages 6 to 17, and free for kids ages 5 and younger.

For its first 31 days of operation (through Dec. 7), Snowport 2025 will be open the following hours:

During the peak holiday season (Dec. 8 through Dec. 28), Snowport 2025 will operate on an extended hours schedule:

Now in its fifth season, The Holiday Market at Snowport will feature more than 125 small businesses — 65% local to New England and 88% that identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC) owned or female-owned. Vendors will be selling art, apparel, gourmet food items, and jewelry.

Boston.com has provided a map featuring an outline of the vendor layout for this year's event.

This year's Snowport celebration will feature 20 different food and beverage options. Guests can wander into an après-ski lodge and warm up around artificial fire pits. Stop by the heated tent for beer garden-style seating and refreshments.

Food and drink vendors include:

Snowport 2025 will feature live music every Monday through a branded activation called Mohegan Music Mondays. Each Monday evening starting at 5 p.m., a different emerging Boston musician will perform in partnership with Berklee College of Music.

One of Snowport's most popular activities is the iceless curling rink, located at Harbor Way between 101 and 121 Seaport Blvd. To reserve a lane in advance for groups of up to eight people, use the Seaport Insider app.