Christmas markets · New Jersey, NJ
Christmas markets in New Jersey
New Jersey's biggest Christmas market is the German one at the Sussex County Fairgrounds — three days in early December with a biergarten and a petting zoo. Closer to New York there are weekend markets in Montclair, Jersey City and Morristown, and the Shore keeps its own: Asbury Park's bazaar and Cape May's Victorian-town village.
8 markets · checked October 2026
🧒 With kids
- German Christmas Market of New Jersey · Augusta (Sussex County)
- Heights Holiday Market · Jersey City Heights
- Winter Village at the Red Mill · Clinton
- Bell Works Holiday Markets · Holmdel
- Vendor Village at Congress Hall · Cape May
✨ Date night
- Montclair Flea Holiday Market · Montclair
- Holiday CraftMorristown · Morristown
- Winter Village at the Red Mill · Clinton
- Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar · Asbury Park
- Vendor Village at Congress Hall · Cape May
🎉 With friends
- German Christmas Market of New Jersey · Augusta (Sussex County)
- Montclair Flea Holiday Market · Montclair
- Heights Holiday Market · Jersey City Heights
- Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar · Asbury Park
- Bell Works Holiday Markets · Holmdel
German market
IllustrationGerman market · Augusta (Sussex County)
German Christmas Market of New Jersey
The state's largest Christmas market, now in its mid-twenties: a fairground of vendor halls, a biergarten, food trucks, a petting zoo and a tree lighting, with proceeds going to local charities.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Vendor halls of local and regional makers
- Biergarten and German food
- Petting zoo and tree lighting
- Proceeds go to local charities
The real German-style market in the state — worth the drive to Sussex County for a whole afternoon with kids.
- Dates
- Dec 5–7, 2025 (Fri–Sat 10 am–8 pm, Sun 10 am–5 pm)
- Cost
- $8 in advance / $10 at the gate (2025); 12 and under and veterans free
Getting there and parking
- no rail service
Worth knowing
- Three days only, early December
- Buy tickets in advance to save $2
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · Montclair
Montclair Flea Holiday Market
Weekend flea market of handmade gifts, vintage finds and décor at the old Lackawanna railway station.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Handmade gifts and vintage
- Every weekend through December
- At the old Lackawanna station
An easy weekend browse for North Jersey — vintage hunters will like it most.
- Dates
- Sat–Sun, Nov 29 – Dec 28, 2025, 11 am – 6 pm
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- Saturdays and Sundays only, 11 am–6 pm
- Illustration
Weekend market · Jersey City Heights
Heights Holiday Market
A one-day market of more than 150 food, drink and gift vendors on the Palisades, with Santa photos.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- 150+ food, drink and gift vendors
- Santa pictures
- Palisades views over Hoboken and Manhattan
The biggest one-day market near the Hudson — come early, it's a single Saturday.
- Dates
- Dec 6, 2025, 10 am – 4 pm
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- One day only, 10 am–4 pm
IllustrationWeekend market · Clinton
Winter Village at the Red Mill
More than 50 craft artisans, food trucks and a Festival of Trees around the red mill on the Raritan.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- 50+ craft artisans
- Food trucks
- Festival of Trees
- Historic mill village by the river
Pretty and low-key — a good half-day with the town of Clinton.
- Dates
- Nov 28–30 & Dec 6–7, 2025
- Entry
- See organiser
Worth knowing
- Two weekends only — check which days
- Illustration
Weekend market · Holmdel
Bell Works Holiday Markets
About 75 artists on rotating market days under the glass atrium of the old Bell Labs building.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- About 75 artists
- Indoor atrium of the former Bell Labs
- Restaurant on site
A comfortable indoor market for Monmouth County — check which days it runs.
- Dates
- Nov 29 – Dec 20, 2025 (select days)
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- Runs on select days only
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · Morristown
Holiday CraftMorristown
A juried indoor craft show of about 175 artists in the Morristown Armory, with a café on site.
✨ Date nightWhat's there
- About 175 juried craft artists
- Indoors in the Morristown Armory
- Café on site
For serious craft shoppers — higher-end handmade work rather than a festive market.
- Dates
- Dec 12–14, 2025
- Entry
- Tickets — see organiser
Worth knowing
- Indoor — fine in any weather
IllustrationHoliday market · Asbury Park
Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar
Local and regional makers in the Grand Arcade of Convention Hall and nearby venues on the boardwalk, with food and music.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Makers in Convention Hall's Grand Arcade
- Food and music
- Boardwalk setting
Worth it if you're at the Shore in December — combine with a boardwalk walk.
- Dates
- Nov 28 – Dec 21, 2025 (hours vary)
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- NJ Transit North Jersey Coast line to Asbury Park, about 15 minutes' walk
Worth knowing
- Days and hours vary through the season
Christmas village
IllustrationChristmas village · Cape May
Vendor Village at Congress Hall
Candy-cane-striped tents of specialty shops on the lawn of Cape May's grand Victorian hotel.
✨ Date night🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Candy-cane-striped tents of specialty shops
- On the lawn of Congress Hall
- Cape May's Victorian Christmas around it
Part of a Cape May Christmas weekend rather than a trip on its own — lovely with the town's decorations.
- Dates
- Thu–Sun Nov 28 – Dec 14, then daily Dec 18–31, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- Thursday–Sunday until mid-December, then daily to New Year's Eve