SoWa Winter Festival & Holiday Market 2024
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| Dates: | Fri, Sat, Sun from 11/29/24 - 12/22/24 |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Seasonal Fun |
By popular demand, the 9th Annual SoWa Winter Festival, New England’s largest indoor holiday marketplace, held in the iconic SoWa Power Station, will now be open 7 days a week for 2024. Opening on Friday, November 29th and running through Sunday, December 22nd, the SoWa Winter Festival is a low-cost, family-friendly and accessible indoor holiday marketplace in the heart of the South End.
New and returning offerings for 2024 include over 100 artists, craftspeople, food purveyors, specialty holiday beverage makers, live entertainment, maker workshops, a holiday lounge, photo opportunities and the return of the SoWa Winter Food Truck Village, plus abundant on-site parking.
Holiday shoppers will find a wide array of unique items including art, crafts, accessories, new and vintage apparel, handmade and fashion jewelry, home decor, gourmet goods, holiday gifts and decorations from over 100 small businesses.
Shop local, eat, drink, and be merry and bright.
Vendor Highlights - View all vendors
🛍️ Superior category extra virgin olive oil grown in Florence, Italy by Torre di Gamberaia (Returning)
✨Eataly - In their first Boston pop up! Enjoy inspired Italian cuisine and specialty goods (New)
🎁Specialty artisan cheeses and a line of cured meats from Springdale Farm Creamery, a 4th generation family dairy farm from Mid- Coast Maine (New)
🛍️Festive preserves, seasonal canned goods and preorders for holiday specialty roasts from Olde Haven Farm (New)
✨Hand crafted truffles, chocolate covered cranberries, almonds and espresso beans, hand-decorated treats, soft-centered cream candies, and craft chocolate from The Chocolate Pan, a family business based in Maine (New)
🎁Artisan soap and handmade skincare from Dulse and Rugosa (New)
🛍️Contemporary European home décor, textiles and linens from Live the French Way (New)
✨Fun New England-style winter apparel from Paul Landry Co. (New)
🎁Stylish womenswear from Rachel Walters Collection (Returning)
🛍️Pottery, ceramics, and clay creations from Julo Pottery (Returning)
✨Botanical inspired stationery items, originals prints, and framed art from StudioReta (New)
🎁Stylish womenswear from Rachel Walters Collection (Returning)
🛍️Handmade sweater mittens, and cashmere scarves from Smittens (Returning)
✨Whimsical, organic cotton children's clothing made in New England from Simply Chickie (New)
🎁Handknit beanies and hand-sewn trucker hats in designs inspired by the outdoors from AllieCaps (Returning)
🛍️Handmade jewelry from Beadorable (New)
✨Paper Star Lights, Glowing Snowflakes, and other festive art by Artschatz (New)
🎁Sustainable clothing made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire by The Drift Collective (New)
🛍️Handmade pet accessories by Lilly’s Bone To Pick (Returning)
SoWa Winter Festival Food + Refreshment
Enjoy a wide variety of festive foods, inspired holiday cocktails, mocktails, warming drinks and visit the holiday lounge on the Mezzanine:
🕯️Matilda (Returning): Heart shaped empanadas featuring vegan and vegetable options
🕯️Crepe Shop (Returning): Sweet and savory French Crepe options
🕯️Samosa Man (New): Vegan and Non-Vegetarian Samosas, Chicken-Curry and Chickpea Masala Meals served with Samosa Man Rice
🕯️Springdale Farm Creamery and State of Maine Cheese Company (New): Grab and go charcuterie boxes featuring specialty artisan cheese, cured meats, and crackers.
🕯️Sweetness and Honey Bakery (New): French macarons, gourmet pop tarts, specialty cake slices
🕯️Blackbird Doughnuts (Returning): Artisanal Doughnuts
🕯️Batter + Bloom (Returning): Cupcakes, mini cakes, and more desserts
🕯️Kohi Coffee (New): Holiday Seasonal Beverages, Pastries and Pretzels
🕯️The Fat Cactus (Returning): Gourmet Hot Chocolate Bar
🕯️Native Colombian Coffee (New): Offering refreshing hot and cold coffee specialty drinks
🕯️The Half Cookie (Returning): Grab and go cookies and signature holiday gift boxes
Extend your Visit: The SoWa Winter Festival Holiday Neighborhood
Step outside the SoWa Winter Festival to the SoWa Winter Wonderland Food Truck Village with abundant outdoor seating and foods from around the world offered by Boston’s most sought-after food trucks.
Continue your visit through the neighborhood on bedecked Thayer Street, home to the SoWa Art + Design District, the largest concentration of artists, galleries, design showrooms, and retail shops in New England.
Also adjacent to the festival is a wide array of restaurants with highlights including Marseille’s French and Mediterranean cuisine featuring a warm and inviting bar; PRB Boulangerie, for eat-in or grab- and-go French favorites including specialty coffees, teas, croissants, baguettes, quiches, sandwiches, salads, and snacks and Burro Bar, the neighborhood’s go-to Mexican restaurant and tequila bar.
SoWa Winter Festival - All you need to know:
Getting There
SoWa is the area South of Washington Street in the South End of Boston
Address: 550 Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End.
Closest T stations: Orange Line/Tufts Medical Center or Red Line/Broadway
Admission: $10 per person, cash, credit cards and Apple Pay
Parking: $10, cash only, at all 540 Harrison Ave., 500 Harrison Ave., 365 Albany St., 274 Albany St., and 324 Albany St. lots.
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For your holiday shopping pleasure, we’ve assembled 100+ of the region’s best makers, artists, designers, and specialty vendors together under one festive roof for our annual Winter Festival.
Browse the main floor and enjoy delicious food and drinks, and be sure to venture to the 2nd floor for live music and specialty cocktails designed by some of Boston’s top bartenders!
The fun continues just a 3 minute walk away! Fridays through Sundays, exit the Power Station and head to Harrison Avenue.
Take a right, pass Randolph Street, and enjoy a variety of food and beverage trucks, cozy up to a firepit, and explore the open artist studios in the Art + Design District on Thayer Street.
The SoWa Winter Festival is family friendly and free to attend.
Find more December Events in Boston in our holiday event guide.
If holiday shopping is your thing, you can find all sorts of unique gifts in our guide to Boston Holiday Markets and winter family fun!
| HOURS | ↑ top |
Opening Day – Friday, November 29th: 10AM – 8PM
Closing Day, Sunday, December 22nd 10AM - 7PM
Monday – Thursday: 4PM – 8PM
Friday: 4PM – 9PM
Saturday: 10AM – 9PM
Sunday: 10AM – 7PM
| COST | ↑ top |
$10 per person, cash, credit cards and Apple Pay
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.sowaboston.com/sowa-winter-festival/
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
530 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02118 map
SoWa Power Station
550 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
| TIPS | ↑ top |
- Customers are encouraged to use public transportation as parking is limited. SoWa Holiday Market is accessible via orange and silver MBTA lines.
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