Snowport 2026 opened on Friday, November 6, at 100 Seaport Blvd. It has more than 130 businesses, 17 food concepts, a 52-foot tree and the only paid ticket in the whole setup. That ticket is a timed weekend reservation. It's optional, and it only exists on Saturdays and Sundays. Everything else at Snowport is free, and several pieces of it keep running long after the market packs up on December 27.
So the season has two calendars. The weekend calendar is built around December crowds, reservations and extended hours. The weeknight calendar starts later in the day, costs nothing and runs into February. If you live a few blocks away, the second one matters more.
The Only Paid Entry Is a Weekend One
General admission to the Snowport Holiday Market is free again in 2026. Boston.com's Snowport guide reports that the market added a timed reservation option on Saturdays and Sundays "due to the potential for long lines and large crowds during peak holiday season." You book it through the Seaport Insider app. It costs $15 for adults, $7 for veterans and children ages 6 to 17, and nothing for kids 5 and under.
One dollar from each ticket goes to Boston Xchange, a local nonprofit founded by former Celtics forward Jaylen Brown that supports underrepresented creators and entrepreneurs.
The reservation is about controlling the line, and it only covers the two busiest days of the week. Monday through Friday, you just walk in.
Weekday Hours Stay Short Until December 7
The schedule changes partway through the season, and the change is almost entirely on weekdays. From opening day through December 6, the market opens at 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On December 7, Snowport switches to its peak-season schedule, and weekdays open at 11 a.m. through December 27.
| Day | Nov. 6 – Dec. 6 | Dec. 7 – Dec. 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Thursday | 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. | 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
| Friday | 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. | 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Sunday | 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. | 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
The market is open seven days a week except Thanksgiving and Christmas. For the next three and a half weeks, a Monday-through-Thursday visit means the five hours between 3 and 8 p.m. That's also when most of the free weekly programming happens.
Every Monday at 5 p.m., Mohegan Music Mondays puts an emerging Boston musician on stage, in partnership with Berklee College of Music. Boston.com also reports more live music Tuesday through Thursday. These are the rest of the Monday performers for the season:
- Nov. 16: Hanna Lauren
- Nov. 23: Kassidy Collins
- Nov. 30: Elise Roche
- Dec. 7: Keeme Tajudeen
- Dec. 14: Sofia Sunshine
- Dec. 21: Mia McIntosh
On Tuesdays, the Creativity Corner, sponsored by The LEGO Group, offers free LEGO make-and-take crafts. It also has ornaments, bracelets and watercolors through the rest of the week. The market's set pieces are open whenever the market is. They include the 12-foot Mistletoe Arch, the oversized gifts at Presents Place, and the Winter Wish Wall, a 25-foot chalkboard where visitors write down their holiday wishes.
Dinner Under the Heated Tent
A 3 p.m. weekday opening means most weekday visits land around dinner, and Snowport has the space for it. This year there are 20 food and beverage options in a 10,000-square-foot dining area. It includes an après-ski lodge with faux fire pits, a heated tent with beer-garden seating, and four holiday-themed bars. Two of them are the Jingle Bar, hung with hundreds of bells, and the Dizzy Dreidel, which has spinning dreidels built into its design.
Boston.com's sampling of the vendors:
- Cheese Louise for gourmet grilled cheese
- Cheese Wheel Pastas Boston for made-to-order pasta tossed in giant cheese wheels
- Dumpling Daughter for dumplings and baos
- Lakon Paris for French pastries and plated desserts
- Naughty Waffle for sweet and savory waffles
- Union Square Donuts for freshly made doughnuts
The full lineup of food and drink vendors is on the Seaport's holiday market page.
This is Snowport's sixth season, and the shopping side has 130 small businesses. Boston.com reports that 82 percent of them identify as BIPOC-owned and/or women-owned. On the partial vendor list are Avigail Adam's nature- and archaeology-inspired jewelry, Hillside Harvest's Caribbean sauces, upcycled clothing from Drift Collective, Boston-themed apparel from Rosey Design Co., and Wicked Ducks.
Four Dates That Shape December
The dated events cluster from late November through mid-December, with most of them on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. They're the dates to plan around, whether you want to go or want your own errands on Seaport Boulevard to miss them.
- Snowport Tree Market, Nov. 20 to Dec. 24. At 99 Autumn Lane, open daily 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. except Thanksgiving. It sells trees, wreaths, stands, lights and related decor. Its daily 9 a.m. opening is earlier than the market's.
- Light Up Seaport, Friday, Dec. 4. The tenth annual tree lighting is on Seaport Common, with Ashlee Feldman and Melissa Valdez hosting. Boston.com lists 6 p.m. at 85 Northern Ave., when 10,000 lights come on across the 52-foot tree, which Boston.com describes as the largest in Boston.
- Menorah lighting, Thursday, Dec. 10. Snowport is partnering with Chabad of Downtown Boston for the Hanukkah celebration at 60 Seaport Blvd. Check the official event page for the start time.
- Seaport Holiday Stroll, Saturday, Dec. 12. Runs 1 to 4 p.m., starting at the Snowport gondola on Harbor Way, with shopping, promotions, live music, a photo booth and Betty the Yeti.
Three days after the stroll, the music schedule is down to its last Monday, and the market itself has two weeks left.
December 27 Closes the Market, Not the Season
The holiday market runs through December 27. The longest-running piece of Snowport keeps going for two more months.
Iceless curling on Harbor Way runs through February 28, 2027. The lanes sit between 101 and 121 Seaport Blvd. Boston.com lists hours of 3 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. It's free, open to all ages, and needs no experience. Each booking in the Seaport Insider app reserves one lane for 30 minutes for a group of up to eight. Check in at the Guest Services Gondola about 10 minutes early. Once the holiday crowds leave in January, these become free lanes a short walk from home.
Fireside at The Current runs through January 31, 2027. The pop-up retail village opened September 24 at 100 Seaport Blvd., the same address as the market. Its nine brands are Elli Parr, For Now x Maker Scholar, Morandi, MYKA, NOBULL, Sweetish Fish, Tiny Chaos, Union Square Donuts, and WNTR by Bobbles & Lace. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Union Square Donuts is on both lists, so the doughnuts keep going at that address for five weeks after the market's food hall shuts down.
Snow Ballers at 25 Pier 4 Blvd. runs through December 31. It has a synthetic Glice rink, igloos, firepits, s'mores and hot chocolate. Rink pricing is $20 for adults and $15 for children under 12, with skate rentals included. Rink hours are 3 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Ballers' outdoor padel courts stay open through the winter.
Betty the Yeti keeps appearing in the Superette courtyard on select dates in December, January and February, from noon to 3 p.m.
| What | Where | Runs through |
|---|---|---|
| Snowport Holiday Market | 100 Seaport Blvd. | Dec. 27, 2026 |
| Snow Ballers rink | 25 Pier 4 Blvd. | Dec. 31, 2026 |
| Fireside at The Current | 100 Seaport Blvd. | Jan. 31, 2027 |
| Iceless curling | Harbor Way | Feb. 28, 2027 |
Two Year-Round Rooms Between Visits
A few blocks of Seaport Boulevard keep their winter hours whatever the holiday calendar says. Boston.com reported that Bloom opened October 6 at 60 Seaport Blvd. as a tea café by day and a cocktail bar at night. That's the same address as the December 10 menorah lighting. According to Bloom's own site, it's open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, and closed Mondays. Matcha is served until 3:30 p.m. and cocktails from 1 p.m. On a Tuesday, that covers the afternoon before the market opens at 3 p.m. and the evening after it closes at 8 p.m.
At 15 Necco St., the steakhouse Hawksmoor opened in September, as The Boston Globe reported. It's a sit-down dinner option on the Fort Point side, away from the market's tents.
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