Downtown White Plains Winter Village & Holiday Market

The holidays are back in full swing, and so is the anticipation for the Downtown White Plains Winter Village & Holiday Market! Starting on December 11th, this year’s market features a fresh layout, more fun, and an interactive holiday experience that goes beyond just shopping. Visitors will enjoy a journey through festive shopping, delicious food, and exciting activities, all in the heart of White Plains!

Formerly known as the Downtown White Plains Holiday Market, this year’s event has been revamped to the White Plains Winter Village and Holiday Market; an entire Winter Wonderland experience with a holiday shopping component, but so much more. Seasonal activations this year include:

• Candy Cane Lane: A festive 9-hole mini golf course for all ages, spread throughout a field of tall candy canes.
• Jolly Jump Park: A playful seesaw park, with two holiday light-strewn see-saws for the delight and use of children (and adults are children at heart!)
• Santa’s Sleigh: A magical photo op allowing the perfect selfie spot in Santa’s sleigh for holiday memories, as well as a mailbox for letters to Santa, made possible by District Galleria. Don’t miss visits with Santa throughout the event!
• Santa Paws: A special photo op for furry friends to visit and get a holiday snapshot.
• Gingerbread Village: A life-sized gingerbread village offering three gingerbread homes available for young children to enter and a large gingerbread statue for memory making, one of the Winter Village’s sweetest holiday scenes. 
• Seasonal Ice Sculptures: Two ice sculptures that will reveal gift cards from local downtown business when they melt
• Frosty's Fire Pits: Two firepits for public use, perfect for catching up with neighbors and impromptu acoustic fireside music
• New Year’s Wishing Wall: Back by popular demand, the public is invited to pin their hopes and dreams for the upcoming calendar year upon the shared Wishing Wall. At the end of the Winter Village, all contributions are repurposed into confetti and released at the New Year’s Ball Drop in White Plains.  
• Chill-ville: Seven warming igloos decked with seating for six and a basket of board games for public use perfect for memory making. Igloo dwellers can order in dishes from local downtown restaurants or rent s’mores stations and supplies for a unique holiday experience. 

Food lovers will also find something to satisfy their appetites with a range of tasty options from Alex Lounge, Everything About Crepes, Caribbean Thyme, and Crafty Frites. 

And in Tinseltown Market Place, unique artisanal gifts will be on sale from small businesses such as Hastings Tea & Coffee, Loola Doola Boutique, My Bath Bar, That Pisces Girl, Yara Shea Beauty, Unicron Cashmere, Daniela Alberts, Copper Faucet Soap, Cooper’s Daughter, Slow Cocoa, Manor Sangria, Radiant Light, 3 Gems, SYR,InnerPlane, Whoop Macaroons, Lisette Art Shop, and 4mydogs.

An events schedule with a rotating list of daily activities ranging from on-site gift wrapping services, visits with Santa and winter fun characters, and ugly sweater carolers is available on the event website. 

The Downtown White Plains Winter Village & Holiday Market is just one of many seasonal activities feting the season in the central vibrant business district. The City of White Plains will present its Holiday Tree Lighting on Wednesday, December 11th at 5:30 PM at Renaissance Plaza Park.

Market Dates & Hours:

December 11th to December 22nd

Court Street between Main and Martine—Downtown White Plains

Opening Day (12/11): 11 AM - 7 PM

Monday - Wednesday: 11 AM - 6 PM

Thursday - Sunday: 11 AM - 8 PM

For more information, please visit https://wpbid.com/events/winter-village-and-holiday-market/ & follow whiteplains.bid (Instagram) and @WhitePlainsBID(Facebook) for more info and the most current schedule of events!

The White Plains Winter Village and Holiday Market is produced by the Downtown White Plains Business Improvement District and 914Pop-Ups with support from the City of White Plains.