Unwrap Union Square for The Union Square Jingle!
Shop, Sip, and Mingle
Sunday, December 7, 2025
1-6pm
Revel in this festive neighborhood tradition as you sip in cozy cafes and bustling bars, shop at your favorite stores, and mingle with your community in celebration of everything Union Square has to offer!
Win cash prizes by:
Conquering the Stroll the Square Challenge
Taking Elfie Selfies on the Festivus Trail
Voting in the Storefront Decoration Contest
Stroll the Square Challenge
Stuff your stocking (and your belly!) with tasty treats!
Grab a Stroll the Square stamp card and collect stamps as you shop the Square during this year’s Holiday Stroll. Present your card to a participating Stroll business to receive a stamp!
Fill up your card with wintry stamps and email us a picture to enter to win cash prizes. Multiple entries encouraged.
2025 Offers & Activities
Machu Picchu
307 Somerville Ave
Peruvian Hot Chocolate paired with Paneton fruit cake
Maprang Bakery & Cafe
51 Union Square
Festive drink
Mimi’s Chuka Diner
14 Tyler St Suite 102 (inside Aeronaut Brewery!)
Holiday-wrapped Chuka Compound Brown Butter, Housemade Chili Crisp, and Sichuan Sauce
Neighborhood Restaurant
25 Bow St: open ‘til 4pm
Hot chocolate
Nook
1 Bow Market Way #23
Festive drinks, cocktails and vibes!
NU Kitchen
195 Washington St
Gift basket raffle & find the elf competition
Open Space Community Acupuncture
70 Union Square Suite 102
Raffle tickets for a free treatment! All raffle tickets include a $10 off coupon, good through January 31st 2026.
Parkour Generations Boston
15 Properzi Way
Holiday Parkour Challenge & holiday gifts and gear @ the Dojo
Play Union
378 Somerville Ave
Toy Drive drop off location & inflatable selfie spot!
* Play Union will be closed for play due to a private event, tiny shop is open! *
The Pup Yard Somerville
321 Somerville Ave
Pup Yard Pup Cup!
Rebel Rebel
1 Bow Market Way
Mulled wine!
Remnant Brewing
2 Bow Market Way
Hot Chocolate (for everyone!) and Numerology Coffee Stout (for the adults!)
Rococo Floral
231 Somerville Ave
DIY Flower Ornament Station
Saus at Bow Market
1 Bow Market Way #12
Festive special + toy donation drive
The School of Painting
62 Summer St
Holiday card making workshop
Side Quest Books & Games
1 Bow Market Way #32
Nerdy ornaments
Somerville Community Growing Center
22 Vinal Ave
Hot herbal tea and "Colors of the Growing Center" poster, the perfect uber-local holiday gift for the art and nature lover in your life!
Summit Bound Outfitter
348 Somerville Ave
Jingle raffle!
Tiny Turns Paperie
339 Somerville Ave
Free festive gift with $5+ purchase
Union Square Main Streets
Online here
Get your USFM & Fluff Stuff! What the Fluff? tees & more!
Union Market
29 Union Square
Latin American sweets and treats
Wild Child
30 Bow St
Holiday 6 packs of wine for purchase!
Aeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler St
The Blue Beanie Bottle Bundle
BARRA
23 Bow St
Special menu item
Bloc Cafe
11 Bow St
Special hot chocolate
BRONWYN Restaurant
255 Washington St
Bretzel bites with purchase of gluhwein or apfelmacht or hot cider(n/a)!
Buenas & Homie Goods
1 Bow Market Way
Community is a Gift Discount: show your receipt from a Bow Market neighbor and get 10% off your visit of $25 or more.
Carolicious
6 Bow Market Way
Hickory ham and cheese
CultureHouse
Union Square Plaza
Make your own s'mores and hot cocoa at our warming station, plus games for all to enjoy!
Dance Union/The Tango Society of Boston
16 Bow St, 2nd Floor: open 3:30-6pm
A Tango lesson and introduction to the history of Argentine Tango!
Two sessions: 4pm and 4:30pm for those interested in taking a brief Tango lesson
Everyone is welcome to come and watch the lessons that will be going on 3-4pm and from 5-7pm
Dearly Studio
1 Bow Market Way #18
$5 ornament decorating station
Dojo @ Somernova
15 Properzi Way
Festive offering coming soon!
El Potro Mexican Grill
61 Union Square
Special holiday cocktail
F45 Training Somerville
442 McGrath Hwy
Complimentary InBody Scan, goal consultation, and F45 Somerville t-shirt
Fairly Reckless
391 Somerville Ave
Complimentary gift wrapping with purchase
Gracie’s Ice Cream
22 Union Square
Festive offering coming soon!
Green Tiger & Co.
1 Bow Market Way #37
Sustainable holiday market with Upstairs at Bow featuring local and low waste vendors, communal DIY gift wrapping station, and raffle to benefit Groundwork Somerville
Himalayan Kitchen
40 Bow St
Rum, rum, Rudolph cocktail
The Independent
75 Union Square
During the Union Square Jingle, swing by The Independent to warm up with hot chocolate, mulled cider, Irish coffee, maybe a special holiday martini if you’re feeling fancy. Grab a grilled cheese or settle in for our Sunday Roast. Post a photo of your cozy moment at the Indo, tag us on instagram, and be entered to win a gift card for your next visit.
Lexi’s Tree Fort
438R Somerville Ave
Holiday Market with fellow artist tenants at 438R Somerville Ave and 50+ local makers
Life Alive Organic Cafe
32 Prospect St
$5 off a purchase of $30+ when mentioning “Union Square Jingle” at the register
maca boston
1 Bow Market Way
Peppermint mocha macarons
Machu Chicken
25 Union Square
Peruvian dish and dessert
Holiday Markets
Jingle on over to the multiple holiday markets happening during The Union Square Jingle!
Sleigh the day by grabbing goodies from local makers on your way to enjoying unique eats and rad retail from your favorite Union Square brick-and-mortars.
438 Somerville Ave Artist Studios Holiday Market
Somerville Ave Artist Studios Holiday Market, happening 12-6pm, features 3 floors of local art, vintage and handmade goods.
Come by for free wine, seltzer and snacks, live jazzy holiday music and an opportunity to wander around our quirky artist studio complex right next to Market Basket.
Participating building tenants include Stodge Gallery, the Loft, Lexi's Tree Fort, New Alliance Gallery, Studio 3, Charlie Warren Art, Stank Factory Recordings and Cambridge Hackspace, who will be offering a free repair cafe open to all!
Aeronaut’s Holiday Market
Cozy up with local makers at Aeronaut’s Holiday market from 1-6pm!
Green & Jolly Holiday Faire
Stop by Upstairs at Bow from 2-6pm for a sustainable Holiday Faire hosted by Green Tiger & Co. Featuring small and eco-friendly businesses, you will find handmade and upcycled ceramics, unique jewelries made from found pebbles, handcrafted kitchen tools from foraged woods, locally made perfumes, and much more!
Make merry with live performances
The Eight Tracks rove the Square for pop-up caroling performances between 1-3pm. Shop, sip, and sing along this season as you make your merry way around Union!
Take an Elfie Selfie on the Festivus Trail
Check out the Festivus Trail + Photo Ops tab on our online map to discover delights throughout the Square. Take an Elfie Selfie, share on social media, tag @UnionSquareMS & hashtag #LoveUnionSquare to be entered to win a cash prize!
Storefront Decoration Contest
Scores of local businesses will deck their halls! The snazziest Square storefront will win a prize!
2025 Storefront Decoration Contestants
Visit local businesses to check out their festive holiday decorations!
Aeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler St
BARRA
23 Bow St
Bloc Cafe
11 Bow St
BRONWYN Restaurant
255 Washington St
Buenas & Homie Goods
1 Bow Market Way
Carolicious
6 Bow Market Way
CultureHouse
16 Union Square
Dearly Studio
1 Bow Market Way #18
Dojo @ Somernova
15 Properzi Way
El Potro Mexican Grill
61 Union Square
Fairly Reckless
391 Somerville Ave
Gracie’s Ice Cream
22 Union Square
Green Tiger & Co.
1 Bow Market Way #37
Himalayan Kitchen
40 Bow St
The Independent
75 Union Square
Lexi’s Tree Fort
438R Somerville Ave
Machu Chicken
25 Union Square
Machu Picchu
307 Somerville Ave
Maprang Bakery & Cafe
51 Union Square
Mimi’s Chuka Diner
14 Tyler St Suite 102 (inside Aeronaut Brewery!)
Neighborhood Restaurant
25 Bow St
Nook
1 Bow Market Way #23
NU Kitchen
195 Washington St
Open Space Community Acupuncture
70 Union Square Suite 102
Parkour Generations Boston
15 Properzi Way
The Pup Yard Somerville
321 Somerville Ave
Rebel Rebel
1 Bow Market Way
Remnant Brewing
2 Bow Market Way
Saus at Bow Market
1 Bow Market Way #12
The School of Painting
62 Summer St
Side Quest Books & Games
1 Bow Market Way #32
Somerville Community Growing Center
22 Vinal Ave
Summit Bound Outfitter
348 Somerville Ave
Tiny Turns Paperie
339 Somerville Ave
Union Market
29 Union Square
Wild Child
30 Bow St
The Union Square Jingle is presented by Union Square Main Streets, Inc. with generous help from
Judith Gibson-Okunieff Photography Confetti Friends Play Union
Union Square Main Streets, Inc. reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at the Union Square Jingle without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. Photographs/videos may be used in publications, brochures, postcards, posters, newspapers, social media, television, websites, etc. for the purposes of event promotion and/or portraying Union Square as a destination. To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be identified using names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent, or legal guardian. By participating in the Union Square Jingle you are agreeing to release, defend, hold harmless and indemnify Union Square Main Streets, Inc. from any and all claims involving the use of your picture or likeness. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!