Unwrap Union Square for The Union Square Jingle!
Shop, Sip, and Mingle
Sunday, December 6, 2026
12-5pm
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!
This page will be updated with festive offerings and activities weekly leading up to December!
Win 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 a prize. Multiple entries encouraged.
2026 Offers & Activities
Open Space Community Acupuncture
70 Union Square #102
The Winter Reset at Open Space: Give yourself the give of feeling better! Ease stress, restore balance, and replenish your reserves through the winter months.
First-time visitors: $25 introductory community acupuncture treatment
Open Space community members: bring a first-time friend and enjoy $25 treatments for both of you
Parkour Generations Boston
15 Properzi Way
Holiday Movement Challenge
Play Union
378 Somerville Ave
Tiny shop is open!
* Play Union will be closed for play due to a private event *
Rebel Rebel
1 Bow Market Way
Mulled wine!
The School of Painting
62 Summer St
Holiday card making station
Summit Bound Outfitter
348 Somerville Ave
Jingle raffle
Union Market
29 Union Square
Latin American sweets and treats
Vera’s
70 Union Square
Head to Vera’s starting at 5pm for $1 oysters, cold martinis, and a cozy spot to wind down your day
Wild Child
30 Bow St
Mulled wine kit: bottle of wine + mulling spice
Aeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler St
Mulled wine! Cozy Jazz: four jazz trios playing cozy, holiday tunes
Dearly Studio
1 Bow Market Way #18
Ornament decorating station
El Potro Mexican Grill
61 Union Square
Special holiday cocktails
Gracie’s Ice Cream
22 Union Square
Introducing new menu items! Massive flights of ice cream, espresso, hot cocoa, frappes, and floats
Green Tiger & Co.
1 Bow Market Way #37
Sustainable holiday market with Upstairs at Bow featuring indie and local makers
The Independent
75 Union Square
Warm up with hot chocolate, Irish coffee, maybe a special holiday cocktails if you’re in the mood. Grab a burger or settle in for their Sunday Roast!
K-Bok Korean Fried Chicken
249 Washington St
Festive Offering coming soon!
maca boston
1 Bow Market Way #9
Peppermint Mocha and Eggnog macaron, Oat milk hot chocolate, Peanut butter marshmallow milk tea
Neighborhood Restaurant & Bakery
26 Bow St
Visits with Mrs. Claus + kids activities
Nook
1 Bow Market Way #23
Mulled Apple Cider: with buttered rum or n/a
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.
Green & Jolly Holiday Fair
Stop by Upstairs at Bow from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. for a sustainable holiday market hosted by Green Tiger & Co., Tiny Turns Paperie, and Upstairs at Bow. Featuring small and eco-friendly businesses with handmade gifts from upcycled textiles, ceramics, local artists, hand-carved kitchen tools from foraged woods and much more!
Come join their DIY Gift-Wrapping station. They’ll have recycled papers, dried botanical, art supplies, and stamps addition to simple how-to guides and friendly helpers ready to assist!
To round out the holiday faire fun, they’ll have raffle tickets for a chance to win some fun prizes. Winners are picked every hour and 100% of ticket sales will go to Groundwork Somerville, a local environmental nonprofit that runs urban farms and school gardens, provides green jobs training for youth, and promotes sustainable community development in Somerville.
Free entry + Family-friendly + Bring ya friends too + BYO tote encouraged.
More details about all holiday markets coming soon!
Look forward to more markets produced by the following businesses:
438 Somerville Ave Artist Studios: 3 floors of local art, vintage and handmade goods
The School of Painting: Micro Market
Tiny Turns Paperie and Union Tavern: craft market
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!
Caroler performance times and locations will be published by December 1st!
Looking for more live performances? Join Aeronaut Brewing Company for jazzy holiday vibes in the taproom following the Union Square Jingle!
Wrap up the Union Square Main Streets Jingle with a cozy taproom full of sultry jazz and warm, mulled wine!
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 prize!
Storefront Decoration Contest
Scores of local businesses will deck their halls! The snazziest Square storefront will win a prize!
2026 Storefront Decoration Contestants
Visit local businesses to check out their festive holiday decorations!
Dearly Studio
1 Bow Market Way #18
El Potro Mexican Grill
61 Union Square
Green Tiger & Co.
1 Bow Market Way #37
The Independent
75 Union Square
K-Bok Korean Fried Chicken
249 Washington St
maca boston
1 Bow Market Way #9
Neighborhood Restaurant & Bakery
26 Bow St
Nook
1 Bow Market Way #23
Open Space Community Acupuncture
70 Union Square #102
Parkour Generations Boston
15 Properzi Way
The School of Painting
62 Summer St
Summit Bound Outfitter
348 Somerville Ave
Union Market
29 Union Square
Vera’s
70 Union Square
Wild Child
30 Bow St
The Union Square Jingle is presented by Union Square Main Streets, Inc. with generous help from
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