Consider this your permission to turn holiday shopping into a festive outing. With twinkling lights, seasonal treats, and gifts worth veering off your list for, Christmas markets make checking it twice half the fun. For The Zoe Report’s Readers’ Choice Awards, Atlanta Christkindlmarket, New York’s Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park, and California’s Cambria Christmas Market vied for your vote.
Voting for this contest has now concluded. Thank you to these fantastic brands for participating and to our readers for letting their voices be heard. Our Best Christmas Markets winners will be officially released on this page 19 November 2026.
Have questions? Read the official Readers’ Choice rules.
Atlanta Christkindlmarket
Atlanta, GA
Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park
New York, NY
Cambria Christmas Market
Cambria, CA
Carmel Christkindlmarkt
Carmel, IN
Christkindlmarket Chicago
Chicago, IL
Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA
Christmas Village in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Christmas Village in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Denver Christkindlmarket
Denver, CO
The Distillery Winter Village
Toronoto, ON
DowntownDC Holiday Market
Washington, DC
Marché de Noël allemand de Québec
Québec, QC
Roc Holiday Village
Rochester, NY
Union Square Holiday Market
New York, NY
Vancouver Christmas Market
Vancouver, BC
Photos Courtesy of Atlanta Christkindlmarket/Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park/Colin Miller/Cambria Christmas Market/Carmel Christkindlmarkt/Roben Bellomo/Christkindlmarket Chicago/Eric James Walsh/ArtsQuest/Lisa Boehm/Christmas Village in Baltimore/Christmas Village in Philadelphia/Denver Christkindlmarket/The Distillery Winter Village/Marché de Noël allemand de Québec/Gabriel Rancourt/Tomas Flint/Roc Holiday Village/Plant Riverside District/Jacob Williamson/VCM/Oleksii-Popov
