Through Dec. 6, three separate winter attractions in the Seaport open at 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. They are the Snowport Holiday Market at Seaport Common, the iceless curling lanes on Harbor Way, and the synthetic rink at Snow Ballers on Pier 4 Boulevard. All three close at 8 p.m. So for the first month of the season, a weekday trip to the Seaport's winter offerings fits inside five hours.
Snowport opened its sixth season on Nov. 6 and runs through Dec. 27 at 100 Seaport Blvd. Most of what other guides call new this year has been around for a while. The four themed bars, the curling lanes, the Tree Market and Betty the Yeti were all part of the 2024 and 2025 seasons too. What actually changed in 2026 is the schedule, plus the price of skipping the line on a weekend.
The weekday clock
Here is how the three venues line up on a weekday in November:
| Venue | Address | Mon–Thu through early December | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowport Holiday Market | 100 Seaport Blvd. | 3–8 p.m. | Free general admission |
| Snowport Curling Lanes | 111 Harbor Way | 3–8 p.m. | Complimentary, reserved in the Seaport Insider app |
| Snow Ballers rink | 25 Pier 4 Blvd. | 3–8 p.m. | $20 adults, $15 children under 12, skate rental included |
Each curling reservation gets a group of up to eight people one lane for 30 minutes. The Snow Ballers rink is a Glice synthetic surface. If you bring your own skates, they have to be hockey skates. The rink's season ends Dec. 31. The curling lanes stay open until Feb. 28, 2027.
The market's weekday hours are the same as last year. In 2025 Snowport also opened at 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday until its peak-season schedule began. Monday evenings have their own draw. Mohegan Music Mondays, presented with Berklee College of Music, puts an emerging Boston-area artist on The Stage by Mohegan Sun every Monday starting at 5 p.m. The rest of the November and December lineup is Hanna Lauren on Nov. 16, Kassidy Collins on Nov. 23, Elise Roche on Nov. 30, Keeme Tajudeen on Dec. 7, Sofia Sunshine on Dec. 14 and Mia McIntosh on Dec. 21. There is also live music Tuesday through Thursday.
The only new hours went to weekend mornings
Compare the two seasons hour by hour and the change is small. In 2025 the market opened at 11 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. In 2026 both days open at 10 a.m. Saturday still closes at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. Over the first month, that comes to 51 open hours a week, up from 49 last year. Both extra hours fall before 11 a.m. on a weekend.
Those morning hours matter because of how weekend entry works. General admission is free every day through a walk-up line. On Saturdays and Sundays only, visitors can also buy a Fast Pass in the Seaport Insider app, which reserves an arrival time. The adult price has gone up each year:
- 2024: $12 per adult and $6 for veterans and children, sold for Friday through Sunday entry
- 2025: $14 per adult and $6 for veterans and children
- 2026: $15 per adult, or $20 if bought the same day, and $7 for veterans and children ages 6 to 17, sold for Saturday and Sunday only
The official page lists children under 5 as free. Each ticket sold sends $1 to Boston XChange, the organization founded by Jaylen Brown to support creators and entrepreneurs.
Fridays are a different case. The market opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m., and no Fast Pass is sold for Friday, so everyone uses the free line. The curling lanes run a slightly different schedule. Boston.com lists them at 11 a.m. on Saturdays, an hour after the market opens. If you want to curl before lunch on a Saturday, plan on the 11 a.m. start.
When the clock changes
The weekday schedule runs until Dec. 7. Starting that Monday, the market opens at 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday and still closes at 8 p.m., while weekend hours stay the same. That takes the market from 51 to 67 open hours a week, which is a bigger change than anything else on this year's schedule. Last year the switch came on Dec. 8.
Until then, the season's other dates mostly fall on weekends and evenings:
- Saturday, Nov. 14: Learn to Curl begins. Instructors from the North End Curling Club teach on select Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. through Feb. 20, in 30-minute slots. Reserve ahead in the Seaport Insider app.
- Friday, Nov. 20: The Snowport Tree Market opens at 99 Autumn Lane. It is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Dec. 24 and closed on Thanksgiving.
- Thursday, Nov. 26: The market is closed for Thanksgiving.
- Friday, Dec. 4: Light Up Seaport, presented by Constant Contact, starts at 6 p.m. at 85 Northern Ave. Cheermeisters Ashlee Feldman and Melissa Valdez will host as the 52-foot tree and its 10,000 lights come on.
- Monday, Dec. 7: Weekday market hours expand to 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Dec. 10: Chabad of Downtown Boston hosts the Menorah Lighting at One Seaport, 60 Seaport Blvd., lighting a 9-foot menorah.
- Dec. 24 and 25: The market closes at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and is closed on Christmas Day. It closes for the season on Dec. 27.
What turned over inside the stalls
About one in six booths is new this year. The 2026 market has more than 130 independent businesses, compared with more than 125 last year. Sixteen percent are first-time participants, 61 percent are based in New England, and 82 percent are BIPOC- and/or women-owned. First-timers include Joe's Fresh Fish Prints, Nantucket Perfume Co., ScienceSeeds with its STEM kits, Un Pueblo with handwoven Mexican totes, and Rita's Sauce, which serves meatballs and arancini with its own jarred sauces.
Island Creek is the best-known new name in the food court. It is listed as a new vendor serving hot lobster rolls, oysters, clam chowder and stuffies. It joins returning vendors such as Dumpling Daughter, Baked Cheese Haus with its raclette, and That Fat Duck with duck-fat fries and poutine. The press release counts 17 food and beverage concepts across a 10,000-square-foot outdoor dining area. Tuscan Kitchen runs all four bars. Each has its own drink, including the Fa La La Betty at Betty's Bar and the Snowfall Sangria at The Blizzard Bar.
The sponsors changed too. Visa replaced Constant Contact as presenting sponsor through its Visa & Main program, and this year's Snowport Scholarship went to 11 businesses, including first-time recipients Boston Soap Co, La Marée Art and Nivas. In a statement published by Caught in Southie, Emily Soukas, the Seaport's director of community and partnerships, said, "You can meet the person who made the gift you're buying, try something new and support a small business at the same time."
Just outside the market, The Current pop-up village has a new theme, Fireside at The Current. It runs from Sept. 24 through Jan. 31 with nine brands, including Union Square Donuts, NOBULL and Sweetish Fish. It stays open after the market closes on Dec. 27.
Dinner after 8 p.m.
On weekdays the market closes at 8 p.m., which is about dinnertime, and two restaurants that opened in October are within walking distance. Celine, at 324 A St. in Fort Point, comes from Coda Restaurant Group. Its menu draws on Montreal, with dishes like poutine, moules marinières and steak frites, and it serves dinner daily. Closer to the market, Bloom at 60 Seaport Blvd. pours matcha and hojicha from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., then tea-based cocktails from 5 to 11 p.m. Bloom is in the same courtyard as the Dec. 10 menorah lighting.
The Seaport's winter calendar is one of the details we follow closely for clients who own in Fort Point and the Seaport, or who are thinking about it. If a winter walk past Seaport Common has you wondering what your own place in the neighborhood is worth, or what a nearby condo might cost, The Agency Boston can help. Request a Complimentary Consultation and we will talk through how the Seaport is trading this season.
