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Best Christmas events in the USA 2026 — an American Christmas market at dusk with a giant decorated tree

Best Christmas Events in the USA 2026: Markets, Lights, Parades & Shows

The best Christmas events in the USA are not in one city, and they are not all the same kind of event. Some are single-night ceremonies people plan a year around, like the Rockefeller Center tree lighting on December 2. Some run for two full months, like St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights. Others float, skate […]

Best Christmas markets in the USA 2026 — red-striped stalls and a tall Christmas tree in an American city plaza at dusk

Best Christmas Markets in the USA 2026: 12 Markets Worth the Trip

You do not need a flight to Nuremberg to stand in a wooden-stall Christmas market with a mug of Glühwein in your hand. The German Christkindlmarkt tradition crossed the Atlantic with immigrant communities over a century ago, and in the last three decades it has grown into a full American holiday season of its own. […]