Hudson's public holiday calendar this year meets at one address. Hudson Town Hall hosts a Winter Market on Saturday, November 14. It is the center of the Holiday Stroll on Saturday, December 5. Then it hosts a second Winter Market on Saturday, December 12.
The two markets come from the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Stroll comes from the Hudson Business Association. Between them, the market vendors open and close a season that peaks on Main Street in early December.
Here is the full run, in order:
- Saturday, November 14: Winter Market at Hudson Town Hall, rain, snow or shine
- Wednesday, November 25: The Polar Express with hot cocoa at the Hudson Public Library, 2 to 3:45 p.m.
- Monday, November 30: Mandala ornament making for adults at the library, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 5: Hudson Holiday Stroll, 3 to 7 p.m., with Town Hall at the center
- Saturday, December 12: Second Winter Market at Hudson Town Hall
- Monday, December 14: Meet the Grinch at the library, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
November 14 Brings the Farmers Market Indoors for the Season
The Winter Markets listing on Discover Hudson describes them as "a final way to visit our farmers market vendors before we ring in the New Year." The product list is aimed at the holiday table and the front door. It includes locally sourced meat, poultry and dairy, root vegetables, herb wreaths, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, bread, apples and crafts.
That mix makes November 14 useful for more than browsing. Root vegetables, apples, bread and a wreath can all come home from one stop, and it is the only market of the season held in November. Both markets run rain, snow or shine. The Hudson Farmers Market Facebook page is where the market posts its own updates, so check it for times before you go.
A morning stop that opened this fall
A short walk down Main Street, SereniTea Café at 162 Main St. is a new option before a market morning. The tea house moved to Hudson from Mendon and changed its name from SereniTea House. What Now Boston reported in August that the Hudson café planned to serve tea, coffee, matcha and pastries, along with more prepared food, retail and community programming than before. The Community Advocate covered the same plans and called the café a gathering place for downtown.
The hours are the detail to plan around. SereniTea's website lists Saturday hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and weekdays from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., with online ordering. On market Saturdays the café is open all morning. On Stroll day it closes at 3 p.m., the hour the Stroll begins, so an early tea and a late Stroll make two separate trips downtown.
The Weekdays Between Belong to Washington Street
Between the first market and the Stroll, the action moves a block off Main Street to the Hudson Public Library at 3 Washington St. Its calendar has three holiday programs, each for a different crowd:
- Wednesday, November 25, 2 to 3:45 p.m.: A family screening of The Polar Express with hot cocoa in the McLellan Room, for children and their caregivers.
- Monday, November 30, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Holiday mandala ornament making for adults, also in the McLellan Room.
- Monday, December 14: Two "Meet the Grinch" sessions in the Children's Room, at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The ornament evening comes five days before the Stroll, which gives adults a handmade piece to hang before the downtown lights go on. The library's November calendar and December calendar carry the listings and any updates.
December 5 Spreads Out From Town Hall
The Hudson Business Association bills the 2026 Holiday Stroll as a free event, paid for by sponsors and held rain, snow or shine. It runs from 3 to 7 p.m. along Main Street and nearby areas. Town Hall is the first stop. Santa photos are free there, local vendors sell gifts, live music plays, and volunteers hand out the event map with schedules and locations.
The rest of the afternoon fans out from that building:
| Where | What's there on December 5 |
|---|---|
| Hudson Town Hall | Free Santa photos, local vendors, live music, event maps |
| Main Street Bank | Petting zoo |
| Throughout downtown | Horse-drawn carriage rides for the whole event |
| Outdoors, weather permitting | Aerial cirque performances |
| Restaurants and food trucks | Rail Trail Flatbread Co., Welly's Restaurant, Kith & Kin, Café 641 |
| Local businesses and groups | Hudson Girl Scouts, Earth & Aerial Yoga, Serendipity and others |
The food list is mostly local. Welly's Restaurant, Kith & Kin and Café 641 are named next to Rail Trail Flatbread Co. and the food trucks. That makes the Stroll as much a sampling of downtown's own kitchens as a street fair. The HBA's plans for 2026 include more food trucks, more lighting and displays, an illuminated snow globe at Town Hall, and an expanded lighting ceremony at Town Hall. The event map handed out at Town Hall has the day's schedule.
The giving side of the afternoon
Nonprofit booths make up part of the Stroll, and some have specific requests. According to the HBA, local scouts will collect winter items for veterans, and animal rescues will bring adoptable dogs. Other community organizations will be set up along the route as well. If you plan to donate, packing winter items before you head downtown keeps the scouts' drive easy. Updates come through the Stroll's Instagram and Facebook accounts. Businesses can still apply through the HBA's vendor registration, and volunteers can reach the organizers at [email protected].
December 12 Closes the Loop Where It Started
One week after the Stroll, the farmers market vendors come back to Town Hall for the second Winter Market. It has the same mix of meat, dairy, root vegetables, herb wreaths, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, bread, apples and crafts. It is also the last scheduled market before the New Year.
The timing works for different needs than the November market. Maple syrup, honey and crafts make gifts that keep, and December 12 still leaves nearly two weeks before Christmas. Herb wreaths bought a week after the Stroll's lighting will hang through the rest of the season. Two days later, the Grinch visits the library on Washington Street.
A household could go to all of it without planning much. Buy root vegetables at Town Hall on November 14, make an ornament at the library on November 30, take a carriage ride and eat from Kith & Kin or Café 641 on December 5, and come back to Town Hall on December 12 for maple syrup and a wreath. Each date is within a short walk of the others, and the farmers market vendors start and end the season.
If one of those Saturdays has you thinking about what a home near Main Street could mean for your own sale or lease next year, Michael Quinn is glad to talk it through over coffee. Schedule a private consultation.
