Christmas Bars NYC 2026: What Is Confirmed and Where to Drink Nearby
As of October 25, the Christmas bars NYC 2026 lineup confirmed on official pages is short: Miracle lists Miracle on 9th Street at The Cabinet in the East Village plus Miracle at Someday and Miracle at Vacations in Brooklyn, and Bryant Park's Winter Village, with The Lodge bar, opens October 28. Miracle has not posted exact 2026 dates, and Sippin' Santa has not announced a 2026 New York location. For a confirmed happy hour nearby, try Lovers of Today, Sea Wolf, Grand Army or Lolita.
Every November a few New York bars swap their usual look for tinsel, themed cocktails and Christmas music and run as holiday pop-ups through the season. The trouble with planning a 2026 visit in late October is that most of what turns up online is last year's coverage, with last year's dates. This guide sticks to what each pop-up or host bar has posted on its own official pages for the 2026 season, as of October 25, and says plainly where the 2026 details are not out yet.
For each confirmed spot we added bars from our own list with a happy hour a short walk away, with an eye on Saturday and Sunday windows, since weekends are when most people have time for a pop-up. Prices and times are live on each card, and the table below lists weekend happy hours across the city.
Our picks
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Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Lovers of Today East Village
Times published, deal not listed
Daily 5pm–7pm · Mon–Wed, Sun 2am–4am · 132 ½ East 7th Street · 1st Avenue (L)Lovers of Today is a cocktail bar on East 7th Street, about a five-minute walk from The Cabinet, home of Miracle on 9th Street. Its happy hour on signature drinks runs every day, Saturday and Sunday included, in the early evening, and there is a second late-night window early in the week. That makes it a dependable place to wait if Miracle is full. The L at 1st Avenue is seven minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 24, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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East Village, around Romeo's. Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. Romeo's East Village
Times published, deal not listed
Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 2pm–7pm · 118 St Marks Pl · 1 Av (L)Romeo's on St. Marks Place is about six minutes on foot from The Cabinet. It posts a weekday happy hour from late afternoon and a longer weekend one on Saturday and Sunday that starts in the early afternoon, which suits a daytime plan: happy hour first, then the walk east toward Avenue C and Miracle on 9th Street. Check the card for the current deal. The L at 1st Avenue is a seven-minute walk.
Deal checked Oct 25, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Bushwick, around Vacations Bar & Rooftop. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 3. Vacations Bar & Rooftop Bushwick
$2 off drinks
Tue–Fri 5pm–7pm · 48 Cypress Avenue · Jefferson Street (L)Vacations Bar & Rooftop on Cypress Avenue in Bushwick is one of the two Brooklyn hosts on Miracle's official 2026 locations page, listed as Miracle at Vacations. Its own happy hour takes money off everything Tuesday through Friday in the early evening. During the Miracle run, ask whether that deal also covers the holiday cocktail list. Jefferson Street on the L is a four-minute walk.
Deal checked Oct 19, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Bushwick, around Sea Wolf. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Sea Wolf Bushwick
Beers and house wine $8 · Frozen drinks $11
Daily 4pm–7pm · 19 Wyckoff Avenue · Jefferson St (L)Sea Wolf, a restaurant on Wyckoff Avenue, is about a four-minute walk from Vacations and a minute from the Jefferson Street L station. Its happy hour runs every day of the week, weekends included, with beers, house wine and frozen drinks, and its own page also lists oysters and wings. Use it as the first stop before Miracle at Vacations, especially on a Saturday or Sunday when Vacations has no happy hour.
Deal checked Oct 25, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. Grand Army Downtown Brooklyn
Times published, deal not listed
Mon–Thu 5pm–7pm · Fri 4pm–6pm · Sat, Sun 2pm–4pm · 336 State Street · Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts (A, C, G)Grand Army on State Street is about two minutes from Someday Bar on Atlantic Avenue, the other Brooklyn host on Miracle's 2026 list. Its happy hour runs every day: early evening Monday to Thursday, a little earlier on Friday, and in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday, so a weekend visit can start with a deal and end at Miracle. Hoyt-Schermerhorn on the A, C and G is two minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 25, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Photo: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 6. LOLITA Midtown
Cocktails (Lolita Margarita, Paloma, Daiquiri, Mezcal Negroni, Dark & Stormy) $12 · House vinos (red, white, bubbles) $11
Daily 3pm–6pm · Daily 10pm–12am · 45 W 45th St · 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center (B, D, F, M)Lolita on West 45th Street is a few blocks north of Bryant Park and its Winter Village. It runs happy hour every day of the week, in the afternoon and again late at night, with cocktails such as a Lolita Margarita, Paloma, Daiquiri and Mezcal Negroni, plus house wines, cervezas and bites. From Friday to Sunday it adds a tacos and guacamole deal. The B, D, F and M at Rockefeller Center are three minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 23, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Gramercy, around Follia. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 7. Follia Gramercy
Select wine (white, red, rosé) $10 · Spritz $12
Mon–Fri, Sun 4pm–6pm · 179 3rd Avenue · 3 Av (L)Follia is a restaurant on Third Avenue, about five blocks south of Rolf's, the German restaurant that keeps its Christmas decorations up all year. Follia's happy hour runs Sunday through Friday in the late afternoon, with draft beer, select wines, spritzes and a Sbagliato, and its own page says the bar keeps the deal going a little longer from Sunday to Thursday. The L at Third Avenue is four minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 25, 2026 on the bar's own site.
Confirmed for 2026: the Miracle pop-ups
Miracle, the Christmas cocktail pop-up that began in the East Village in 2014, lists three New York locations on its official 2026 locations page. Miracle on 9th Street is the Manhattan one, hosted by The Cabinet, a mezcal bar at 649 East 9th Street according to The Cabinet's own site. In Brooklyn, Miracle at Someday is at Someday Bar, 364 Atlantic Avenue, and Miracle at Vacations is at Vacations Bar & Rooftop, 48 Cypress Avenue in Bushwick.
The calendar is not confirmed yet. Miracle on 9th Street's own Instagram says it is closed for the season and will be back in November 2026, but none of the official pages we checked post an opening or closing date for any of the three New York locations. Miracle's site says reservations are handled by each location directly, so watch the host bars' own channels.
Our list has 32 happy hours within about a 10-minute walk of The Cabinet, and 10 of them post a Saturday or Sunday window. Lovers of Today is the closest of those, with Romeo's a few minutes farther. Sea Wolf is about four minutes from Vacations, and Grand Army is two minutes from Someday.
Confirmed for 2026: Winter Village at Bryant Park
Bryant Park's official site lists the Bank of America Winter Village opening on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and running through February 28, 2027, with the free-admission rink, the holiday shops and The Lodge, a bar and food hall on the rink deck. The park also lists its Cozy Igloos, private igloos you book for a group, returning on November 5. It is not a Christmas bar in the Miracle sense, but The Lodge is the one confirmed holiday-season bar in this guide that you can walk into next week.
For a happy hour first, Lolita is about four minutes north of the park and runs its deal every day. Our list has 49 happy hours within about a 10-minute walk of Bryant Park, but only 10 of them post a Saturday or Sunday window, so a weekend visit here takes a little more planning.
Not announced yet for 2026
Several holiday bars that New Yorkers look for every year had not posted 2026 New York details on their own pages as of October 25. Sippin' Santa, the tropical Christmas pop-up that was born at Boilermaker in New York in 2015 as a companion to Miracle, lists no 2026 New York location on its official site, which is still taking 2026 partnership inquiries. Jingle Jangle, The Dead Rabbit's holiday pop-up, still shows last season's run on its event page. Frosty's Christmas Bar's New York page says its season is over and offers a sign-up list. We are not repeating last year's dates for any of them, because they do not carry over; follow each one's official account for the 2026 news.
Rolf's, the year-round option
If you want Christmas decor before the pop-ups open, Rolf's German Restaurant at 281 Third Avenue, at 22nd Street, keeps its decorations up all year, according to its own site, which describes more than 200,000 lights and many vintage ornaments. The site also says holiday-season reservations are taken by phone. Follia, about five blocks south on Third Avenue, has a happy hour for a drink before or after.
Make a night of it
Our weekend happy hours page shows what is running on Saturday and Sunday anywhere in the city. For dancing, our NYC parties calendar has 62 published parties between December 1 and December 24, 57 of them on Fridays and Saturdays. The holiday-themed one so far is BOOTS! 60s Holiday Dance Party at The Sultan Room in Bushwick on Friday, December 11, a short ride from Vacations and Sea Wolf.
Weekend happy hours across NYC
| Bar | Neighborhood | Saturday | Sunday | Deal | Checked |
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| Papacito's | Greenpoint | 4pm–7pm, 3am–4am | 4pm–7pm, 1am–2am | 2-for-1 | Oct 21, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Flying Cock | Kips Bay | 4pm–8pm | 4pm–8pm | ESPRESSO MARTINI $3 · GREEN TEA SHOT $10 | Oct 21, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Oliver's Astoria | Astoria | 10pm to close | 10pm to close | Signature Cocktails $10 · Add house shot $3 | Oct 21, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Meller's Sports Hub & Grill | Upper East Side | no | 11pm–3am | Wine $4 · Frozen Drinks $8 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Post No Bills | Williamsburg | open to 9pm | open to 9pm | Drafts $4 · Well Drinks $5 | Oct 25, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Uptown Restaurant & Bar | Upper East Side | open to 8pm | open to 8pm | Draft $4 · Selected Wines $6 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Carnegie Diner & Cafe | Times Square | 3pm–7pm | 3pm–7pm | Wine $4.95 · Bubblies Rose $6.95 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Art Bar | West Village | 4pm–7pm | 4pm–7pm | $5 draft beer, well drinks, house wine | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Bar Nine | Hell's Kitchen | 4pm–7pm | 4pm–7pm | $5 draft beers, jameson, patron, jager and fireball shots | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Barfly | Gramercy | no | 10pm–4am | Beer $5.00 · Altos tequila $11.00 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Benares | Tribeca | 3pm–7pm | 3pm–7pm | Beer $5 · Wines $6 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Ethyl's Alcohol & Food | Upper East Side | 5pm–7pm | 5pm–7pm | House Shot $7 · Beer $6 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Faces & Names | Times Square | 3pm–7pm | 3pm–7pm | Bottled Beers (Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Lite, Miller Lite, Tecate) $5 · House Wine (red or white) $6 | Oct 17, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Greenwich Treehouse | West Village | no | 3pm–8pm | Jell-O shot $5 · Beer & shot $8 | Oct 22, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Hello Bar Bk | Crown Heights | 5pm–7pm | 5pm–7pm | Cocktails $12 · Wine $9 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Leaf Bar & Lounge | Flushing | 5pm–7pm | 5pm–7pm | Cocktails (Classic Toki Highball, Passion Pit Highball, Strawberry Margarita) $9 · Wines (Pinot Grigio, Merlot) $8 | Oct 21, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Mad Tropical | Bushwick | 5pm–8pm | 5pm–8pm | Cocktails $6/$8 · Drafts $5 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Maru Karaoke Lounge | Koreatown | no | 6pm–9pm | BEER $5 · SHOTS $8 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Niagara | East Village | open to 7pm | open to 7pm | Draft Beer $5 · House Wine $5 | Oct 22, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Orion Bar | Bushwick | no | 5pm–6pm, 10pm–12am | $5 terra beer (10pm-close) | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Pepe Rosso | Greenwich Village | 4pm–6pm | 4pm–6pm | $5 beers, house wines | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Phoenix Bar | East Village | 3pm–7pm | 3pm–7pm | Wells $5 · Red or white wine $6 | Oct 25, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Ryan Maguire's Bar & Restaurant | Financial District | 4pm–7pm | 4pm–7pm | House mixed drinks $7 · Miller Lite drafts $5 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Secret Pour | Bed-Stuy | 4pm–8pm | 4pm–8pm | Draft beer $2 off · Well cocktails $2 off | Oct 23, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Smør | East Village | 4pm–7pm | 4pm–7pm | House Wines $5 · Cocktails $9 | Oct 23, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Bad Old Days | Ridgewood | 2pm–8pm | 2pm–8pm | Beer & shot special $5 · House wine $6 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| The Black Sheep Sports Bar N.Y.C | Murray Hill | 11am–1am | 12pm–1am | Yuengling draft $6 · Shock Top draft $8 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| The Ditty | Astoria | 4pm–7pm | 4pm–7pm | Classic Cocktails $10 · Spirits w/ Any Mixer $8 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Grey Dog | Nolita | 4pm–6:30pm | 4pm–6:30pm | House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00 | Oct 25, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Grey Dog | Union Square | 4pm–6:30pm | 4pm–6:30pm | House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Grey Dog | Greenwich Village | 4pm–6:30pm | 4pm–6:30pm | House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00 | Oct 25, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Heights Bar & Grill | Morningside Heights | 4pm–7pm, 11pm–2am | 4pm–7pm, 11pm–1am | Well Drinks $7 · Drafts $5 | Oct 20, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Third Avenue Ale House | Upper East Side | 12pm–4pm, 9pm to close | 12pm–4pm, 9pm to close | $5 drinks (late nite) | Oct 23, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Tulum Brooklyn | Bed-Stuy | open to 7pm | open to 7pm | Margaritas $10 · Sangria $10 | Oct 24, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Utsav NYC | Times Square | 5pm–7pm | 5pm–7pm | Beer $5 · Wine $8 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| At The Office Bar | Murray Hill | 4pm–7pm | 4pm–7pm | Draft Beer $6 · Select Wines $9 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Bartley Dunne's | Times Square | no | 11pm to close | Negroni $10 · Aperol Spritz $10 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Black Rabbit | Greenpoint | open to 8pm | open to 8pm | $6 black rabbit lager | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Botantica Bar | Nolita | open to 7pm | open to 7pm | DRAFT $2 off · WELL DRINKS $6 | Oct 23, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Cafe Express Deli | Times Square | 3pm–6pm | 3pm–6pm | Wine $6 · Beer $4 | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Cafe Luna | West Village | 3pm–5pm | 3pm–5pm | Beer $6 · Wine $8 | Oct 22, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Chateau 49 | Midtown | 12pm–7pm | 12pm–7pm | Crémant rosé $11 · Prosecco $9 | Oct 23, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Clay | Harlem | 5pm–6pm | 5pm–6:30pm | Happy hour cocktails (Bee's Knees, Daiquiri, Classic Spritz, Disco Nap) $12 · Happy hour beer & cider (12 oz) $6 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Deja Vu New York | Astoria | 5pm–9pm | 5pm–9pm | Beers on tap $6 · Drinks, Wines and Sangria $8 | Oct 25, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Ella Social | Upper West Side | no | 4pm–6pm | WINE $38 · RED SANGRIA $32 | Oct 21, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Fogo de Chão | Times Square | all day | all day | Beers $6 · South American wines $8 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Gnocco | East Village | 11am–6pm | 11am–7pm | Beer $6 · Specialty signature cocktails $12 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Grey Lady | Lower East Side | no | 4pm–7pm | Draft beers $6 · Wine $9 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Gugu Room | Lower East Side | 5pm–7pm | 5pm–7pm | Asahi beer $6 · Kirin beer $6 | Oct 20, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Kurant | Midtown | 12pm–7pm | 12pm–7pm | wines $9 · Beers $6 | Oct 21, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| La Caverna | Lower East Side | no | 5pm–8pm | Beer $6 · Wine $8 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Lady Blue | Hell's Kitchen | 11pm to close | 10pm to close | Select cocktails (limoncello lemondrop tini, house margarita, classic old fashioned) $10 · Select draft beers $6 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Legacy Bar & Grill | Washington Heights | 4pm–7pm | no | Margaritas $8 · Sangria $7 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Maracuya | Williamsburg | 5pm–7pm | 5pm–7pm | Cocktails $9 · Draft $6 | Oct 23, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Maya by Chef Richard Sandoval - NYC | Upper East Side | 4pm–7pm | 4pm–7pm | House margaritas $8 · Wine $6 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Mayahuel | Astoria | no | 5pm–8pm | Classic Margarita $10 · Mayahuel / Gloria cocktails $12 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Mi Garba | Greenwich Village | 5pm–7pm | 5pm–7pm | Beers $6 · Wines $9 | Oct 24, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Motel No Tell | East Village | no | 4pm–1am | Poolside frozen cocktails $10 · Select wines $9 | Oct 25, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Playa Betty's | Upper West Side | 3pm–6pm | 3pm–6pm | Pacifico Pints $6 · Rose $20 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Riviera Maya | Astoria | no | 12pm–7pm | Beer $6.00 · Frozen and Classic Margarita $8.00 | Oct 19, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
Up to 60 bars, cheapest drink first. Every weekend happy hour is on the Saturday and Sunday pages.
Questions
When does Miracle open in NYC in 2026?
No exact date is posted on Miracle's official pages yet. Miracle on 9th Street's own Instagram says it returns in November 2026, and Miracle's 2026 locations page lists it at The Cabinet in the East Village, with Brooklyn locations at Someday and Vacations.
Is Sippin' Santa in New York in 2026?
Not announced. As of October 25, 2026, Sippin' Santa's official site lists no New York location for the 2026 season.
Where is Miracle on 9th Street?
At The Cabinet, a mezcal bar at 649 East 9th Street in the East Village. Lovers of Today on East 7th Street and Romeo's on St. Marks Place both run weekend happy hours about five to six minutes away on foot.
Do you need a reservation for Miracle?
Book through the host bar: Miracle's official site says reservations are handled by each location directly. Watch The Cabinet, Someday or Vacations for booking details once 2026 dates are posted.
When does Winter Village at Bryant Park open in 2026?
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, according to Bryant Park's official site, and it runs through February 28, 2027. The Lodge bar and food hall opens with it, and the Cozy Igloos return on November 5.
Which Christmas pop-ups have a happy hour nearby on weekends?
All of the confirmed ones do. Near Miracle on 9th Street, Lovers of Today and Romeo's run on Saturday and Sunday; near Miracle at Vacations, Sea Wolf runs every day; near Miracle at Someday, Grand Army has a weekend afternoon window; and near Bryant Park, Lolita runs daily.
How we put this together
Pop-up facts come only from each pop-up's or host bar's official pages, checked October 25, 2026: Miracle's 2026 locations page and Miracle on 9th Street's Instagram, The Cabinet's and Someday Bar's own sites for addresses, Bryant Park's site for Winter Village, and the official sites of Sippin' Santa, The Dead Rabbit, Frosty's and Rolf's. Direct fetches of these sites were blocked, so we confirmed each through web searches restricted to the official domain that showed the page's own text. We did not use any past season's dates. Bar picks and counts come from our list of 702 bars, with deals from each bar's own site checked between October 19 and October 25, 2026. Walking distances are straight-line estimates from street addresses at about 80 meters a minute. Party counts come from our published NYC parties.
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