{"id":375603,"date":"2026-10-17T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375603\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:30:12","slug":"bank-of-america-winter-village-at-bryant-park-to-return-to-nyc-for-its-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375603\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park to return to NYC for its 25th anniversary\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bryant Park\u2019s must-visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/?s=winter+village+bryant+park\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Village<\/a> is returning to the heart of Manhattan on Oct. 28 for its 25th anniversary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Bank of America, in just a few weeks, Bryant Park will be completely transformed into quintessential holiday cheer, with the Holiday Shops by Urbanspace bringing in 180 small and local businesses.<\/p>\n<p>First launched in 2002, the open-air holiday shopping spot has everything from specialty clothing, artisanal crafts, sweet and savory treats and ice skating.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always something fun to get you in the holiday spirit here at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park,\u201d said John Zeitoun, director of partnerships at Bryant Park. \u201cWe have something here for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Winter Village will have a range of returning favorites, including Koukli \u201cSaucy Greek\u201d, known for its authentic Greek pita sandwiches, skewers, fries and Baklava hot chocolate, as well as Bara Boheme, an exclusive handcrafted jewelry shop inspired by travel, nature and bohemian style.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137875839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Winter-Village_Holiday-Shops_2026-01-02_Jane-Kratochvil_023.jpg\" alt=\"Shoppers stroll and browse the Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park in New York City.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park to return to NYC for its 25th anniversary\u00a0\u00a0 2\"  \/>Shoppers stroll and browse the Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park in New York City.Photo by Jane Kratochvil, courtesy Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park<\/p>\n<p>Also returning is Bank of America\u2019s Small Business Spotlight program, where four New York City-based entrepreneurs will display and sell their products at a rent-free booth provided by the bank. Bank of America will be announcing the winners at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupporting local small businesses and New York City businesses are really important to what we do,\u201d Zeitoun said. \u201cSome holiday shops have started just as holiday shops, and have grown and expanded based on the success and based on the opportunity of being here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s new at the Winter Village at Bryant Park?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137875842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Winter-Village_Bryant-Park_2024-12-19_Colin-Miller_166.jpg\" alt=\"The Rink as the sun sets at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park in NYC.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" title=\"Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park to return to NYC for its 25th anniversary\u00a0\u00a0 3\"  \/>The Rink as the sun sets at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park in NYC.Photo by Colin Miller, courtesy Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park<\/p>\n<p>Making its debut season at the Bryant Park Winter Village is New York\u2019s iconic Serendipity3, where it will be selling its famous Frozen Hot Chocolate and other decadent sweets. (BY) Aleisha, a shop that turns memories and travel destinations into art through hand-painted maps, neighborhood prints, postcards, tea towels, stickers and more, will also be new this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re always welcoming new local small businesses as part of the holiday shops experience and programming,\u201d Zeitoun said. \u201cBryant Park is at the center of our mission, and we want to make sure that there\u2019s always something for everyone to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Open to all ages, the Holiday Shops by Urbanspace will run until Jan. 3. Both The Rink and The Lodge will be open daily through Feb. 28.\n<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wintervillage.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wintervillage.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryant Park\u2019s must-visit Winter Village is returning to the heart of Manhattan on Oct. 28 for its 25th&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[13178,138126,3759,31397,138127,11200,138128,1246,138129,138130,9,138131,56,63,65,64,29226,138132,138133,138134],"class_list":["post-375603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-bank-of-america","tag-bara-boheme","tag-bryant-park","tag-bryant-park-winter-village","tag-frozen-hot-chocolate","tag-holiday-shopping","tag-holiday-shops-by-urbanspace","tag-ice-skating","tag-koukli-saucy-greek","tag-manhattan-holiday-attractions","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city-holiday-events","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-nyc-small-businesses","tag-serendipity3","tag-small-business-spotlight","tag-winter-markets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}