If you’re looking for a family photo opp this Christmas, you’ll be pleased to know NYC is among the most Instagrammable holiday markets in the country.
We love scoping out handmade merch from artisans while sampling warm hot chocolate and sweets during our browsing. But we especially appreciate a festive scene to accompany our outing. If you want to ring in those cozy vibes and give your feed some Christmas eye-candy, allow us to give you the scoop.
Vacation rental marketplace FloridaRentals.com did a deep dive on Instagram to look at hashtags. In doing so, the company unveiled the most popular holiday market hashtags in the U.S. and the accompanying number of posts. Unsurprisingly, NYC’s three popular locales won hearts and “likes” with Union Square topping the list at #2.
The most Instagrammable holiday markets in the U.S.
According to FloridaRental.com’s research, here’s where NYC stacks up amongst its Christmastime competitors:
1. Chicago Christkindlmarket in Illinois
#christkindlmarketchicago with 19,100 posts
2. Union Square Holiday Market in New York
#unionsquareholidaymarket with 12,500 posts
3. Cambria Christmas Market in California
#cambriachristmasmarket with 6,324
4. Columbus Circle Holiday Market in New York
#columbuscircleholidaymarket with 3,632 posts
5. Carmel Christkindlmarkt in Indiana
#carmelchristkindlmarkt with 3,535 posts
6. Downtown Holiday Market in Washington DC
#downtownholidaymarket with 2,720 posts
7. Denver Christkindlmarket in Colorado
#denverchristkindlmarket with 2,591
8. Eugene Holiday Market in Oregon
#eugeneholidaymarket with 2,456 posts
9. Bryant Park Holiday Market in New York
#bryantparkholidaymarket with 2,260 posts
10. Philadelphia Christmas Village in Pennsylvania
#philadelphiachristmasvillage with 1,476 posts
While we notice that Chicago might have us beat in the holiday markets category, we’d like to point out that NYC still ranks #1 as the best pizza in the world, just for your reference.
Now, if you need us, we’ll be scoping out the gift options in Union Square, Columbus Circle, and Bryant Park. Catch you there?