This is the latest-running edition of a market that has been building all season, pushed to an afternoon-into-evening window so it ends in the dark with the cottages lit. The vendor list runs to names like Fox Den Leathercraft and Koltuk's Honey - an actual neighborhood market, not a craft fair flown in. If you want a low-effort autumn afternoon that ends with ice cream, this is it.
What to expect
Vendor tents line a pedestrian lane of small historic houses, so the whole thing is walkable in twenty minutes and browsable in two hours. Live pop-up music performances rotate through, and the Snug Harbor gardens are open around you if you want to walk off the shopping.
Good to know
- Take the Staten Island Ferry, then the S40 bus along Richmond Terrace to the Snug Harbor gate
- Bring both a card and some cash - smaller vendors run one or the other
- There is a rain date the following day, so check the organizer before you travel in bad weather
- The lane is flat and paved, which makes it easy with a stroller or a wheelchair
- Pair it with the botanical gardens and Chinese Scholar's Garden on the same campus
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Common questions
How many vendors are there?
Over 40 vendors drawn from the Staten Island community, plus on-site food and drink partners.
What happens if it rains?
Snug Harbor lists a rain date the following day for this edition.
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