Yes, we're for real! We get asked this question a lot because we are a new nonprofit who held a Christmas market less than a year from when we were formed. The 2025 market was a huge success, and we're ready for year two!Hello from Phil Meyer – CEO, Chair, and one of the founders of Nourish New England. We are a nonprofit organization focused on supporting and running events with the goal of raising awareness and funding for the direct nonprofits helping the food insecure and hungry across New England.

While putting on a large Christmas market costs money, the goal is for everyone to have food and fun while raising money for many charities related to food insecurity. Our primary beneficiaries of the 2026 NH World Christmas Market will be announced soon.

To minimize a long line in front of the event, we recommend purchasing tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased at the event, but we have a limitation on the number of people allowed in the venue at any one time, so pre-purchasing the tickets will help us estimate potential crowds, and those with tickets will have the ability to enter the market sooner as they won’t have to wait in the same line as those needing to purchase at the event.

No, you do not need to purchase separate tickets for both days of the market. One ticket is valid for both days. Keep your ticket on you as proof for reentry.

Attendees: Our Market’s location at Owl's Nest Resort has plenty of on-site parking. Shuttles will be available for those parked in the furthest lots.Vendors and Volunteers: We have a specific parking lot for you.

Parking for the 2026 NH World Christmas Market is free.

Yes, handicap parking is available.

Many of our food vendors offer options for those with certain dietary preferences, restrictions and allergies. Please feel free to ask the vendors directly while shopping at the market!

Yes, there are changing tables in the women's restroom in the vault area.

The NH World Christmas Market features indoor areas as well as several warming areas.

We anticipate very few problems with cell and data reception. Online payment services such as Venmo, Paypal, Square, and our nonprofit’s favorite – Zeffy – should all work fine. For emergency purposes, Owl's Nest Resort also has available Wi-Fi.

There are at least two ATMs in the area of the NH World Christmas Market seen on preliminary site visits. One is found inside Butch's Deli and Provisions, and another is found by the restrooms at the Vault under the Slice and Panorama Six82 restaurants. We will update you as we learn more!

We will close the market if there is a power outage, the town decides to shut down, or there is extreme weather. In particular, NH World Christmas Market will be monitoring public safety in the event of impending weather conditions and expect any announcements of delays, postponements or closures to follow directly after the Town of Thornton’s recommendations. A little bit of snow would be magical, but all our safety comes first.

Yes, well-behaved, leashed dogs are allowed at the NH World Christmas Market. Attendees who are staying overnight at Owl’s Nest Resort or another local hotel should inquire about the hotel's pet policy before booking their stay.