Huntington Village's holiday season is a set of schedules, each run by a different group. The Town of Huntington and two fire departments run the parade on Saturday, November 28. A maker collective runs the market huts on Wall Street, which open the next day and then operate only on Fridays and Sundays until January 3. The Huntington Village BID and Northwell's Huntington Hospital run the broader Holiday Spectacular around both. One gap follows from those schedules. Between the parade and the end of the season, there are five Saturdays with no huts on Wall Street. On those days, the village's holiday shopping happens in its year-round storefronts, and three of them are having their first holiday season in their current form.
The Town takes Saturday, November 28, with a new theme and a new starting point
The season starts with the parade, which this year is themed to the country's 250th anniversary. The Town of Huntington's announcement says that on November 28 "Huntington Village will transform for the holiday season, beginning with the annual holiday parade," and that this year's parade "will celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence."
Huntington Matters' event listing lists the America 250 Holiday Parade for Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. It starts at Home Depot on New York Avenue and ends at Main Street and West Neck Road. The Huntington Fire Department, the Huntington Manor Fire Department and the Town of Huntington present it.
Last year's parade looked different. Huntington Now's 2025 preview described a nautically themed parade that left the Big H parking lot at 5:30 p.m. and headed to a 6:30 p.m. tree lighting downtown, hosted by Ralph Macchio. The start time is the same this year. The theme and the listed starting point have changed.
Parade night is also the one Saturday of the season when the village's main event happens after dark on the street. Every Saturday after it works differently.
The Wall Street huts keep a Friday-and-Sunday schedule
The Spectacular Holiday Markets start their sixth year on Sunday, November 29. According to the 2026 market listing on Eventeny, the huts line Wall Street "next to the largest Christmas Tree on Long Island." The listing gives the location as 12 Wall St. Colored Colors curates the vendor village. Northwell Health, Huntington Hospital and the Huntington Village BID are the sponsors. The markets run rain or shine.
The hours depend on the day of the week:
| Market day | Dates | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Sunday | November 29 | Noon to 5 p.m. |
| Friday nights | December 4, 11, 18 | 5 to 9 p.m. |
| Sundays | December 6, 13, 20, 27 and January 3 | Noon to 5 p.m. |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1 | Noon to 7 p.m. |
That adds up to ten market days over six weeks. Friday nights come with darkness and lights. Sundays give the huts a daytime window. Every session is on a Friday or a Sunday.
The markets are one part of the larger Huntington Holiday Spectacular. The organizers' vendor application says the Huntington Village BID is partnering again with Northwell/Huntington Hospital for 2026. It lists the Spectacular's parts as photo opportunities, light displays, art markets, live performances, a Menorah Lighting and a toy drive. The organizers post updates on Instagram at @huntingtonholidayspectacular.
Five Saturdays without huts
After parade night, these Saturdays have no market on Wall Street:
- December 5
- December 12
- December 19
- December 26
- January 2
On those five days, the tree, the light displays and the village's own shops carry the season. The shopping happens in the permanent storefronts a block or two away. In 2026, two of the newest are on Green Street and one is on Main Street.
The old Finley's building now holds a bookstore and a pie bar
For three decades, the building on Green Street was Finley's of Greene Street, a bar and late-night dance spot. It closed in August, and Greater Long Island reported that the property was divided between two new businesses that planned to work together.
Published, at 47 Green St., soft-opened in March 2026. Owner Angela Jurow and her husband Brett turned the old bar into a bookstore with hundreds of titles and a large children's section at the back. Its bar serves beer, wine, signature cocktails, coffee drinks and tea. Greater Long Island also reported that the shop has room for book clubs, author visits and workshops.
"We want this to be a space where people can feel comfortable. Parents can come meet up and kids can look through books."
Jurow said that to Greater Long Island at the soft opening.
The building's kitchen was split off as a permanent home for Mighty Fine Eatery & Pie Bar, which had first appeared in Huntington as a pop-up. It opened at 43 Green St. at the end of April 2026. Greater Long Island's opening coverage describes a made-to-order pie bar, a café menu and a full bar, open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Greater Long Island also reported that Published planned to carry Mighty Fine's prepackaged goods.
This is the first holiday season in which this part of Green Street sells books and pie instead of running as a late-night bar. Its daily 8 a.m. opening also covers Saturday mornings, which the Wall Street huts leave open.
Wahooo Market's first December on Main Street
The third newcomer is a few blocks away. Wahooo Market by John opened at 328A Main Street on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Huntington Matters covered the launch, which John and Mark Cronin marked with a "Flash Mob Parade" of bagpipers, a drummer and costumed characters, plus cake.
The store still sells the colorful socks that started John's Crazy Socks. It now also stocks bracelets, cookies, candy, coffee, clothing, home goods and gifts. Huntington Matters reported that the larger selection gives other businesses run by people with differing abilities, or businesses that employ them, a place to sell their products. Mark Cronin told the magazine that the pair has helped about 20 families start businesses.
So the Main Street shop has something in common with the Wall Street huts. Both put many small makers' goods under one roof. The huts do it on ten scheduled days. Wahooo Market does it on the days the huts are closed, including those five Saturdays.
How Thanksgiving weekend fits together
On the opening weekend, all three schedules overlap within about 24 hours, and each part happens at a different time of day:
- Saturday, November 28, daytime. The huts haven't opened yet, so the year-round shops on Main Street and Green Street have the village to themselves. Mighty Fine opens at 8 a.m.
- Saturday, November 28, 5:30 p.m. The America 250 Holiday Parade starts at Home Depot on New York Avenue and ends at Main Street and West Neck Road.
- Sunday, November 29, noon to 5 p.m. The Spectacular Holiday Markets open on Wall Street beside the tree for the first of their ten days.
After that weekend, the schedule repeats: huts on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons, storefronts every day. For more about the village's year-round side, see our earlier walk through a day in Huntington's shops and cafés. Our September look at Huntington's culture corner covers the museum and concert side, and our Huntington neighborhood page gives the broader picture.
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