Deck the Hall-bany: Holiday Market and Festival

This category includes artists, handmade goods vendors, retail, non-profits, pre-packaged baked goods vendors, coffee/hot chocolate vendors, and other vendors not selling hot/ready to eat food.

Developed and managed in partnership between the Downtown Albany BID and ParkAlbany, Deck The Hall-bany burst onto the Capital District scene in 2025. The event instantly became one of the most dynamic holiday shopping and entertainment destinations in the region by curating hundreds of unique, handcrafted gifts from a huge variety of local, independent businesses, along with unique live performances and family friendly activities. The series grew out of the BID’s annual holiday market, which took place in iconic settings including the Kenmore Ballroom in 2022 and 2023, and historic Union Station in 2024. In 2025, the BID and ParkAlbany, with support from the City of Albany, a group of local leaders and community-based organizations, expanded the market to a multi-day in-door/outdoor winter festival featuring more than 50 vendors and drawing over 1,000 visitors on each date. 

SUMMARY

Booth type 1: Big top tent booth (heated) | This is the default booth for approved vendors, covering an 8' wide by 6' deep area. The recommended configuration is two 6' tables (provided by the vendor) arranged in an L-shape. Space underneath one of the tented areas in Clinton Market Collective or Quackenbush Square will be assigned on a first come basis. 

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Table(s) and chairs, if using
• Table linens (or other signage). Please keep signage limited to the area within and immediately adjacent to your booth space. Do NOT set up sandwich board signs or large display in walking lanes, other areas of the event.
• Tabletop or other signage, if using. Please keep signage limited to the area within and immediately adjacent to your booth space. Do NOT set up sandwich board signs or large displays in walking lanes, or other areas of the event.
• Garbage receptacle (required to take out any trash you produce)

Booth type 2: Outdoor pop-up booth | Outdoor pop-up booths will also be available. A standard outdoor booth space will be 10'x10', but other sizes may be accommodated. For these spaces, vendors will be required to supply their own pop-up tent(s), and we highly recommend purchasing and utilizing a propane space heater, tent sidewalls, and extra tent weights. Affordable options are available at major retailers, contact us if you would like recommendations.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Pop-up tent(s) or other form of covering/shelter. 
• Tent weights (not stakes) with a minimum of 25 lbs. per leg, preferably 50lbs. or more.
  • Highly recommended, but not required: Small propane space heater and tent sidewalls for heat retention. (DO NOT direct space heater flame toward tent walls, table linens, or other flammable objects in your booth!)
• Table(s) with linens and chairs, if using
• Signage, if using. Please keep signage limited to the area within and immediately adjacent to your booth space. DO NOT set up sandwich board signs or large display in walking lanes, or other areas of the event.
• Garbage receptacle (required to take out any trash you produce)

Final determinations about vendor booth locations will be made solely by the Downtown Albany BID and ParkAlbany.

Load-in | 9:00 AM
*Load-in time may be subject to change, or vendors may be assigned staggered load-in time slots.

Market | 11:00 AM-4:00 PM

This category includes vendors selling hot and ready-to-eat food, who do not use a food truck or mobile food trailer.

Developed and managed in partnership between the Downtown Albany BID and ParkAlbany, Deck The Hall-bany burst onto the Capital District scene in 2025. The event instantly became one of the most dynamic holiday shopping and entertainment destinations in the region by curating hundreds of unique, handcrafted gifts from a huge variety of local, independent businesses, along with unique live performances and family friendly activities. The series grew out of the BID’s annual holiday market, which took place in iconic settings including the Kenmore Ballroom in 2022 and 2023, and historic Union Station in 2024. In 2025, the BID and ParkAlbany, with support from the City of Albany, a group of local leaders and community-based organizations, expanded the market to a multi-day in-door/outdoor winter festival featuring more than 50 vendors and drawing over 1,000 visitors on each date. 

SUMMARY

Booth type 1: Big top tent booth (heated) | This is the default booth for approved vendors, covering an 8' wide by 4' deep area. The recommended configuration is two 6' tables (provided by the vendor) arranged in an L-shape. Space underneath one of the tented areas in Clinton Market Collective or Quackenbush Square will be assigned on a first come basis. 

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Table(s) and chairs, if using
• Table linens (or other signage). Please keep signage limited to the area within and immediately adjacent to your booth space. Do NOT set up sandwich board signs or large display in walking lanes, other areas of the event.
• Tabletop or other signage, if using. Please keep signage limited to the area within and immediately adjacent to your booth space. Do NOT set up sandwich board signs or large displays in walking lanes, or other areas of the event.
• Garbage receptacle (required to take out any trash you produce)
   

Booth type 2: Outdoor pop-up booth | Outdoor pop-up booths will also be available. A standard outdoor booth space will be 10'x10', but other sizes may be accommodated. For these spaces, vendors will be required to supply their own pop-up tent(s), and we highly recommend purchasing and utilizing a propane space heater, tent sidewalls, and extra tent weights. Affordable options are available at major retailers, contact us if you would like recommendations.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Pop-up tent(s) or other form of covering/shelter. 
• Tent weights (not stakes) with a minimum of 25 lbs. per leg, preferably 50lbs. or more.
  • Highly recommended, but not required: Small propane space heater and tent sidewalls for heat retention. (DO NOT direct space heater flame toward tent walls, table linens, or other flammable objects in your booth!)
• Table(s) with linens and chairs, if using
• Signage, if using. Please keep signage limited to the area within and immediately adjacent to your booth space. DO NOT set up sandwich board signs or large display in walking lanes, or other areas of the event.
• Garbage receptacle (required to take out any trash you produce)
   

Final determinations about vendor booth locations will be made solely by the Downtown Albany BID and ParkAlbany.

Load-in | 9:00 AM
*Load-in time may be subject to change, or vendors may be assigned staggered load-in time slots.

Market | 11:00 AM-4:00 PM

Food trucks and mobile food trailers must apply here.

Developed and managed in partnership between the Downtown Albany BID and ParkAlbany, Deck The Hall-bany burst onto the Capital District scene in 2025. The event instantly became one of the most dynamic holiday shopping and entertainment destinations in the region by curating hundreds of unique, handcrafted gifts from a huge variety of local, independent businesses, along with unique live performances and family friendly activities. The series grew out of the BID’s annual holiday market, which took place in iconic settings including the Kenmore Ballroom in 2022 and 2023, and historic Union Station in 2024. In 2025, the BID and ParkAlbany, with support from the City of Albany, a group of local leaders and community-based organizations, expanded the market to a multi-day in-door/outdoor winter festival featuring more than 50 vendors and drawing over 1,000 visitors on each date. 

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Food truck vendor locations will be assigned at the sole discretion of the event organizers. Food trucks will be required to provide their own power unless otherwise specified. Priority may be given to food truck vendors who feature at least one holiday/winter themed food items on their menu (example: specialty hot chocolate).

SCHEDULE

Load-in | 8:30 AM
*Load-in time may be subject to change, or vendors may be assigned staggered load-in time slots.

Market | 11:00 AM-4:00 PM