Holiday Markets in Jersey City

We're officially into the holiday season and while there's plenty of parties, food, drinks, and winter traditions to enjoy, there's also a lot of shopping! Luckily, Jersey City has a number of options to help you shop locally and have fun while doing so.

Read on to see the list of upcoming holiday markets in Jersey City so you can mark your calendars and find the right gifts for everyone on your list:

Project Eats 2017 Meet the Vendor: Baonanas

The Jersey City Project's Project Eats 2017 is back on 6/24 and 6/25 with new vendors and returning favorites, all ready to serve up some delicious, indulgent eats. To help get you ready, I'm excited to be collaborating with The Jersey City Project to spotlight some of the vendors from this year's Project Eats, learning more about their business, their food, and what they love about Jersey City.

This week, we're focusing on some favorite Jersey City vendors. Check out Baonanas, a Jersey City born & bred company that started under unfortunate circumstances to end up setting its founders on a whole new path!

Photo courtesy of Baonanas FB

Holiday Markets in Jersey City

The holidays are a busy time in Jersey City, but there are lots of markets around so you can shop while drinking, eating, and having a good time. To help you stay organized, here's a rundown of the markets happening over the next several weeks.

Guide to Project Eats

It's finally here. This weekend, The Jersey City Project and The City of Jersey City Present Project: Eats and there's an incredible line-up of vendors representing a wide variety of cuisines and eating styles.

To help you plan ahead (because it's almost impossible to try everything although I'm all for trying), I've put together the list of vendors with notes on what they'll be serving and if I've seen any specials announced.

Project Eats 2016 is Almost Here

The Jersey City Project is back again with another year of Project Eats* and it's less than two weeks away!

Upcoming Events in Jersey City

It's the first day of April which, despite the temperatures still being low for a while, means we're getting close to market season and outdoor events! Spring and summer are often a whirlwind of activity in Jersey City so here are a few dates to book in your calendar now.

Project Market

The Jersey City Project is back again with their third annual Project: Market this Saturday and Sunday from 11am-6pm behind City Hall.

While this particular market focuses on vintage and hand-crafted goods for the holidays, there's still plenty of good eats to enjoy and it's the perfect spot to pick up a few food-related gifts for the obsessed eater in your life - or just some good host/hostess gifts.

Project Eats 2015 Vendors

In case you've missed the news, The Jersey City Project's Project Eats is this weekend! This year, they're expanding it to two days, both Saturday and Sunday from 11am-7pm (this means if you time it right, you can pretty much have every meal of the day here). Here's a quick look at last year's event.

Not only is this a great festival for all the best eats around, there's a special food-centric marketplace, highlighting some of the best small businesses and product vendors around.

Recapping Project Eats

This weekend, The Jersey City Project is presenting Project: Eats*, a TWO DAY event full of some of the best eats from vendors in Jersey City and beyond. There will be food stands, trucks, and other specialty vendors selling food-related items of all sorts.

Community News

• Just BeClaws announced they will open on this Thursday, May 14th at 3:00pm
• Dullboy launched a full brunch cocktail menu this week.
• Last week, in celebration of three years of business, VB3 unveiled a brand new look and menu. The changes include al fresco dining, a lunch tasting menu, and more. 
• NJBiz featured Talde and Carrino Provisions in an article about successful growth in Jersey City.

Community News

• Tomorrow kicks off Hudson Restaurant Week! Start making your reservations to take advantage of great deals in Jersey City and all around Hudson County.
• Thank you and congratulations to The Jersey City Project and all the vendors and workers involved on an incredible, fun, and delicious event yesterday, Project: Eats! 
• If you missed it, Milk Sugar Love had an amazing and extremely informative write-up in the Star-Ledger this week
• Congratulations to Hoboken Farms, whose marinara sauce "Big Red Marinara" took second place in a tasting of jarred tomato sauces from across the state. You can find the sauce at the HDSID and Hamilton Park Farmers' Markets. 

Project: Eats!

This Saturday, July 26th, The Jersey City Project is hosting what will probably be the best event ever (by my standards), Project: EATS!

Ever since the announcement came out, I've been looking forward to this. Not just for the food, but because The Jersey City Project creates amazing, varied, and vibrant markets full of delicious food, interesting, unique crafts, home goods, and specially-crafted furniture. There's always something for everyone and this market promises to be no different.

Event Recap: Project Earth

This past Saturday was The Jersey City Project's first event of the year, Project: Earth, and it was fantastic! Besides giving me my first sunburn of the year (a sure sign of spring), the event also had tons of people, dozens of vendors from Jersey City and beyond, and lots and lots of delicious food.

Showcasing small and local businesses around Jersey City, the outdoor market had a heavy focus on earth-friendly items and products including organic bath items, reusable bags (I ended up picking up a pack of the produce ones), planting, and eco-friendly living, including a big Stop The Drop art project as part of the city's campaign against littering. These are just samples of everything that was there.

This Weekend is ALL About Jersey City

Trying to plan your weekend? I hope you're not planning on being anywhere other than Jersey City because there are two major events celebrating creativity, unique finds, and shopping local happening this weekend and you do not want to miss them.

Besides the extraordinary array of product and design vendors being showcased, both events also have amazing food line-ups to keep you satiated as you shop. And let's be honest, for most of us me, that's really the major draw here. Knowing there's delicious food to be had and really cool things to look at? There's no turning back now.

First up, on Saturday 4/26, The Jersey City Project will be bringing Project: EARTH to City Hall from 11am - 6pm and this one promises to be even bigger and better than December's Project: Market (which was already pretty great).

Event Recap: Jersey City Project: Market

Yesterday was the much anticipated Holiday Market presented by the Jersey City Project and Yelp and Jersey City turned out in full force for the occasion! There were tons of people, lots of great stands and creative gift items around and of course, some delicious food.

The variety and creativity on display was astounding with everything from imprinted goods from Nightingale Project to soaps and cars from Smith and Chang while Kanibal Home brought out some beautiful antique jewelry.

Community News

• Today was the end of 6th Borough Market's 2013 Season and what a great season it was! Can't wait to see more in 2014.
• Today was also the Jersey City Project's first venture, the Holiday Market and it was a huge success! Looking forward to what comes next!
• Jersey City Veggie Burgers is accepting sign-ups for the Veggie Burger of the Month Club until Dec. 20th! Sign up now! http://jerseycityveggieburgers.com/order-online.html
• White Star Bar was featured under the travel section on www.usatoday.com Read through for a little White Star history: http://stage.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/10/29/white-star-bar/2269599/
• 9th and Coles is getting into the holiday spirit! If you bring in an ornament for the 9C tree and give it to the bartender, you'll receive a free glass of wine or mixed well drink - 1 per customer please.
• Skinner's Loft is having their Christmas party tomorrow, so stop by and enjoy live music, caroling, food and drink!