Shop Cambridge this Holiday Season

This holiday season, the City is partnering with local businesses and business associations to encourage residents and visitors to shop local!

Celebrate small businesses and shop in Cambridge on Small Business Saturday (November 26, 2022) and all season long. This year Cambridge Arts will be hosting Holiday Arts Markets at the Harvard University's Smith Campus Center in December. You can also view and download maps detailing small business retail and restaurants in each commercial district.

News and Events by District

Click a Cambridge commercial district to learn more about small businesses specials and upcoming events:

• Central Square
• East Cambridge & Inman Square
• Fresh Pond/Alewife
• Harvard Square
• Huron Village & Observatory Hill
• Kendall Square
• Porter Square/North Massachusetts Ave.
• South of Porter Square
• Citywide - Cambridge Local First 

Central Square

• Download the Central Square Retail and Restaurants Map
• Central Square Business Improvement District

East Cambridge & Inman Square

• Download the East Cambridge Retail and Restaurants Map
• Download the Inman Square Retail and Restaurants Map
• East Cambridge Business Association (ECBA)
• ECBA Retailer
• Inman Square Holiday Stroll - Thursday, December 8, 4 - 8:00 P.M.
• Inman Holiday Market - Sunday, December 18
• Multi-Cultural Arts Center Events

Fresh Pond-Alewife

• Download the Fresh Pond-Alewife Retail and Restaurants Map

Harvard Square

• Download the Harvard Square Retail and Restaurants Map
• Harvard Square Business Association
• Cambridge Arts Holiday Market at Harvard Smith Campus Center, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., December 1-3 and December 8-10, 11:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
• Harvard Square Giving Tree Kick Off, Brattle Street Plaza, Saturday, December 3, 3:30 P.M.
• The Christmas Revels
• Harvard Square Holiday Fair at 33 Dunster St., December 9-11 and December 16-18

Huron Village & Observatory Hill

• Download the Huron Village and Observatory Hill Retail and Restaurants Map
• 11th Annual Observatory Hill Holiday Stroll – Sunday, December 11, 3:00 - 6:00 P.M.   

Kendall Square

• Download the Kendall Square Retail and Restaurants Map
• Kendall Square Association
• Canal District Winter Market 2022-Saturday, December 3 - Sunday
• Holiday Ice Skating Show - Saturday, December 10, 2:00 p.m. (Rain date December 11)

Porter Square/North Massachusetts Ave. 

• Download the Porter Square and North Massachusetts Ave. Retail and Restaurant Map
• North Cambridge Holiday Stroll - Saturday, December 17, 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.  

South of Porter Square 

• Download the Lower Massachusetts Ave. Retail and Restaurants Map
• South of Porter Square Holiday Stroll - Saturday, December 3, 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Citywide 

Cambridge Local First 2022 Holiday Shopping Guide features Cambridge businesses, products or promotions as well as curated holiday shopping, entertaining, and gift recommendations. Shoppers can sort through the guide by location and category in order to visit you online or in person. Check out Cambridge Local First's Shop Local Weekend: November 26 – 28, 2022 to support local businesses, creative entrepreneurs and artists.

For More Information

Anyone interested in using the Shop Cambridge social media kit can find it here.

Business owners can contact Allyson Allen at AAllen@cambridgema.gov or 617/349-9122 if interested in sharing their business specials on this page, or to request a "Small Business Saturday" poster or “Shop Local - I’m Local” window decal.