New Year & Winter at Bow❄️
Welcome 2025 at Bow! We’ve got workshops, events, pop-ups, and all the warm & cozy things for you this winter.
A look back at Bow Market 2024….
11 new permanent businesses opened at Bow Market
8 new retail popups
1,012 hours of free hours at the fire pits
28 public courtyard events
400,000 guests at the market
1 new art vending machine (dispensed 1,772 stickers!)
1 new piece of public art hung in the courtyard
117,997 beers poured at Remnant Brewing
61,943 macarons were made and sold at maca boston
300 embroidered items at KEEPER in November + December
74 wedding & vow renewal ceremonies at Dearly Studio
435 clown noses were given away by Lexie Butterfly Vintage
52,843 empanadas were sold at Buenas
8 weddings in Upstairs at Bow
3,000 hours of records played in the Vinyl Index
8 Side Quest Books & Games book club meetings
70+ public events at Upstairs at Bow
37 classes/workshops hosted in Upstairs at Bow
6,285 glasses of orange wine poured at Rebel Rebel
17 birthday parties in Upstairs at Bow
9 Baby/ Bridal Showers in Upstairs at Bow
There are SO many people who make Bow Market so special! Thank you to all who made 2024 a banner year at Bow Market!
Coming up at Bow…
Lunar New Year Night Market
Thursday, January 30th 5-9pm
Join us for our Lunar New Year Night Market to welcome the year of the Snake on Thursday, January 30th from 5-9pm! Brought to you by maca boston, Tiny Turns Paperie, and Upstairs at Bow. Enjoy food & drink specials from your favorite Bow Market restaurants. Shop our local AAPI maker market in Upstairs at Bow. Don’t miss the courtyard performance by NüWa Lion Dance at 7pm.
RSVP below and stay tuned for a full vendor line-up and specials menu.
Japanese New Year
Sunday, January 19th from 12-3pm
Nagomi Bento and Ko-Kyoto will be hosting a Japanese New Year celebration (新年会) at Bow Market.
Join us for a special Kakizome (書初め) Calligraphy Workshop with Ko-Kyoto. Kakizome is a traditional New Year’s activity in Japan where we write our first characters of the year, often our New Year’s resolution. ✨ A Sensei will guide you through this meaningful tradition! They’ll be offering two calligraphy workshops, one at 12 PM and another at 2 PM. Stop by to watch or join in the fun.
Nagomi Bento will also be serving a delicious bowl of Zoni (お雑煮), a special New Year’s soup with rice cakes🥢 We'll be making our own unique version, so come taste the tradition!
Nibble Kitchen Supper Club Series 2025
Let the Nibble Team take care of Sunday Dinner and take your tastebuds on a global adventure this New Year! This year’s Supper Club series highlights a crew of Women Chefs, offering delicious bites from Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Laos, Bangladesh, and Ghana.
Every Sunday, starting 1/19 until 2/16, one of our Nibble partner-Chefs will offer a full dinner menu complete with appetizer and entrée, along with a selection of á la carte add-ons, for pre-order. More info at the link below.
Lunar New Year Macaron Pre-order
Lunar New Year is on Weds 1/29 and we are celebrating the Year of the Snake. Preorder from maca boston by TOMORROW 1/15 to guarantee our core LNY box and characters! Red envelopes will be available in store starting Jan 18th.
THOtBOt Implantation Center Pop-up
End of January and running through the end of Feb
Local artist Rebecca Kopycinski brings the ThotBot Implantation Center, her immersive multimedia performance, back to Bow Market (first viewed here in 2020).
The ThotBot Implantation Center is but one of many Episodes in Kopycinski’s ThotBot Storyverse. In addition to this installation, there are also an interactive theater show, a multimedia musical, and a scripted fiction podcast.
Currently there are twelve shows scheduled starting January 30th and running through February 22nd and they are almost sold out to grab tix ASAP.
Photo by Emily Tirella from 2020 installation at Bow.
New Year's Craft & Sensory Workshop with Joy Harper
Sunday, January 19th 10am - 1pm
Young ones can join childhood expert Joy Harper for a morning of Winter themed play and sensory games. Parents can kick back with drinks from the bar and grab coffee or bites from Bow Market vendors while the little ones dive into a world of play.
Ages 0 - 5, $12 per family
Soft Space Strength Classes
Now enrolling
Soft Space is now enrolling Strength Class members for new classes on the schedule! They believe that strength is built through sustainable practice, and that means finding your individual balance between work and restoration. View the full calendar of 15 weekly classes and submit your inquiry for membership!
Bigelow Lane Sale
This month!
BIGELOW LANE IS HAVING A MOVING OUT SALE! Their final weeks at Bow are upon us. They’ve loved being a part of the Bow Market community and meeting so many wonderful new customers! We hope you will help them make the move-out a little easier by coming by to shop our sale! 20% off everything! (In-store only)
Howling Wolf Comedy Showcase
Friday, January 24th from 8-9:30pm
Come join Howling Wolf Comedy for a night of laughter and fun at our Comedy Showcase happening in Upstairs at Bow Market. Get ready to enjoy some hilarious stand-up acts in a cozy setting. Mark your calendars and bring your friends along for a night of good vibes and comedy. See you there!
Saturday Disco Yoga at Upstairs at Bow
Saturday, January 25th noon-1:15pm
All levels yoga class under the greenery and disco ball in Upstairs at Bow. As the disco ball spins will build energy to a disco playlist. Class will end with an extended shavasana.
Must bring your own yoga mat.
Class is taught by Zola of Be Easy Meditation. $5 from every ticket will go to St. Mary's Center for Women & Families. St. Mary's Center partners with women and families as they ascend to a more thriving, stable future.
Kulture Lounge
January 25th 5pm - 10pm
The ultimate Hip Hop dance party for the grown & sexy. Day Party for the professional urban crowd. Old School and new school R&B, Hip Hop, Dancehall, and Afrobeats.
Throwbacks and new joints spun by DJ Fanatic and Motivate Merren.
All Vibes, Zero Filler. Tickets at the door.
Valentine’s Day Weddings at Dearly Studio
Friday, February 14th
Valentine’s Day is on a Friday this year! Scroll through Dearly’s ceremony offerings to see which package is right for you, or use the button to book in minutes! You can book ceremony & vendors in just minutes. Get married this Valentine’s Day!
Witch-Craft Cinema: "The Craft" @ Side Quest Books & Games
Thursday, January 23rd from 7-9:30pm
This month's Witch-Craft Cinema at Side Quest Books & Games is screening "The Craft"! Join us for a campy, crafty night of fun. Pentagram punch-needle kits from Homebody DIY will be available for purchase on the night!
Side Quest Books & Games is located on the balcony of Bow Market. There is an elevator available in the Bow Market lobby, which is to the right of Pop's Pinball Parlor.
Outside food and drink are allowed.
Beginner Kintsugi Workshops
1/22 (Wed) 6:00pm - 9:00pm
1/25 (Sat) 4:00pm - 7:00pm
1/29 (Wed) 10:00am - 1:00pm
Ko-Kyoto’s most popular workshop is available three times this month! Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese craft of repairing pottery, where the visible mending becomes a beautiful and organic part of the aesthetic of the pottery. Due to time constraints, we will use modern adhesives as well as traditional urushi lacquer. A signed waiver form is required to attend this workshop.