Smorgasburg in Central Park

Smorgasburg is heading into Central Park on May 14, adding a new Manhattan outpost at the Columbus Circle entrance. (6sqft.com) The market is scheduled to run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., with more than 25 food and drink vendors each day. Reports on the opening say the run is planned through September 19, 2026. (6sqft.com; averagesocialite.com) The site puts Smorgasburg at West 59th Street by Columbus Circle, a busier Midtown edge than its long-running Brooklyn markets in Williamsburg and Prospect Park. Smorgasburg’s own locations page currently lists Manhattan dates at the World Trade Center on Thursdays and Fridays, plus Williamsburg on Saturdays and Prospect Park on Sundays. (secretnyc.co; smorgasburg.com) Smorgasburg is in its 16th season in New York City and reopened in early April with more than 70 vendors across its regular markets. PIX11 reported 22 new vendors for 2026, while Time Out counted 74 vendors across the flagship Brooklyn locations. (pix11.com; timeout.com) The Central Park version is smaller than the Brooklyn weekend markets, which Smorgasburg says can draw up to 10,000 visitors a day. The company has framed the Manhattan expansion as part of a broader 2026 season that also includes a new Pan-American restaurant project on Governors Island. (smorgasburg.com; 6sqft.com) Coverage of the new site says the vendor mix will rotate rather than stay fixed, giving weekday office workers, tourists and repeat park visitors a changing lineup near Midtown. That format differs from a permanent food hall, where the same stalls usually anchor the space for months or years. (patch.com; w42st.com) The move also extends Smorgasburg’s footprint beyond the borough markets that built its reputation after its Williamsburg launch in 2011. In recent years, the brand has added Manhattan trading days at the World Trade Center while keeping Brooklyn as its largest draw. (timeout.com; smorgasburg.com) If the schedule holds, Central Park will become Smorgasburg’s newest regular stop just as outdoor dining season peaks in Midtown. The opening date is May 14, and the pitch is simple: show up hungry near Columbus Circle. (6sqft.com; secretnyc.co)