Christmas markets in Europe, 2026

Opening windows for 220 markets, checked against the organisers' own pages, with exact days and closures for the featured ones.

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Dates last checked Oct 11, 2026

Most of Europe's Christmas markets open in the second half of November; just over half have closed by Christmas Eve and about a quarter run into January, but the pattern differs by country: German, Swiss and Austrian markets usually shut before Christmas, while many in Italy, Czechia, Belgium and Poland run into the first week of January. This page lists 220 markets across 25 countries for 2026, each with the opening window taken from the organiser's own page.

Use the map and the date filter to see which markets are likely open on your travel days, then let the route generator chain the open ones into a multi-city trip with rail, driving or flight legs and the typical late-November and December weather for every stop.

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🇦🇹 Austria · 17 markets

  • Christkindlmarkt am Grazer Hauptplatz

    🇦🇹 Graz, Austria

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  • Christkindlmarkt in Hallstatt

    🇦🇹 Hallstatt, Austria

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  • Christkindlmarkt Altstadt

    🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Austria

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  • Christkindlmarkt Maria-Theresien-Straße

    🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Austria

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  • Klagenfurter Christkindlmarkt am Neuen Platz

    🇦🇹 Klagenfurt, Austria

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  • Linzer Christkindlmarkt am Hauptplatz

    🇦🇹 Linz, Austria

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🇧🇪 Belgium · 7 markets

  • Kerstmarkt (Winter Glow)

    🇧🇪 Bruges, Belgium

    Official site

    Nov 20 – Jan 3

  • Plaisirs d'Hiver / Winter Pret

    🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium

    Official site

    Nov 27 – Jan 3

  • Mons Cœur en Neige

    🇧🇪 Mons, Belgium

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  • Marché de Noël de Namur

    🇧🇪 Namur, Belgium

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🇭🇷 Croatia · 2 markets

🇨🇿 Czechia · 11 markets

  • Advent na Moravském náměstí

    🇨🇿 Brno, Czechia

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  • Vánoční trhy na Zelném trhu

    🇨🇿 Brno, Czechia

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  • Vánoční trhy na náměstí Svobody

    🇨🇿 Brno, Czechia

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  • Vánoční trh na náměstí Svornosti

    🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, Czechia

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  • Vánoční trhy Olomouc

    🇨🇿 Olomouc, Czechia

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  • Adventní trhy na náměstí Republiky

    🇨🇿 Plzeň, Czechia

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🇩🇰 Denmark · 3 markets

🇪🇪 Estonia · 2 markets

  • Tallinn Christmas Market

    🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia

    Official site

    Nov 20 – Jan 6

🇫🇮 Finland · 4 markets

  • The Old Great Square's Christmas

    🇫🇮 Turku, Finland

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🇫🇷 France · 18 markets

  • Marché de Noël de Colmar

    🇫🇷 Colmar, France

    Official site

    Nov 23 – Dec 29

  • Marché de Noël authentique

    🇫🇷 Eguisheim, France

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  • Marché de Noël authentique et traditionnel

    🇫🇷 Kaysersberg, France

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  • Village de Noël de Lille

    🇫🇷 Lille, France

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  • Marché de Noël de Lyon

    🇫🇷 Lyon, France

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  • Marché de Noël - Fêtes de Saint-Nicolas

    🇫🇷 Nancy, France

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  • Marché de Noël de la Gastronomie et de l'Artisanat

    🇫🇷 Obernai, France

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  • Marché de Noël traditionnel

    🇫🇷 Riquewihr, France

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  • Marché de Noël de Rouen

    🇫🇷 Rouen, France

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  • Marché de Noël de Toulouse

    🇫🇷 Toulouse, France

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🇩🇪 Germany · 72 markets

  • Annaberger Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany

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  • Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt

    🇩🇪 Augsburg, Germany

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  • Bielefelder Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Bielefeld, Germany

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  • Braunschweiger Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Braunschweig, Germany

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  • Düsseldorfer Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Düsseldorf, Germany

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  • Internationaler Weihnachtsmarkt Essen

    🇩🇪 Essen, Germany

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  • Esslinger Mittelaltermarkt & Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Esslingen, Germany

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  • Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Germany

    Official site

    Nov 23 – Dec 22

  • Schlesischer Christkindelmarkt zu Görlitz

    🇩🇪 Görlitz, Germany

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  • Weihnachtsmarkt & Weihnachtswald Goslar

    🇩🇪 Goslar, Germany

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  • Göttinger Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Göttingen, Germany

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  • Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem Marktplatz

    🇩🇪 Halle, Germany

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  • Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem Rathausmarkt

    🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany

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  • Heidelberger Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Heidelberg, Germany

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  • Karlsruher Christkindlesmarkt

    🇩🇪 Karlsruhe, Germany

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  • Kasseler Märchenweihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Kassel, Germany

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  • Koblenzer Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Koblenz, Germany

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  • Ludwigsburger Barock-Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Ludwigsburg, Germany

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  • Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Magdeburg, Germany

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  • Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Mainz

    🇩🇪 Mainz, Germany

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  • Weihnachtsmarkt am Wasserturm

    🇩🇪 Mannheim, Germany

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  • Michelstädter Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Michelstadt, Germany

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  • Weihnachtsmarkt rund um das Rathaus

    🇩🇪 Münster, Germany

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  • Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Osnabrück

    🇩🇪 Osnabrück, Germany

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  • Passauer Christkindlmarkt am Dom

    🇩🇪 Passau, Germany

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  • Weihnachtsmarkt Adventsstadt Quedlinburg

    🇩🇪 Quedlinburg, Germany

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  • Ravensburger Christkindlesmarkt

    🇩🇪 Ravensburg, Germany

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  • Christkindlmarkt Neupfarrplatz

    🇩🇪 Regensburg, Germany

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  • Alt-Rothenburger Reiterlesmarkt

    🇩🇪 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

    Official site

    Nov 20 – Dec 23

    Closed on Nov 22

  • Saarbrücker Christkindl-Markt

    🇩🇪 Saarbrücken, Germany

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  • Speyerer Weihnachts- und Neujahrsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Speyer, Germany

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  • Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany

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  • Elberfelder Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany

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  • Würzburger Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇩🇪 Würzburg, Germany

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🇭🇺 Hungary · 1 market

  • Advent Bazilika

    🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary

    Official site

    Nov 13 – Jan 1

🇮🇪 Ireland · 2 markets

🇮🇹 Italy · 18 markets

  • Antica Fiera di Santa Lucia

    🇮🇹 Bologna, Italy

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  • Mercatino di Natale di Bolzano

    🇮🇹 Bolzano, Italy

    Official site

    Nov 27 – Jan 6

  • Mercatino di Natale di Bressanone

    🇮🇹 Bressanone, Italy

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  • Città dei Balocchi

    🇮🇹 Como, Italy

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  • Mercatino di Natale Asburgico di Levico Terme

    🇮🇹 Levico Terme, Italy

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  • Mercatino di Natale di Merano

    🇮🇹 Merano, Italy

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  • Fiera degli Oh Bej! Oh Bej!

    🇮🇹 Milan, Italy

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  • Rintocchi di Luce - Natale a Rovereto

    🇮🇹 Rovereto, Italy

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  • Mercatino di Natale di Santa Maria Maggiore

    🇮🇹 Santa Maria Maggiore, Italy

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  • Mercatini di Natale a Verona

    🇮🇹 Verona, Italy

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  • Mercatino di Natale di Vipiteno

    🇮🇹 Vipiteno, Italy

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🇱🇻 Latvia · 1 market

🇱🇹 Lithuania · 1 market

🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 1 market

🇳🇱 Netherlands · 5 markets

  • Dickens Festijn Deventer

    🇳🇱 Deventer, Netherlands

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🇳🇴 Norway · 3 markets

🇵🇱 Poland · 6 markets

  • Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy w Gdańsku

    🇵🇱 Gdansk, Poland

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  • Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy w Katowicach

    🇵🇱 Katowice, Poland

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  • Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy na Rynku Głównym

    🇵🇱 Krakow, Poland

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  • Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy przy Barbakanie

    🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland

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  • Wrocławski Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy

    🇵🇱 Wroclaw, Poland

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🇵🇹 Portugal · 2 markets

  • Óbidos Vila Natal

    🇵🇹 Óbidos, Portugal

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🇷🇴 Romania · 3 markets

  • Târgul de Crăciun București

    🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania

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  • Târgul de Crăciun Cluj-Napoca

    🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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🇸🇮 Slovenia · 1 market

🇪🇸 Spain · 4 markets

  • Mercado de Navidad de la Plaza Mayor

    🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain

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  • Feria del Belén de Sevilla

    🇪🇸 Seville, Spain

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  • Feria de Artesanía de Navidad

    🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain

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🇸🇪 Sweden · 4 markets

  • Skansen Christmas Market

    🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden

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  • Stortorgets Julmarknad

    🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden

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🇨🇭 Switzerland · 15 markets

  • Basler Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland

    Official site

    Nov 26 – Dec 23

  • Weihnachtsmarkt beim Berner Münster

    🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland

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  • Weihnachts- und Christchindli-Märt

    🇨🇭 Bremgarten, Switzerland

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  • Einsiedler Weihnachtsmarkt

    🇨🇭 Einsiedeln, Switzerland

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  • Lozärner Wiehnachtsmärt

    🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland

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  • Mercatini di Natale di Lugano

    🇨🇭 Lugano, Switzerland

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  • Soledurner Wiehnachtsmäret

    🇨🇭 Solothurn, Switzerland

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  • Sternenmarkt St.Gallen

    🇨🇭 St. Gallen, Switzerland

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  • Winterthurer Wintermarkt

    🇨🇭 Winterthur, Switzerland

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  • Bellevue Noël

    🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland

    Official site

    Nov 19 – Dec 23

  • Polarzauber – Weihnachtsmarkt im Zürich Hauptbahnhof

    🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland

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  • Weihnachtsmarkt Dörfli im Niederdorf

    🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 17 markets

  • Belfast Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Belfast, United Kingdom

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  • Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Official site

    Nov 5 – Dec 24

  • Bristol Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Bristol, United Kingdom

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  • Canterbury Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Canterbury, United Kingdom

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  • Cardiff Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Cardiff, United Kingdom

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  • Chester Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Chester, United Kingdom

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  • Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Exeter, United Kingdom

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  • Manchester Christmas Markets

    🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom

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  • Nottingham Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Nottingham, United Kingdom

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  • Oxford Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Oxford, United Kingdom

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  • Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market

    🇬🇧 Winchester, United Kingdom

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Christmas market questions

When do Christmas markets open and close in 2026?

Most markets open between the middle and the end of November. Just over half have closed by Christmas Eve, which is the usual pattern in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the countries with the largest share. Markets in Italy, Czechia, Belgium and Poland more often stay open past Christmas, and around a quarter of the markets listed here run into the first days of January. Each row shows the window published on the organiser's own page.

Which Christmas markets are open on 25 and 26 December?

Roughly a third of the markets listed here are open on Christmas Day, and slightly more on 26 December. Most German and Austrian markets have closed by then, while many Italian, Belgian, Dutch and Czech markets keep going, sometimes with shorter hours. Set your travel days in the date filter to see which ones are likely open, and check the closure days where the organiser has published them.

What is the weather like at the Christmas markets?

Late November and December in Central Europe usually means daytime highs a few degrees above freezing, darkness by late afternoon and rain or sleet on roughly one day in three, with snow more likely in Alpine and eastern cities than along the Rhine or in the Low Countries. Every generated route and every city page shows the ten-year average highs, lows and rainy days for the exact stops and dates, so you can pack for what those cities actually do.

How does the route generator work?

Pick a start city, your travel dates and how many cities you want to visit. The generator chains markets that are open on each stop and orders them so the trip stays efficient, with rail legs by default and estimated travel times between stops. You can regenerate for alternatives, swap or remove stops, or build the route yourself stop by stop. Save it as a trip and the app adds the forecast for each city as the dates approach.

Why can't I see the dates for some markets?

Exact days are public for the featured markets, the famous ones whose dates are widely published. For the long tail, the dates we checked are part of the curated data: a free account shows the month window for each market, and Pro unlocks every exact date, closure day and organiser link, plus routes through all markets with driving and flights.