Christmas in Europe

Plan & book your trip to Europe's Christmas markets.

Each market here carries its 2026 dates with a label saying who set them, from the organizer's own notice to our projection from last year's rule. Pick a date to see which squares are open, then let the planner fit the trains, the dusk light and the last connection home around them.

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182 markets145 with confirmed 2026 dates17 countriesdates checked Oct 10, 2026

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Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt

Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt

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See which markets open on the days people ask about

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Open one window of the calendar each day until Christmas Eve

Each window opens on its day of December wherever you are, and behind it waits a market, a dish, a custom or a concert.

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Find towns and neighbourhoods across Europe's Christmas markets

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Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia

CityPop. 263,703The Rhineland

Amsterdam

North Holland (Noord-Holland)

CityPop. 921,468The Netherlands

Annaberg-Buchholz

Erzgebirge

TownPop. 18,882Saxony and the Ore Mountains

Augsburg

Bavaria

CityPop. 301,786Bavaria

Bad Ischl

Salzkammergut

Spa townPop. 14,133Salzburg and the Salzkammergut

Baden-Baden

Northern Black Forest

TownPop. 56,952The Black Forest

Bamberg

Upper Franconia

CityPop. 77,218Franconia

Basel

Basel-Stadt

CityPop. 176,329Switzerland

Find places to stay across Europe's Christmas markets

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The guild houses of the Graslei in Ghent glow at night and double in the still water of the Leie.

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1898 The Post

Ghent · Graslei

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A lit Christmas tree stands in the snow outside the painted front of Den Grå Hal in Christiania in Copenhagen.

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71 Nyhavn Hotel

Copenhagen · Nyhavn

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Lamps light the dome and Gothic tower of Aachen Cathedral at blue hour

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Aquis Grana Cityhotel

Aachen · Altstadt, Büchel

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Gold mosaics and striped arches rise above the Barbarossa chandelier in the octagon of Aachen Cathedral

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Gastehaus Schervier Orden

Aachen · Altstadt, Elisabethstraße

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Christmas lights line a crowded street below Aachen town hall at blue hour during the market

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Mercure Hotel Aachen am Dom

Aachen · Peterstraße, city centre

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A lit Christmas tree stands before Aachen town hall as the Christmas market fills the square at night

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Minx CityHotels

Aachen · Seilgraben, city centre

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Snow falls on the Aachen Christmas market entrance with its gingerbread men below the town hall

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Motel One Aachen

Aachen · Kapuzinergraben, opposite the theatre

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A carved wooden arch marks the main gate into Christiania from Prinsessegade in Copenhagen.

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Absalon Hotel

Copenhagen · Vesterbro

HotelDKK 895

Find culture and history across Europe's Christmas markets

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Adventskalender

Advent calendar

CustomHandmade calendars from the mid-19th…

Adventskranz

Advent wreath

CustomFrom 1839 (Rauhes Haus, Hamburg); fir…

A large half-timbered house with a steep tiled roof stands on a street corner in old Sélestat.

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Alsace Christmas tree and its decorations

Selestat · Alsace, with the glass baubles from the Northern Vosges in neighbouring Moselle

CustomFirs bought for Strasbourg parishes in…

Snow-laden firs frame the octagonal Bergkirche in Seiffen on a bright December day.

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Erzgebirge candle arch

Seiffen · Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains), especially Johanngeorgenstadt and Schwarzenberg

CraftEarliest record 1716 (Scheibenberg);…

Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral light up at blue hour above Charles Bridge and the Vltava.

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Czech Christmas carp

Prague · Across Czechia

CustomFish at Christmas recorded from the 17th…

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Danish woven Christmas hearts

Copenhagen · Across Denmark; the oldest surviving heart is in Odense

CraftOldest surviving heart from the 1850s or…

Deep snow covers the churchyard around the eight-sided Bergkirche in Seiffen under a clear winter sky.

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Erzgebirge woodcraft

Seiffen · Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains)

CraftTurning in Seiffen from the 17th…

Rows of pollarded trees cross the Moravian burial ground in front of the town of Herrnhut.

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Herrnhut star

Herrnhut · Upper Lusatia

CraftFirst stars in Moravian Church schools…

Find dishes and drinks across Europe's Christmas markets

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Aachener Printen

BakeNov to Dec

Aebleskiver

SweetNov to Dec

Bethmannchen

SweetNov to Dec

Bredele

BakeNov to Dec

Dresdner Christstollen

BakeNov to Dec

Eierpunsch

DrinkNov to Dec

Feuerzangenbowle

DrinkNov to Dec

Gebrannte Mandeln

SweetNov to Dec

Practical guides

Sort out the details before you go

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Guide · 9 min read

Are German Christmas markets open on Sunday?

Every Advent Sunday is a market day in Germany. The two Sundays before Advent are different, and on 22 November 2026 most markets that have already opened stay shut.

Dates guide · 6 min read

Is the Cologne Christmas market cancelled in 2026?

The cathedral market has confirmed 16 November to 23 December 2026, and three more Cologne markets sit within walking distance if the square loses space.

Guide · 12 min read

What's open in Europe on Christmas Eve?

Seventy-nine markets open on 24 December 2026, and most of them close by 18:30, so do your last shopping before dark.