List of Christmas markets facts for kids
Christmas markets are super fun outdoor events that happen around Christmas time. They are often held in town squares and feature lots of small stalls selling festive food, drinks, and crafts. You can find unique gifts, enjoy delicious treats like gingerbread and roasted nuts, and sip on warm drinks. These markets are a special way to celebrate the holiday season and get into the Christmas spirit!
Christmas Markets Around the World
Christmas markets are popular all over the globe. They are a wonderful tradition, especially in Europe, but you can find them in many other places too!
Europe
Europe is famous for its beautiful and historic Christmas markets. Many of these traditions started here centuries ago.
Austria
Austria has many charming Christmas markets, often called "Christkindlmarkt."
- Christkindlmarkt – Innsbruck, Tyrol
- Christkindlmarkt – Salzburg, Salzburg
- Christkindlmarkt Rathaus – Vienna, Vienna
- Christkindlmarkt Karlsplatz– Vienna, Vienna
- Christkindlmarkt – Villach, Carinthia
Belgium
Belgium offers festive markets with delicious treats like waffles and chocolates.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sarajevo Holiday Market – Sarajevo
Bulgaria
- Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia – Sofia
Croatia
- Advent in Zagreb – Zagreb Christmas Market
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic hosts lovely "Vanocni trhy."
Denmark
Denmark's markets often have a cozy, "hygge" feel.
- Christianias Julemarked – Christianshavn/Christiania, Copenhagen
- Jul i Den Gamle By – The Old Town, Aarhus
- Tivolis Julemarked – Inner City, Copenhagen
- Fields Jule by – Fields Shopping Center Copenhagen Ørestad
England
England has many Christmas markets, from traditional to modern.
- Bath Christmas Market – Bath, Somerset
- Birmingham Christmas Market and Craft Fair – Birmingham
- Bristol Christmas Market – Bristol
- Chester Christmas Market – Chester, Cheshire
- Exeter Christmas Market – Exeter, Devon
- Frankfurt Christmas Market – Birmingham
- Lincoln Christmas Market – Lincoln (1982 - 2022)
- Liverpool Christmas Market – Liverpool
- Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Christmas Market – Hyde Park, London
- Manchester Christmas Markets – Manchester
- Newcastle Christmas Markets – Grey's Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market – Winchester, Hampshire
Estonia
Estonia's capital city has a beautiful Christmas market.
Finland
Finland's markets are perfect for a winter wonderland experience.
- Tampereen Joulutori, Central Square, Tampere
- Tuomaan Markkinat, Senate Square, Helsinki
- Turun Joulutori, Market Square, Turku
France
France has many festive "Marchés de Noël," especially in the Alsace region.
- Christmas Market, Angers, Pays de la Loire
- Five Christmas Markets – Colmar, Alsace
- Christmas Market, Lyon
- Christmas Market, Metz
- Christkindelsmärik – Strasbourg, Alsace
- Village de Noël (Christmas Village), Reims, Champagne
Germany
Germany is often seen as the home of Christmas markets, with many famous and historic ones.
- Berlin
- Berliner Kinderweihnachtsmarkt
- Spandauer Weihnachtsmarkt
- Weihnachtszauber market in Gendarmenmarkt
- Christkindlesmarkt – Nuremberg, Bavaria
- Christkindlmarkt – Munich, Bavaria
- Erfurter Weihnachtsmarkt – Erfurt, Thuringia
- Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt – Leipzig, Saxony
- Striezelmarkt – Dresden, Saxony
- Weihnachtsmarkt – Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Weihnachtsmarkt – Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Weihnachtsmarkt – Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
- Weihnachtsmarkt – Hamburg, Hamburg-Mitte borough
- Weihnachtsmarkt – Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Hungary
- Budapest Christmas Fair – Budapest, Hungary
Italy
Italy's Christmas markets, or "Mercatini di Natale," offer a unique blend of traditions.
- Apulia
- Mercatino di Natale – Alberobello
- Lazio
- Mercatino di Natale – Piazza Navona – Rome
- Trentino-Alto Adige
Latvia
- Riga Christmas Market (Rīgas Ziemassvētku tirdziņš) – Riga
Luxembourg
- Winterlights Luxembourg City
Netherlands
- Kerstmarkt Dordrecht – Dordrecht, South Holland
Northern Ireland
- Belfast Continental Christmas Market, City Hall, Belfast
Norway
- Julebyen Egersund Egersund
Poland
Poland has some of the largest and most beautiful Christmas markets.
- Christmas Market – Kraków, Lesser Poland
- Christmas Market – Wrocław, Lower Silesia (largest in Poland)
- Christmas Market – Warsaw, Masovia
- Christmas Market – Gdańsk, Pomerania
- Poznanskie Betlejem – Poznań, Greater Poland
Romania
Romania's "Târgul de Crăciun" markets are growing in popularity.
- Christmas Market – Bucharest
- Christmas Market (Târgul de Crăciun) – Sibiu, Sibiu County – 18 November to 3 January
- Christmas Market (Târgul de Crăciun) – Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County – 1 to 26 December
- Christmas Market (Târgul de Crăciun) – Timișoara, Timiș County
Scotland
- Aberdeen Christmas Village - Aberdeen
- Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Highland Village Christmas Market
- Edinburgh Traditional German Christmas Market
- Glasgow Traditional Christmas Market – Glasgow
Serbia
- Winter Fest – Novi Sad, Serbia
Slovakia
- Vianocne trhy – Bratislava, Slovakia
Sweden
- Malmö Christmas market – Traditional Christmas market.
- Göteborg Christmas market – One of the best and biggest Christmas markets in Gothenburg.
Switzerland
- Christkindlimarkt – Zürich
Wales
- Cardiff Christmas Market – Cardiff
- Cambrian Christmas Market – Colwyn Bay
North America
Christmas markets have also become popular in North America, often inspired by European traditions.
Canada
Canada hosts several Christkindl markets.
- Christkindl Market – Kitchener, Ontario
- Christkindl Market – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Marché de Noël allemand – Quebec, Quebec
- Toronto Christmas Market – Distillery District, Toronto
- Vancouver Christmas Market – Vancouver, British Columbia
United States
The United States has many Christmas markets, often called "Christkindlmarket" or "Christmas Village."
- Canandaigua Christkindl Market – Canandaigua, New York
- Carmel Christkindlmarkt – Carmel, Indiana
- Christkindl Market – Arlington, Texas
- Christkindlmarkt – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Christkindlmarket – Chicago, Illinois
- Christkindl Market – Denver, Colorado
- Christmas Village – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Columbus Circle Holiday Market – Columbus Circle, New York City
- Downtown Holiday Market – Washington, D.C.
- European Christmas Market – St. Paul, Minnesota
- Holiday Shops – Bryant Park, New York City
- Union Square Holiday Market – Union Square, Manhattan, New York City
Asia
Christmas markets are also gaining popularity in Asia, bringing festive cheer to new places.
China
- Shanghai German Christmas Market – Shanghai, China
Japan
Japan hosts several Christmas markets, often with a German theme.
- Weihnachtsmarkt – Osaka, Japan
- Munich Christmas Market – Sapporo, Japan
- Tokyo Christmas Market - Tokyo, Japan
- Red Brick Warehouse Christmas Market - Yokohama, Japan
Syria
- Christmas Market – Aleppo, Syria
Taiwan
- Taipei German Christmas Market – Taipei, Taiwan
- Taipei European Christmas Market – Taipei, Taiwan
Oceania
New Zealand
- German Mid-Winter Christmas– Christchurch
