Christmas Market
New York, United States
Bryant Park Winter Village
23 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Free ice skating in midtown Manhattan, ringed by 170 glass-fronted kiosks.
Every Christmas market, in one place
Dates, opening times and honest write-ups for Christmas markets around the world — plus everything else that makes Christmas worth the wait.
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Christmas Market
Christmas Market
Bristol, United Kingdom
Bristol Christmas Market
6 Nov – 23 Dec 2026
One of the earliest openers in the country, running the length of Broadmead from early November.
Christmas Market
York, United Kingdom
York Christmas Market
12 Nov – 21 Dec 2026
Alpine chalets on medieval streets, with the Minster at the end of every view.
Christmas Market
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Cardiff Christmas Market
12 Nov – 23 Dec 2026
The biggest market in Wales by some distance — 200 chalets across five pedestrianised streets.
Christmas Market
Vienna, Austria
Vienna Christkindlmarkt
13 Nov – 26 Dec 2026
The Rathausplatz market: enormous, immaculate, and unapologetically theatrical.
Christmas Market
Exeter, United Kingdom
Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market
13 Nov – 13 Dec 2026
Wooden chalets on Cathedral Green, in front of the longest unbroken Gothic vaulted ceiling in the world.
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27 August 2026
When do Christmas markets open and close?
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27 August 2026
The German Christmas markets, and how they differ from each other
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Doing a Christmas market on a budget
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