Colmar Christmas Markets

When is Colmar Christmas Markets 2026?

Colmar Christmas Markets 2026 runs November 23 to December 29, 2026.

How the dates are set: The markets open in the last week of November and close on December 29.

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Colmar Christmas Markets schedule

• November 23 to December 29, 2026: The Colmar Christmas Market runs on these dates. The two main markets are at Place des Dominicains and Place de l'Ancienne Douane, and four smaller ones open and close on the same dates.
• In 2025: The markets ran from November 25 to December 29. Hours were 11:00 to 19:00 Monday to Thursday and 10:00 to 20:00 Friday to Sunday.
• Petite Venise: The district along the River Lauch becomes a children's market with a mechanical nativity scene.

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Getting to Colmar Christmas Markets

• Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL) is the closest international airport, with Strasbourg (SXB) as another option. Colmar is well connected by high-speed rail.
• A train from Colmar to Strasbourg takes 35 minutes, and the Old Town there is about a 10-minute walk from the station. Mulhouse is 20 minutes by train.
• The Christmas shuttle (Navette de Noël) runs from Colmar train station to Kaysersberg, Riquewihr, Ribeauvillé and Eguisheim, whose markets are often open on weekends only.

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Where to stay in Colmar

• Book your hotel as soon as you know your dates. One visitor booked five months ahead and found almost all decent old town options full, so stayed just outside the old town.

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Tickets and cost

The Colmar Christmas Market is completely free to visit.

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Colmar Christmas Markets: questions people ask

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About Colmar Christmas Markets

Six small Christmas markets among half-timbered houses and canals in the old town of Colmar, in Alsace.

Colmar has six separate Christmas markets, each in its own square, all within a short walk of each other. Together they have around 180 stalls, with exhibitors mostly from Alsace. Petite Venise turns into a children's market, and the old town is lit up at night. Hotels in the old town fill months ahead and weekends are packed.

Know before you go

• Weekends are very busy, and some smaller streets can become completely packed.
• Book a hotel as soon as you know your dates; options in the old town sell out early.
• Colmar is 35 minutes by train from Strasbourg (SXB), and Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL) is the closest international airport.

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