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When do Christmas markets open in Belgium this year?
If you’re trying to research the answer to this question, you may have run into some trouble… that’s because the opening dates for Christmas markets in Belgium vary by town, city & region.
That’s why we created this page for you, so you can peep the opening dates for Belgium’s Christmas Markets quickly and at a glance.
We hope you find it helpful!
This list is by no means exhaustive, and includes mainly bigger Christmas markets that we could find official websites and dates for. Let us know in the comments if you have any more we should add.
NOTE: Most Christmas markets don’t announce their confirmed dates until a few months before, so please excuse the sparse list for the time being! We’ll be sure to update this list with more dates as soon as they are released. Let us know in the comments if you know of any we should add for 2026!
Belgium Christmas Market Opening Dates 2026
Note: Christmas market dates for 2026 will be confirmed later in the year. For now, here are the 2025 dates for your reference.
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| Location | Christmas Market Name | 2026 Dates | Official Website | Hotels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Antwerp Christmas Market | Dec 4 - Jan 3, 2027 | Official Website | |
| Arlon | Marché de Noël Solidaire | Dec 11 - 13 Dec 18 - 20 | Official Website | |
| Beloeil | Beloeil Christmas Market | TBA | Official Website | |
| Binche | Binche Christmas Market | TBA | Official Website | |
| Bruges | Bruges Christmas Market & Winter Glow | Nov 20 - Jan 3, 2027 | Official Website | |
| Brussels | Brussels Winter Wonders | Nov 27 - Jan 3, 2027 | Official Website | |
| Charleroi | Charleroi Christmas Village | Nov 21 - Dec 27 | Official Website | |
| Durbuy | Durbuy Christmas Market and Ice Rink | TBA | Official Website | |
| Enghien | Enghien Christmas Market | Dec 18 - 20 | Official Website | |
| Eupen | Eupen Christmas Market | Dec 11 - 13 | Official Website | |
| Ghent | Ghent Christmas Market | Dec 3 - Jan 3, 2027 | Official Website | |
| Hasselt | Winterland Hasselt | Nov 13 - Jan 3, 2027 | Official Website | |
| Houyet | Marché de Noël de Houyet | Dec 12 & 13 | Official Website | |
| Leuven | Leuven Christmas Market | Dec 3 - 20 | Official Website | |
| Liège | Liège Christmas Village | Nov 29 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Maredsous Abbey | Marché de Noël de Maredsous | Nov 13 - Dec 20 | Official Website | |
| Mons | Mons: Coeur en Neige | TBA | Official Website | |
| Namur | Namur Christmas Market | Nov 28 - Dec 31 | Official Website | |
| Oostende | Winter in het Park | Nov 27 - Jan 3, 2027 | Official Website |
Help us improve this list of Belgium Christmas Market dates!
Do you know of a confirmed Belgian Christmas Market we should add to our list? Let us know in the comments!
Thank you for your great effort, appreciated.
You’re very welcome!
Thank you so much for your heads-up: I will surely be out there visiting them after 2 years away. Ex-shapians…
Hello,
Thank you for the effort to sum it up!
Do you know if Christmas market decorations could light up earlier? before the Christmas Markets actually starts?
I’m planning a trip to Antwerp and Ghent from 27th of Nov to 1st of Dec.
Kind regards!
Hi Christian, you’re very welcome! Thanks so much for the comment. We can’t say with 100% certainty as we aren’t the official organizers, but your trip dates are close enough to the start of Xmas markets that we think there should be at least a few festive decorations around during your visit, especially in retail areas.
Even if not, both cities are beautiful without festive decor (we’ve visited many times). We hope you have a great visit, and fingers crossed the decorations will be up by the time you arrive! PS don’t miss the interior of the train station in Antwerp – it’s really spectacular.
Hallo,
I nead a telephone number or adresse e mail for christmas market ghent
Thankyou very much
Hi Riadh, we are not the official organizers of the event, but we would recommend getting in touch with https://visit.gent.be/en 🙂 They are the people responsible for tourism related queries. Hope that helps!
thanks so much for the post
thank you
Welcome!