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When do Christmas markets open in Bulgaria this year?
While Christmas market tradition isn’t as huge in Bulgaria as central European countries like Germany, Switzerland, France, or Austria – this is beginning to change, with many towns hosting Christmas and New Year bazaars throughout the festive season.
Looking for specifics, along with where to find more information? That’s why we created this page for you, so you can peep the opening dates for Bulgaria’s Christmas and New Year Markets and events quickly and at a glance.
We hope you find it helpful!
This list is by no means exhaustive, and includes only bigger Christmas events in Bulgaria that we could information about. Let us know in the comments if you have any more we should add (we’re sure there’s plenty!)
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 2024!
Christmas Market Opening Dates in Bulgaria 2024
Important note: As of December 2024, we have not been able to find online information regarding this year’s Bulgaria Christmas market dates. Let us know in the comments if you have any to add!
We will update this page as we learn more.
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| Location | Christmas Market Name | 2024 Dates | More Info | Hotels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgas | Burgas Christmas Bazaar in the Woods | More Info | ||
| Chavdar | Christmas Village of Bulgaria | Dec 1 | More Info | |
| Dobrich | Dobrich Christmas Bazaar | More Info | ||
| Gorna Oryahovitsa | Gorna Oryahovitsa Christmas Bazaar | More Info | ||
| Pleven | Pleven Christmas Bazaar | Dec 2 - Jan 2 | More Info | |
| Plovdiv | Christmas Bazaar Kapana | Dec 17 - 28 | More Info | |
| Silistra | Silistra Christmas Book Bazaar | More Info | ||
| Sofia | German Christmas Market in Sofia | More Info | ||
| Tryavna | Tryavna Christmas Bazaar | More Info | ||
| Veliko Tarnovo | Veliko Tarnovo Christmas Bazaar | Dec 1 - 31 | More Info | |
| Yambol | Yambol Christmas Bazaar | More Info |
Help us improve this list of Bulgarian Christmas Market dates!
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