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When do Christmas markets open in France 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 France vary by town, city & region.
That’s why we created this page for you, so you can peep the opening dates for France’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 2024!
Christmas Market Opening Dates in France 2024
As of February 2024, only the dates for some of French largest Christmas markets have been announced. We will update this page as we learn more.
But for now, here is a table summarizing the opening dates of 2024 France Christmas markets that we know of so far.
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| Location | Christmas Market Name | 2024 Dates | Official Website | Hotels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens | Amiens Marché de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Annecy | Annecy Noël des Alpes | Official Website | ||
| Arras | Arrras Marché de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Bergheim | Marché de Noël de Bergheim | Nov 29 - Dec 1 | Official Website | |
| Besançon | Marché de Noël Besançon | Nov 25 - Dec 24 | Official Website | |
| Bordeaux | Marché de Noël de Bordeaux | Official Website | ||
| Caen | Marché de Noël de Caen | Official Website | ||
| Castres | Marché de Noël de Castres | Official Website | ||
| Colmar | Colmar: La Magie de Noël [Multiple Markets] | Official Website | ||
| Dijon | Dijon Marché de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Eguisheim | Marché de Noël Authentique d'Eguisheim | Nov 29 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Guebwiller | Noël Bleu | Official Website | ||
| Guemar | Marché de l'Avent de Guemar | Official Website | ||
| Hagenau | Sacré Noël | Official Website | ||
| Kaysersberg | Marché de Noël Authentique de Kaysersberg | Nov 29 - Dec 1 Dec 6 - Dec 8 Dec 13 - Dec 15 Dec 20 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Kingersheim | Marché de Noël de Kingersheim | Official Website | ||
| Lubersac | Lubersac Marché de Noël | More Info | ||
| Lille | Village de Noël Lille | Nov 20 - Dec 29 | Official Website | |
| Lyon | Lyon Marché de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Marseille | Village de Noël Marseille | Dec 2 - Jan 6 | Official Website | |
| Menton | Menton Christmas Festival | More Info | ||
| Metz | Metz Marché de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Montbéliard | Montbéliard Marché de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Montpellier | Hivernales de Montpellier | Official Website | ||
| Mulhouse | Marché de Noël de Mulhouse | Official Website | ||
| Nancy | Fêtes de Saint Nicholas Nancy | Nov 22 - Jan 5 | Official Website | |
| Nice | Village de Noël Nice | Official Website | ||
| Obernai | Marché de Noël de la Gastronomie et de l'Artisanat d'Obernai | Official Website | ||
| Orléans | Marché de Noël d'Orléans | Official Website | ||
| Ostheim | Marché de l'Avent d'Ostheim | Nov 30 | Official Website | |
| Paris | La Magie de Noël - Marché de Noël des Tuileries | Official Website | ||
| Paris | La Défense Village de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Pfastatt | Marché de Noël de Pfastatt | Official Website | ||
| Reims | Marché de Noël de Reims | Official Website | ||
| Rennes | Rennes Marché de Noël | Official Website | ||
| Ribeauvillé | Marché de Noël Médiéval de Ribeauvillé | Dec 7 - Dec 8 Dec 14 - Dec 15 | Official Website | |
| Riquewihr | Marché de Noël Traditionnel de Riquevir | Nov 30 - Dec 21 | Official Website | |
| Sarlat | Marché de Noël de Sarlat | Official Website | ||
| Sélestat | Noël à Sélestat [Many Activities] | Official Website | ||
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg: Capitale de Noël [Multiple Markets] | Official Website | ||
| Thann | Marché de Noël de Thann | Official Website | ||
| Toulouse | Marché de Noël Toulouse | Official Website | ||
| Turckheim | Marché de Noël des Lutins | Official Website |
Help us improve this list of France Christmas Market dates!
Do you know of a confirmed French Christmas Market we should add to our list? Let us know in the comments!
Hi there,
I’m wondering if you have any information about Christmas Market in Narbonne, Perpignan or Barcarès? I know it must be hard to set an opening dates due to the current situation.
Thank you so much!
I live in 53800 will there be a Christmas Market near here please
Is Strasbourg in France Christmas market open due to the cove it 19 variant? Thank you
Hi Jennie, yes the Strasbourg Christmas Market is still open (as of December 8!)
Is there a Christmas market in Le Touquet in December 2022 ?thanks
Hello! It looks like there will be indeed. Here are some more details: https://noelautouquet.fr/programme/