Ireland Christmas Market Opening Dates 2024 | Confirmed Dates So Far

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When do Christmas markets open in Ireland 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 Ireland vary by town, city & region.

That’s why we created this page for you, so you can peep the opening dates for Ireland’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 Ireland 2024

As of December 2024, only the dates for some of Ireland’s 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 Ireland Christmas markets that we know of so far.

Referencing this information on your own website or article? We’ve put a lot of work into researching and creating these Christmas Market resources for our visitors, so we would greatly appreciate if you referenced/credited us with a link back to this page. Thank you for your understanding!

LocationChristmas Market Name2024 DatesMore InfoHotels
BelfastBelfast Continental Christmas MarketNov 16 - Dec 22Official Website
CarlowLisnavagh Christmas FairDec 7 - 8Official Website
CorkA Cork Christmas Celebration
Nov 15 - Dec 30Official Website
Derry/LondonderryChristmas Craft FairNov 22 - 24Official Website
DonegalDonegal's LaplandNov 22 - 23
Nov 29 - Dec 1
Dec 6 - 8
Dec 13 - 22		Official Website
DublinGifted: The Contemporary Craft and Design FairDec 4 - 8Official Website
DublinDublin Castle Christmas Market Nov 28 - Dec 18Official Website
SwordsSwords Town Park Christmas MarketNov 29 - Dec 1
Dec 7 - 8		Official Website
GalwayChristmas Market GalwayNov 8 - Dec 31
Closed Dec 25		Official Website
GlenavyVictorian Christmas Markets at Ballance HouseNov 30Official Website
KillorginKillorglin Christmas Markets Dec 14Official Website
KilkennyYulefest Kilkenny Winter MarketNov 30 - Dec 1
Dec 7 - 8
Dec 14 - 15
Dec 21 - 22		Official Website
LimerickChristmas Art Fair at the Milk MarketDec 1
Dec 5 - 8
Dec 13 - 15
Dec 20 - 24		Official Website
LisburnTwilight Christmas MarketNov 28 - Dec 18Official Website
LisburnCarryduff Christmas MarketDec 18Official Website
LisburnDundonald Christmas MarketDec 19Official Website
MullingarWinterfest MullingfarNov 22 - Jan 5Official Website
NewrySanta's Cottage (Not a market, but a notable Xmas attraction!)Official Website
PortstewartFlowerfield Christmas Craft MarketNov 9 - Dec 21Official Website
TuamTuam Christmas Craft FairsNov 23Official Website
WaterfordWintervalFridays, Saturdays & Sundays Nov 15 -
Dec 23		Official Website
WicklowWicklow Christmas MarketNov 23 - Dec 22Official Website

Help us improve this list of Ireland Christmas Market dates!

Do you know of a confirmed Irish Christmas Market we should add to our list? Let us know in the comments!

15 thoughts on “Ireland Christmas Market Opening Dates 2024 | Confirmed Dates So Far”

    • Wonderful! Thanks so much for the tip. Looks like they’ve got two other dates as well. Just added them to the list. Cheers! 🙂

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    • Hi Carol, just to clarify: we are simply a website providing information regarding Christmas markets, and are not the organizers of any Christmas markets themselves. We’d recommend getting in touch with the official organizers of whichever market you’re hoping to sell at for more information. Best of luck!

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  3. Hello. I want to go to market with my handmade Christmas decorations. How I can do this? Are there some conditions for selling them? I don.t have website. Only facebook account.

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    • Hi Adriana, just to clarify: we do not organize any Christmas markets and simply provide information about markets based on official sources. We would recommend getting in touch with the organizers of whichever market you are hoping to sell at to get more info regarding selling your handmade Christmas decorations 🙂 Hope that helps!

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  4. Killarney Christmas Market
    December 3,4,5 / 10,11,12 / 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24
    Times 10am to 5.30pm
    24th 10am to 2.30pm

    Location: New Market Lane, Killarney

    Information on Facebook and Instagram

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  6. Hi, we have a Christmas craft market in Cashel, Co Tipperary:
    Christmas on the Plaza on 11th December from 1pm to 5pm. On the plaza, main street, Cashel. There will be Christmas food and entertainment.

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  7. The Railway Market -Mullingar
    Christmas Market 2022
    Saturday/Sunday November 26 and 27
    Saturday/Sunday December 3 and 4
    Saturday/Sunday December 10 and 11
    Saturday/Sunday December 17 and 18
    Instagram and Facebook

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    • Thanks for sharing! We’d be happy to add your event to our table – could you just provide us with an official website or page where people can get more info about the event? Thanks so much!

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