Netherlands Christmas Market Opening Dates 2024 | Confirmed Dates So Far

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

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

Can’t choose which market to visit? Be sure to check out our roundup of the best Christmas markets in the Netherlands for more inspo.

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 the Netherlands 2024

As of December 2024, only the dates for some of Netherlands’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 Dutch 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
AmstelveenWinter Village AmstelveenNov 30 - Jan 5Official Website
AmsterdamAmsterdam Winter ParadiseDec 18 - Jan 4Official Website
AmsterdamFunky Xmas MarketDec 15Official Website
AmsterdamIce Village AmsterdamDec 12 - 26Official Website
ArnhemWinter ArnhemDec 15Official Website
Velsen-ZuidCastle Christmas FairNov 28 - Dec 1Official Website
De Haar CastleCountry & Christmas Fair
Nov 21 - 24Official Website
DeventerDickens Festival DeventerDec 14 - 15Official Website
DordrechtKerstmarkt DordrechtDec 14 - 15Official Website
EnschedeEnschede Winter WonderlandNov 29 - Jan 5Official Website
GoudaGouda WinterfairDec 13 - 14Official Website
GoudaGouda by Candelight (Not a market, but a nice event)Dec 13Official Website
Groningen Winterwelvaart GroningenDec 13 - 15Official Website
HaarlemHaarlem Christmas Market
Dec 13 -15Official Website
LeidenKerstmarkt LeidenDec 14 - 15
Dec 18 - 22
Official Website
MaastrichtMaastricht Christmas MarketNov 28 - Dec 30Official Website
Sappemeer/Werf Wolthuis WinterwelvaartDec 7Official Website
The HagueThe Royal Christmas FairDec 5 - 23Official Website
UtrechtKerst in Het JulianaparkDec 14Official Website
UtrechtTwijnstraat & de markt KERSTeditie
Dec 15Official Website
UtretchtKerstmarkt Molen de SterDec 14 - 15Official Website
Valkenburg aan de GeulKerstmarkt GemeentegrotNov 15 - Dec 29
Closed Dec 25
Official Website
Valkenburg aan de GeulSanta's Village ValkenburgNov 15 - Dec 31Official Website

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

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