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When do Christmas markets open in Portugal 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 Portugal vary by town, city & region.
That’s why we created this page for you, so you can peep the opening dates for Portugal’s Christmas Markets and events 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 Portugal 2024
As of November 2024, only the dates for some of Portugal’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 Portugal Christmas markets that we know of so far.
Let us know in the comments if you have any tips on updates!
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| Location | Christmas Market Name | 2024 Dates | More Info | Hotels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveiro | Boas Festas em Aveiro (Happy Holidays from Aveiro) | Dec 1 - Jan 13 | Official Website | |
| Braga | Braga é Natal | Dec 1 - Jan 12 | Official Website | |
| Bragança | Christmas Market (Mercado de Natal) | Nov 30 - Jan 6 | Official Website | |
| Cascais | Cascais Christmas Village | Nov 23 - Jan 5 | Official Website | |
| Coimbra | Coimbra Christmas Market | Nov 29 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Funchal | Funchal Christmas Market | Nov 25 - Jan 6 | Official Website | |
| Lisbon | Alvalade Christmas Market | Dec 6 - 17 | Official Website | |
| Lisbon | Wonderland Lisboa | Nov 29 - Jan 5 | Official Website | |
| Lisbon | Campo Pequeno Christmas Market | Nov 28 - Dec 1 Dec 5 - 8 | Official Website | |
| Lisbon | Rossio Mercado de Natal | Nov 15 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Lisbon | Praça da Fiqueira | Nov 21 - Dec 21 | Official Website | |
| Óbidos | Obidos Christmas Village | Dec 6 - Jan 6 | Official Website | |
| Porto | Porto Christmas Market (Mercado de Natal de Porto) | Nov 20 – Dec 1 | Official Website | |
| Porto | Urban Market Christmas at Ateneu Comercial do Porto | Dec 13 - 23 | More Info | |
| Porto | Christmas market in Serralves’ Foundation | Nov 30 - Dec 1 | More Info | |
| Porto | Christmas Village (Aldeia de Natal) | Dec 7 - Jan 1 | Official Website | |
| Viseu | Viseu Christmas Market | Nov 29 - Jan 6 | Official Website |
Help us improve this list of Portugal Christmas Market dates!
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