Vienna’s most attractive Christmas markets
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A tall arched gateway with candles welcomes visitors at the entrance to the Viennese Christmas Market on City Hall Square. The traditional Christmas Market offers Christmas gifts, Christmas tree decorations, handicrafts, culinary treats, confectionery, and warming drinks. At the Vienna Ice World at the Christmas Market, ice skaters can put on their skates and make rounds through the romantically illuminated City Hall Park. A special attraction for couples in love is the tree of hearts. For children, there's a 12 meter-high multi-level carousel and in the park a Christmas world with reindeer train, nativity scene trail, children's chalet, and a designated skating ring.
Not far from here is the Christmas Village on Maria-Theresien-Platz, between the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna and the Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna. Over 70 booths offering traditional handicrafts and original gift ideas are set up here during Advent. The romantic Christmas Village on the University Campus is also a popular meeting point during the run-up to Christmas, especially for students. With a children's railway and an old-fashioned carousel, the Christmas Market on the Campus is also a big hit with families. Two curling lanes are also available.
The Old Viennese Christmas Market on Freyung in the city center is committed to tradition. A Christmas market was held here as early as 1772; today, it is a place to buy handicrafts, glass decorations, traditional mangers and ceramics. Festive Advent music can be heard on the square from 4.00 pm. Top-quality handicrafts can also be purchased a couple of steps further along at the Am Hof Christmas Market. Christmas music and choral singing provide the perfect atmosphere.
Imperial flair in front of palaces
The Christmas market in front of Schönbrunn Palace charms visitors with its imperial backdrop. The atmospheric market offers traditional crafts, handmade Christmas decorations, an ice skating rink, curling rinks and a wide range of activities for children, including a carousel, Ferris wheel, children’s train and the traditional handicrafts workshop. The Christmas Village at Belvedere Palace delights visitors with its baroque setting. The unique palace park offers the perfect setting for this tranquil Christmas market with fine arts and crafts and culinary delights. The Advent market at the Liechtenstein Garden Palace is still an insider tip for anyone looking for a tranquil atmosphere. There is a historic carousel game for younger visitors.
In addition to a varied range of children’s activities, the Art Advent on Karlsplatz also offers arts and crafts for sale. Further variety is provided by art installations, show workshops and live bands. All of the food on offer is organically certified. There are also numerous booths full of handicrafts in the idyllic tiny alleyways of the Biedermeier district at the Christmas Market on Spittelberg as well as numerous other vendors with unique culinary gift ideas. The Christmas market on Spittelberg is run as an eco-event, with sustainable, local, Fairtrade and organic products.
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Enjoyment and tradition
The Christmas Market on Stephansplatz focuses on contemplation and tradition, with around 40 booths at the foot of St. Stephen's Cathedral offering high-quality products from Austria. Entertainment is the word at the Winter Market on Riesenradplatz under the slogan “The Prater rocks”. There will be children’s adventure rides, live musical acts ranging from gospel to soul and pop as well as numerous food and gift stalls until January 6. A new addition to this year’s winter market on the Riesenradplatz is the Winterburg: the outdoor dining area at Luftburg – Kolarik in the Prater offers activities such as an open-air bouncy castle, an outdoor playground, boccia lanes alongside organic snacks.
Christmas markets in parks & gardens
The Christmas market in Türkenschanzpark offers a soothing park atmosphere with a festive touch. The Turkish fountain is surrounded by stands offering food and crafts such as glass blowers, jewelers and much more. The offering for children includes a crafts workshop at weekends. The Hirschstetten Botanical Gardens also draws visitors in to its Christmas market with a Christmas exhibition. The market itself offers organic food and drinks, delicacies from the local region, Christmas gifts and Christmas tree decorations.
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Viennese Christmas Market on City Hall Square
November 15 – December 26, 2024
Daily 10.00 am – 10.00 pm
December 24, 10.00 am – 6.30 pm
Rathausplatz, 1010 Vienna
www.christkindlmarkt.at
Vienna Ice World at the Christmas Market:
November 15, 2024 – January 6, 2025, daily from 10.00 am – 10.00 pm
December 24, 10.00 am – 6.30 pm; December 31, closed
Christmas Village on Maria-Theresien-Platz
November 13 – December 26, 2024
Su-Th 11.00 am – 9.00 pm, Fr & Sa 11.00 am – 10.00 pm
December 24, 11.00 am – 4.00 pm
December 25+26, 11.00 am – 7.00 pm
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna
www.weihnachtsdorf.at
New Year Market:
12.27.-12.31.2024
11.00 am - 7.00 pm, 12.31. 11.00 am - 6.00 pm
Christmas Village on the University Campus
November 15 – December 23, 2024
Mo-We 2.00 pm – 10.00 pm, Th-Fr 2.00 pm – 11.00 pm
Sa 11.00 am – 11.00 pm, Su 11.00 am – 8.00 pm
Alserstrasse/Spitalgasse, Hof 1, 1090 Vienna
www.weihnachtsdorf.at
Old Viennese Christmas Market on Freyung
November 15 – December 23, 2024
Daily from 10.00 am – 9.00 pm
Freyung, 1010 Vienna
www.altwiener-markt.at
Christmas Market Am Hof
November 15 – December 23, 2024
Mo-Th 11.00 am – 9.00 pm, Fr-Su & hols. 10.00 am – 9.00 pm, food until 10.00 pm
Am Hof, 1010 Vienna
www.weihnachtsmarkt-hof.at
Christmas Market Schloss Schönbrunn
November 8, 2024 – January 6, 2025
Daily from 10.00 am – 9.00 pm
December 24, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm, December 25 - January 6, 10.00 am – 7.00 pm
Schönbrunn Palace, 1130 Vienna
www.weihnachtsmarkt-schoenbrunn.at
Christmas Village at Belvedere Palace
November 15 – December 26, 2024
Mon – Fri: 11am – 9pm; Sat, Sun & public holidays: 10am – 9pm
12.24: 11am – 4pm
12.26: 11am – 7pm
Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Wien
www.weihnachtsdorf.at
New Year Market:
December 27 – 31, 2024
11am – 7pm; 12.31: 11am – 6pm
Advent at the Liechtenstein Garden Palace
November 14 – December 22, 2024
Mon – Fri: 2pm – 9pm; Sat, Sun & public holidays: 11am – 9pm
Fürstengasse 1, 1090 Wien
www.adventimgartenpalais.at
Art Advent – Art & Crafts on Karlsplatz
November 15 – December 23, 2024
Daily from 12.00 noon – 8.00 pm, food until 9.00 pm
Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna
www.artadvent.at
Christmas Market on Spittelberg
November 16 – December 23, 2024
Mo-Fr 2.00 pm – 9.30 pm,
Sa, Su & hols. 11.00 am – 9.30 pm
Spittelberggasse, Stiftgasse, Schrankgasse, Gutenberggasse, 1070 Vienna
www.spittelberg.at
Christmas Market on Stephansplatz
November 8 – December 26, 2024
Daily from 11.00 am – 9.00 pm
December 24, 11.00 am – 4.00 pm, December 25+26, 11.00 am – 7.00 pm
Stephansplatz, 1010 Vienna
www.weihnachtsdorf.at
Winter Market on Riesenradplatz
November 16, 2024 – January 6, 2025
Mon – Fri: 12 pm – 10 pm
Sat, Sun & public holidays 11am – 10pm
12.24. 10am – 5pm, 12.31. 12pm – 2pm
Riesenradplatz, 1020 Wien
www.wintermarkt.at
Christmas market in Türkenschanzpark
November 15. – December 23, 2024
Mon – Fri 3pm – 10pm; Sat, Sun & public holidays: 12pm – 10pm
Türkenschanzpark, 1180 Wien
www.weihnachtimpark.at
Christmas exhibition at the Hirschstetten Botanical Gardens
November 14 - December 22, 2024
Thurs-Sun 10am-10pm
Quadenstraße 15, 1220 Wien
www.wien.gv.at
