What date do the Amsterdam Christmas Markets open?
Start dates of the Amsterdam Christmas Markets in 2026
Of the 3 Christmas Markets on the map, two have announced dates for 2026. Christmas Village Amsterdam opens on Thursday 3 December 2026 and runs to Sunday 27 December. The Maker Market XL starts later, on Saturday 19 December, and finishes on Wednesday 23 December. The Sustainable Christmas Market at De Ceuvel is still without 2026 dates.
Christmas Village Amsterdam sets up on Museumplein in Amsterdam-Zuid and trades on each day of its run, Christmas Day and Boxing Day included. The Maker Market XL fills the hall of the Centrale Markthal in Amsterdam-West for five market days, from a Saturday to a Wednesday. For those five days in the week before Christmas, both dated markets are open at once.
The Sustainable Christmas Market at De Ceuvel took place over two December weekends in 2025, at the De Ceuvel site on Korte Papaverweg in Amsterdam-Noord. Stalls, food and entry details for each market sit in the overview of the Amsterdam Christmas Markets.
Opening and closing dates of the Amsterdam Christmas Markets
The Christmas Market Amsterdam calendar for 2026, with the 3 markets in map order:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Village Amsterdam |
| Opens | Thu 3 Dec 2026 |
| Closes | Sun 27 Dec 2026 |
| Closed on |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | The Maker Market XL |
| Opens | Sat 19 Dec 2026 |
| Closes | Wed 23 Dec 2026 |
| Closed on |
| # | 3 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Sustainable Christmas Market at De Ceuvel |
| Opens | Not announced yet |
| Closes | Not announced yet |
| Closed on |
No day off has been announced for either dated market between its opening day and its closing day.
The Christmas Village Amsterdam FAQ sets out the 2026 dates, the opening hours and the trams and metro to Museumplein. The Maker Market XL page, in Dutch, gives the dates and the programme of each day in the Centrale Markthal.
Closing dates of the Amsterdam Christmas Markets
The Maker Market XL winds up on Wednesday 23 December 2026, its fifth market day, so it is over before Christmas Eve. Christmas Village Amsterdam carries on through the holidays: it is open on Christmas Eve, trades on 25 and 26 December on reduced hours and shuts for the season on Sunday 27 December 2026.
Of those with announced dates, Christmas Village Amsterdam is therefore the market that closes last, and on the map no market runs into January 2027.
No closing date is known for the Sustainable Christmas Market at De Ceuvel, because its 2026 dates have not been announced.
How the Amsterdam Christmas Market dates have changed year by year
Past dates of the 3 markets on the map:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Village Amsterdam |
| 2025 | Thu 4 to Sun 28 Dec 2025 |
| 2024 | Thu 12 to Thu 26 Dec 2024 |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | The Maker Market XL |
| 2025 | Sat 20 to Sun 21 Dec 2025, a weekend edition at De Hallen |
| 2024 |
| # | 3 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Sustainable Christmas Market at De Ceuvel |
| 2025 | Sat 13, Sun 14, Sat 20 and Sun 21 Dec 2025 |
| 2024 |
Christmas Village Amsterdam opened on a Thursday in 2024 and in 2025, and its 2026 opening, on 3 December, is a Thursday again. Its closing day moved from a Thursday in 2024 to a Sunday in 2025, and the 2026 edition ends on a Sunday as well.
The Maker Market held its December market in Amsterdam as a weekend at De Hallen in 2025. In 2026 it runs as The Maker Market XL in the Centrale Markthal, over five market days from Saturday to Wednesday.
The Sustainable Christmas Market at De Ceuvel ran on two Saturdays and two Sundays in December 2025.
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