Opening hours of the Bolzano Christmas Markets, 2026
Daily times at the 4 markets on the map, in map order, for the season from 26 November to 6 January:
| # | Christmas Market | Season 2026 | Daily hours | Notes |
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| 1 | Bolzano Christmas Market | 26 Nov to 6 Jan | craft stalls 10:00-19:00 every day; food and drink to 22:00 Mon-Wed, 23:00 Thu-Sat, Sun 11:00-22:00 (to 23 Dec) | closed 25 Dec |
| 2 | Solidarity Market | 26 Nov to 23 Dec | 10:00-19:00 every day | |
| 3 | Christmas Market in Piazza Mazzini | 28 Nov to 20 Dec | not yet announced | weekends and public holidays |
| 4 | Christmas Market at Palais Campofranco | dates pending | dates and hours not yet announced | |
| # | 1 |
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| Christmas Market | Bolzano Christmas Market |
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| Season 2026 | 26 Nov to 6 Jan |
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| Daily hours | craft stalls 10:00-19:00 every day; food and drink to 22:00 Mon-Wed, 23:00 Thu-Sat, Sun 11:00-22:00 (to 23 Dec) |
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| Notes | closed 25 Dec |
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| # | 2 |
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| Christmas Market | Solidarity Market |
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| Season 2026 | 26 Nov to 23 Dec |
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| Daily hours | 10:00-19:00 every day |
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| # | 3 |
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| Christmas Market | Christmas Market in Piazza Mazzini |
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| Season 2026 | 28 Nov to 20 Dec |
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| Daily hours | not yet announced |
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| Notes | weekends and public holidays |
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| # | 4 |
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| Christmas Market | Christmas Market at Palais Campofranco |
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| Season 2026 | dates pending |
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| Daily hours | dates and hours not yet announced |
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- From 26 December the food and drink stands on Piazza Walther, the Wine Lounge among them, are open from 10:00 to 21:00, apart from 31 December, 1 January and 6 January.
- The craft stalls of the Bolzano Christmas Market start trading the day after the opening evening, which belongs to the food and drink stands alone.
- The Solidarity Market keeps one band of hours, 10:00 to 19:00, for its whole run.
For the Piazza Walther market, the market's opening-times page (in Italian) gives the craft-stall and food-stand times and the exceptions for 24 and 31 December and 1 January. For the charity market on Piazza del Grano (Kornplatz), the City of Bolzano's Solidarity Market notice (in Italian) gives its run up to 23 December.
Special opening times over Christmas and New Year in Bolzano
Days with their own times at the Bolzano Christmas Market, alongside the Piazza Mazzini market and the Solidarity Market:
| Day | Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | Food and drink, Piazza Walther | Solidarity Market | Piazza Mazzini market |
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| Thu 26 Nov (opening evening) | not open yet | 17:00-22:30 | 10:00-19:00 | season not started |
| Tue 8 Dec | 10:00-19:00 | 10:00-22:00 | 10:00-19:00 | open, hours not yet announced |
| Thu 24 Dec | 10:00-16:00 | 10:00-16:00 | season over | season over |
| Fri 25 Dec | closed | closed | season over | season over |
| Sat 26 Dec | 10:00-19:00 | 10:00-21:00 | season over | season over |
| Thu 31 Dec | 10:00-18:00 | 10:00-18:00 | season over | season over |
| Fri 1 Jan | 11:00-19:00 | 11:00-21:00 | season over | season over |
| Wed 6 Jan (last day) | 10:00-19:00 | 10:00-19:00 | season over | season over |
| Day | Thu 26 Nov (opening evening) |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | not open yet |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | 17:00-22:30 |
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| Solidarity Market | 10:00-19:00 |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | season not started |
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| Day | Tue 8 Dec |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | 10:00-19:00 |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | 10:00-22:00 |
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| Solidarity Market | 10:00-19:00 |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | open, hours not yet announced |
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| Day | Thu 24 Dec |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | 10:00-16:00 |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | 10:00-16:00 |
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| Solidarity Market | season over |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | season over |
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| Day | Fri 25 Dec |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | closed |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | closed |
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| Solidarity Market | season over |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | season over |
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| Day | Sat 26 Dec |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | 10:00-19:00 |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | 10:00-21:00 |
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| Solidarity Market | season over |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | season over |
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| Day | Thu 31 Dec |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | 10:00-18:00 |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | 10:00-18:00 |
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| Solidarity Market | season over |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | season over |
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| Day | Fri 1 Jan |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | 11:00-19:00 |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | 11:00-21:00 |
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| Solidarity Market | season over |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | season over |
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| Day | Wed 6 Jan (last day) |
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| Craft stalls, Piazza Walther | 10:00-19:00 |
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| Food and drink, Piazza Walther | 10:00-19:00 |
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| Solidarity Market | season over |
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| Piazza Mazzini market | season over |
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The Solidarity Market finishes on 23 December and the Piazza Mazzini market on 20 December, so over Christmas and New Year the Piazza Walther market trades without them. The Campofranco market, with dates for 2026 still to come, has no holiday times yet.
Five days of the season are public holidays in Italy: 8 December (Immaculate Conception), Christmas Day, 26 December (St Stephen's Day), New Year's Day and 6 January (Epiphany). A calendar of when the Christmas Markets in Bolzano start gives the opening and closing day of each market with 2026 dates.
Craft stalls and food stands at the Bolzano Christmas Market
The Bolzano Christmas Market keeps two sets of hours. Its craft stalls, selling crafts and gifts, keep one band from 10:00 to 19:00, while the food and drink stands and the Wine Lounge, which follows their times, stay open later: until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday before Christmas. On 24 and 31 December and on 6 January the two share the same hours.
Around the stalls, puppet shows in Italian and German play on Piazza Walther from Friday to Sunday. Concerts of traditional music take place on the square on Saturdays from 14:00 to 17:00 and on Sundays at 11:00. An electric tourist train, a paid ride of about 25 minutes, leaves Piazza Parrocchia for Piazza Gries and back each day from 28 November to 6 January, between 10:00 and 16:00.
