Colmar Christmas Markets 2026
The map shows 6 Christmas Markets in Colmar: three old-town squares, a children's market, an indoor craft market and a Gourmet Market. The season runs from 23 November 2026 to 3 January 2027: markets 1 to 5 end on 29 December, and the Gourmet Market carries on into January.
The Colmar Christmas Markets of 2026, listed
On the map, the Colmar Christmas Market is split into 6 markets, listed with their places and the dates of the 2026 season:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Place des Dominicains Christmas Market |
| Where | Old town, place des Dominicains |
| Dates 2026 | 23 Nov to 29 Dec |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Place de l'Ancienne Douane Christmas Market |
| Where | Old town, place de l'Ancienne Douane |
| Dates 2026 | 23 Nov to 29 Dec |
| # | 3 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Place Jeanne d'Arc Christmas Market |
| Where | Old town, place Jeanne d'Arc |
| Dates 2026 | 23 Nov to 29 Dec |
| # | 4 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Petite Venise Children's Christmas Market |
| Where | Petite Venise, place des Six Montagnes Noires |
| Dates 2026 | 23 Nov to 29 Dec |
| # | 5 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Koïfhus Handcraft Christmas Market |
| Where | Old town, Koïfhus beside place de l'Ancienne Douane |
| Dates 2026 | 23 Nov to 29 Dec |
| # | 6 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Gourmet Market |
| Where | Montagne Verte, east of the old town |
| Dates 2026 | 23 Nov to 3 Jan |
The Colmar tourist office's Christmas website gives the season, and the tourist office's descriptions of the markets describe the squares, chalets, crafts and food of the old town.
What each of the 6 markets on the Colmar map offers
1. Place des Dominicains Christmas Market
Under the Dominican church, about sixty little wooden chalets offer decorations, tree ornaments, Christmas trees and festive meals. The church's stained-glass windows are lit after dark above the stalls. No entry ticket is needed. The market runs from Monday 23 November to Tuesday 29 December.
Photo: the Christmas Market on place des Dominicains in December 2018 by Gzen92 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
2. Place de l'Ancienne Douane Christmas Market
Around the Schwendi fountain, nearly fifty huts line both banks of the Lauch as far as the porch of the Koïfhus. Contemporary creations sit beside traditional Christmas decorations, and after dark the Koïfhus is lit, its Renaissance stairway included. No entry ticket is needed.
Photo: the Christmas Market on place de l'Ancienne Douane in December 2018 by Gzen92 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
3. Place Jeanne d'Arc Christmas Market
Local products fill this market, laid out as a small Alsatian village with half-timbered chalets, a church and animals: foie gras, cold meats, wine, brandies, Christmas biscuits and gingerbread. No entry ticket is needed. Like markets 1, 2, 4 and 5, it closes on Tuesday 29 December.
Photo: the Christmas Market on place Jeanne d'Arc in December 2018 by Gzen92 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4. Petite Venise Children's Christmas Market
A market for children, with a path past 43 colourful cottages, a merry-go-round with horses and a mechanical nativity scene. Santa's giant letterbox answers every letter that has a clear return address on the back. From 25 November to 19 December, children sing carols on lit boats along the Lauch on Wednesdays and Saturdays. No entry ticket is needed.
5. Koïfhus Handcraft Christmas Market
This market is indoors, in the Koïfhus, the old customs house, where visitors warm up. About twenty artisans work here: jewellers, hatters, woodcarvers, cabinetmakers, glassmakers, potters and ceramists. Books and artisans' work fill the Décapole room upstairs. No entry ticket is needed.
Photo: the Koïfhus during the Christmas Market in November 2018 by Gzen92 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
6. Gourmet Market
Nine cabins run by nine chefs serve dishes from starters to desserts, from oysters to Alsatian specialities, to eat on the spot or take away. Cooking shows run in the centre of the market. It stands at the foot of the Ferris wheel, with views over the city and the Vosges. No entry ticket is needed; the Ferris wheel beside it is a paid ride.
Photo: the Christmas Ferris wheel in Colmar in November 2022 by Gzen92 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Food and drink at the Christmas Markets in Colmar
Food at the Colmar Christmas Markets starts with mulled wine (vin chaud), the best-known Alsatian Christmas drink, served alongside non-alcoholic mulled apple, orange and strawberry juice.
On the sweet side come bredele, small Christmas biscuits in many flavours; pain d'épices, the Alsatian gingerbread that also hangs on Christmas trees; manala, a brioche shaped like a little man and found from the beginning of December; kougelhopf, a sweet bun-like cake with raisins macerated in kirsch; and Christstollen, a Christmas brioche with candied fruits, cinnamon and almond cream.
Local producers sell cheese, cold meats, honey and foie gras, and the nine chefs of the Gourmet Market cook everything from oysters to Alsatian specialities. At the children's market in the Petite Venise, hot apple juice is on sale too.
Colmar Christmas Markets by month, from November to the New Year
For the Christmas Markets in Colmar in November, the map has a single start: the six markets open together on Monday 23 November. The cooking shows at the Gourmet Market and the children's carols on the boats begin two days later, on 25 November.
For the Christmas Markets in Colmar in December, the programme adds Saint Nicholas at place de la Cathédrale on Sunday 6 December, with the town's illuminations lit at nightfall. The cooking shows run until 16 December and the carols until 19 December.
Markets 1 to 5 keep going on Christmas Day and on St Stephen's Day, then close on Tuesday 29 December. The Gourmet Market carries on into January, to Sunday 3 January.