What is the start date for the Christmas Markets in Copenhagen?
When the Copenhagen Christmas Markets open in 2026
On the map, Christmas Market Nytorv & Gammeltorv (2) opens first, on Friday 6 November 2026. Christmas in Tivoli (1) follows a week later, on Friday 13 November 2026, and keeps going until Sunday 3 January 2027, after the six other markets on the map have closed for the year.
Five of the markets on the map open in November. Next after Tivoli comes the Christmas Market on Højbro Plads (3), which starts on Saturday 14 November 2026. Two short markets in Østerbro follow: the Christmas Market in the Swedish Church (6) welcomes its first visitors on Friday 20 November, and Julemarked i Remisen (7) sets up indoors for Saturday 28 November.
December brings the remaining two. The Frederiksberg Christmas Market (5) begins on Friday 4 December on Frederiksberg Rådhusplads, and the Christmas Market at the City Hall Square (4) opens in front of Copenhagen City Hall on Friday 11 December 2026. The City's page for the City Hall Square market gives its 2026 dates.
The overview of the Christmas Markets across Copenhagen describes what each market sells and where it stands.
Copenhagen Christmas Market calendar 2026
The Copenhagen Christmas Market calendar for 2026, with each market under its number on the map:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas in Tivoli |
| Opens | Fri 13 Nov 2026 |
| Closes | Sun 3 Jan 2027 |
| Open days | every day except 24 Dec |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Market Nytorv & Gammeltorv |
| Opens | Fri 6 Nov 2026 |
| Closes | Mon 21 Dec 2026 |
| Open days | every day |
| # | 3 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Market on Højbro Plads |
| Opens | Sat 14 Nov 2026 |
| Closes | Sun 20 Dec 2026 |
| Open days | every day |
| # | 4 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Market at the City Hall Square |
| Opens | Fri 11 Dec 2026 |
| Closes | Sun 20 Dec 2026 |
| Open days | every day |
| # | 5 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Frederiksberg Christmas Market |
| Opens | Fri 4 Dec 2026 |
| Closes | Sun 13 Dec 2026 |
| Open days | every day |
| # | 6 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Market in the Swedish Church |
| Opens | Fri 20 Nov 2026 |
| Closes | Sun 22 Nov 2026 |
| Open days | Fri, Sat and Sun |
| # | 7 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Julemarked i Remisen |
| Opens | Sat 28 Nov 2026 |
| Closes | Sun 29 Nov 2026 |
| Open days | Sat and Sun |
Markets 2 to 5 trade on each day from their opening date to their closing date, with no gap in between. The Swedish Church market keeps to one Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the Remisen market to a single weekend.
The City of Copenhagen's calendar of Christmas events lists the season's daily Christmas Markets and events with their dates.
When do the Christmas Markets in Copenhagen end?
The two short Østerbro markets are over before December: the Swedish Church market closes on Sunday 22 November 2026 and the Remisen market on Sunday 29 November. In December, the Frederiksberg market stays open until Sunday 13 December, the Højbro Plads market and the City Hall Square market both finish on Sunday 20 December, one day before the Nytorv & Gammeltorv market closes on Monday 21 December 2026.
None of those six reaches Christmas Eve. Christmas in Tivoli carries on: Tivoli Gardens is closed on Thursday 24 December, opens again on Friday 25 December and runs past New Year's Eve to its closing day, Sunday 3 January 2027.
When do the Copenhagen Christmas Markets usually start each year?
Past dates of three markets on the map, by year:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas in Tivoli |
| Year | 2025 |
| Dates | Fri 14 Nov 2025 to Sun 4 Jan 2026 |
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas in Tivoli |
| Year | 2024 |
| Dates | Fri 15 Nov 2024 to Sun 5 Jan 2025 |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Market Nytorv & Gammeltorv |
| Year | 2025 |
| Dates | Fri 7 Nov to Sun 21 Dec 2025, on Nytorv |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Market Nytorv & Gammeltorv |
| Year | 2024 |
| Dates | Fri 8 Nov to Sat 21 Dec 2024, on Thorvaldsens Plads |
| # | 4 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Market at the City Hall Square |
| Year | 2025 |
| Dates | Tue 4 Nov to Sun 21 Dec 2025, on Højbro Plads |
The 2025 dates for market 4 belong to the Christmas Market its organiser ran on Højbro Plads that year, a different event from market 3, the Christmas Market on Højbro Plads, run by another organiser. The Nytorv & Gammeltorv market stood on Thorvaldsens Plads in 2024 and on Nytorv in 2025.
Before its Christmas season, Tivoli Gardens is closed from 2 to 12 November 2026, the gap between its Halloween season and Christmas in Tivoli.