Opening times of the Christmas Markets in Krakow
Krakow Christmas Market hours vary by market: stalls open at 10:00 or 11:00 and stop trading at 20:00 or by 22:00, depending on the fair. No fair has announced times for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 26 December, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.
Squares, stalls and food for each fair are described in the Krakow Christmas Markets.
Krakow Christmas Market opening times, market by market
Stall hours by map number for the season from 27 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, with one daily time per fair outside the Christmas holidays:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Fair in the Main Market Square |
| Open from | 27 Nov to 3 or 6 Jan |
| Daily hours | 10:00-20:00 |
| Notes | Later trading at some stalls, up to midnight |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Fair on the Small Market Square |
| Open from | 30 Nov to 6 Jan |
| Daily hours | 10:00-22:00 |
| Notes | Trading ends by 22:00 |
| # | 3 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Fair of Unique Items in Podgórze |
| Open from | Sat 28 and Sun 29 Nov |
| Daily hours | 11:00-20:00 |
| Notes | One weekend |
| # | 4 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Christmas Fair on St Mary Magdalene Square |
| Open from | 30 Nov to 3 Jan |
| Daily hours | 10:00-22:00 |
| Notes | Trading ends by 22:00 |
- Sundays are trading days at all four fairs, at the hours in the table.
- On 24 and 25 December times can differ from stall to stall at markets 2 and 4; for 26 and 31 December and 1 January no fair has announced any times.
Each organiser sets its stall hours in 2026 trading rules, all of them PDFs in Polish: the Main Market Square fair rules with stall hours and later trading, the IMAGO fair rules with the 10:00 opening and 22:00 close and the Podgórze fair rules with its dates and trading hours.
Krakow Christmas Markets over Christmas and New Year
Since 2025, Christmas Eve counts as a public holiday in Poland, and no fair on the map has set special times for the Christmas and New Year days. The Christmas Fair of Unique Items in Podgórze is over by then, after its weekend of 28 and 29 November. Holiday status of the three fairs still trading in late December:
| Christmas Market | 1. Christmas Fair in the Main Market Square |
|---|---|
| 24 Dec | Not announced |
| 25 Dec | Not announced |
| 26 Dec | Not announced |
| 31 Dec | Not announced |
| 1 Jan | Not announced |
| Christmas Market | 2. Christmas Fair on the Small Market Square |
|---|---|
| 24 Dec | Stall times may vary |
| 25 Dec | Stall times may vary |
| 26 Dec | Not announced |
| 31 Dec | Not announced |
| 1 Jan | Not announced |
| Christmas Market | 4. Christmas Fair on St Mary Magdalene Square |
|---|---|
| 24 Dec | Stall times may vary |
| 25 Dec | Stall times may vary |
| 26 Dec | Not announced |
| 31 Dec | Not announced |
| 1 Jan | Not announced |
At the two IMAGO fairs a stall may shut early, open late or not open at all on 24 and 25 December. For the Main Market Square fair nothing has been said about either day.
Evening closing times at the Krakow Christmas Markets
At the Christmas Fair in the Main Market Square the set stall hours end at 20:00. A stall may carry on trading after that by arrangement with the organiser, though never past midnight.
The IMAGO fairs on the Small Market Square and St Mary Magdalene Square open their stalls at 10:00 and stop trading by 22:00, two hours after the Main Market Square time.
The Christmas Fair of Unique Items in Podgórze closes at 20:00 on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, after opening at 11:00 on both days.