Paris Christmas Markets 2026

Set in the Tuileries Garden at its Concorde end, in the 1st arrondissement, the Tuileries Christmas Market (La Magie de Noël aux Tuileries) is on from Saturday 14 November to Sunday 3 January. Its opening hours are not yet announced.

Photo: the Ferris wheel in the Tuileries Garden on 21 December 2021 by Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped

The Champs-Élysées Christmas Market takes over the bottom stretch of the avenue des Champs-Élysées, in the 8th arrondissement, and is on from Sunday 22 November to Monday 4 January. Opening hours for the avenue's market have not yet been announced.

Run by 2A Organisation, the Paris La Défense Christmas Market mixes artisans and creators with Christmas shops and regional restaurants, selling santons from Provence, candles and table decorations alongside sweets, gingerbread and local products. Le Sommet holds an ice rink circling a lit Christmas tree, and the market adds carousels, Father Christmas daily and Wednesday and Sunday parades. No entry ticket is needed; bags are checked at the entrances. The market runs from Thursday 12 November to Thursday 31 December.

Held by L'Art et la Seine, the Paris Notre-Dame Christmas Market brings together French artisans and art craftspeople. Father Christmas comes by daily for photos, and children can join a supervised drawing workshop, with a soft toy drawn as a prize each Sunday. No entry ticket is needed. It is open from Thursday 26 November to Sunday 27 December, across the river from the cathedral.

Photo: Square René-Viviani in December 2016 by Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0)

Codecom organises the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Christmas Village on Boulevard Saint-Germain, next to the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th arrondissement, on the Left Bank. The village's dates for the 2026 season have not been announced so far.

Photo: Square Laurent-Prache beside the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in December 2016 by Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0)

The Hôtel de Ville Christmas Village belongs to the City of Paris and is set on the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, in the 4th arrondissement (Paris Centre). The City has not announced the village's 2026 dates yet.

Codecom also organises the Eiffel Tower Christmas Village, on the Quai Jacques-Chirac (Quai Branly) at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, in the 7th arrondissement. Its dates for the 2026 season are still to come.

Photo: the Eiffel Tower from the Quai Branly side at night in 2012 by Павел Котов (CC BY 3.0)

Up in Montmartre, the Abbesses Christmas Market takes its name from the Place des Abbesses, the 18th arrondissement square where it is held. The market's 2026 dates are not yet announced; the 2025 edition was held from 20 November 2025 to 5 January 2026.

Photo: Place des Abbesses in August 2013 by flightlog (CC BY 2.0)

The Alsatian Christmas Market at Gare de l'Est fills the station forecourt on its rue d'Alsace side, in the 10th arrondissement. It runs from Wednesday 2 December to Friday 18 December, and the market's opening hours have not been announced.

Photo: the Gare de l'Est and its forecourt at night in 2015 by Ketounette (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Place Saint-Michel Christmas Market is set on the Place Saint-Michel, in the Latin Quarter of the 6th arrondissement. Its 2026 dates have not been announced so far, after a 2025 edition that ran from 5 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.

Photo: Place Saint-Michel and its fountain in August 2007 by Coyau (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The La Villette Christmas Village stood in 2025 in the Parc de la Villette, 19th arrondissement, on its Place de la Fontaine-aux-Lions, as Noël La Villette, a Swiss Christmas village. No organiser, site or dates have been announced for 2026.

Photo: the Fontaine aux Lions in the Parc de la Villette in June 2015 by Fred Romero from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0)

The Mairie du 17e proposes the 17th Arrondissement Christmas Market on the Place Richard-Baret, in front of its town hall in the Batignolles. The town hall has not yet announced when the market will open or close in 2026.

Photo: Place Richard-Baret in November 2024 by Mbzt (CC BY 4.0)

Les Canaux, a non-profit association, holds the Les Canaux Christmas Market in the Maison des Canaux, beside the Bassin de la Villette. In 2025 a jury picked each trader on criteria such as a Paris-region base, local making, reused materials and work integration. It runs for three days, Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December.

Photo: the Maison des Canaux on the Bassin de la Villette in August 2017 by besopha (CC BY 2.0)

Held by Le Carreau du Temple inside its hall in the 3rd arrondissement, the Klin d'œil Christmas Market gathers independent designers and makers for its fifth Christmas edition. No entry ticket is needed. It is on for two days, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December.

Photo: the Carreau du Temple in June 2021 by Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0)