Germany48-hour guide
Leipzig Christmas Market 2026: Seven Squares and a Weekend Plan
More than 300 stalls across seven areas of Leipzig’s old town, from the Markt and the Old Town Hall to a Finnish village and a medieval market, with a two-day plan.
Weekend theme
Mulled wine, carols and lights in the old town.
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Germany48-hour guide
More than 300 stalls across seven areas of Leipzig’s old town, from the Markt and the Old Town Hall to a Finnish village and a medieval market, with a two-day plan.
Italy48-hour guide
Trento’s stalls under the castle walls, Bolzano’s Christkindlmarkt on Piazza Walther and a short train ride between them, with verified 2026 dates and a two-day plan.
Romania48-hour guide
One of Europe’s earliest and longest markets fills Sibiu’s Grand Square from 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, with a big wheel, an ice rink and a Saxon old town around it.
Shortlist
Luxembourg sits in the middle of some of Europe’s best Christmas market country. Ten markets in Germany, France and the Netherlands, how to reach each one, and the 2026 dates.
Sweden48-hour guide
Sweden’s largest Christmas market inside Liseberg’s lit-up park, Advent weekends in wooden Haga, a crafts market in a 17th-century armoury and giant cinnamon buns, plus a two-day plan.
Sweden48-hour guide
Red stalls on Gamla Stan’s oldest square, a weekend market at Skansen running since 1903, a million lights across the city and fika with saffron buns, plus a two-day plan.