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Christmas markets · Quebec City

Christmas markets in Quebec City

The German Christmas market in the streets of Old Quebec is the most photographed in the country — go on a weekday and dress for the cold.

2 markets · checked September 2026

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    🧒 With kids

    ✨ Date night

    🎉 With friends

    German market

    • Chalets en bois et visiteurs au Marché de Noël allemand de Québec, place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville📷 Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
      Chalets du marché de Noël et sapins enneigés devant l'Hôtel de Ville de QuébecFile devant un chalet du Marché de Noël allemand, avec la basilique-cathédrale en arrière-planChalet décoré de branches de sapin au Marché de Noël allemand de Québec

      📷 Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0

      German market · Quebec City

      Quebec City German Christmas Market

      Canada's most photographed Christmas market: around 125 exhibitors across five sites in Old Quebec, sausages, pretzels and mulled wine, open Thursday to Sunday plus extra days December 21–23. Saturdays are very busy.

      🧒 With kids✨ Date night🎉 With friends

      What's there

      • Around 125 exhibitors across five sites in Old Quebec
      • Glühwein, gingerbread, stollen and pretzels
      • Puppet theatre and a kids' chalet
      • Santa in his castle on Place d'Armes

      What visitors say

      Everyone agrees on the setting — next to the Château Frontenac, it's the place to find the Christmas spirit. Criticism is about stall prices; many point out you can wander and take photos for free.

      The Christmas market to see in Canada. Go on a Thursday or Friday afternoon, dress warmly and add the Petit-Champlain lights.

      2026
      November 19 – December 23, 2026
      Last season
      Du 20 novembre au 23 décembre 2025
      Cost
      Free

      Getting there and parking

      • Inside Old Quebec: paid Upper Town parking or public transit (RTC)
      • On December Saturdays, leave the car outside the walls

      Worth knowing

      • Open Thursday to Sunday (2026: November 19 – December 23)
      Quebec CityOfficial site

    Holiday market

    • Grand Marché de Noël de Québec, Quebec CityIllustration

      Holiday market · Quebec City

      Grand Marché de Noël de Québec

      Indoors and warm at the Grand Marché de Québec (250 boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel): about 100 producers, processors and artisans — cheese, pies, tourtières and gourmet gifts.

      🧒 With kids

      What's there

      • About 100 local producers and artisans
      • Indoors and warm
      • Kids' corners and a dining area

      What visitors say

      Visitors like the range of local products, friendly vendors, family spaces and free parking; some find prices higher than the grocery store.

      The best place in Quebec City for food gifts and holiday tourtières — warm, with kids.

      2026
      November 21 – December 24, 2026
      Last season
      Du 25 novembre 2024 au 5 janvier 2025
      Cost
      Free

      Getting there and parking

      • Large free parking lot on site

      Worth knowing

      • Two hours of free parking in lot P4 — validate your ticket at the terminals inside
      • Wheelchair accessible, with changing tables
      Quebec CityOfficial site

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