Christmas Markets in Prague 2026

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  Holiday market · Prague

  Christmas Exhibition in the Bethlehem Chapel (Vánoční výstava v Betlémské kapli)

  🧒 With kids✨ Date night

  What's there

  • ★Nativity scenes made of glass, wood, ceramics, dough, stones and even Lego
  • ★Live crafts: a glassmaker creates little animals
  • ★Marble run, toy trains and a sandpit for children
  • ★Mead and live music

  What visitors sayGoogle 4.6 ★ · 227 reviews

  Visitors are delighted: a large exhibition of nativity scenes in the chapel's underground, craft demonstrations and lots of fun for children, a Christmas atmosphere like out of fairy tales. Reservations: the winding stone staircase into the underground, weaker music performances and, at some stalls, a need to watch the change you get back.

  The most magical Christmas stop in central Prague for families with children.

  2026

  28 Nov - 3 Jan 2027

  Cost

  Admission fee; cloakroom at the entrance.

  Getting there and parking

  • Metro Národní třída or Můstek, then a few minutes on foot to Betlémské náměstí.

  Worth knowing

  • Check your change.
  • A steep staircase leads underground, which is difficult with a pushchair.
  • 2026 edition: 28 Nov 2026 - 3 Jan 2027, daily 9:00-18:00 (vanocnivystava.cz).

  Betlémské nám. 256, 110 00 Staré MěstoOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Prague

  Old Town Square Christmas Market (Vánoční trhy na Staroměstském náměstí)

  The best-known Christmas market in Czechia: wooden stalls beneath the Týn Church and the Astronomical Clock, a big Christmas tree with a light show and a stage with a programme.

  ✨ Date night🎉 With friends🧒 With kids

  What's there

  • ★Wooden stalls beneath the Týn Church and the Astronomical Clock
  • ★More than 100 stalls on Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square
  • ★Christmas tree (2025: 22 m, from Jiřetín pod Jedlovou) with a light show every hour 16:30-21:30
  • ★Stage with a daily programme, carols and folklore
  • ★Czech crafts: glass and straw ornaments, nativity scenes, ceramics

  The most famous backdrop in Czechia. Come on a weekday morning and check prices in advance.

  2026

  28 Nov 2026 - 6 Jan 2027, daily 10:00-22:00

  Last season

  29 Nov 2025 - 6 Jan 2026, daily 10:00-22:00

  Cost

  Free entry. 2025 prices: mulled wine 2 dl 100 CZK, sausage in a baguette 160 CZK, trdelník 100 CZK, langoš 180 CZK.

  Getting there and parking

  • Metro A Staroměstská or Můstek; the city council also recommends Náměstí Republiky station, because in 2025 one escalator at Staroměstská was out of service.
  • Don't drive into the centre.

  Worth knowing

  • At Prague markets the price of meat and potatoes is often given per 100 g. Ask the price of the whole portion before you order.
  • Stalls are open daily 10:00-22:00, with shorter hours on 24-26 December.
  • On New Year's Eve the viewing bridge in the middle of the square is closed.

  Staroměstské náměstí, Prague 1Official site
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  Holiday market · Prague

  Wenceslas Square Christmas Market (Vánoční trhy na Václavském náměstí)

  Prague's second big market, a five-minute walk from Old Town Square; same organizer, with a fifteen-metre spruce.

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  What's there

  • ★Wooden and metal handmade goods, Christmas gifts
  • ★Hot chocolate, mulled wine, mead
  • ★Fifteen-metre spruce from the Pardubice Region (2025)
  • ★Refreshments open late into the evening

  A quick stop on the way to Old Town Square: same organizer, same prices, less backdrop.

  2026

  28 Nov 2026 - 6 Jan 2027, daily 10:00-22:00

  Last season

  29 Nov 2025 - 6 Jan 2026, daily 10:00-22:00

  Cost

  Free entry; prices as at Old Town Square (mulled wine 2 dl 100 CZK in 2025).

  Getting there and parking

  • The city council recommends Můstek and Náměstí Republiky metro stations for getting to the markets.

  Worth knowing

  • Prices for meat and potatoes are usually per 100 g, so ask the price of a portion.
  • Open daily 10:00-22:00.

  Václavské náměstí (lower part), Prague 1Official site
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  Christmas Market on Kampa (Vánoční trh Na Kampě)

  ✨ Date night

  What's there

  • ★Malá Strana Christmas by Charles Bridge
  • ★Wooden puppets, glass and porcelain figures, straw ornaments
  • ★Nativity scene from the second half of the 19th century in the Church of Our Lady under the Chain
  • ★Blacksmithing demonstrations
  • ★Open in January too

  What visitors sayGoogle 3.6 ★ · 93 reviews

  A pretty spot by Charles Bridge, but the reviews are full of complaints about prices: food is charged per 100 g, bread and ketchup separately, and all the stalls have one operator. Some paid around 20 euros for a sausage and a beer.

  Fine for a stroll, not for food. Avoid buying food here without a clear price.

  Last season

  3 Dec 2025 - 4 Jan 2026, daily 10:00-20:00

  Cost

  Free entry; food very expensive (prices per 100 g).

  Worth knowing

  • On 1 January from 12:00 a New Year's soup is served here.

  Na Kampě, 118 00 Malá Strana
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  Christmas Market at Náměstí Míru (Vánoční trhy na Náměstí míru)

  ✨ Date night🧒 With kids

  What's there

  • ★About 60 stalls in front of St Ludmila's Church in Vinohrady
  • ★Hand-painted nativity scene and decorated tree
  • ★Handmade goods, blown ornaments, baskets
  • ★Langoš, pancakes and mulled wine
  • ★The first of the Prague markets to open

  What visitors sayGoogle 4.3 ★ · 26 reviews

  For many the best market in Prague: authentic stalls, beautiful night lighting, fewer tourists and a large choice of food. It fills up in the evening; one reviewer warns about a stall that does not give foreign tourists the correct change.

  The best Prague market for those who want handmade goods instead of souvenirs, and a few dozen crowns cheaper than Old Town Square.

  2026

  20 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

  Last season

  20 Nov - 24 Dec 2025, daily 10:00-20:00

  Cost

  Free entry. Mulled wine here cost 80 CZK in 2024, 20 CZK less than on Old Town Square (Seznam Zprávy).

  Getting there and parking

  • Metro A Náměstí Míru: the market is right above the exit; several tram lines run around the square.

  Worth knowing

  • Come in the afternoon before the market fills up in the evening.
  • Check your change.

  náměstí Míru, Prague 2Official site
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  Holiday market · Prague

  Náměstí Republiky Christmas Market (Vánoční trhy na náměstí Republiky)

  A smaller market with mistletoe, Advent wreaths, candles, nativity scenes and handmade goods on náměstí Republiky by the Powder Gate.

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  What's there

  • ★Mistletoe, Advent wreaths, candles and candlesticks
  • ★Christmas ornaments, toys and Advent calendars
  • ★Nativity scenes and handicrafts
  • ★Typical Christmas refreshments

  A practical market for decorations and wreaths right in the centre, without the crowds of Old Town Square.

  2026

  25 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

  Last season

  25 Nov - 24 Dec 2025, daily 10:00-19:00

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Worth knowing

  • Open daily 10:00-19:00 until Christmas Eve.

  náměstí Republiky, Prague 1Official site

• Holiday market · Prague

  Tylovo náměstí Christmas Market (Vánoční trhy na Tylově náměstí)

  A small neighborhood market in Vinohrady between I. P. Pavlova and náměstí Míru, with mistletoe, wreaths, ornaments and refreshments.

  🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Small market between I. P. Pavlova and náměstí Míru
  • ★Mistletoe, wreaths and Christmas ornaments
  • ★Christmas refreshments

  A short stop on the way to náměstí Míru, not the goal of a trip.

  2026

  26 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

  Last season

  26 Nov - 24 Dec 2025

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Worth knowing

  • Same organizer as the markets at náměstí Míru and náměstí Republiky (České vánoční trhy).

  Tylovo náměstí, Prague 2Official site

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  Advent at Jiřák (Advent na Jiřáku)

  Advent market of farmers and craftspeople beneath the Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord in Vinohrady, with a programme for children and a stall for letters to Baby Jesus.

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  What's there

  • ★Farmers' and craft stalls beneath the Church of the Most Sacred Heart
  • ★Seasonal treats
  • ★Programme for children and a stall for writing wishes to Ježíšek (Baby Jesus)
  • ★Choir concerts at the opening

  A neighborhood Advent in Vinohrady: good for shopping, not for evening atmosphere (open until 18:00).

  Last season

  29 Nov - 23 Dec 2025, 8:00-18:00

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Worth knowing

  • Open 8:00-18:00; the opening is on the afternoon of the first Advent Saturday.

  náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad, Prague 3Official site
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  Anděl Christmas Market (Vánoční trhy na Andělu)

  A Christmas fair on the pedestrian zone by Anděl metro in Smíchov, one of the few Prague markets open until New Year's Eve.

  🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Christmas fair on the pedestrian zone by Anděl metro
  • ★Open until New Year's Eve
  • ★Stalls with Christmas goods and refreshments

  The longest-open Prague market outside the centre, good on the way home from work.

  Last season

  28 Nov - 31 Dec 2025, daily 10:00-20:00

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Getting there and parking

  • The market is on the pedestrian zone by Anděl metro.

  Worth knowing

  • Open daily 10:00-20:00.

  Anděl pedestrian zone, Prague 5Official site

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  Advent at Holešovice Market (Advent v Holešovické tržnici)

  A quiet Advent market without crowds: a dozen stalls with original gifts, mulled wine, roasted chestnuts, food trucks and an open-air winter cinema every Thursday.

  ✨ Date night🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★A dozen stalls with design and charity gifts and books
  • ★Mulled wine and hot cider, roasted chestnuts
  • ★Food trucks with seasonal dishes
  • ★Open-air winter cinema every Advent Thursday
  • ★Felt Holešovice nativity scene in Hall 22

  Advent without crowds or kitsch: the best Prague choice for a quiet evening with friends.

  Last season

  27 Nov - 22 Dec 2025, Tue-Fri from 14:00

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Worth knowing

  • Winter cinema every Thursday, with the first screening on the opening day (2025: 27 Nov).
  • In Hall 22 you can buy carp and ingredients for the Christmas Eve table.

  Holešovická tržnice (little square by Hall 22), Prague 7Official site