Christmas markets · Galway
Christmas markets in Galway 2026
Galway Christmas Market. We add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them; until then you'll see last season's.
1 market · checked October 2026
- Galway Christmas MarketLast season: 7 Nov – 31 Dec 2025Free entry; reserved seating in the beer tent and the wheel's VIP packages paid.
German Christmas market · Galway
Galway Christmas Market
Ireland's best-known Christmas market, in Eyre Square, with a big wheel and German-style chalets.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Eyre Square, next to the bus and train station
- Big wheel and vintage carousel (to 4 January)
- Beer tent run by the Róisín Dubh
- Santa's cabin
What visitors say
Galwegians on Reddit say it's largely the same every year — mostly food, with many grill stalls, few Irish-made goods and high prices — though some go back for particular stalls such as the fudge. Locals point visitors to the smaller Tiny Traders and St Nicholas markets for local makers.
Ireland's best-known market and a festive evening in Galway — come for the atmosphere, not for gifts.
- Last season
- 7 Nov – 31 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free entry; reserved seating in the beer tent and the wheel's VIP packages paid.
Getting there and parking
- Galway Ceannt bus and train station is beside Eyre Square; all city buses stop at the square.
Worth knowing
- The market is about 90% open-air — dress for the weather.
- Step-free ramps, an accessible toilet and an accessible parking bay on Eyre Square North.
- Some traders leave before the 10pm closing.
