Christmas markets · Wellington
Christmas markets in Wellington 2026
Tākina Christmas Market, Cuba Street Christmas Market, Wellington Polish Christmas Market. Most are one-day or one-evening summer markets — we add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them.
3 markets · checked October 2026
- Tākina Christmas MarketLast season: 13–14 Dec 2025See the organiser's listing.
- Cuba Street Christmas MarketLast season: 29 Nov 2025Free entry.
- Wellington Polish Christmas MarketLast season: 15 Nov 2025See the organiser's listing.
🧒 With kids
- Tākina Christmas Market · Wellington
- Cuba Street Christmas Market · Wellington
- Wellington Polish Christmas Market · Wellington
- Eastbourne Christmas Market · Lower Hutt
- Our Hutt Christmas Market · Lower Hutt
✨ Date night
- Petone Christmas Craft Night Market · Lower Hutt
- The Bond Store Christmas Night Market · Kāpiti Coast
🎉 With friends
- Artisan Craft Market — Christmas · Lower Hutt
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Wellington
Tākina Christmas Market
Wellington's big indoor Christmas market, new in 2025: more than 100 stalls of handmade gifts, food and drink over a weekend opposite Te Papa (Sat 11am–6pm, Sun 10am–4pm).
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- More than 100 stalls of handcrafted gifts
- Food and drink
- Indoors at Tākina, opposite Te Papa — Wellington weather doesn't matter
- Two days
Wellington's biggest Christmas market and the one to pick if you only do one — indoors, central and big enough for a whole gift list.
- Last season
- 13–14 Dec 2025
- Cost
- See the organiser's listing.
Getting there and parking
- Tākina, 50 Cable Street — on the waterfront opposite Te Papa, a 15-minute walk from Wellington station.
- Buses along Courtenay Place and Wakefield Street; paid parking at Te Papa.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Saturday 13 December 11am–6pm, Sunday 14 December 10am–4pm.
- New in 2025 — check the 2026 dates when the venue publishes them.
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Wellington
Cuba Street Christmas Market
Cuba Street closes for an open-street Christmas market, 10am–5pm: arts and crafts, live performances, face painting and outdoor dining.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Cuba Street closed between Ghuznee and Vivian Streets
- Arts and crafts stalls
- Live performances and face painting
- Outdoor dining along Cuba Street
The most Wellington of the Christmas markets — come for the street-party atmosphere on Cuba.
- Last season
- 29 Nov 2025
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- Cuba Street, Te Aro — a 20-minute walk from Wellington station, or any bus to Courtenay Place / Manners Street.
- Don't drive into Te Aro on the day — the street is closed.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Saturday 29 November, 10am–5pm (part of the Cuba Street summer series).
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Wellington
Wellington Polish Christmas Market
The Polish community's Christmas market and festival at Dom Polski in Newtown, one Saturday in mid-November, 11am–6pm.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Polish food and festive treats
- Christmas stalls at Dom Polski, the Polish community house
- The community's 'favourite Christmas festival and market'
What visitors say
The few Google reviews call it a small market with a nice atmosphere and a real feel of Polish culture.
Small but genuine — the nearest Wellington gets to a European Christmas market. Go for the food.
- Last season
- 15 Nov 2025
- Cost
- See the organiser's listing.
Getting there and parking
- Dom Polski, 257 Riddiford Street, Newtown — buses to Newtown from the city.
- Street parking around Newtown.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Saturday 15 November, 11am–6pm — early in the season.