Christmas markets in Switzerland 2026

On 19 November 2026 six markets open in Zurich, from the Polarzauber in the station concourse to the Singing Christmas Tree, where choirs sing daily. New on Sechseläutenplatz is a walkable Advent wreath, 50 metres in diameter.

• Dates: 19 Nov – 24 Dec
• Stalls: over 100 market huts

• Choirs on the Christmas tree
• Walkable Advent wreath
• Indoor market in the station

A large decorated Christmas tree stands in front of the Minster, and in the fairy-tale forest children cast pewter and decorate gingerbread. Newly added is the Basler Wienachtsdorf on Theaterplatz, which stays open until 3 January.

• Dates: 26 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
• Stalls: around 40 huts

• Fairy-tale forest for children
• Candle dipping
• Fondue in the Adväntsgass

On the quays of Montreux, more than 150 chalets stand right on Lake Geneva, and every evening Father Christmas flies over the crowd. A cog railway takes you to his house on the Rochers-de-Naye, at 2042 metres.

• Dates: 20 Nov – 24 Dec
• Stalls: over 150 chalets

• Flying Father Christmas
• House on the Rochers-de-Naye
• Ferris wheel on Lake Geneva

In the Inseli-Park by the KKL there are over 50 huts, including a fondue chalet and a music chalet, and on Franziskanerplatz around 70 stalls surround an Advent wreath more than three metres across. There are also crafts on the Weinmarkt and a market in the halls of the Hotel Schweizerhof.

• Dates: 20 Nov – 23 Dec
• Stalls: around 70 stalls

• Advent wreath on the fountain
• Fondue chalet on the lake
• Crafts on the Weinmarkt

More than 145 stalls line Hauptstrasse up to Klosterplatz, where the big Christmas tree stands in front of the abbey church. On the first market Saturday the abbey sends out St Nicholas, and on 5 December hundreds of Caritas candles light up the square.

• Dates: 27 Nov – 6 Dec
• Stalls: over 145 stalls

• St Nicholas send-off
• Caritas sea of lights
• Nativity scene, 470 figures

In front of the Minster, craftspeople sell only one-off pieces from their own workshops, and on Waisenhausplatz there are over 50 wooden huts. Next to the Federal Palace, the Sternenmarkt has around 80 huts and a fondue chalet with 200 seats.

• Dates: 19 Nov – 27 Dec
• Stalls: over 50 wooden huts and stalls

• One-off pieces at the Minster
• Alpine view from the Sternenmarkt
• Children's village with carousel

From 9 to 13 December, over 200 stalls stretch from the lakeshore along Marktgasse to Hauptplatz below the castle. On the weekends before and after there is a smaller edition at the harbour, with fondue in the chalet on Fischmarktplatz.

• Dates: 3–20 Dec
• Stalls: over 200 stalls at the large market, around 100 otherwise

• Märlizelt for children
• Fondue in the Hüttenzauber
• Star singing on 20 December

For four days, more than 250 market stalls stand in the old town of Bremgarten, in 2026 for the 31st time. There are also over 40 performances at the Zeughaus, the Kellertheater and the Märt-Chile, most of them with free admission.

• Dates: 3–6 Dec
• Stalls: more than 250 market stalls

• More than 250 market stalls
• Cultural programme at the Zeughaus
• Shuttle from Park & Ride

Around 60 decorated wooden huts stand on Neumarkt, and in the Märliwald animated fairy-tale scenes play. As early as 18 November the canopy of lights glows over the winter market on Teuchelweiherplatz, with a fondue chalet and the Slalom Bar.

• Dates: 18 Nov – 23 Dec
• Stalls: around 60 wooden huts

• Märliwald for children
• Chlauseinzug on 29 November
• Fondue chalet

In Advent more than 600 stars hang above the lanes and shine in their own light choreography. The Sternenmarkt stands on Gallusplatz by the Abbey District, and mulled wine is also served at the Vadian monument.

• Dates: 26 Nov – 24 Dec
• Stalls: more than two dozen wooden huts

• Over 600 stars
• Chlausritt on 3 December
• Christmas tree in the Abbey District