Practical information
20 November 2026 to 30 December 2026
Closed on 25 December.
Monday–Thursday and Sunday 11am–7.30pm; Friday and Saturday 11am–9pm; 24 December closes at 5pm (2025 hours, to be confirmed for 2026).
Rue des 3 Cailloux, from Place René Goblet to the town hall (about 2 km of lit chalets)
Place Gambetta (Les Mondes de Jules)
Town hall courtyard (Father Christmas village)
Place de l'Hôtel de Ville (makers' village)
Square Saint-Denis (ice rink)
Jardin de l'Évêché (charity village)
Cathedral (Chroma light show)
More than a hundred red chalets, plus a charity village of around 30 more.
Free entry
The market runs between the station and the Maison de la culture, so it is walkable straight off the train.
Worth knowing
- Roughly 2 km of red chalets through the city centre — one of the longest market walks in France.
- Chroma, the projection show on the cathedral, every evening at 7pm during the season.
- A free ice rink on Square Saint-Denis and Jules Verne-themed installations on Place Gambetta.
What else to see in and around Amiens
Places from our guide within 40 km of the market.
Sources and updates
Official source: www.amiens-tourisme.com · www.amiens-tourisme.com
Last checked: 17 October 2026. Dates come from official city or tourist-office sources. Where a date has only been published by the specialist press, it is flagged as such with its link. Markets with no published date are marked as unconfirmed.