Practical information
23 November 2026 to 29 December 2026
Open on 25 December. Markets close strictly on time for safety reasons.
Monday–Thursday 11am–7pm; Friday–Sunday 10am–8pm; 24 December 11am–5pm; 25 and 26 December 10am–8pm. The gourmet market, the big wheel and Place Rapp stay open until 3 January 2027.
Place des Dominicains (about 60 chalets)
Place de l'Ancienne Douane / Koïfhus (about 50 chalets)
Koïfhus indoor craft market
Place Jeanne d'Arc (Alsatian village, local produce)
Petite Venise (family market)
Montagne Verte (gourmet market, 9 chefs)
Place Rapp (Noël Féérique, big wheel)
About 60 chalets on Place des Dominicains and 50 on Place de l'Ancienne Douane, spread over six markets.
Not stated by the official source
Colmar station, with the Gare/Bleylé car park nearby. The centre is closed to traffic from 23 November to 29 December during market hours. Park & Ride at the exhibition centre, €5 a day, on 28–29 November and 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 December, shuttle every 10 minutes. City buses are free on those same weekend days.
Worth knowing
- Six markets, each with its own character, within a few minutes' walk of each other in the old town.
- Petite Venise is the family one: mechanical nativity scene, carousel and a giant letterbox for Father Christmas.
- The Montagne Verte gourmet market puts nine chefs in nine cabins, cooking in front of you.
What else to see in and around Colmar
Places from our guide within 40 km of the market.
Sources and updates
Official source: www.noel-colmar.com · www.noel-colmar.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.