Budapest Christmas Markets

Budapest Christmas Markets

Budapest has smaller and bigger Christmas Markets, which usually open around mid November and close at the end of December (December 31) each year. The two city central markets have been attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors, and are the most spectacular.

Christmas Fair Vorosmarty Square

Budapest Christmas Market on Vorosmarty Sq

Budapest Christmas Market on Vorosmarty Square

The most beautiful, oldest and internationally acclaimed Budapest Christmas fair is the Christmas Market on Vorosmarty Square in the heart of the city (since 1998).

Location: Vorosmarty Sq, Budapest, District V

Dates: Nov 17, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023

Highlights:

  • Food Stalls
  • Handicraft Shops (Nov 18 – Dec 28, 2023)

Christmas Market Tour & Wine Tasting

Book your guided tour & discover the 2 main Christmas Fairs in Budapest.

Christmas Market by Basilica

Budapest Christmas Market by Basilica

Budapest Christmas Market by Basilica

You will find beautiful quality handcrafts, and special Hungarian Delicacies (e.g Chimney Cake) at the Budapest Basilica Christmas Fair.

Location: St Stephen’s Sq, Budapest, District V

Dates: Nov 17, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023

Highlights:

  • Food Stalls
  • Handicraft Shops
  • Christmas Laser Projection on the Basilica

Christmas Market Tour & Wine Tasting

Book your guided tour & discover the 2 main Christmas Fairs in Budapest.

Visit St Stephen Basilica with guided tour during the festive season. Book your tickets for €15 per person here.

Christmas Market Photo Gallery

The festive Christmas markets showcase young and old talents of Hungary, who really make their products with love, care, carrying on traditions of long years in glass blowing, knitting, wood carving, candle making, pottery, leather trade (belt making, bag making, shoe making, etc.), traditional Hungarian embroidery and lace work, etc. Don’t expect dazzling handicrafts, just nice and pleasant gifts, most of which make nice little presents, unassuming lovely gifts.

Budapest Christmas Markets – Traditional & Charming

What makes many of the Christmas markets really enticing and outstanding in Budapest is that there is a real focus on trying to preserve authentic Hungarian folk art, traditions and offer really good quality handcrafts rather than commercialized kitchy Christmas gifts.

Time Travel – Away from Commercial Showiness

So the Xmas fairs in Budapest are more about buying little hand made gifts, drinking mulled wines, nibbling Hungarian pastries (like the chimney shaped cylindrical ‘Kurtos kalacs’), eating traditional street foods (sausages, snacks, aroast chestnut, etc.), and having fun by meeting, mingling, chatting and listening to the nice Christmas concerts on the stages of the markets.

Last updated Oct 30, 2023

 
Comments
wassilia sablouny

how can we apply for the christmas market 2020??

Budapest Christmas

Hello Wassilia, Thank you for your interest in the 2020 market. I’m afraid only local Hungarian crafts are sold at the Christmas market which are judged by a strict jury panel to qualify for vendor space.
If you only wish to visit the Budapest Christmas market there is no need to apply for tourists, you can just turn up and enjoy the festive December fair.

Hello

We visited the lovely Christmas market in Deak Frenac and bought an excellent cotton bread bags. If I remember right it was by the Gerbou caffe. Can you please-please-please help me find the details on the nice person who sell them? I would like to buy few more of them. Thank you!

Budapest Christmas

Hello, Unfortunately we cannot be of help tracking down a past vendor selling cotton bread bags at the Budapest Christmas market. Sorry about that.
Did you perhaps check the label inside the bag? Maybe it shows the brand – it would be very helpful in identifying your preferred vendor.

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