It’s the season to be merry, but one Christmas Market stands out from the crowd – well it is the original one after all. Not that the Vienna Christmas Market is a single market, but rather a series of some 20 fares across the Austrian capital.
Nor for that matter was the original market strictly a Christmassy affair, as the first December market held in Vienna was a meat market granted by Albrecht I in 1298. But we will let the burghers of central Europe argue the toss over which was the first festive market in Europe.
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Vienna Christmas Market Dates 2025
The first Vienna Christmas markets starts on 14 November and close on 26 December. However some start earlier and others finish later. You can find the full schedule here.
Vienna Christmas Market Breaks
If you are looking to book some accommodation in Vienna during the Christmas market season, make sure you book well in advance.
For suggestion on other Christmas markets, read: Christmas Markets in Europe and the UK.
Other Vienna Christmas Markets
Christmas Village Belvedere Palace, Belvedere Palace, Prinz Eugen-Straße.
Christmas Village Maria-Theresien Platz, Maria-Theresien Platz. Sadly this is closed for 2025 due to construction work.
Christmas and New Year’s Market at Schönbrunn Palace, Parade Court, in front of Schönbrunn Palace.
Christmas Market at Spittelberg, Spittelberg, behind the Volkstheater.
If you are looking to avoid the capital then you can always head to the Salzburg Christmas Market instead, and brush up on your Mozart.
For more information on all Vienna’s Christmas Markets
Click here.
Cover image: Mark Bibby Jackson.
