Guide to Copenhagen Christmas Markets 2024
In Copenhagen, there are several different Christmas markets that can be combined with Christmas shopping in Copenhagen’s festive city center. For example, you can visit the Christmas market at Tivoli and then go to Royal Copenhagen on Strøget, where every Christmas, selected famous Danes have the tradition of setting their own Christmas table with porcelain and decorations.
The major department stores, Illum and Magasin, are also impressive with all their Christmas decorations, and all other shops, cafes, etc., do their best to create a Christmas atmosphere. Don’t miss the impressive Christmas decoration at Hotel D’Angleterre near Kongens Nytorv.
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Store Opening Hours during Christmas and New Year
Here is some information about some of Copenhagen’s Christmas markets:
Tivoli Christmas Market
Tivoli’s Christmas market is undoubtedly one of the most visited Christmas markets. It opens on November 19 and remains open until January 2, including Christmas days and New Year. Here, Christmas is everywhere, with snow on the roofs and smoke from the chimneys, a large “Alp Gasthaus” next to the alpine express. There is a Christmas atmosphere with snow, Christmas trees, decorations, Christmas flowers, and the scent of “Kleiner” and cinnamon. Naturally, there are plenty of Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas stalls (about 50 of them), carousels, and attractions. Everything related to Christmas and a little more, making it a perfect destination when visiting Copenhagen.
Location: Tivoli, Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen
Dates: November 15, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 11 am – 10 pm
Friday – Saturday: 11 am – 11 pm
Sunday: 11 am – 10 pm
December 24: Closed
Website: Tivoli
Buy tickets in advance and skip the line: Buy here
Ride pass for all attractions: Buy here
Take the opportunity to see Copenhagen too, with a city card for 80 sights: Buy here
Højbro Plads Christmas Market
The Christmas market at Højbro Plads is located right next to Strøget. It is a traditional Christmas market that has been held at Højbro Plads for many years and was one of the first in Copenhagen. It calls itself “Københavns hyggeligste julemarked” (Copenhagen’s coziest Christmas market), with many stalls and its own Santa Claus. Inspired by Germany, you can buy Glühwein and Currywurst, as well as many other things like Italian and French delicacies, clothes, crafts, Danish Christmas food, etc. Free admission.
Location: Højbro Plads, Strøget, Copenhagen
Dates: November 5 – December 21, 2024
Opening Hours:
Monday – Wednesday: 11 am – 7 pm
Thursday: 11 am – 8 pm
Friday – Saturday: 11 am – 9 pm
Sunday: 12 pm – 7 pm
Website: Julemarked Højbro Plads
Copenhagen Winter Wonderland
Experience the Christmas magic at Kongens Nytorv, the square located where Strøget ends and Nyhavn begins. Kongens Nytorv is also home to the stunning Christmas decorations at Hotel D’Angleterre, an attraction that draws many visitors every year.
This year’s Christmas market at Kongens Nytorv has been replaced by a new event featuring a 1200 sqm ice skating rink and Christmas stalls with participation from nearby restaurants, bars, bakeries, and Magasin du Nord. Tickets for the ice skating rink can also be purchased online.
Location: Kongens Nytorv, 1050 Copenhagen
Dates: November 15 – December 30, 2024
(The stalls are open until December 22)
Ice skating rink hours:
Monday – Friday: 10 AM – 9 PM
Saturday – Sunday: 9 AM – 9 PM
Christmas stall hours:
Friday – Saturday: 11 AM – 9 PM
Sunday: 11 AM – 8 PM
Website: Copenhagen Wonderland
H.C. Andersen’s Christmas Market
In its fifth year and now a tradition, H.C. Andersen’s Christmas market is located in the heart of Copenhagen, at Nytorv. There are stalls, Santa Claus, and H.C. Andersen, among others. Free admission.
Location: Nytorv, 1609 Copenhagen
Dates: November 15 – December 21, 2024
Opening Hours:
Sunday – Thursday: 11 am – 7 pm
Friday + Saturday: 11 am – 8 pm
Website: HC Andersen Julemarked
Christmas Market Thorvaldsens Plads
At Thorvaldsens Plads, not far from Christiansborg, there is now also a Christmas market. It is the Christmas market that was previously located at Kongens Nytorv that has moved here, with light installations and Christmas stalls featuring handicrafts and producers of gin, rum, coffee, etc.
Free admission.
Location: Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads, 1213 Copenhagen K
Dates: November 8 – December 21, 2024
Opening Hours:
Monday – Wednesday: 11 am – 7 pm
Thursday: 11 am – 8 pm
Friday – Saturday: 11 am – 9 pm
Sunday: 12 pm – 7 pm
Website: Julemarked Kongens Nytorv
Nyhavns Christmas Market
In Nyhavn, there is also their own Christmas market. Along the quayside, you will find festively decorated stalls selling traditional Christmas items, mulled wine, Æbleskiver (Danish Christmas doughnuts), Christmas decorations, crafts, etc.
Location: Nyhavn 1 – 47, Copenhagen
Christiania Christmas Market
The freetown of Christiania organizes a Christmas market in “Den Grå Hal,” a tradition since the 70s. There are plenty of stalls, many of them somewhat unconventional, reminiscent of exotic bazaars in warmer countries.
Location: Den Grå Hal, Refshalevej 2, 1432 Copenhagen K
Dates: December 7 – 20, 2024
Opening Hours: Every day 12 pm – 8 pm (on December 20, it closes at 6 pm)
Website: Facebook sida
Christmas in Zoo
In “Christmas in Zoo” in Copenhagen, you can experience traditional Christmas atmosphere and lots of activities. Visit Santa Claus and his wife in Santa’s house, roller skate among pandas and penguins, visit Christmas stalls, and taste Christmas in all the new food stalls that have opened in the Zoo.
Location: Zoo, Roskildevej 32, 2000 Frederiksberg
Dates: November 16, 2024 – January 2, 2025
Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 10 am – 4 pm
Friday – Sunday: 9 am – 8 pm
December 24 + 31: 9 am – 2 pm
December 25 + 26: 9 am – 4 pm
December 27 – 30: 9 am – 8 pm
Admission: Annual pass or regular ticket
Website: Zoologisk Have
Christmas bazaar at the Swedish church in Copenhagen
The Christmas bazaar at the Swedish church in Copenhagen is an annual tradition since 1912. A Christmas market that always focuses on Swedish craftsmanship and traditions. The opening takes place on Friday, November 19, and then the bazaar continues throughout the weekend. Here, you can, for example, taste Swedish specialties, buy crafts, and purchase raffle tickets for various prizes. Music and song, as well as crafts and activities for children.
Location: Svenska Gustafskyrkan, Folke Bernadottes Allé 4, 2100 Copenhagen Ø
Dates: November 22 – 24, 2024
Opening Hours: Friday 3 pm – 6 pm, Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Sunday 11 am – 4 pm
Website: Julbasar
Christmas Market in the Garden of the Garden Society – Haveselskabets have
The Christmas market that calls itself “Byens smukkeste julemarked” (the city’s most beautiful Christmas market). It might have something to it, as it is organized by the garden society on Frederiksberg. Indoors, you will find Christmas items and art crafts, and in the greenhouse, Christmas decorations and ornaments from the garden are sold.
They also sell regional delicacies, and the Haveselskabet’s own café offers cookies, mulled wine, and coffee. In the park, adorned with torches and Christmas trees, there are also stalls.
Location: Frederiksberg Runddel 1, Haveselskabets have, 2000 Frederiksberg
Dates: November 15 – 17, 2024
Opening Hours: 11 am – 7 pm
Website: Julemarkedet i Haveselskabets have
“Værk” Christmas Market in KPH-Volume
All exhibitors are members of the association Danske Kunsthåndværkere & Designere, and therefore, they already work professionally with crafts and design. The Christmas market is a perfect destination for design enthusiasts looking for high-quality Christmas gifts. Here, a range of Denmark’s most talented designers and craftsmen present new products and unique crafts, including textile, glass, ceramics, jewelry, and much more. The Christmas market takes place in a large, heated circus tent located in the beautiful garden of the Designmuseum.
Free admission to the Christmas market
Location: Bredgade 66, 1260 Copenhagen K
Dates: December 6 – 8 & 13 – 15, 2024
Opening Hours: 10 am – 5 pm
Website: Julemarkedet Værk
RAW Christmas Market 2024
RAW art and crafts market will be held in Nørrebro this year. Here, you will find all the unique alternative offbeat stuff, you don’t find anywhere else.
Plenty of stalls with ceramics, clothing, jewelry, home decor and anything else you can think of.
Location: Multisalen/Nørrebrohallen, Nørrebrogade 210, 2200 Copenhagen N
Date: November 30, 2024
Opening Hours: 11 am – 5 pm
Facebook: RAW julemarked
Flids Christmas Market
At Flids Christmas market, which is an art and design market, you can, for example, buy works by artists, designers, and craftsmen.
Location: Nørrebrohallen, Nørrebrogade 208, 2200 Copenhagen
Dates: December 6 – 8, 2024
Opening Hours:
Friday 2 pm – 7 pm
Saturday 11 am – 5 pm
Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
Admission: 40 DKK
Hemsida: Flids julemarked