Overview of the Christmas Markets in Vienna 2024
The Viennese Christmas markets are a firmly established part of the pre-Christmas season and spread a magical atmosphere throughout the city with their festively decorated stalls. From mid-November, the first Christmas markets open their doors and invite locals and visitors to explore the diverse range of offerings.
At the lovingly decorated stalls, you will find artisanal products, Christmas decorations and gift ideas that will make every Christmas lover's heart beat faster. Especially the traditional culinary highlights such as punch and mulled wine warm the guests and give the stroll a cozy note.
Overview of All Advent and Christmas Markets 2024 in Vienna
In Vienna, there are a multitude of Advent and Christmas markets with very different styles and programs - from the traditional Christmas market in front of Vienna City Hall or the Culture and Christmas Market Schönbrunn Palace, to the romantic Old Viennese Christmas Market and the Christmas villages, to smaller, local Advent markets in the Viennese districts. Each market offers its own potpourri of crafts, culinary delights, live music, workshops and attractions for young and old.
To make the most of the Advent season, we have compiled the opening hours and programs of the Christmas markets in Vienna at a glance:
On November 15, the exactly 99 market stalls at the Christmas market at the City Hall Square open. Visitors can expect a diverse selection of merchandise, gift items and Christmas souvenirs. From handmade jewelry to artfully designed candles to delicate wooden toys, there is much to discover for young and old. 23 stalls belong to the gastronomy and spoil their guests with a wide selection of sweet and savory dishes and popular hot drinks. All restaurateurs again offer well-known classics such as apple, orange and children's punch, but also more unusual recipes with special ingredients can be found in the operators' menus. There is a lot of program for children and families, who are particularly in focus on the City Hall Square and of course the popular heart tree with heart flight and kissing place must not be missing.
Opening hours:
15.11.2024 - 26.12.2024, daily 10.00-22.00
24.12.2024: 10.00-18.30
1010 Vienna, City Hall Square
Number of stalls: 99, of which 22 are gastronomy
On November 16, the Winter Market at the Giant Ferris Wheel Square in the Prater opens under the motto "The Prater rocks" and brings, in addition to 40 live concerts, a Krampus run and New Year's Eve program, also a winter clearance sale on January 6 and the broadcast of the New Year's Concert. In addition to the culinary offer and the numerous sales stands, the fun of the Prater is of course not to be missed.
Opening Hours:
16.11.2024 to 6.1.2025
Monday to Friday: 12.00 to 22.00 Saturday, Sunday, Holiday: 11.00 to 22.00
24. December 2024: 10.00 to 17.00
31. December 2024: 12:00 to 2.00
1020 Vienna, Riesenradplatz
Schönbrunn Palace Christmas Market
From 8. November to 6. January 2025, the courtyard of Schönbrunn Palace transforms into a magical world for young and old, with several new features this year. Countless lights, 90 lovingly decorated huts, as well as a diverse range of traditional crafts, regional gastronomy and special experiences for the whole family create an impressive festive atmosphere during the Christmas season. From the innovative ice rink, curling lanes to a historical carousel, Ferris wheel and a cosy craft hut for children - the new attractions shine in traditional guise and guarantee dreamlike experiences for the whole family. The historical facade of Schönbrunn Palace as an impressive backdrop completes the Viennese Christmas experience.
Opening Hours:
8.11.2024 to 24.12.2024
Daily 10.00-21.00
24.12.2023: 10.00-16.00
1130 Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace
Number of stalls: 90 of which 30 are gastronomy
For over 30 years, the craftsmen of divina art have been inviting you to browse and taste at the ART ADVENT at Vienna's Karlsplatz. This year, too, there is the opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit in front of the Karlskirche, purchase exquisite craft products or enjoy organic cuisine with family and friends.
Opening Hours:
15.11.2024 to 23.12.2024
Daily from 12:00 to 20:00
1040 Vienna, Resselpark
Number of stalls 78 of which 12 are gastronomy
Christmas Market At The Hof
Christmas market visitors enjoy the pre-Christmas atmosphere in front of the beautiful backdrop at the Hof in Vienna's city centre and find handmade, artistic and selected gift ideas from more than 70 exhibitors. The gastronomy businesses entice with culinary classics, specialties and hot drinks.
Opening Hours:
15.11.2024 to 23.12.2024
Mon-Thurs: 11.00-21.00, Fri-Sun: 10.00-21.00
1010 Vienna, Am Hof
Number of stalls 76, of which 20 are gastronomy
The opening of the Christmas village at Stephansplatz in the city centre marks the start of the Viennese Christmas villages on 8th November. This is followed by the locations at Maria-Theresien-Platz (13.11.) and at Belvedere Palace and Altes AKH (both 15.11.). The Viennese Christmas villages are venues where Advent tradition, Viennese flair, craftsmanship and design come together. All Christmas markets offer a wide range of crafts and culinary delights, as well as a (live) programme for young and old. Another sweetener: Despite the continuous price increases in the gastronomy, the prices for punch and mulled wine in the Viennese Christmas villages will not be increased this year.
Opening Hours:
Maria-Theresien-Platz: 13.11.2024 to 26.12.2024, Sun-Thurs: 11.00-21.00, Fri-Sat: 11.00-22:00; 24.12.2024: 11.00-16.00 and 25.+26.12.2024: 11.00-19:00
Stephansplatz: 8.11.2024 to 26.12.2024, daily 11.00-21.00; 24.12.2024: 11.00-16.00 and 25.+26.12.2024: 11.00-19.00
Belvedere Palace: 15.11.2024 to 26.12.2024, Mon-Fri: 11.00-21.00, Sat-Sun: 10.00-21.00; 24.12.2024: 11.00-16.00 and 25.+26.12.2024: 11.00-19.00
Altes AKH: 15.11.2024 to 23.12.2024, Mon-Wed: 14.00-22.00, Thurs-Fri: 14.00-23.00, Sat: 11.00-23.00, Sun: 11.00-21.00
On 14th November, winter returns to the MQ and offers a diverse programme to the Viennese. Every Wednesday, courtyard concerts are scheduled, including highlights such as Pippa (20.11.) and Lou Asril (18.12.). On Tuesdays and Thursdays, DJs like Susie Flowers and Florian Loveshack will perform. The gastronomies located in the MQ offer visitors punch, mulled wine and winter snacks. On weekends, the "Winter Race", the coolest (mini) car race in the city, starts again and the MQ curling rink is open to visitors every day.
Opening Hours:
14.11.2024 - 23.12.2024
Mon to Fri 16-23h / Sat, Sun & Holidays 14-23h
1070, MQ Main Courtyard
The Old Viennese Christmas Market on Freyung in the city centre is committed to tradition. A Christmas market has been held here since 1772, today there are crafts, glass decorations, traditional cribs, ceramics and culinary delights to buy.
Opening Hours:
15.11.2024 to 23.12.2024, Daily 10.00-21.00
1010 Vienna, Freyung
Number of stalls: 60, including 15 for dining
The atmospheric Advent Delight Market at the Vienna Opera combines traditional ambiance with regional delicacies. The Christmas market is covered, so nothing stands in the way of a shopping experience full of culinary delights, even in bad weather.
Opening hours:
From 15.11. to 31.12.2024 daily from 11:00 to 21:00
Closed on 24.12.
1010 Vienna, Mahlerstraße 6
At the end of November, the Advent Market of the Vienna Lines opens at the Remise Transport Museum. Among other things, vintage round trips with a Christmas tram have been announced. In addition, the Christmas market also offers a photo corner, a Christmas post office, and a warm room in a vintage tram sidecar. You can also try your hand at curling.
Opening hours:
From 29.11.2024 to 15.12.2024
Friday to Sunday from 14:00 to 21:00
1030 Vienna, Fruethstraße 2
Christmas Market at Spittelberg
Spittelberg in Vienna is famous for its narrow streets and baroque and late classic buildings. This gives the local Christmas market its unique charm. With 123 stalls, it is again the most extensive Christmas market in Vienna this year and attracts visitors with gastronomy and arts and crafts. In 2024, it will once again be organized as an "eco-event" and the (children's) program includes highlights such as an Advent cinema, puppet theater, and baking workshops.
Opening hours:
From 16.11.2024 to 23.12.2024
Mon-Fri: 14.00-21.30, Sat, Sun, Holiday: 11.00-21.30
1150 Vienna, Europaplatz 1
In the 100th anniversary year of the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Augarten, the first Christmas market will take place in the festively decorated palace on November 23. Exhibitors from the interior and lifestyle sectors offer a Christmas assortment of advent wreaths, table linen, accessories, Christmas decorations, handmade jewellery, cookbooks and much more.
Opening hours:
23.11.2024 from 10-18 o'clock
1020 Vienna, Augarten Palace, Obere Augartenstraße 1
The VinziRast Advent Market will take place again on November 23 and 24. Here you can buy Christmas gifts for a good cause - made by the participants of the project "VinziRast-Chance". Visitors to the VinziRast Advent Market also have the opportunity to make an advent wreath and for the first time also the opportunity to design a gingerbread house.
Opening hours:
23.+24.11.2024, each from 12-18 o'clock
1090 Vienna, Lackierergasse 10
The annual Christmas exhibition and the Advent market take place for the 21st time in the Hirschstetten Flower Gardens and can be visited from November 14 to December 22, every Thursday to Sunday, between 10 and 20 o'clock. Under the motto "Time Travel through Christmas Magic", the event greenhouses in the Hirschstetten Flower Gardens invite you to a pre-Christmas experience and offer, in addition to floristic Christmas designs, also Christmas delicacies and punch for the benefit of the Vienna Animal Shelter.
Opening hours:
Thursday, November 14 to Sunday, December 22, 2024, every Thursday to Sunday, from 10 to 20 o'clock
1220 Vienna, Blumengärten Hirschstetten/Vienna City Gardens
At Vienna's Gleis//Garten, the city's first food market, the Advent season is made particularly enchanting by twinkling lights, music, and festive events. Culinary highlights and a diverse family program make the place the perfect site to enjoy the magic of Advent.
Opening Hours Glüh//Dorf:
From Thursday to Sunday, starting at 18:00 each day
1120 Vienna, Eichenstraße 2
For the 16th time, on the first Advent weekend, 29th and 30th November, the "Taste of Lower Austria" Advent market opens its doors in the unique ambiance of the Palais Lower Austria.
Opening Hours:
29th to 30th November 2024, 10 to 21 o'clock
Herrengasse 13, 1010 Vienna
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Die jährliche Weihnachtsausstellung und der Adventmarkt finden zum 21. Mal in den Blumengärten Hirschstetten statt und können vom 14. November bis 22. Dezember, jeweils Donnerstag bis Sonntag, zwischen 10 und 20 Uhr besucht werden. Unter dem Motto "Zeitreise durch den Weihnachtszauber" laden die Veranstaltungsglashäuser in den Blumengärten Hirschstetten zu einem vorweihnachtlichen Erlebnis ein und bieten neben floristischen Weihnachtsgestaltungen auch weihnachtliche Delikatessen und Punsch zugunsten des Wiener TierQuarTiers an.
Öffnungszeiten:
Donnerstag, 14. November bis Sonntag, 22. Dezember 2024, jeweils Donnerstag bis Sonntag, von 10 bis 20 Uhr
1220 Wien, Blumengärten Hirschstetten/Wiener Stadtgärten
Im Wiener Gleis//Garten, dem ersten Food-Markt der Stadt, wird die Adventszeit durch funkelnde Lichter, Musik und festliche Events besonders zauberhaft. Kulinarische Highlights und ein vielfältiges Familienprogramm machen den Ort zur perfekten Stätte, um die Adventsmagie zu genießen.
Öffnungszeiten Glüh//Dorf:
Von Donnerstag bis Sonntag, ab jeweils 18:00 Uhr
1120 Wien, Eichenstraße 2
Bereits zum 16. Mal öffent am ersten Adventwochenende, 29. und 30. November, der "So schmeckt Niederösterreich"- Adventmarkt im einzigartigen Ambiente des Palais Niederösterreich seine Pforten.
Öffnungszeiten:
29. bis 30. November 2024, 10 bis 21 Uhr
Herrengasse 13, 1010 Wien
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