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Every Christmas market in Budapest, season 2026/27

13 Christmas markets and seasonal attractions across 9 districts of Budapest, 0 of them with dates officially confirmed for the 2026/27 season. Links checked on 21 September 2026. Filter by district, opening month and whether entry is free.

MarketGetting thereDates 2026/27Opening hoursOfficial source
District V — Belváros
Budapest Christmas Fair, Vörösmarty tér (Vörösmarty Classic Xmas) Free entrygood with kids
Vörösmarty tér, 1051 Budapest
M1 (yellow line) Vörösmarty tér, terminus; 5 min walk from M1/M2/M3 Deák Ferenc tér2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 14.11.2025 – 31.12.2025 (craft stalls and the mini train until 28.12.2025)
2025 season: Mon–Thu and Sun 11:00–21:00, Fri–Sat 11:00–22:00; 24 Dec 10:00–14:00, 25–26 Dec 12:00–18:00, 29–30 Dec 11:00–21:00, 31 Dec 11:00–03:00Official page
Vörösmarty Classic Xmas (same operator as Advent Bazilika)
Budapest Christmas Market, City Hall Park Free entrygood with kids
Városháza park (Károly körút 28) and Deák tér, 1052 Budapest
M1/M2/M3 Deák Ferenc tér2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 14.11.2025 – 10.01.2026 (ice rink until 31.01.2026)
2025 season: Open daily; the city did not publish fixed daily hours for the whole siteOfficial page
Municipality of Budapest / Budapest Vásárcsarnokai Kft.
Budapest Eye Ferris Wheel, Erzsébet tér good with kids
Erzsébet tér, 1051 Budapest
M1/M2/M3 Deák Ferenc tér, directly at the square2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: Operates year-round, including the whole Advent and New Year period
Roughly 10:00/11:00 until 23:00–24:00, later on Friday and Saturday; hours vary by seasonOfficial page
Budapest Eye / Óriáskerék Budapest
District V — Lipótváros
Advent Bazilika, St. Stephen's Basilica Free entrygood with kids
Szent István tér, 1051 Budapest
M3 Arany János utca or M1/M2/M3 Deák Ferenc tér, both about 5 min walk2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 14.11.2025 – 01.01.2026
2025 season: Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00, Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 11:00–22:00; 24 Dec 11:00–15:00, 25–26 Dec 11:00–20:00, 31 Dec 11:00–03:00, 1 Jan 11:00–18:00Official page
Advent Bazilika (Szent István tér fair operator)
District I — Várnegyed (Buda Castle)
Advent at Várkert Bazár Free entrygood with kids
Várkert Bazár, Ybl Miklós tér 2–6, 1013 Budapest
Tram 19 or 41 to Várkert Bazár; about 15 min walk from M1/M2/M3 Deák Ferenc tér across the Chain Bridge2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 29.11.2025 – 31.12.2025 (craft fair on 12.–14.12. and 19.–21.12.2025)
2025 season: Programme-based; workshops on Advent Sundays 10:00–15:00Official page
Várkapitányság Nonprofit Zrt. / Várkert Bazár
Budavári Advent, Buda Castle District Free entrygood with kids
Szentháromság tér, 1014 Budapest
Bus 16 from Deák Ferenc tér or bus 16/16A/116 from M2 Széll Kálmán tér to Szentháromság tér; also the Castle Funicular from Clark Ádám tér2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 28.11.2025 – 04.01.2026
2025 season: Daily 09:00–20:00, with modified hours on 24–26 December and 1 JanuaryOfficial page
Budavári Önkormányzat (District I municipality) with MáraiKult
District III — Óbuda
Advent Óbudán, Fő tér Free entrygood with kids
Fő tér and Szentlélek tér, 1033 Budapest
Suburban railway H5 to Szentlélek tér (from M2 Batthyány tér), or tram 1 / bus 9 to Szentlélek tér2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 28.11.2025 – 23.12.2025 (opening on 28.11.2025 at 17:00)
Concentrated on the four Advent weekends; the organizer did not publish uniform daily hoursOfficial page
Óbuda-Békásmegyer Municipality (District III)
District XIV — Városliget (City Park)
City Park Ice Rink good with kids
Olof Palme sétány 5, 1146 Budapest
M1 Hősök tere2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: opened in the week of 24.11.2025, ran to late February 2026
2025/26 season: Mon–Thu 09:00–13:00 and 17:00–21:00; Fri 13:00–21:00; Sat 10:00–14:00 and 16:00–21:00; Sun 10:00–14:00 and 16:00–20:00Official page
Városligeti Műjégpálya
VarázsLiget, Vajdahunyad Castle Free entrygood with kids
Vajdahunyad vára, Városliget, 1146 Budapest
M1 Hősök tere or M1 Széchenyi fürdő2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 05.12.2025 – 01.01.2026
Afternoons and evenings; the organizer did not publish fixed daily hours for the whole runOfficial page
VarázsLiget (Városliget event organizer)
District VII — Erzsébetváros
Gozsdu Courtyard Christmas Market Free entry
Gozsdu udvar, Király utca 13 / Dob utca 16, 1075 Budapest
M1/M2/M3 Deák Ferenc tér or M2 Astoria, both about 5–8 min walk2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 05.12.2025 – 23.12.2025
Mon–Thu 12:00–19:00, Fri–Sun 10:00–19:00 (2025 season)Official page
Gozsdu udvar (venue operator)
District XIII — Margitsziget (Margaret Island)
Lumina Park Budapest, Margaret Island good with kids
Palatinus Strand, Soó Rezső sétány 1, Margitsziget, 1138 Budapest
Tram 4 or 6 to Margitsziget, then bus 26 to Palatinus strandfürdő2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 22.10.2025 – 08.03.2026
Every evening from dusk until 21:00, until 22:00 in peak periods; closed on Mondays from 19.01.2026 in the 2025/26 seasonOfficial page
Lumina Park
Citywide — various tram lines
Christmas Light Tram (Fényvillamos) good with kids
Various tram lines across Budapest; the launch parade runs on the Nagykörút (Grand Boulevard)
Board at any stop of the lines concerned; tram 4/6 on the Grand Boulevard is the usual meeting point2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 28.11.2025 – 06.01.2026 (Mikulás bus until 23.12.2025)
2025 season: Daily from about 16:00 until late evening, except 24 and 31 DecemberOfficial page
BKK / BKV Zrt.
District II / XII — Buda hills
Mikulás Train on the Children's Railway good with kids
Hűvösvölgy station, Gyermekvasút, 1021 Budapest
Tram 56, 56A, 59B or 61 to Hűvösvölgy terminus (from M2 Széll Kálmán tér)2026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 06.–07.12.2025
Scheduled departures from Hűvösvölgy on the two event days; see the railway's timetableOfficial page
MÁV Zrt. Széchenyi-hegyi Gyermekvasút (Children's Railway)

All dates, opening hours and prices come from the organisers' own pages and were checked on 21 September 2026. They can change at short notice — check the organiser's page before you travel. Corrections to [email protected].