Which Ski Resorts Have a Christmas Market?

Why most resort markets have closed by Christmas week

An Alpine Christmas market is an Advent tradition. Its season runs from late November to the days just before Christmas, when locals are buying presents. Christmas Eve is a family evening, above all in Austria and Switzerland. Many ski resorts also schedule their market for the quiet weeks before the lifts get busy. So a family arriving on 19 or 20 December will often catch the last weekend. Anyone arriving on Boxing Day will usually find the huts gone.

Resorts at a glance

Resort	Market	Last confirmed dates	Open 24–31 Dec?
Zermatt	Weihnachtsmarkt, Dorfplatz	5 Dec 2025, one evening	No, closed before Christmas week
Saas-Fee	Christmas market, village square	12–13 Dec 2025; 11–12 Dec 2026 on the municipal calendar	No, closed before Christmas week
Verbier	Markets in Le Châble, in the valley	6–7 Dec and 19–20 Dec 2025	No, closed before Christmas week
St Anton	Adventzauber, museum park	Advent Sundays to 20 Dec 2026	No, closed before Christmas week
Lech	Weihnachtsmarkt, Kirchplatz	11–13 and 18–20 Dec 2026	No, closed before Christmas week
Obergurgl	Christmas market, Gurgl Carat	Fridays and Sundays, 29 Nov–20 Dec 2026	No, closed before Christmas week
Ischgl	Adventmarkt, Kulturzentrum	Sundays in Advent; current dates not published	No, pre-Christmas only
Val d'Isère	No Christmas market	n/a	No market
Méribel	No Christmas market	n/a	No market (festivities 21–25 Dec 2025)
Morzine	One-day market in early December	Year not confirmed	Market no; festive village yes
Courchevel	Marché de Noël, Le Praz	13 Dec to 2 Jan (last listing)	Yes, by the listed dates
Chamonix	Christmas Village, Place du Triangle de l'Amitié	18 Dec 2025–4 Jan 2026	Yes, daily 11:30–19:00
Val Gardena	Nadel Urtijëi, Ortisei	29 Nov 2025–4 Jan 2026	Yes, short hours 24 Dec, food only 25 Dec
Corvara	Marcé da Nadé, Piazza Municipio	4 Dec 2026–6 Jan 2027	Yes, by the listed dates, 16:00–19:00
Madonna di Campiglio	Christmas market	No 2025 edition	Not confirmed
Cortina d'Ampezzo	Christmas market	Sources conflict	Not confirmed
Kitzbühel	Kitzbüheler Advent	18 Nov–27 Dec 2026	Partly: 24 Dec 10:00–14:00, 25–27 Dec from 14:00, closed from 28 Dec

Switzerland

Zermatt

Zermatt's Weihnachtsmarkt on the Dorfplatz was a single evening in 2025: Friday 5 December, 16:00 to 21:00. The 2026 date has not yet appeared on the Zermatt events calendar.

Saas-Fee

Saas-Fee holds a two-day market on the village square and in the gym. In 2025 it ran on 12–13 December, 16:00 to 21:00, and the municipal calendar lists 11–12 December for 2026. What does run through Christmas is an illuminated forest path from Saas-Fee to Saas-Almagell, lit daily from mid-December to mid-January.

Verbier

Verbier village has no market of its own. In 2025 the Val de Bagnes markets were in Le Châble on 6–7 December and 19–20 December. At Christmas the resort offers Father Christmas and his elves in the streets on the afternoons of 24 and 25 December.

Austria

St Anton, Lech and Obergurgl

St Anton's Adventzauber runs in the museum park on Advent Sundays, 17:00 to 20:00, plus Saturday 19 December. Its last day in 2026 is 20 December. Lech's market on the Kirchplatz runs over two weekends, 11–13 and 18–20 December 2026, 15:00 to 20:00. Obergurgl's market outside Gurgl Carat runs on Fridays and Sundays from 29 November to 20 December 2026, 15:00 to 19:00. None of the three trades in Christmas week. In Zürs, the Lech Zürs tourist office listed Father Christmas on the Edelweissplatz at 14:30 on 25 December 2025.

Ischgl

Ischgl's Advent market at the Kulturzentrum is run by local associations on Sundays in Advent. Neither the resort nor the council has published current dates, so treat it as a pre-Christmas event.

Kitzbühel

Kitzbüheler Advent is the exception in Tirol. In 2026 it opens on 18 November, Wednesday to Sunday, 14:00 to 20:00. On 24 December it opens 10:00 to 14:00, and from 25 to 27 December it opens from 14:00. It is closed from 28 December.

Innsbruck as a day trip from the Tirol resorts

Innsbruck has several markets, and they do not all close on the same day. The Old Town market by the Golden Roof ran from 15 November to 23 December 2025, and the organiser's 2026 dates also end on 23 December. The markets on Marktplatz, St Nikolaus and Wilten also close on 23 December 2026. Two markets carry on:

• Maria-Theresien-Straße: 25 November 2025 to 6 January 2026, daily 11:00–21:00, with 24 December 11:00–15:00 and 31 December 11:00–19:00. The 2026/27 edition runs 25 November 2026 to 6 January 2027.
• Panorama market at the Hungerburg, reached by funicular: 21 November 2025 to 6 January 2026, with 24 December 12:00–15:00 and 31 December 12:00–17:00. The 2026/27 edition runs 20 November 2026 to 6 January 2027.

France

Chamonix

The Chamonix Christmas Village fills the Place du Triangle de l'Amitié, in front of the tourist office and the church. In 2025/26 it ran from 18 December to 4 January, 11:30 to 19:00, with late openings to 21:00 on 19 and 26 December. The tourist office gives no separate hours for 24 or 25 December.

Courchevel

Courchevel's tourist office listed a market at Le Praz from 13 December to 2 January, with about a dozen chalets and concerts on 19 and 29 December. That listing has since expired, so check the dates for this season.

Val d'Isère, Méribel and Morzine

Val d'Isère has no Christmas market. Its Christmas programme includes Father Christmas's arrival, the ESF torchlit descent and fireworks, and a children's vigil mass at 19:00 on 24 December. Méribel holds Christmas festivities from 21 to 25 December 2025, with Father Christmas arriving by carriage at 17:30 on the 24th. Its only market is the regular Tuesday and Friday market. Morzine's official Christmas market is a single day in early December. Over Christmas the village runs a festive programme with a parade and fireworks on 24 December.

Megève

Megève's Village de Noël is a children's village, not a market. The 2026 edition runs from 21 to 31 December and is closed on 25 December.

Italy

Val Gardena and Alta Badia

Nadel Urtijëi fills the centre of Ortisei with about 20 huts. In 2025/26 it ran from 29 November to 4 January. On 24 December it opened 11:00–17:00. On 25 December only the food stalls opened, 11:00–20:00. On 31 December the shops closed at 17:00. The 2026/27 dates are listed provisionally as 28 November to 6 January. In Corvara, Marcé da Nadé in the Piazza Municipio pavilion runs from 4 December 2026 to 6 January 2027, 16:00 to 19:00. Some early-December days are closed.

Madonna di Campiglio and Cortina

No 2025 edition of the Madonna di Campiglio market was planned. For Cortina, the published dates conflict and we could not find an official page, so we have left both out until their organisers confirm.

Day trips to Bolzano and Merano from the Dolomites

Both run to 6 January, and both close on Christmas Day.

	Bolzano (2026/27)	Merano (2025/26)
Season	27 Nov 2026–6 Jan 2027	28 Nov 2025–6 Jan 2026
24 Dec	10:00–16:00	10:00–15:30 (food to 17:00)
25 Dec	Closed	Closed
26 Dec	10:00–19:00 (food to 21:00)	10:00–20:00
31 Dec	10:00–18:00	10:00–15:30 (food to 17:00)

Before you travel for a market

Check the tourist office page in November. Hours on 24, 25 and 31 December are more likely to change than other days.

Sources

• lebensraum-zermatt.ch — Zermatt Weihnachtsmarkt, Dorfplatz, 5 Dec 2025 16:00–21:00
• zermatt.swiss — No Zermatt market date listed yet for 2026
• saas-fee.ch — Saas-Fee market 12–13 Dec 2025, 16:00–21:00 (via search summary; page loads by script)
• 3906.ch — Saas-Fee municipal calendar: Weihnachtsmarkt 12–13 Dec 2025 and 11–12 Dec 2026
• saas-fee.ch — Illuminated forest path Saas-Fee to Saas-Almagell, mid-December to mid-January
• verbier.ch — Le Châble craft market 6–7 Dec 2025 (via search summary; page now 404)
• verbier.ch — Le Châble market 19–20 Dec 2025 (via search summary; page now 404)
• seeverbier.com — Father Christmas in Verbier streets on afternoons of 24 and 25 Dec
• stantonamarlberg.com — St Anton Adventzauber dates 2026, last day 20 Dec, 17:00–20:00
• lechzuers.com — Lech market 11–13 and 18–20 Dec 2026, 15:00–20:00
• lechzuers.com — Lech 2025 market dates; Father Christmas in Zürs 25 Dec 2025 14:30
• gurgl.com — Obergurgl market Fridays and Sundays 29 Nov–20 Dec 2026, 15:00–19:00, Gurgl Carat
• sonne-ischgl.at — Ischgl Advent market held on Sundays (no year given)
• kitzbuehel.com — Kitzbüheler Advent 18 Nov–23 Dec 2026 Wed–Sun 14:00–20:00; 24 Dec 10:00–14:00; 25–27 Dec from 14:00
• innsbrucktermine.at — Innsbruck Old Town market 15 Nov–23 Dec 2025, 11:00–21:00
• innsbrucktermine.at — Maria-Theresien-Straße 25 Nov 2025–6 Jan 2026; 24 Dec 11:00–15:00; 31 Dec 11:00–19:00
• innsbrucktermine.at — Hungerburg 21 Nov 2025–6 Jan 2026; 24 Dec 12:00–15:00; 31 Dec 12:00–17:00
• christkindlmarkt.cc — Innsbruck 2026/27 dates: Old Town, Marktplatz, St Nikolaus, Wilten to 23 Dec; Maria-Theresien-Straße and Hungerburg to 6 Jan 2027
• valdisere.com — Val d'Isère Christmas programme; no Christmas market listed
• meribel.net — Méribel Christmas festivities 21–25 Dec 2025; Father Christmas 24 Dec 17:30
• meribel.net — Méribel festivities; no Christmas market
• morzine-avoriaz.com — Morzine one-day Christmas market in early December (year not confirmed)
• mairie-morzine-avoriaz.com — Morzine Christmas village programme: parade and fireworks 24 Dec
• courchevel.com — Courchevel Le Praz market 13 Dec to 2 Jan, concerts 19 and 29 Dec (listing now expired; via search summary)
• en.chamonix.com — Chamonix Christmas Village 18 Dec 2025–4 Jan 2026, 11:30–19:00, late openings 19 and 26 Dec
• megeve-tourisme.fr — Megève Village de Noël 21–31 Dec 2026, closed 25 Dec
• montsdugenevois.com — Four Seasons Megève market 17 Dec 2025–4 Jan 2026, 17:00–21:00
• christmasvalley.it — Nadel Urtijëi 29 Nov 2025–4 Jan 2026; 24 Dec 11:00–17:00; 25 Dec food only 11:00–20:00; 31 Dec shops to 17:00
• valgardena.it — Ortisei 2026/27 provisional dates 28 Nov 2026–6 Jan 2027
• altabadia.org — Corvara Marcé da Nadé 4 Dec 2026–6 Jan 2027, 16:00–19:00
• tuttomercatinidinatale.it — Madonna di Campiglio: 2025 edition not planned
• tuttomercatinidinatale.it — Cortina dates (conflicting with other sources; not used)
• mercatinodinatalebz.it — Bolzano 27 Nov 2026–6 Jan 2027; 24 Dec 10:00–16:00; 25 Dec closed; 26 Dec 10:00–19:00; 31 Dec 10:00–18:00
• merano-suedtirol.it — Merano 28 Nov 2025–6 Jan 2026, closed 25 Dec; 24 and 31 Dec 10:00–15:30; 26 Dec 10:00–20:00