Egeskov Christmas Market

The Egeskov Christmas Market takes place at Egeskov Castle, the Renaissance castle at Kværndrup on Funen, over five weekends, from 7 November to 6 December 2026. Around 100 stalls of crafts, decorations and gourmet food are set up in the estate’s exhibition halls, among the vintage cars and old aircraft. Entry is ticketed, 130 DKK per adult online, and the organiser presents the event as the largest Christmas market on Funen.

Egeskov Christmas Market 2026: dates, opening hours and tickets

The market opens five weekends in a row: 7 and 8, 14 and 15, 21 and 22, 28 and 29 November, then 5 and 6 December 2026, each day from 10am to 4:30pm. On Saturday 7 November at 2:30pm, singer Simone Egeriis gives the opening concert.

Entry is paid for. Online, a ticket costs 130 DKK for an adult and 80 DKK for a child aged 4 to 12. At the gate, prices rise to 145 and 95 DKK. Holders of the castle’s annual pass get in at no extra charge.

Around 100 stalls in the castle’s exhibition halls

The stalls fill the estate’s exhibition buildings, where they stand alongside Egeskov’s vintage cars and historic aircraft. On the tables: crafts, Christmas decorations and gourmet food, on around a hundred stalls whose line-up changes a little from one weekend to the next. The castle’s nisser, the Danish Christmas elves, roam the aisles, a treasure hunt, “Den forvirrede nisse”, the confused elf, keeps children busy, and a barrel organ plays along the way.

For food, gløgg, æbleskiver, hot chocolate and sausages are sold at the market, and Brasserie Rigborg serves a Christmas menu.

Castle closed during the market: what you need to know

The castle itself is closed on market weekends, along with most of the estate’s exhibitions. The market ticket stops at the door of the Renaissance rooms: if you are travelling a long way for the monument, pick another date. The garden, the Legeskoven (play forest), the Camping Outdoor Museum and the Falck Museet stay open. Dogs are banned from the stall buildings.

Where to find the Egeskov Christmas Market

The estate is at Egeskov Gade 18, in Kværndrup, on Funen. The Odense Christmas Market, on the same island, takes over on the weekends of late November and December. The country’s other listings are gathered on our page on Christmas markets in Denmark. For another market in a castle, Kronborg, in Helsingør, opens in December. Tivoli in Copenhagen has its own page, as does the Copenhagen Christmas Market, which is free to enter.