Helsingør Christmas Market

The Kronborg Christmas Market fills the castle in Helsingør, a UNESCO World Heritage site known as Hamlet’s castle, on three December weekends: 5 and 6, 12 and 13, 19 and 20 December 2026. Food and gift stalls in the courtyard and in the halls, Christmas music, Father Christmas, workshops and dancing around the tree in the ballroom. Entry is ticketed, 150 DKK per adult, and tickets are bought in advance. The castle is 46 minutes by train from Copenhagen.

Kronborg Christmas Market 2026: dates, time slots and opening hours

The market takes place on Saturdays and Sundays 5 and 6, 12 and 13, 19 and 20 December 2026. Entry is by time slot, 10am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm: you arrive at any time within your booked slot and then stay as long as you like.

On weekdays, from Tuesday to Friday, 1 to 18 December, 10am to 4pm, the castle runs Jul på Kronborg with the usual entry ticket: a Christmas goat hunt, guided tours and a few stalls in the courtyard. This is a separate event from the market.

Tickets: 150 DKK, to be bought in advance

A market ticket costs 150 DKK per adult, 135 DKK online. Children get in free, but they need a ticket with a time slot just like adults. Tickets are bought in advance, online, and are neither refundable nor exchangeable. The ticket also covers the castle, the exhibitions and the casemates, as well as Holger Danske. Sales at the gate, at Brohuset in front of the castle, remain possible while places last. The market is organised by the castle itself, which is part of the Nationalmuseet, Denmark’s national museum.

What to do at the Christmas market inside the castle

The stalls fill the castle courtyard and some of the halls: food, gifts, Christmas music, a Father Christmas and workshops. In the ballroom, decorated for the occasion, dancing around the Christmas tree is on the programme. In the courtyard, æbleskiver and pancakes are eaten hot, between two stalls.

How to get to Kronborg from Copenhagen

The castle stands in Helsingør, north of Copenhagen. The train from Copenhagen Central Station takes around 46 minutes, and the castle is within walking distance of Helsingør station. Public transport is the better choice: the car park fills up fast on market days. The market spreads through the whole castle, with stairs and no lift.

Kronborg makes a day trip from the Copenhagen Christmas Market, and Christmas at Tivoli completes a stay in the capital. For another market in a castle, Egeskov, on Funen, holds its stalls in November. The country’s other listings are gathered on our page on Christmas markets in Denmark.