Lisbon Christmas Market

The Lisbon Christmas market that most resembles the chalet markets of central Europe is the Rossio Christmas Market, on Praça Dom Pedro IV, in the heart of the Baixa: dozens of little wooden houses set up by the ADBP, the district’s traders’ association, with free entry. In 2025, it opened from 14 November to 21 December. Around 2 km to the north, Wonderland Lisboa turns Parque Eduardo VII into a year-end festival, Ferris wheel, ice rink and craft market included; its tenth edition was held from 28 November 2025 to 4 January 2026. Check the 2026 dates of both events before you book.

Dates and opening hours: the 2025 reference points

The Rossio Christmas Market opened for 38 days, from 14 November to 21 December 2025, Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 10pm, on Fridays, Saturdays and the eves of public holidays from 10am to 11pm. Entry is free.

Wonderland Lisboa welcomed visitors from 28 November 2025 to 4 January 2026: until 12 December, Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 10pm and on Fridays from 4pm to 11pm; from 15 December, Monday to Thursday from 3pm to 10pm and on Fridays from 3pm to midnight; on Saturdays from 10am to 11pm and on Sundays from 10am to 10pm. On 1 and 8 December, the park opened from 10am to 10pm; on 24 and 31 December from 10am to 4pm; on 25 December and 1 January from 4pm to 10pm, according to TVI, the event’s media partner. Entry is free, the attractions are paid for.

Rossio: little wooden houses, a little train and a parade

On Praça Dom Pedro IV, the ADBP (Associação de Dinamização da Baixa Pombalina) lines up dozens of little wooden houses of crafts, traditional sweets and gift ideas; Turismo de Lisboa says their number doubled in 2025. The 2025 programme included a free electric Christmas little train through the streets of the Baixa, from 3pm to 10pm (11pm on Fridays, Saturdays and the eves of public holidays), a Christmas parade every day at 5pm, a Santa’s house, folk groups, tunas and brass bands.

The Christmas exhibition of the Hospital de Bonecas, the Baixa’s doll hospital, presented a collection whose pieces go back more than 190 years.

Wonderland Lisboa: Ferris wheel and ice rink in Parque Eduardo VII

Wonderland Lisboa occupies Parque Eduardo VII, above Marquês de Pombal square, over 12,000 m² in 2025: a Ferris wheel, an ice rink presented as ecological, a Santa’s house, a big Christmas tree and a craft and food market, sweets, hot drinks and handmade gifts. Entry is free; in 2024, according to Time Out Lisboa, the Ferris wheel cost €6, the rides €5 and the little train €4.50. European Best Destinations awarded it the title of Best Sunny Christmas Market, the sunniest Christmas market, according to Turismo de Lisboa.

The event is produced by NIU Experience Agency with Media Capital, TVI’s group, and the support of Lisbon City Council, according to the newspaper ECO. Metro Parque or Marquês de Pombal; buses 207, 702, 711, 712, 723, 748, 753 and 783.

Alvalade and Campo Pequeno, two other markets

In Alvalade, in the north of the city, the Junta de Freguesia organises a Mercado de Natal on Avenida da Igreja and Largo Frei Heitor Pinto; in 2025, it was held from 4 to 17 December, according to the Junta de Freguesia and Time Out Lisboa. Between Parque Eduardo VII and Alvalade, the Campo Pequeno bullring hosts a Mercado de Natal over two long weekends: from 28 November to 1 December and from 5 to 8 December in 2025, according to Turismo de Lisboa (metro Campo Pequeno).

Getting to the Lisbon Christmas market

Lisbon is reached by air: several airlines serve it from Paris and the major French cities, Brussels, Geneva, Zurich, London, Madrid and Rome. Compare flights when you book, some routes are seasonal. In the city, the Rossio and Parque Eduardo VII are around 2 km apart.

• The Madrid Christmas market lines up 104 chalets on the Plaza Mayor until 31 December 2026.
• The Seville Christmas market, the Feria del Belén, is a nativity fair at the foot of the cathedral; the Barcelona Christmas market, the Fira de Santa Llúcia, has been documented since 1786.
• In London, Winter Wonderland plays the same Christmas funfair tune, with a ticket this time, in Hyde Park.