Los Angeles Christmas Market

The Los Angeles Christmas market is held outside the city: the Christmas Market OC fills Old World Village in Huntington Beach, Orange County, some fifty kilometres south of Los Angeles City Hall, from 15 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. This Bavarian village was built by the Bischof family from the 1970s onwards. An indoor village of Christmas shops opens every day, and an outdoor section, Biergarten and food stalls, Wednesday to Sunday. Parking is free.

Christmas Market OC 2026: dates and opening hours

The indoor section, the Festival Hall and its Christmas shops, opens from 15 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, seven days a week: Monday to Thursday from 9am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday from 9am to 10pm, Sunday from 9am to 8pm.

The outdoor section, Biergarten and food stalls, opens from 18 November to 3 January, Wednesday to Sunday: Wednesday and Thursday from 4pm to 9pm, Friday from 4pm to 10pm, Saturday from noon to 10pm and Sunday from 11am to 8pm.

Over the holidays, the village is closed on 26 November, Thanksgiving Day, on 25 December and on 1 January. It opens from 8am to 9pm on 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30 December, and from 8am to 2pm on 24 and 31 December.

Admission price and parking

Old World Village is a shopping village open all year round, and parking is free. The Christmas market’s admission price is still to be confirmed by the organiser: the christmasmarketoc.com website is the reference to check before coming.

A Bavarian village in California

Old World Village was founded in 1978 by Josef Bischof on nine acres: restaurant, Biergarten, bakery, church and some fifty shops, all built like a Bavarian village. The Christmas market follows the same rule: vendors sell handmade holiday gifts of German or European inspiration, and direct sales, wholesalers and licensed products are turned away. The artisans’ aisles run indoors, in the Festival Hall, and a “Pop-Up” stall changes vendor through the season.

Wiener dog races, live Nativity and Santa: the 2026 programme

The programme is that of a village fair. The Wiener Dog Races, the dachshund races, take place on Sundays 15 November and 6 December, from 10am to 2pm. Santa receives visitors in the Festival Hall on Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 5pm. A live Nativity, the Nativity Play, is performed on Sunday 20 December from 5pm to 8pm. The village’s little train runs on 15 November, 12 and 13 December. On the Garden Stage, a jazz band, an Elvis tribute on Wednesday and country music on Sunday liven up the Biergarten evenings.

How to get to the Los Angeles Christmas market in Huntington Beach

Old World Village is at 7561 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, opposite Costco and the Bella Terra shopping centre. By car from Los Angeles City Hall, allow 51 km and around 41 minutes without traffic on the 405, Beach Blvd exit. Evening traffic can lengthen the trip.

Without a car, no direct line links Los Angeles to the village. One option exists: the Metrolink train from Union Station to Buena Park station, then OCTA bus 29 along Beach Blvd, which serves Bella Terra opposite the village. The Goldenwest Transportation Center, 7301 Center Ave, is next door. From Europe, flights are worth comparing between airlines.

The continent’s other markets are gathered on our page of Christmas markets in North America. Further north on the West Coast, the Seattle Christmas market plays the German card with its Christmas pyramid and its Glühwein.