Where to find Pamplona Christmas Market
Highlights of Pamplona Christmas Market
- From 12 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, dates set by the city council as early as September
- 30 to 35 casetas run by craft businesses, 30% of them based in Pamplona, plus a churrería
- Every day from 10:30am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8:30pm, closed on 25 December and 1 January
- On the Plaza del Castillo, the city’s main square, free access
- In 2025, an ice rink on the square from 29 November to 6 January, €8 an hour
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Pamplona Christmas Market in pictures
The Pamplona Christmas market, the Feria de Navidad on the Plaza del Castillo, brings together 30 to 35 craft casetas on the city’s main square from 12 December 2026 to 7 January 2027. The city council set the framework for the 2026 edition as early as September: dates, opening hours, number of stalls and the share reserved for Pamplona craftspeople. A churrería completes the casetas.
Pamplona Christmas market 2026 dates and opening hours
The fair is open from Saturday 12 December 2026 to Thursday 7 January 2027, every day from 10:30am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8:30pm, except on 25 December and 1 January, when it is closed. It is a late start for a Christmas market: the fair covers the two weeks before Christmas and the whole Epiphany period.
In 2025 the fair ran from 15 December 2025 to 6 January 2026, with the same opening hours.
30 to 35 craft casetas, 30% of them from Pamplona
The city council’s specifications provide for a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 35 casetas, allocated to craft businesses, 30% of them based in Pamplona, plus a churrería. The fair is run under a municipal concession, and the holder for the 2026 edition was not known as of 27 October 2026. In 2025 the fair combined crafts and local produce, with entertainment for all ages.
Ice rink and entertainment on the Plaza del Castillo
The Plaza del Castillo is Pamplona’s main square. In 2025 the city council set up an ice rink there from 29 November to 6 January, at €8 an hour, open more than two weeks before the fair. The 2026 programme of events is not yet known.
How to get to the Pamplona Christmas market
The fair is held in the street and access is free. If you are travelling from abroad, check connections and journey times with the carriers before booking. The Bilbao Christmas market, the other stop in our selection in northern Spain, opened on 5 December in 2025. The other markets in the country are listed on our page of Christmas markets in Spain.
- The San Sebastián Christmas market, on the Basque coast, is the Spanish market in our selection closest to Pamplona.
- The Bayonne Christmas market is the stop on the French side of the border.
Specialities to try
The flavours that make this market what it is
Churros from the churrería set up beside the casetas
Objects made by craft businesses
30% of them based in Pamplona
In 2025, the fair combined crafts and local produce
Our tip
The fair only opens on 12 December 2026, later than most Christmas markets: there is no point coming before mid-December. The stalls close at 2pm and reopen at 5pm, so plan your visit around one of the two slots. On 25 December and 1 January everything is closed.
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