Quebec City Christmas Market

The Quebec City Christmas market, the Marché de Noël allemand de Québec, sets up in Old Quebec from 19 November to 23 December 2026, Thursday to Sunday, around the place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville. Mulled wine, pretzels, Santa’s castle and wooden kiosks in a historic district listed by UNESCO, with free admission.

Quebec City Christmas market 2026: dates and opening hours

The market runs from 19 November to 23 December 2026, Thursday to Sunday each week, with three extra days at the end of the season: Monday 21, Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 December. The market is open Thursday to Saturday from 11am to 9pm and Sunday from 11am to 6pm, except Sunday 20 December, until 9pm. On 21 and 22 December it is open from 11am to 9pm, and on 23 December from 11am to 8pm. Admission is free.

Six squares of Old Quebec for a German market

The 2026 edition fills the place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville and its gardens, the place d’Armes, rue Sainte-Anne, the place D’Youville and the back courtyard of Holy Trinity Cathedral, six sites a short walk from one another in the historic district. More than 125 vendors run wooden kiosks there. In 2025, the 18th edition was held on five sites.

The market lays claim to its German heritage: mulled wine, warm pretzels, stollen, German and Alsatian specialities, alongside products from Quebec. Children meet Santa at the Christmas castle on the place d’Armes. In 2025, the programme took its colour from Alpine traditions. Bring your reusable mug for the mulled wine.

The Grand Marché de Québec, also worth a look

In the Limoilou district, the Grand Marché de Québec holds its own “Marché de Noël” from 21 November to 24 December 2026, from 9am to 6pm: a covered public market for food and farm produce, where more than 250 businesses sell their products. A public market rather than a market of huts, it is the place for food products.

How to get to the Quebec City Christmas market

Old Quebec is best explored on foot. By car, park on the edge of the district and walk to the market, heading for City Hall. The bus saves you hunting for a space. From Europe, flights to Quebec City or Montreal are worth comparing between airlines.

The Montreal Christmas market, on two La Lutinerie sites, rounds off a winter trip to Quebec. The continent’s other markets are on our page of Christmas markets in North America, including the New York Christmas market at Bryant Park.