Where to find Saint Paul Christmas Market
Highlights of Saint Paul Christmas Market
- Five weekends from 20 November to 20 December 2026 on the Union Depot plaza
- More than 80 vendors, crafts from Europe, made locally or fair trade
- Free admission
- Heated tents open until 10pm on Friday and Saturday
- 16 km from Minneapolis, at the terminus of the Green Line light rail
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The Saint Paul Christmas market, the European Christmas Market, is held on the east plaza of Union Depot, the city’s railway station, over five weekends from 20 November to 20 December 2026. It is the Christmas market of the Twin Cities, with Minneapolis 16 km away. More than 80 vendors of crafts, gifts, food and drink set up there, and admission is free.
European Christmas Market 2026: dates and opening hours
The market opens Friday to Sunday over five weekends: 20 to 22 November, 27 to 29 November, 4 to 6 December, 11 to 13 December and 18 to 20 December 2026. It is closed on weekdays.
On Friday, the stalls are open from 3pm to 9pm, on Saturday from 11am to 9pm and on Sunday from 11am to 6pm. On Friday 27 November, the day after Thanksgiving, opening is brought forward to 1pm. On Friday and Saturday, the heated tents stay open from 9pm to 10pm for an “After Hours” end to the evening.
Free admission
Admission is free on every opening day, with no ticket or booking.
More than 80 vendors and crafts from Europe
The market counts more than 80 vendors of crafts, gifts, food and drink, including European specialities. The craft items come from Europe, are made in the region or are fair trade: that is the rule for selecting the stalls. New for 2026, a Kid Zone offers games, crafts and stories, and the programme brings together music, dance and visits from Santa and his reindeer.
Where the Saint Paul Christmas market is and how to get there from Minneapolis
The market fills the East Plaza of Union Depot, 240 E Kellogg Blvd, in the Lowertown district of Saint Paul. From Minneapolis City Hall, allow 16 km and a quarter of an hour by car without traffic. Union Depot is also the terminus of the Green Line light rail, and free Metro Transit passes will be available to download on the station’s website. From Europe, flights are worth comparing between airlines.
The continent’s other markets are gathered on our page of Christmas markets in North America. In the Midwest, the Chicago Christkindlmarket is the region’s big German market, open every day.
Specialities to try
The flavours that make this market what it is
Crafts from Europe
made in the region or fair trade
gifts
European food and drink
on more than 80 stalls
Kid Zone for children
new for 2026.
Our tip
The market only opens Friday to Sunday: check the five weekends before fixing your visit, as on a Friday outside those dates the market is closed. Saturday offers the longest day, from 11am to 9pm, with the heated tents until 10pm. Sunday closes at 6pm.
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