Florian Mahrl · As of 6 November 2026 · 53 markets
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A Christmas market with kids means punch for the grown-ups, something sweet for the little ones, and after an hour someone wants to go home. That is why each market here says whether there is something for the kids.
Here are 21 markets: nine in Vienna, five in castles and palaces around Vienna, seven in villages in Lower Austria. The dates for Vienna and the castles are checked on the organisers’ websites and on wien.info, Vienna’s tourist board (6 November), the village dates on the events page of Lower Austria (3 October). Dates can change.
Further down: the Wachau, Innsbruck, Graz and Linz, and Bratislava, Budapest, Prague and Munich, each with the train time from Vienna. Salzburg has its own page.
Seven of the nine are within 1.5 km of Stephansplatz as the crow flies. Belvedere is about 2 km south, Schönbrunn about 5 km southwest. Each has a U-Bahn or tram stop nearby.
Next to St Stephen’s Cathedral, in the middle of the 1st district. According to Vienna’s tourist board from 6 November to 26 December 2026, daily 11:00 to 21:00; on 24 December 11:00 to 16:00, on 25 and 26 December 11:00 to 19:00. The listing does not mention anything for kids.
On the square Am Hof in the 1st district, about 500 metres from Stephansplatz. According to Vienna’s tourist board from 13 November to 23 December 2026, Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 21:00, Friday to Sunday 10:00 to 21:00. The listing does not mention anything for kids.
An old-style Viennese market on the Freyung, a short walk from Am Hof. According to the organiser from 14 November to 23 December 2026, daily 10:00 to 21:00. For kids there are Kasperl puppet shows at 10:00 on 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 22 and 23 December; on 7 December St Nicholas comes after the show. The shows are in German.
The Christmas market in front of City Hall. According to the organiser it is open from 13 November to 26 December 2026, daily from 10:00 to 22:00, on 24 December until 18:30. Next to it is the Eistraum ice rink, from 13 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, closed on 31 December. Skating tickets are sold in the online shop.
On the square between the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Natural History Museum. According to Vienna’s tourist board from 20 November to 26 December 2026, mostly 11:00 to 21:00, weekends from 10:00; on 24 and 25 December until 16:00, on 26 December 10:00 to 15:00. The listing does not mention anything for kids – the Natural History Museum is right next to it.
A Christmas market in the lanes of Spittelberg in the 7th district. According to the organiser it runs from 13 November to 23 December 2026, Monday to Friday 14:00 to 21:30, weekends and public holidays 11:00 to 21:30. The website links to a kids’ programme; when we looked, the details were not there yet.
Arts and crafts in front of Karlskirche, in Resselpark. From 13 November to 23 December 2026, daily; the craft stalls are open 12:00 to 20:00, food and drink 11:00 to 21:00. For children there is a craft workshop in a yurt from age 3 (candle dipping, making things; Monday to Friday 14:30 to 19:00, weekends 12:00 to 19:00), children’s theatre every Sunday at 14:00 (on 13 December also at 15:30), a pedal-powered rail trolley, a carousel and straw to play in. A magician comes on 20, 21 and 29 November and 19 December (15:00 to 17:30). On the Thursdays 19 and 26 November and 10 and 17 December there are walking acts at 18:00.
In front of the Upper Belvedere in the 3rd district. According to the organiser from 20 November to 31 December 2026, Monday to Friday 11:00 to 21:00, weekends and public holidays 10:00 to 21:00, on 24 and 31 December 11:00 to 17:00. Up to 35 stalls; from 18:00 a lounge with jazz. For kids the website only says “activities for kids”. The market has a new organiser this year.
In the main courtyard in front of Schönbrunn Palace. According to Vienna’s tourist board from 6 November 2026 to 6 January 2027: until 23 December daily 10:00 to 21:00, on 24 December 10:00 to 16:00, from 25 December 10:00 to 19:00. Entry is free. For families the listing names an ice rink, Eisstock lanes (Austrian curling), a carousel, a Ferris wheel, a children’s train and a craft workshop. The rink is free for children.
Five markets in castles and palaces, 40 to 75 km from Vienna, sorted by date. Most are open on a few days only, and all of them charge entry. Schloss Hof has a shuttle bus from Vienna, Grafenegg a free shuttle from nearby train stations.
A castle ruin above the Danube in the Wachau. Only in November: 6–8, 13–15 and 20–22 November 2026; Friday 14:00 to 20:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 20:00. Adults €10.50, children 6 to 16 €8, under 6 free; cheaper online. For kids there is a fairy-tale hour on the castle terrace, alpacas, a blacksmith and music. Every Friday at 18:00 there are fireworks. A shuttle bus costs €3 return.
A baroque palace in the Marchfeld, close to the Slovak border. The market is on weekends from 14 November to 20 December 2026 and on 7 and 8 December, 10:00 to 19:00. Market entry: adults €12, children from 6 €6. For kids the organiser lists Kasperl puppet shows at 13:00 and 15:00, magicians on some days, a writing room for letters to the Christkind and a living nativity scene in the farmyard.
The castle of the Esterházy family in Burgenland. From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November 2026; Friday 15:00 to 20:00, Saturday and Sunday 13:00 to 19:00. Adults €9 (€7 in advance until 22 November), children from 6 €7, under 6 free. For kids: Christmas baking, a hunt for castle characters, a craft workshop with apples and oranges (Saturday and Sunday), a reading on Sunday at 14:00 and a magician on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday at 16:00 a group of “Rauhnacht” devils walks through – for small children that can be too much. A free shuttle runs every 30 minutes from the car park.
A castle with a large park near Krems. From Saturday 5 to Tuesday 8 December 2026, daily 10:00 to 19:00. Adults €10 (€9 online), children 6 to 18 €5 (€4 online), under 6 free; from 17:00 €8. For kids there is a Christkind post office, a St Nicholas parade through the park and music stations.
A Renaissance castle near Melk. From Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December 2026, 11:00 to 19:00 each day. Tickets €8 online, €9 at the gate; the children’s price for 2026 is not on the website. For kids: Kasperl puppet theatre, face painting, pony rides, a children’s carousel and craft stations. Every evening of the market there is a fire show by Daidalos, a fire and LED show group from Lower Austria. The time for 2026 is not given yet.
These are in villages 35 to 65 km from Vienna, most of them in cellar lanes (Kellergassen) in the Weinviertel wine region. Six of them are on one weekend only. Our data has no public transport details for them.
The Kittenberger gardens in Schiltern near Langenlois hold an Advent event (Adventzauber) in winter. The NÖ-Card list describes them for toddlers and school-age children, pushchair-friendly, with a playground and somewhere to eat. The Adventzauber runs from 7 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, daily 11:30 to 19:00, closed on 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January. From 21 November there is an Advent show daily at 16:00.
An Advent market with crafts and regional products in the Kellergasse Zipf in Mailberg. On 21 and 22 November 2026, 14:00 to 18:00 on both days.
Advent in the cellar lane of Großstelzendorf (Göllersdorf), with crafts and handmade things. On 21 November from 15:00, on 22 November from 14:00. St Nicholas comes on both days. On Saturday there is also a Krampus run – for small children that can be too much.
A cellar-lane Advent at the Kellerplatzl in Niederrußbach, with hot drinks and Christmas trees for sale. On 27 and 28 November from 14:00, on 29 November from 10:00 to 14:00.
An Advent market in almost 60 press houses of the cellar village Loamgrui in Unterstinkenbrunn. On 28 and 29 November 2026; for Sunday the times given are 12:00 to 19:00.
A cellar-lane Advent in Stoitzendorf near Eggenburg, on 28 November 2026 from 14:00 to 19:00. For children there are play stations in the Kulturkeller and a model railway.
An Advent market in the Pinkelstein cellar lane in Raschala near Hollabrunn, with a large nativity scene and the Peace Light. On Sunday 29 November 2026, 10:00 to 18:00. For the little ones there is a Christkindl cellar and children’s punch.
Krems, Dürnstein, Melk, Spitz and Weißenkirchen, about an hour from Vienna. Most of these markets are open on weekends only.
Train: From Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof: no change to Krems in 1 hour 8 minutes, hourly; from Wien Hbf to Melk in about 1 hour with one change. In Advent, from 20 November to 13 December 2026, the Wachau railway runs hourly on Fridays, weekends and holidays from Krems via Dürnstein and Weißenkirchen to Spitz (Advent ticket for train and buses: €15, children 6 to 14: €7.50). After that only buses run. ÖBB timetable and wachaubahn.at.
The Wachau is the Danube valley between Krems and Melk, about 70 to 80 km west of Vienna. Most markets are open on weekends only. Aggstein, Schallaburg and Grafenegg are listed with the castles and palaces around Vienna. We did not find an official source saying the Danube cycle path is suitable for pushchairs. In Dürnstein the organiser warns of steep, bumpy cobbles. On 29 November a DDSG excursion boat also goes from Vienna to the market in Dürnstein (from €102, all day).
The whole old town of Krems, with several small markets and about 30 punch stalls, from 19 November to 23 December 2026. General opening hours are not published yet. For kids: St Nicholas with a horse carriage and a Krampus show on Pfarrplatz on 6 December at 17:00, a children’s nativity play by the Steiner Tor on 10 December at 17:00, and crafts at the market by the Steiner Tor on 13 and 20 December. On 2 December at 18:30 there is a Krampus run – for small children that can be too much.
A market inside the Dominican church in Krems, so it is dry and out of the wind. On three weekends: 27 to 29 November 10:00 to 18:00, 4 to 6 and 11 to 13 December, Friday to Sunday 10:00 to 19:00. Entry is free. For kids the programme lists gingerbread decorating, crafts on 5 and 6 December, a Christkind post office on 5 and 12 December, candle dipping on 12 and 13 December and nativity building to watch on 11 to 13 December.
The whole village of Dürnstein below the castle ruin, with an Advent ship on the Danube. Only on four weekends: 20 to 22 and 27 to 29 November, 4 to 8 and 11 to 13 December 2026, 11:00 to 21:00 each day (the Wachau railway says 20:00). You need a ticket for the village: adults €12, a 3-day ticket €20, children under 16 free. According to the organiser the kids’ programme is on the ship again, plus a fire show in the rear courtyard; details for 2026 are not fixed yet. The organiser warns of bumpy cobbles going steeply uphill – hard with a pushchair. He recommends Fridays, when it is less busy.
An Advent village on the main square below Melk Abbey, with a Christmas forest on Rathausplatz. From 27 November to 20 December 2026, Friday to Sunday 13:00 to 21:00; Monday to Thursday from 16:00, but then not all huts are open. For kids: a kids’ cinema in the town hall (€4, on 28 November and 5, 8 and 20 December), a night-watchman tour with lanterns for ages 6 to 12, a craft workshop from age 3, pony carriage rides on 6 and 20 December, St Nicholas on 6 December and the Christkind on 20 December, each at 16:30. On 12 December at 18:00 there is a Krampus and Perchten run.
A small market in the courtyard of the castle in Spitz, on one weekend only: Saturday 28 November 2026 14:00 to 20:00, Sunday 29 November 12:00 to 18:00. There is punch, waffles and Feuerflecken (a flatbread), performances by local schools and a torch dance. A kids’ programme and the entry price are not mentioned.
A market in the Teisenhoferhof in Weißenkirchen, on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026. The date is in the 2026 Advent timetable of the Wachau railway; opening hours, entry and programme are not published yet.
Four cities you can reach from Wien Hbf by train without changing. The train times are rough, from the timetable of ÖBB (Austrian railways) – please check times and tickets on oebb.at. The markets are checked on the organisers’ websites and the cities’ tourist boards (6 November 2026); anything not published for 2026 yet is marked as such.
Train: From Wien Hbf: Railjet Xpress, no change, about 2 hours 25 minutes, hourly; Intercity trains take about 2 hours 50 minutes. ÖBB timetable for 10 December 2026.
Salzburg has its own page: five markets in the city, the Silent Night chapel in Oberndorf and Advent on the lakes of the Salzkammergut. Christmas in Salzburg 2026: markets, Silent Night and the lakes
Train: From Wien Hbf: Railjet Xpress, no change, about 4 hours 35 minutes, hourly. ÖBB timetable for late November and early December 2026.
Three of the four markets are in the centre, less than 350 m from each other. Hungerburg is above the city, reached by funicular. With kids this is not a day trip from Vienna; we would stay the night.
In the old town by the Golden Roof. From 13 November to 23 December 2026, daily 11:00 to 21:00; the stalls selling things close at 20:00. Entry is free. For kids: a fairy-tale lane with 20 fairy-tale figures and five giants, fairy-tale shows on a theatre wagon in Kiebachgasse daily at 16:30 and 17:30, Krampus figures on 3 December at 18:30 and St Nicholas arriving on 4 December at 17:00.
On Marktplatz by the river Inn, about 200 m from the old town. From 13 November to 23 December 2026, daily 11:00 to 21:00; the stalls selling things close at 20:30. Entry is free. For kids: an old carousel, Kasperl puppet shows on the children’s stage (the page gives times without a year: closed on Mondays, Tuesday to Friday at 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00, weekends at 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00), an Advent party with small presents every Advent Sunday from 17:00, and St Nicholas on 5 December at 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00.
In the pedestrian street south of the old town. From 25 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, daily 11:00 to 21:00; the stalls selling things close at 20:00. On 24 December 11:00 to 15:00, on 31 December 11:00 to 19:00. Entry is free. The organiser does not mention a kids’ programme.
At the top station of the Hungerburg funicular above the city. From 20 November 2026 to 6 January 2027; until 24 December Monday to Friday 13:00 to 19:00, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 12:00 to 19:00, from 25 December until 18:00; on 24 December 12:00 to 15:00, on 31 December 12:00 to 17:00. Entry is free; the funicular costs extra. For kids: a fairy-tale hour on Saturdays from 16:00 to 17:00, and St Nicholas with a Krampus run on 6 December from 17:00.
Train: From Wien Hbf: direct trains about every 30 minutes – Railjet Xpress 2 hours 26 minutes, Railjet 2 hours 36 minutes. ÖBB timetable for 13 November 2026.
Four of the five markets are in the old town around Hauptplatz, less than 350 m from each other; the fifth is up on Schlossberg hill. In the Landhaus courtyard (Herrengasse 16) there is a nativity scene made of ice from 28 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, daily 8:00 to 21:00, free entry.
On the main square in front of the town hall, with the big Christmas tree. From 20 November to 24 December 2026; the stalls selling things are open daily 11:00 to 20:00, food and drink 11:00 to 22:00; on 24 December 11:00 to 14:00. For kids there is a carousel. From 20 November a small road train leaves from Hauptplatz daily from 11:00 to 19:00, adults €4, children €2; the 2026 route is not published yet. The sources do not mention an entry fee.
According to both sources the oldest Christmas market in the city, about 100 m from Hauptplatz. From 20 November to 24 December 2026; the stalls selling things are open daily 11:00 to 19:00, food and drink until 21:45; on 24 December 10:00 to 14:00. Right next to it, in front of the Franciscan church, is the Kinderadvent (Kleine Neutorgasse), from 20 November to 23 December, with a carousel, an old-style Ferris wheel and a giant snowman; Monday to Thursday 12:00 to 20:00, Friday 12:00 to 21:45, weekends 11:00 to 20:00.
Below the glockenspiel in the old town, about 200 m from Hauptplatz. From 20 November to 24 December 2026; the stalls selling things are open daily 11:00 to 20:00, food and drink 11:00 to 22:00; on 24 December 11:00 to 14:00. For kids the sources mention Advent wreath making and a visit from St Nicholas and Krampus; the dates are not published yet.
In the casemates on top of Schlossberg hill. Only on the five weekends from 20 November to 20 December 2026: Friday 12:00 to 21:00, Saturday 10:00 to 21:00, Sunday 10:00 to 20:00, plus 7 and 8 December 10:00 to 21:00. The sources do not mention a kids’ programme. Below, on Schloßbergplatz, there is a fairy-tale forest with about 60 trees and story stations from 20 November to 24 December, made with the FRida & freD children’s museum. On the Advent Saturdays 5, 12 and 19 December public transport in Graz and the Schlossberg funicular are free.
Handmade things of clay, fabric, metal, glass and wood, about 100 m from Hauptplatz. From 27 November to 23 December 2026; the stalls are open Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 19:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to 20:00, Sunday 12:00 to 18:00. The sources mention demonstration workshops and workshops for children; the dates are not published yet.
Train: From Wien Hbf: Railjet Xpress, no change, about 1 hour 15 minutes, hourly; Intercity trains take 1 hour 31 minutes. ÖBB timetable for 20 November 2026.
From Vienna, Linz works as a day trip. A free hop-on hop-off Christmas train connects the markets from 21 November to 20 December 2026, Friday to Sunday from 15:00 to 19:00, every 30 minutes. The Volksgarten is about 1.3 km south of Hauptplatz; the other three markets are less than 650 m from it.
On the main square by the Danube. From 21 November to 23 December 2026, according to Linz’s tourist board daily 10:00 to 21:00 (the organiser says at least 11:00 to 19:00); on 24 December some stalls open from 9:00 to 16:00. Entry is free. The kids’ programme for 2026 is not published yet. The Pöstlingberg tram also stops here.
In the park by the Musiktheater, not far from the main station. From 21 November to 23 December 2026, according to Linz’s tourist board daily 10:00 to 21:00; on 24 December some stalls open from 9:00 to 16:00. Entry is free. For kids the tourist board lists rides for 2026, a nativity scene with life-size hand-painted figures and fairy-tale huts with moving figures.
At the Mariendom, the New Cathedral. From 21 November to 23 December 2026, daily except Mondays 11:00 to 20:00. Entry is free. There is a kids’ programme at weekends; the details for 2026 are not published yet.
At the Stiegl-Klosterhof restaurant on Landstrasse. From 13 November to 31 December 2026; Monday to Friday 15:00 to 21:30, Saturday and Sunday 13:00 to 21:30, on 8 December 13:00 to 21:30, on 24 December 11:00 to 14:00. For 25 and 26 December the organiser gives no times. Entry €5 including a hot drink (plus a €3 deposit for the mug), free for children up to 6, free from 20:30 and on 24 December. No kids’ programme is mentioned; on 7 December there is a Krampus run in the early evening.
Four cities with direct trains from Wien Hbf. Bratislava is an hour away, Budapest just under three hours, Prague and Munich a little over four hours each – with kids we would stay the night there.
Train: From Wien Hbf: regional express, no change, 56 minutes, hourly, to Bratislava hl. st. ÖBB timetable for 4 December 2026.
Bratislava is a day trip from Vienna. The two markets are in the old town, about 250 m apart. The sources do not give tram or bus stops.
The city’s main market on the main square (Hlavné námestie) in the old town, with the programme stage on Františkánske námestie. From 26 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, daily 10:00 to 22:00; closed on 24 and 25 December. The tree is lit on 27 November (programme from 17:30). For kids: children’s choirs and St Nicholas on the stage (date for 2026 not published yet), and craft workshops on Primate’s Square on Advent weekends, free.
The old town’s second large market, on the long Hviezdoslav Square in front of the Slovak National Theatre, about 250 m from the main square. From 26 November 2026 to 3 January 2027 (some stalls only until 23 December); food and drink daily 10:00 to 22:00, gift stalls at least 10:00 to 20:00; closed on 24 and 25 December. The times come from the 2026 conditions for stallholders. There is a family zone; which attractions will be there is not published yet.
Train: From Wien Hbf: direct trains to Budapest-Keleti in about 2 hours 50 minutes (Railjet 2 h 55 min, EuroCity 2 h 47 min), hourly. ÖBB timetable for 4 December 2026.
The two markets are in Pest, about 500 m apart. As a day trip with kids that is long; we would stay a night. We did not find a third market (Városháza park) officially confirmed for 2026.
The market in the centre of Pest, on Vörösmarty Square at the start of the Váci utca pedestrian street. From 13 November 2026; Monday to Thursday and Sunday 11:00 to 21:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to 22:00; on 24 December 10:00 to 14:00, on 25 and 26 December 12:00 to 18:00. For kids there is a small train (Monday to Friday 14:00 to 20:00, weekends 11:00 to 20:00). Crafts and the train are there until 28 December; after that only the New Year’s Eve programme. The entry price is not stated for 2026.
The market on the square in front of St Stephen’s Basilica, about 500 m north of Vörösmarty Square. From 13 November 2026 to 1 January 2027; Monday to Thursday and Sunday 11:00 to 22:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to 23:00; on 24 December 11:00 to 15:00, on 25 and 26 December 11:00 to 20:00, on 1 January 11:00 to 18:00. According to the organiser there is a light projection on the façade every evening from 17:30 and a nativity scene in front of the church. Entry and a kids’ programme are not stated for 2026.
Train: From Wien Hbf: Railjet, no change, 4 hours 13 minutes, every two hours; RegioJet trains take about 4 hours 20 minutes. ÖBB timetable for 4 December 2026.
With kids, Prague is not a day trip from Vienna; we would stay at least one night. The markets on Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square are about 500 m apart. Prague City Tourism plans to publish the holiday times in the second half of November. Weekend Pilot’s data also has family places in Prague, for example the zoo in Troja, the Petřín lookout tower and the National Technical Museum.
The market on Old Town Square, in front of the Týn Church and the town hall with the astronomical clock. From 28 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, daily 10:00 to 22:00; the Christmas tree is lit on 28 November. According to the organiser there is a cultural programme every day. Times for 24, 25, 26 and 31 December, the entry price and a kids’ programme are not published for 2026 yet.
Wooden stalls in the lower part of Wenceslas Square, about 500 m from Old Town Square. From 28 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, daily 10:00 to 22:00. According to Prague City Tourism there is music, choirs and family programmes every day; the details and the holiday times are not published for 2026 yet.
Not a market with stalls but a walk: from the Christmas tree on St George’s Square past the nativity scene by St Vitus Cathedral to the Imperial Stables. There you find a Christmas labyrinth by the Forman Brothers’ theatre, a star workshop after Johannes Kepler and craft workshops, meant for families with children. From 28 November to 20 December 2026 Monday to Friday 14:00 to 18:00, weekends 10:00 to 18:00; from 21 December to 3 January daily 10:00 to 18:00; closed on 24 and 31 December and 1 January. Entry is free.
A market in front of St Ludmila’s Church in Vinohrady, about 1.5 km southeast of Old Town Square, with nativity figures, wooden toys and mulled wine. From 20 November to 24 December 2026. Opening hours, entry and programme are not published for 2026 yet.
Dozens of stalls on Republic Square by the Powder Tower, about 700 m from Old Town Square: Advent wreaths, tree decorations, toys, nativity figures, food. From 25 November to 24 December 2026. Opening hours, entry and programme are not published for 2026 yet.
Train: From Wien Hbf: Railjet Xpress, no change, 4 hours 15 minutes, about every two hours; in between there are connections with one change that take the same time. ÖBB timetable for 4 December 2026.
With kids, Munich is not a day trip from Vienna; we would stay at least one night. Marienplatz, the Residenz and Wittelsbacherplatz are less than 1 km apart; Tollwood is a short U-Bahn ride away. On 22 November (a remembrance Sunday) the markets in the centre are closed.
The market in front of the town hall on Marienplatz, with the nativity-figure market by the Alter Peter church. From 20 November to 24 December 2026, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 21:00, Sunday 10:00 to 20:00; closed on 22 November (a remembrance Sunday), on 24 December 10:00 to 14:00. In the New Town Hall there is the Himmelswerkstatt, a workshop for children aged 6 to 12, daily 14:30 to 16:00 and 16:30 to 18:00, free, booked through the children’s museum (it starts on 26 or 29 November – the sources differ – and ends on 13 December). On 13 December from 15:00 to 17:00 there is a Krampus run – for small children that can be too much.
A festival with a “market of ideas” in tents on the Theresienwiese, about 2 km west of Marienplatz. From 24 November to 23 December 2026; Monday to Friday from 14:00, weekends from 11:00, closing at 22:30 on Mondays and Sundays and at 23:30 on other days, on 23 December at 22:00. The grounds and the market are free; the shows in the big top cost extra. According to muenchen.de there is a free kids’ programme, mostly for ages 4 to 12; the 2026 programme is not published yet.
A medieval-style market on Wittelsbacherplatz by Odeonsplatz, about 800 m north of Marienplatz. From 20 November to 23 December 2026, daily 11:00 to 21:00, closed on 22 November. Entry is free. On Advent weekends there is medieval music, show fights and dancing; a kids’ programme is not stated for 2026.
A market in the Kaiserhof courtyard of the Residenz palace, entered from Residenzstrasse by Odeonsplatz. From 16 November to 22 December 2026, daily 11:00 to 21:00, closed on 22 November, on 22 December until 20:00. Entry is free. For kids: a fairy-tale forest (free), Kasperl puppet shows on 23 and 30 November and 8 and 14 December, 15:00 to 16:00, face painting on 24 November and 1, 9 and 15 December, 16:00 to 18:00, and St Nicholas on 6 and 7 December from 17:00.
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