Seasonal

Events

Festivals and city nights worth shaping a trip around.

A lit carousel and Christmas tree at the Christkindlmarkt in front of Vienna's Rathaus

13 November–26 December 2026 · Vienna, Austria

Vienna Christmas markets

Punsch on Rathausplatz, stalls in the lanes of Spittelberg and the city's first market at Schönbrunn from 6 November.

Christmas rides lit up at night in East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, with the Balmoral Hotel clock tower behind

14 November–3 January 2027 · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh's Christmas

Market stalls, a big wheel and a funfair in Princes Street Gardens, right below the castle.

Crowds and lit stalls at the Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz, Munich, with the Christmas tree, the New Town Hall and the Mariensäule behind

20 November–24 December 2026 · Munich, Germany

Munich Christkindlmarkt

Munich's main Christmas market on Marienplatz, below the New Town Hall, opening earlier than usual on 20 November.

The lit WeihnachtsZauber entrance sign and Christmas tree at the Gendarmenmarkt Christmas market in Berlin, with the Konzerthaus behind

23 November–31 December 2026 · Berlin, Germany

Berlin Christmas markets

The WeihnachtsZauber on Gendarmenmarkt and the market in front of Schloss Charlottenburg.

26 November–17 January 2027 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Light Festival

Light art along Amsterdam's canals, seen on foot or from a boat, for the festival's 15th edition.

The Great Christmas Tree on Place Kléber in Strasbourg, surrounded by half-timbered houses and market chalets

27 November–24 December 2026 · Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg Christmas market

Eight markets across Strasbourg's island centre, keeping up a tradition that dates back to 1570.

The roofs of the Christkindlesmarkt stalls on Nuremberg's Hauptmarkt at dusk, with lit facades and church spires behind

27 November–24 December 2026 · Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt

Wooden stalls, Lebkuchen and the Christkind's opening prologue on Nuremberg's Hauptmarkt.

Christmas market stalls and the decorated tree on Old Town Square, Prague, below the Old Town Hall tower

28 November–6 January 2027 · Prague, Czech Republic

Prague Christmas markets

Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square, plus a quieter neighbourhood market in Vinohrady.

5 December–8 December 2026 · Lyon, France

Fête des Lumières

Four nights of free light installations across Lyon, from 5 to 8 December 2026.

29 December–1 January 2027 · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh's Hogmanay

Four days of New Year in Edinburgh, from the torchlight procession to fireworks over the castle.

23 January–9 February 2027 · Venice, Italy

Carnival of Venice

Masks, costumes and Piazza San Marco at its most theatrical, from 23 January to 9 February 2027.

5 June–6 June 2027 · Paris, France

Nuit Blanche

A free all-night trail of contemporary art across Paris, on Saturday 5 June 2027.

6 July–14 July 2027 · Pamplona, Spain

San Fermín

Nine days of processions, music and the running of the bulls in Pamplona, from 6 to 14 July.

6 August–30 August 2027 · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The world's largest arts festival takes over Edinburgh for its 80th edition, from 6 to 30 August 2027.

25 August 2027 · Buñol, Spain

La Tomatina

An hour-long tomato fight in the streets of Buñol, on the last Wednesday of August.

18 September–3 October 2027 · Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest

The world's largest Volksfest, on Munich's Theresienwiese from 18 September to 3 October 2027.