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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nIn Bucharest, several Christmas markets are usually located at Constitution Square and in Drumul Taberei Park in District 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bucharest Christmas Market<\/strong>\u00a0impresses with a wide variety of activities and treats for visitors of all ages.\u00a0Here you’ll find a 30-meter Christmas tree, over 130 stalls with seasonal gifts, Santa Claus’s House and a Ferris wheel. As well as a program of concerts and carols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The huge market is adorned with a Christmas tree, which is the heart of the celebration.\u00a0Also this year you will find an ice rink measuring 30 by 20 meters with a picturesque view of the giant Christmas tree. There is also a carousel that evokes nostalgic memories. The market features a Ferris wheel nearly 40 meters high. It is offering a whirlwind of emotions as you view the whole Christmas market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And for the little ones? A wonderful meeting awaits in Santa Claus’s House \u2013 a dreamy space resonating with fun, elven laughter, and magical stories about reindeer. Around the market are themed zones offering interactive games and artistic shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On weekdays from 12:00 to 23:00, on weekends festivities begin at 10:00 and last till 23:00. <\/p>\n\n\n\n West Side Christmas Market<\/strong> – an event by the organizers of Untold, starts on November 25. It will transform Drumul Taberei Park into “a fairy-tale city full of playful characters”. There will be traditional food, as well as international dishes, an ice rink, carousel, Ferris wheel, and Santa Claus’s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For 28 days, until December 27, residents and guests of Bucharest can enjoy a fairyland with spectacular lights and decorations, a Ferris wheel, skating rink, carousel, Santa’s house, elves’ workshop, concerts, traditional culinary masterpieces and many, many surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main attractions of the market will be: ice rink, colorful carousels and a children’s train, a Ferris wheel 38 meters high, over 65 stalls featuring traditional dishes, mulled wine, hot chocolate, ornaments and gifts made by masters from all over the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the “Elves’ Workshop” located at the entrance to the park, all children can participate in organized activities (DGASPC Sector 6). These are workshops on writing greetings for Santa, drawing, making snow globes, garlands, ornaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Working hours: <\/strong>The market will be open every day, Monday to Friday from 16:00 to 21:00. On weekends from 11:00 to 22:00. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I recommend reading: Six districts of Bucharest where tourists should stay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Place and dates<\/strong>: from November 14, 2026 to January 4, 2027 – Grand Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The market, held on Sibiu’s Grand Square, is expanding this year into the inner courtyard of the Brukenthal Palace, where you can buy handmade souvenirs, confectionery, a bar and many culinary surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the main highlights of the market are the light projections on the buildings of the Grand Square, Santa’s Workshop, Ferris wheel, tourist train, skating rink. The program also includes various concerts, which will be held on a stage installed in the palace courtyard. Throughout the entire fair, there will be performances by jazz bands, classical music artists, Andi Moisescu, DJ Antenna, DJ Vasile, and Nopame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year’s novelty at the Christmas market is its extension into the Brukenthal Palace courtyard. Here visitors will find Christmas houses with handmade goods, pastries from Sibiu and Cluj-Napoca, a bar staffed by experienced bartenders, and many culinary surprises. There will also be plenty of music: on the stage in the courtyard, you will see Andi Moisescu, DJ Antenna, DJ Vasile, Nopame, and other jazz bands, electro-funk DJs, or artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Place and dates<\/strong>: from November 14, 2026 to January 4, 2027 – William Shakespeare Square, Doljana, and Mihai Viteazul Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The market in Craiova this year is dedicated to the story of the Snow Queen<\/strong>. This is the largest market in Europe – the scale is simply astonishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The celebration takes place in four locations in Craiova, namely in the Old Town, on William Shakespeare Square, Doljana, and Mihai Viteazul Square. More than 70 vendors from Craiova and around the country will be present at the market with traditional food products, handmade gifts and decorations. An ice rink, carousel, Ferris wheel brought from the Netherlands, creative workshops and concerts await children and adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I recommend reading: Sighisoara \u2013 the city where Count Dracula lived<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Place and dates<\/strong>: from November 23, 2026 to January 7, 2027 – Victory Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to a series of events that are part of the city’s European Capital of Culture program, several venues in Timisoara host the Christmas Market. Specifically, Victory Square, Freedom Square, Sf\u00e2ntul Gheorghe Square, Soarelui, and Aurora Squares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Around 83 vendors will be present in the city center. Some will offer non-food goods. There will be two Santa’s workshops, an ice skating rink, a Ferris wheel, two carousels, and a tourist train. The opening of the market coincides with the switching on of the city’s festive lights. The New Year tree will be installed in Victory Square, opposite the City Opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Place and dates<\/strong>: from November 30, 2026 to January 11, 2027 – Council Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bra\u0219ov, a popular mountain destination, celebrates the winter holidays by lighting up 1.2 million lights throughout the city. Bra\u0219ov holds the record for Christmas trees in Romania \u2013 there are as many as 80 (!) trees in the city. The Christmas market is held on Pia\u0163a Sfatului (Council Square), and the celebration follows the theme “Fairy December”. The market has brought together about 50 producers and artisans who offer various seasonal goods, festive dishes, and toys. On Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan Square, a skating rink will be opened where five food trucks will also be in operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Place and dates<\/strong>: from November 28 to December 26, 2026 – Unirii Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This art nouveau city in northern Romania hosts the Christmas market on Unirii and Ferdinand Squares, where stalls with seasonal treats, delicious drinks, gifts, food trucks, and entertainment areas will be set up. The programme also includes concerts and caroling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Place and dates<\/strong>: from November 2q, 2026 to January 1, 2027 – Unirii Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cluj-Napoca will host two Christmas markets, both organized by the team behind the Untold music festival. On Unirii Square in Cluj, the Christmas Planet<\/strong> festival will take place, and on the embankment near the Sports Hall, the Winter Fair<\/strong>.<\/em> will be organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christmas Planet will bring together over 75 stalls, entertainment for children and families, as well as seasonal products from local producers. A Ferris wheel, Santa’s house, and a carousel are among the attractions, as well as a program of concerts and shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, the Winter Fair will be a place for a variety of seasonal fun for children, who await a parade of Santa’s helpers and an ice rink. In addition to local producer stalls, various concerts will also be held at the location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photos from Visit Romania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Train, and bus tickets<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Omio.com<\/a><\/strong> Christmas markets in Romania – Christmas locations and festivals in Budapest, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca, Brasov, Timisoara, Craiova and Oradea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[249],"tags":[230,868,476],"class_list":["post-62762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advises","tag-europe","tag-romania","tag-traveling-with-children"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBucharest Christmas Market<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Christmas Markets in Sibiu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Christmas Market in Timisoara<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Christmas Market in Brasov<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Christmas Market in Oradea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Christmas Markets in Cluj-Napoca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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