La Magie de Noël ("The Magic of Christmas") in Tuileries Garden next to the Louvre grew out of the former Champs-Élysées Christmas Market and is huge - by far the biggest Marché de Noël within Paris, stretching along the garden's entire north edge from Rue des Pyramides to Place de la Concord. The Magic of Christmas: La Magie de Noël at Tuileries Garden Crowds waiting to get a plate of raclette, the delicious melted cheese dish, next to the ferris wheel at the Tuileries Christmas Market Guide to the 9 Biggest, Best, & Most Spectacular Paris Christmas Markets 2023 1. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission at no additional cost for you. Paris Discovery Guide is a reader-supported publication. Paris Christmas Market across from Notre Dame Cathedral, (c) Paris Discovery Guide
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Here are Paris Discovery Guide's recommendations for 9 of the biggest, best, & most unique Paris Christmas Markets, plus where to look for many additional smaller, specialty, and pop-up Christmas Market locations throughout the city.įind more things to do & see for Christmas in Paris Although a few markets stay in place for only a week or two, most remain open through Christmas Eve and some continue to stay in place until early January.Ĭheck our December Events Calendar for exact opening dates for Paris Christmas Market, as they vary each year
This year, look for opening dates from mid-November to mid-December. Traditionally, these picturesque markets span the Advent season beginning four Sundays before Christmas. And that's not counting the small neighborhood holiday markets with perhaps a dozen or fewer chalets offering specialty foods and small gifts that appear on a seemingly ad hoc basis - sometimes returning to the same location year after year, but sometimes shifting to new locations.
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With sparkling lights, Christmas trees full of bright decorations, and even occasional visits from Saint Nicholas - or Père Noël, as Parisian children call him - these festive street markets filled with Swiss-style wooden chalets transport a tradition begun in the Middle Ages in Alsace and Germany to the French capital.Ĭopy the Parisians - sip hot mulled wine, munch on roasted chestnuts, and sample delicious sausages, cheese and chocolates while shopping for arts and crafts, festive Christmas decorations, regional food specialties, candies, and other gifts until well into the night.ĭuring a typical year, about 15-20 Paris Christmas Markets appear across the city, joined by additional "pop-up" markets lasting just a day, a weekend, or even a week or two. A visit to a Paris Christmas Market is the fastest way to get into the holiday spirit when visiting the City of Light during the shortest days of the year.
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