Christmas markets and gift fairs in Poland: Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Łódź, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot, Toruń, Szczecin, the Katowice area

2023/2024 season

Poland is getting into the holiday spirit already in November. If you are planning a Christmas shopping or a day out for all the family, learn more about the festive markets and fairs offering classic decorations, Christmas gifts, arts and crafts, and food. Check out our pick of Poland’s most popular Christmas markets and winter fairs to help you with your seasonal shopping list.

Stay tuned – the post is updated every week with new events.

Christmas markets and fairs in Warsaw

Outdoor Christmas Market in the Old Town
Location: Warsaw Old Town, the Warsaw Barbican area, opposite the Royal Castle. Souvenirs, gifts, local crafts and food like pierogi, hot chocolate. Opening hours: Sunday-Thursday 11 am – 8 pm, Friday & Saturday 11 am – 9.30 pm, December 25 and 26: 11 am – 9.30 pm. Facebook page in Polish.

Fair of chocolate and sweets (with Santa)
Location: Pasaż Wiecha Street, at the back of the “Wars Sawa Junior” shopping center, Marszałkowska 104 Street (city center), free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas fair in Żoliborz – new and used crafts, toys, books, art, accessories, jewelry, decorations
Location: Fort Sokolnickiego, Stefana Czarnieckiego 51 Street (Żoliborz), 11 am – 3 pm, free entrance. Attractions include music, workshops, concerts, dance shows, Mexican food and products. Facebook event in Polish.

A festival and fair of comic books
Location: Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne, The Ethnographic Museum, Kredytowa 1 Street (city center), 11 am – 7 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Zero Waste Fair – eco and sustainable products 
Location: Dom Towarowy Bracia Jabłkowscy, Bracka 25 Street (city center). Facebook event in Polish.

Festival and Fair of board games – fair, rental, workshops, attractions for children 
Location: the National Stadium (PGE Narodowy), Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga), online tickets, 9 am – 7 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Design Fair “Wzory” – gifts
Location: Elektrownia Powiśle shopping mall, Dobra 42 Street (Powiśle), Saturday 11 am – 9 pm, Sunday 11 am – 6 pm, free entrance. Graphics, ceramics, lamps, textiles, jewelry, toys, accessories. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas Fair & Dumplings of the World Festival
Location: the Palace of Culture and Science, plac Defilad 1, Saturday 12 pm – 8 pm, Sunday 12 pm – 7 pm. Teas, preserves, sauces, sweets, cosmetics, jewelry, books, fashion and accessories from young designers, Christmas decorations and gift wraps. Facebook event in Polish. Facebook event in Polish – Dumplings Festival.

Fair of design, furniture, accessories, toys, jewelry – Christmas edition
Location: EXPO XXI, Prądzyńskiego 12/14 Street (Wola), 11 am – 7 pm, tickets 15 PLN, children up to 12 years old free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.

Fair of Jewelry and Minerals – Christmas edition
Location: Ochota Sports Center (OSiR), Nowowiejska 37b Street (Ochota), regular tickets 20 PLN, reduced tickets 15 PLN, children up to 7 years old free entrance (more in Polish and online tickets), 10 am – 6 pm.

Christmas Fair in Saska Kępa – food, gifts
Location: Wał Miedzeszyński 379 Street (Wola), 10 am – 6 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

The 16th International Charity Bazaar
Location: Torwar, Łazienkowska 6A Street (city center). Gifts and foods from around the world are sold for charitable purposes by embassies. The Bazaar is organized by SHOM – the Spouses of Heads of Diplomatic Mission Association to raise funds for those less fortunate in Poland. SHOM’s website in English.

Outdoor Christmas Market
Location: plac Politechniki (city center), free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.

Fair of chocolate and sweets
Location: Atrium Reduta shopping center, al. Jerozolimskie 148 Street (Ochota). Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas Fair of natural cosmetics
Location: Dom Towarowy Bracia Jabłkowscy, Bracka 25 Street (city center), 11 am – 6 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.

Fair in Ochota: handicrafts and crafts, eco cosmetics, upcycling and eco products
Location: Blue City shopping center, level +3, Aleje Jerozolimskie 179 Street (Ochota), free entrance, 10 am – 10 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Japanese Holiday Fair
Location: “MYSIA 3” center, Mysia 3 Street (city center), free entrance, 10 am – 6 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Warsaw Fantasy Fair and Fair of Board Games - winter edition - books, clothes, accessories, toys
Location: EXPO XXI, Prądzyńskiego 12/14 Street (Wola), Saturday 10 am - 8 pm, Sunday 10 am - 6 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas market at the concert hall of Mazowsze - the oldest and biggest Polish folk dancing and singing group
Location: Matecznik "Mazowsze", Świerkowa 2 Street, 05-805 Otrębusy (a village about 25 km from the center of Warsaw), free entrance, Saturday 12 pm - 8.30 pm, Sunday 11 am - 7.30 pm. Regional products and handicrafts, Christmas gifts and delicacies. Facebook event in Polish.

Fair of slow fashion, accessories, products for children, design - Christmas edition
Location: the National Stadium (PGE Narodowy), Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga), tickets 10 PLN, children up to 12 years old free entrance, 11 am – 7 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Poster Fair
Location: Dom Towarowy Bracia Jabłkowscy, Bracka 25 Street (city center), 11 am - 7 pm, tickets 10 PLN. Facebook event in English and Polish.

Christmas Fair - products of folk artists and craftsmen, traditional Christmas decorations and handicrafts
Location: Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne, The Ethnographic Museum, Kredytowa 1 Street (city center), 10 am - 6 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas fair in Mokotów
Location: Łowicka Cultural Center (Centrum Łowicka), Łowicka 21 Street (Mokotów), free entrance, 2 pm - 6 pm. Christmas decorations, gifts, jewelry, ceramics. Christmas workshops (3 pm). Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas event and gift fair in Bemowo
Saturday. Location: an area in front of the Urząd Dzielnicy Bemowo (Bomowo office), Powstańców  Śląskich 70 Street, free entrance, 12 pm - 6 pm. Attractions include Christmas workshops for children, a meeting with Santa, a gift fair. More in Polish.

Design Fair "Wzory" - Christmas edition
Location: the National Stadium (PGE Narodowy), Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga), tickets 12 PLN, children up to 12 years old free entrance, 11 am – 7 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Fair of slow fashion, accessories, products for children, design - Christmas edition
Location: Elektrownia Powiśle shopping mall, Dobra 42 Street (Powiśle), free entrance, Saturday 11 am - 9 pm, Sunday 11 am - 7 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas fair in the town of Konstancin
Location: Konstancin town, Park Zdrojowy, free entrance. Attractions include a fair of crafts, food, Christmas decorations. Attractions for children include a meeting with Santa, workshops, games, contests, concerts. Facebook page.

Christmas food fair 
Location: Forteca Kręgliccy, Zakroczymska 12 (city center), free entrance, 10 am - 6 pm. Fresh fish, dairy products, meat, bread, vegetables, fruits, Christmas products, ready meals, culinary gifts. More on Facebook.

Christmas markets and fairs in Kraków

Outdoor Christmas and New Year Market in the Old Town
Location: the main square of the Old Town Market Square of Kraków (Rynek Główny). Souvenirs, gifts, local crafts and food, Christmas decorations, ceramics, wood products, jewelry, toys. Facebook page. Our tips about visiting Kraków.

Outdoor Christmas Fair (Targi Rzeczy Wyjątkowych)
Location: Rynek Podgórski, 11 am - 8 pm, free entrance. Handicraft fair, food court, workshops for children. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas Fair - gifts, decorations, food bazaar, attractions for kids, Ukrainian design
Location: Hala Cracovia, Aleja Marszałka Ferdynanda Focha 40 Street, Saturday 11 am - 7 pm, Sunday 11 am - 6 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish and English.

"Shop Local" - Polish fashion fair and Christmas gifts 
Location: Galeria Kazimierz, Podgórska 34 Street. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas markets and fairs in Wrocław

Outdoor Christmas Market
Locations: Market Square, Świdnicka Street, Oławska Street, Salt Square/Plac Solny. December 24: closed, December 25 - closed, December 26 - 1 pm - 9 pm, December 31 - selected shops until 5 pm, stalls with food until 2 am. January 1: closed. Christmas gifts and decorations, food, attractions for children (Fairy Tale Forest, arts and crafts workshops, painting glass balls, carousels, Santa Claus's reindeer with Rudolph), Christmas parade, concerts. More in Polish, including a detailed agenda and list of attractions. Our tips about visiting Wrocław.

Christmas Fair - fashion, cosmetics, sweets, plants, decorations, food trucks
Location: Czasoprzestrzeń, Tramwajowa 1-3 Street, 11 am – 6 pm, free entrance. Ecological products, handmade products, interior decoration, ceramics, art, design, plants, Christmas decorations, presents, books, vegetarian products, restaurants and food trucks. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas design fair - 'Dobry Design'
Location: Concordia Design Wrocław, Wyspa Słodowa 7, free entrance. Fashion, jewelry, ceramics, posters, toys, plants, cosmetics, decorations. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas markets and fairs in Poznań

Outdoor Christmas Market - Betlejem Poznańskie
Locations: Plac Wolności (November 17 - January 7), Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie - (November 18 - December 22). Poznań Ice Festival: December 8-10. Fair of Christmas gifts, food, artistic performances, a Santa grotto, workshops for children and youth, charity events. Website in Polish. Our tips about visiting Poznań.

Photo source: Betlejem Poznańskie

Fair of Polish fashion and design
Location: Stary Browar, Półwiejska 42 Street. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas Fair of original art, decorations and gifts prepared by students and graduates of the Academy of Fine Arts 
Location: Uniwersytet Artystyczny im. Magdaleny Abakanowicz w Poznaniu (Academy of Fine Arts), ul. 23 lutego 20, Budynek B. Opening hours: 11 am - 6 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas fair - gifts, decorations, fashion, food
Location: Młyńska 12 Street, 10 am - 6 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

"Shop Local" - Polish fashion fair and Christmas gifts 
Location: Stary Browar, Półwiejska 42 Street. Facebook event in Polish.

Outdoor Christmas fair - products of local craftsmen, food, Christmas attractions for children
Location: plac Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie, 3 pm - 9 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas fair - gifts, decorations, fashion, cosmetics, toys
Location: Pawilon, Ewangelicka 1 Street, 12 pm - 6 pm. Facebook event in Polish.

Design and crafts fair (Wolny Targ) - Christmas edition
Location: Stary Browar, Półwiejska 42 Street, level 0, 9 am - 9 pm. Artistic jewelry, graphics, ceramics, natural cosmetics, handmade toys, original home items. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas markets and fairs in Łódź

Outdoor Christmas market at Piotrowska Street
Location: Piotrowska Street, free entrance. Fair of Christmas gifts, decorations, food, Santa Parade, games for children, singing carols. Facebook event in Polish. Our tips about visiting the city of Łódź.

Source: Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń

Polish fashion fair and Christmas gifts 
Location: Manufaktura, Drewnowska 58 Street. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas Fair of original art, decorations and gifts prepared by students and graduates of the Academy of Fine Arts 
Location: Galeria Hol, Akademia Sztuk Pięknych (Academy of Fine Arts), Wojska Polskiego 121 Street. Opening hours: 12 pm - 6 pm. More on Facebook.

Christmas markets and fairs in Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot area

Outdoor Christmas Market in Gdańsk
Location: Targ Węglowy / Coal Market. Opening hours: Sunday-Thursday 12 pm – 8 pm, Friday-Saturday 12 pm - 9 pm. Fair of Christmas gifts, crafts, decorations, food, a carousel, Santa, Snow Queen. More in Polish. Facebook page in Polish. Our tips about visiting Gdańsk.

New Year's Market in Sopot (Miasteczko Noworoczne)
Location: the center of Sopot, Skwer Kuracyjny near the pier, an ice rink, a carousel for children located at Plac Przyjaciół Sopotu. Attractions include concerts, shows, regional food, souvenirs. More in Polish.

Outdoor Christmas Fair
Location: Klasztor Dominikanów, Świętojańska 72 Street, Gdańsk. 9 am - 10 pm, free entrance. Saint Nicholas' Fair is organized by the Dominican Church. All proceeds from this year's Fair will be donated to Ukraine. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas Fair
Location: Stary Maneż, Juliusza Słowackiego 23 Street, Gdańsk, 11 am - 6 pm, free entrance. Jewelry, ceramics, textiles, natural cosmetics, decorations, gifts. Facebook event in Polish.

'Bakalie Gdańsk' Fair - Christmas edition 
Location: Stadion Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1 Street, Gdańsk. 11 am - 7 pm. Fashion, cosmetics, jewelry, accessories, design, products for kids. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas markets and fairs in the Katowice area

Outdoor Christmas Market in Katowice
Location: Katowice - Rynek / City Square. Fair of Christmas gifts, food, performances, games for children, a carousel, a mini electric train, Santa, ice rink. Facebook page.

Source: Christmas Market in Katowice, www.jarmarkslaski.pl

Christmas Fair in Katowice
Location: Międzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe, Plac Sławika i Antalla 1, Katowice, Saturday 12 pm - 8 pm, Sunday 12 pm - 6 pm. Furniture, ceramics, posters, plants, jewelry, toys. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas fair in Gliwice
Location: Hala Gliwice, ul Górnych Wałów 29. Saturday 12 pm - 8 pm, Sunday 12 pm - 6 pm. Furniture, ceramics, posters, plants, jewelry, toys. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas fair in Nikiszowiec (Katowice) 
Location: Plac Wyzwolenie square, Nikiszowiec - Katowice, free entrance. Over 200 stands, concerts, workshops, meeting with Santa. Facebook page in Polish.

Outdoor Christmas Market in Pszczyna
Location: Pszczyna Rynek / City Square, free entrance. Fair of Christmas gifts, food, an ice skating rink, a carousel, concerts, workshops, nativity with animals. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas market in Toruń

Outdoor Christmas Market
Location: Old Town Square, free entrance. Christmas gifts, decorations, food, carousel, train, gingerbread workshops. More in Polish. Facebook page in Polish. Our tips about visiting Toruń.

Source: Christmas Market in Torun, www.jarmarktorun.pl

Christmas Fair - hand-made gifts by local designers, craftsmen (original toys, jewelry, clothes, decorations, accessories)
Location: Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej CSW (Center for Contemporary Art), ul Wały gen. Sikorskiego 13, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.

Christmas market in Szczecin

Outdoor Christmas Market
Locations: Plac Lotników, Plac Adamowicza, Aleja Kwiatowa, Deptak Bogusława, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.

Source: Christmas Market in Szczecin, www.kolorowaaleja.pl

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