Because we love the Christmas market season, with its smell of hot chestnuts and the immortal stains of mulled wine on your scarf, we’ve put together a guide to the best not-to-be-missed Christmas markets in and around Lyon!
1. Place Carnot Christmas Market
The splendid Marché de Noël de la Place Carnot is Lyon’s main Christmas market every year. With over 90 chalets and food stalls galore, you’ll never get bored. Who remembers last year’s truffled aligot? Enjoy the magic of Christmas in Lyon from November 22 to December 24, 2024, every day until 8pm and on Friday and Saturday until 10pm!
2. Hôtel Dieu Christmas Market
Lyon’s most elegant Christmas Market is once again taking up residence at the Hôtel-Dieu to bring you the very best in Christmas gifts to put under the tree. Visit us from November 26, 2024 to January 26, 2025 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2pm to 8pm (and on Saturdays from 10am)!
3. Croix-Rousse Christmas Market
What could be more charming than shopping on the Croix-Rousse plateau, mulled wine in hand? Right in front of the theater, the (small) market attracts visitors above all for its Christmas atmosphere and the smell of hot chestnuts. But then again, isn’t that a recipe for happiness? Dates to come.
4. Saint-Priest Christmas Market
From December 6 to 15, 2024, the famous Saint-Priest Christmas Market returns with its many exhibitors to the Esplanade des Arts and Place Ferdinand Buisson! 9 days of magical enchantment, with the scent of mulled wine wafting in from the December chill. Crafts, jewelry, cakes, decorations… You’ll find everything you need to fill the space under the tree!