Christmas markets · Montreal
Christmas markets in Montreal
Montreal's big Christmas market is the Grand Marché de Noël on the Place des Festivals; the Christmas village at Atwater Market is the smaller, cosier one. A "bonjour" goes a long way.
4 markets · checked September 2026
- Grand Marché de Noël de Montréal (Montreal Christmas Market)2026: November 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027Free
- Village de Noël de Montréal (Atwater Market)2026: November 26 – December 24, 2026Free
- Festival Noël dans le parc (Montréal)Last season: December 5–24, 2025Free (trees for sale)
- Marché de Noël Végane de Montréal2026: December 5–6, 2026Free (reserve a free ticket online)
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Holiday market · Montreal
Grand Marché de Noël de Montréal (Montreal Christmas Market)
Montreal's biggest Christmas market: around forty chalets of Quebec makers on the Place des Festivals beside Place des Arts, with mulled wine, street food and shows. Open past New Year's Day.
🧒 With kids✨ Date night🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- About forty chalets of Quebec makers
- Shows on the Place des Festivals
- Hot cider, poutine, roasted chestnuts
- The only big market open after December 24
What visitors sayGoogle 3.7 ★ · 446 reviews
Visitors like the atmosphere and come with kids and again on a date. The recurring criticisms: fewer artisans than hoped in some categories (lots of jewellery and candles), pricey street food and a disappointing mulled wine — several recommend the hot cider instead.
Worth an evening in the Quartier des spectacles for the atmosphere, especially between Christmas and New Year — eat in the neighbourhood and order the hot cider.
- 2026
- November 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027
- Last season
- Du 21 novembre 2025 au 4 décembre 2026
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Place-des-Arts metro station, steps away
- Indoor parking nearby, including Complexe Desjardins
Worth knowing
- Stroller and wheelchair accessible
- Open into early January
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Festival Noël dans le parc (Montréal)
Montreal's 30-year-old Christmas festival: free concerts at the Parterre of the Quartier des spectacles and Christmas-tree stands with festive atmosphere in two Plateau parks.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Free outdoor concerts at the Parterre, Quartier des spectacles
- Christmas trees for sale in Parc des Compagnons-de-Saint-Laurent and Parc Lahaie
- Online tree orders with home delivery
Not a shopping market — go for a free concert and to pick up your tree the Montreal way.
- Dates
- December 5–24, 2025
- Cost
- Free (trees for sale)
Getting there and parking
- Parterre: Place-des-Arts metro; Plateau parks: Mont-Royal and Laurier metro area
- Street parking on the Plateau is scarce — take the metro
Worth knowing
- Runs until Christmas Eve
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Marché de Noël Végane de Montréal
A vegan Christmas market downtown: local businesses, makers and food vendors — pastries, chocolate, cosmetics, soaps and clothing.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Vegan pastries and chocolate
- Cosmetics, soaps and clothing
- Local makers and food vendors
Worth it for vegan food gifts — and you don't need to be vegan to enjoy it.
- 2026
- December 5–6, 2026
- Last season
- December 6–7, 2025
- Cost
- Free (reserve a free ticket online)
Getting there and parking
- Salle Agora, 175 President-Kennedy Avenue — 2 minutes from Place-des-Arts metro
- Paid underground parking around Place des Arts
Worth knowing
- 10:30 am–5:30 pm both days
Christmas village
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Village de Noël de Montréal (Atwater Market)
The smaller sister market at Atwater Market by the Lachine Canal: makers' chalets, local food and the market's own shops next door.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Makers' chalets by the Lachine Canal
- Santa's office and an elf kingdom for kids
- Atwater Market next door
What visitors sayGoogle 4.1 ★ · 70 reviews
Families like Santa — patient with the kids — and the setting; others find the stalls repetitive and the outdoor raclette cold. Check Santa's hours before you go.
A good outing with small children combined with shopping at Atwater Market; for gifts, the Grand Marché has more.
- 2026
- November 26 – December 24, 2026
- Last season
- Du 27 novembre au 21 décembre 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Lionel-Groulx metro, then a few minutes' walk
- Several parking lots near the market
Worth knowing
- No dogs inside Atwater Market (food-safety rules), except service dogs