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Christmas markets · Quebec City

Christmas markets in Quebec City

The German Christmas market in the streets of Old Quebec is the most photographed in the country — go on a weekday and dress for the cold.

2 markets · checked September 2026

🧒 With kids

✨ Date night

🎉 With friends

German market

  • Chalets en bois et visiteurs au Marché de Noël allemand de Québec, place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville📷 Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Chalets du marché de Noël et sapins enneigés devant l'Hôtel de Ville de QuébecFile devant un chalet du Marché de Noël allemand, avec la basilique-cathédrale en arrière-planChalet décoré de branches de sapin au Marché de Noël allemand de Québec

    📷 Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0

    German market · Quebec City

    Quebec City German Christmas Market

    Canada's most photographed Christmas market: more than 90 stalls in the streets of Old Quebec, sausages, pretzels and mulled wine, open Thursday to Sunday. Saturdays are very busy.

    🧒 With kids✨ Date night🎉 With friends

    What's there

    • 90+ stalls across five sites in Old Quebec
    • Glühwein, gingerbread, stollen and pretzels
    • Puppet theatre and a kids' chalet
    • Santa in his castle on Place d'Armes

    What visitors say

    Everyone agrees on the setting — next to the Château Frontenac, it's the place to find the Christmas spirit. Criticism is about stall prices; many point out you can wander and take photos for free.

    The Christmas market to see in Canada. Go on a Thursday or Friday afternoon, dress warmly and add the Petit-Champlain lights.

    2026
    November 19 – December 23, 2026
    Last season
    Du 20 novembre au 23 décembre 2025
    Cost
    Free

    Getting there and parking

    • Inside Old Quebec: paid Upper Town parking or public transit (RTC)
    • On December Saturdays, leave the car outside the walls

    Worth knowing

    • Open Thursday to Sunday (2026: November 19 – December 23)
    Quebec CityOfficial site

Holiday market

  • Grand Marché de Noël de Québec, Quebec CityIllustration

    Holiday market · Quebec City

    Grand Marché de Noël de Québec

    Indoors and warm at the Grand Marché de Québec: more than 250 food businesses — cheese, pies, tourtières and gourmet gifts.

    🧒 With kids

    What's there

    • 250+ food producers
    • Indoors and warm
    • Kids' corners and a dining area

    What visitors say

    Visitors like the range of local products, friendly vendors, family spaces and free parking; some find prices higher than the grocery store.

    The best place in Quebec City for food gifts and holiday tourtières — warm, with kids.

    2026
    November 21 – December 24, 2026
    Last season
    Du 25 novembre 2024 au 5 janvier 2025
    Cost
    Free

    Getting there and parking

    • Large free parking lot on site

    Worth knowing

    • Two hours of free parking in lot P4 — validate your ticket at the terminals inside
    • Wheelchair accessible, with changing tables
    Quebec CityOfficial site

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