Christmas markets · Helen, GA
Christmas markets in Helen
Helen, a Bavarian-styled mountain town about 90 minutes north of Atlanta, holds its Christmas market on two weekends around Thanksgiving, spread over the Marktplatz and Unicoi Hill Park. The same weekend the village switches on its lights, so it is easy to make a full Christmas day trip of it.
1 market · checked October 2026
🧒 With kids
- Helen's Christmas Market · Downtown Helen
✨ Date night
- Helen's Christmas Market · Downtown Helen
IllustrationGerman market · Downtown Helen
Helen's Christmas Market
Handmade ornaments, wreaths and gifts, roasted nuts, mulled wine and German pastries across the Marktplatz and Unicoi Hill Park; 2026 is its 19th year.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Handmade ornaments, wreaths and gifts
- Roasted nuts, mulled wine, German pastries
- Alpine-styled village decorated for Christmas
- Lighting of the Village the evening before
Worth the drive from Atlanta for a day in the mountains — come on the first weekend and stay for the village lights.
- 2026
- Nov 28–29 & Dec 5–6, 2026, 10 am – 5 pm
- Last season
- Two weekends, late Nov – early Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Downtown lots fill on event days — arrive early
Worth knowing
- Two weekends only, daytime
- Evenings in the mountains are around freezing — dress in layers
- Book cabins or hotels early for Thanksgiving weekend
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