Christmas markets · Leavenworth, WA
Christmas markets in Leavenworth
Leavenworth, the Bavarian-styled village in the Cascades two and a half hours from Seattle, becomes Christmastown from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve: half a million lights, Santa at the Front Street gazebo, carolers, food vendors in the park and a warm Festhalle with crafts and Christmastown goods.
1 market · checked October 2026
🧒 With kids
- Christmastown Leavenworth · Front Street
✨ Date night
- Christmastown Leavenworth · Front Street
🎉 With friends
- Christmastown Leavenworth · Front Street
IllustrationChristmas village · Front Street
Christmastown Leavenworth
The chamber's Christmas festival: over half a million lights (6 am–11 pm daily, through February), free live music and carolers at the gazebo, Santa and Mrs. Claus, food vendors in Front Street Park and the Festhalle with kids' crafts, letters to Santa, a gingerbread house exhibition and Christmastown merchandise.
🧒 With kids✨ Date night🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Half a million lights in a Bavarian village
- Santa, Mrs. Claus and carolers at the gazebo
- Food vendors in Front Street Park
- Festhalle warming station with crafts and letters to Santa
- Gingerbread house exhibition
Worth the trip from Seattle — go midweek in December; weekends are very crowded.
- 2026
- Nov 27 – Dec 24, 2026 (food vendors 10 am–7 pm)
- Last season
- Nov 28 – Dec 24, 2025
- Cost
- Free (some evening shows $5–15)
Getting there and parking
- Paid town lots fill early at weekends; arrive in the morning
Worth knowing
- Lights stay on 6 am–11 pm through February
- Book lodging months ahead for December weekends