Christmas markets · Palmerston North
Christmas markets in Palmerston North 2026
Magic of Christmas Night Market. Most are one-day or one-evening summer markets — we add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them.
1 market · checked October 2026
MarketDatesEntry
- Magic of Christmas Night Market2026: 1–2 Dec 2026$10 general admission; double pass $16 plus booking fee.
🧒 With kids
- Magic of Christmas Night Market · Palmerston North
✨ Date night
- Magic of Christmas Night Market · Palmerston North
🎉 With friends
- Magic of Christmas Night Market · Palmerston North
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Palmerston North
Magic of Christmas Night Market
A curated two-evening Christmas night market, 3–10pm: over 100 stalls, food trucks, a feasting hall and live music. 2026: 1–2 December.
🎉 With friends✨ Date night🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Curated night market of over 100 stalls
- Food trucks and a feasting hall
- Live music
- Two evenings at Awapuni Racecourse
The lower North Island's best-known Christmas night market — worth a trip from Whanganui or Levin.
- 2026
- 1–2 Dec 2026
- Last season
- 2–3 Dec 2025
- Cost
- $10 general admission; double pass $16 plus booking fee.
Getting there and parking
- Awapuni Racecourse, Palmerston North — about 10 minutes from The Square.
- On-site parking at the racecourse.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 December, 3pm–10pm. 2026: 1–2 December.
- The organisers also run a midwinter 'Winter's Day Out' in late June.
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