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Christmas markets · Pretoria

Christmas markets in Pretoria 2026

Nickel Christmas Market, Irene Village Market (Festive Edition), Pretoria's Vintage Christmas & Décor Market (Irene Village Mall), Christkindlmarkt Pretoria (German School) and more. We add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them; until then you'll see last season's.

6 markets · checked October 2026

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  • Irene Village Market (Festive Edition), PretoriaIllustration

    Christmas market · Pretoria

    Irene Village Market (Festive Edition)

    The long-running Irene market at the Big Red Barn holds festive markets on several December days: more than 150 stalls of local handmade arts and crafts, live entertainment, deli food, local beer and gin.

    🧒 With kids🎉 With friends

    What's there

    • 150+ handmade stalls
    • Outdoor farm-barn setting
    • Live entertainment
    • Pets welcome

    Pretoria's best-loved outdoor market, at its most festive in December.

    Dates
    29 Nov; 6, 13, 14, 16 Dec 2025
    Cost
    Free entry (2025).

    Getting there and parking

    • The Big Red Barn, 7 Nelson Rd, Olifantsfontein (Irene/Centurion).

    Worth knowing

    • Five festive dates in 2025 incl. the 16 December holiday.
    • Arrive early — it gets hot by midday.
  • Crafters Fair Christmas Market (Moreleta Park), PretoriaIllustration

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    Crafters Fair Christmas Market (Moreleta Park)

    More than 250 exhibitors of handmade arts and crafts from across South Africa — scrapbooking, jewellery, toys, décor and gifts — over two weeks.

    🎉 With friends🧒 With kids

    What's there

    • 250+ exhibitors
    • Handmade crafts from across SA
    • Two weeks

    Pretoria's biggest early Christmas craft market.

    Dates
    24 Oct – 8 Nov 2025
    Cost
    R10 adults (2025).

    Getting there and parking

    • Moreleta Kerk, Moreleta Park.

    Worth knowing

    • Mondays to Saturdays 9am–6pm; closed Sundays.
    • It's in late October / early November.
  • Nickel Christmas Market, PretoriaIllustration

    Christmas market · Pretoria

    Nickel Christmas Market

    🎉 With friends✨ Date night

    What's there

    • Charity market for a local welfare organisation
    • Handmade crafts, organic food, books
    • Lots of tellers, no queue to pay

    What visitors sayGoogle 4.7 ★ · 28 reviews

    Visitors praise the organisation, the decorations, the variety of handmade goods at fair prices — and that it supports a good cause.

    Shop with a conscience — a lovely charity market.

    Dates
    26 Nov – 7 Dec 2025
    Cost
    Free entry.

    Getting there and parking

    • Kungwini Welfare Organisation, Graham Rd, Silverlakes, Pretoria East.
    • There is an in-house restaurant (Tripadvisor).

    Worth knowing

    • Open daily 9am–5pm; live entertainment at weekends.
    • Try the milk-tart pancakes.
  • Transoranje Kersmark (Tshwane Event Centre), PretoriaIllustration

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    Transoranje Kersmark (Tshwane Event Centre)

    An annual Christmas market (kersmark) in Hall L of the Pretoria Show Grounds.

    🧒 With kids

    What's there

    • Annual kersmark
    • Indoor hall
    • Pretoria Show Grounds

    A traditional Pretoria Christmas market.

    Dates
    26 Nov – 6 Dec 2025
    Cost
    See the organiser.

    Getting there and parking

    • Tshwane Event Centre, Pretoria West.

    Worth knowing

    • Check dates before going.
    • Indoor — fine in rain.

German Christmas market

  • Christkindlmarkt Pretoria (German School), PretoriaIllustration

    German Christmas market · Pretoria

    Christkindlmarkt Pretoria (German School)

    A traditional German Christmas market that has run for more than ten years at the German International School Pretoria.

    🧒 With kids🎉 With friends

    What's there

    • Traditional German Christmas market
    • Over ten years running
    • School grounds

    The closest thing to a Weihnachtsmarkt in Gauteng — one day only.

    Dates
    28 Nov 2026
    Cost
    See the organiser.

    Getting there and parking

    • Deutsche Internationale Schule Pretoria.

    Worth knowing

    • 2026 date: 28 November.
    • Go early for German bakes and mulled wine.

Weekend Christmas market

  • Pretoria's Vintage Christmas & Décor Market (Irene Village Mall), PretoriaIllustration

    Weekend Christmas market · Pretoria

    Pretoria's Vintage Christmas & Décor Market (Irene Village Mall)

    Over 150 stalls of Christmas décor, stockings, linen, jewellery, clothing and artisanal bakes, with a vintage carousel, on the Day of Reconciliation holiday.

    🧒 With kids🎉 With friends

    What's there

    • 150+ stalls
    • Vintage carousel
    • Public-holiday market

    A big one-day Christmas market in Centurion.

    Dates
    16 Dec 2025
    Cost
    Free entry.

    Getting there and parking

    • Irene Village Mall, Irene.

    Worth knowing

    • 8:30am–5pm on 16 December.
    • Pair with the Irene Village Market at the Big Red Barn.

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