Paris Christmas Markets 2026: Opening Dates, Locations and Hours, Including the Champs-Élysées Return

Paris’s Christmas markets began opening on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with La Défense first and the Tuileries following on Saturday, November 14, Sortiraparis reports. The biggest change this season is on the Champs-Élysées, where a Christmas market returns on November 22 for the first time in ten years. Most of the major markets stay open through the end of the year, and several run into early January 2027.

The Champs-Élysées Market Is Back

The avenue kept its Christmas lights after its chalets disappeared, according to Sortiraparis. This year the market returns with about 200 chalets in the gardens of the lower Champs-Élysées, near Place de la Concorde, along with new activities for families. It opens on the same day the Christmas lights are switched on, and it runs until January 4. It is open from 10am to 10pm Monday to Thursday and from 10am to 11pm Friday to Sunday. On December 24 it closes at 8pm, and on December 31 it is closed. The nearest metro stations are Concorde and Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau.

The Tuileries, La Défense and Notre-Dame

The Tuileries market combines chalets, rides and food stalls in the garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde. It runs from November 14 to January 3 and opens daily from 11am to 11:45pm, closing at 7:30pm on December 24 and 31, Sortiraparis reports. The closest metro stations are Tuileries and Concorde.

La Défense is the first to open. Its organizer has confirmed that the chalets stay until December 31, while Le Sommet, the entertainment area, stays open until January 3. The market is reachable by metro line 1 or the RER A.

The market beside Notre-Dame, in Square René-Viviani in the 5th arrondissement, runs from November 26 to December 27. The Boulogne-Billancourt market opens on November 25.

Dates and opening hours can change, so it is worth checking each market’s official page before you go. For help getting around, see our practical guide to the Paris Métro and RER.

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Source: Sortiraparis (Christmas markets in Paris and Île-de-France, Champs-Élysées market, Tuileries market); Pixidia (La Défense dates from the organizer); Ultimate Christmas Markets (metro stations). Published October to November 2026.

Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France