during the Christmas holidays 2025 and until January 2026
Brussels becomes truly magical as the holidays approach: illuminated chalets, the smell of mulled wine, ice rink in the centre, mini-Christmas villages in the neighbourhoods, creative and sustainable markets…
🔎 At a glance
📅 Period : from November 28, 2025 to January 4, 2026 depending on the market.
🎄 The big market not to be missed : Plaisirs d’Hiver / Winter Wonders in the city centre (Grand-Place, Bourse, Sainte-Catherine, De Brouckère…).
🏡 The municipal markets : Anderlecht, Auderghem, Schaerbeek, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Neder-Over-Heembeek…
✨ Creative & sustainable markets : Slow Ho Ho, Christmas BOOM, designer and artisan markets.
👨 👦 👩 👧 Special for families : ice rink, Ferris wheel, Christmas villages, farm markets, museums and heated marquees.
2025 calendar of Christmas markets in Brussels
📅 From 28 to 30 November :
– Saint-Julien Christmas market, in Auderghem (rue Valduc).
📅 From 28 November to 1 January – with an extension until 4 January for Place De Brouckère:
– Winter Wonders, in the city centre of Brussels.
📅 December 7 :
– “Food & Gifts” market, in Auderghem (boulevard du Souverain).
📅 From 9 to 14 December :
– Christmas Stockel Village, on Place Dumon, in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
📅 From 11 to 14 December :
– Christmas market of the Os à Moelle, in Schaerbeek (avenue Émile Max).
– Slow Ho Ho – Sustainable market, in Schaerbeek (Tiroir de Lou workshop).
📅 From 12 to 14 December :
– Creative & sustainable Christmas BOOM, at UR Square, Ixelles.
📅 From 13 to 14 December :
– Christmas village in Rouge-Cloître, on the site of Rouge-Cloître, in Auderghem.
– Christmas market at the Ferme Nos Pilifs, in Neder-Over-Heembeek.
📅 December 13 :
– Christmas market at the Tram Museum, in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
📅 From 19 to 21 December :
– Anderlecht Christmas market, on the Place de la Vaillance.
1. Winter Wonders: the big Christmas market in the city centre
📅 Dates
- Winter Fun Trail in the city centre: from 28 November 2025 to 1 January 2026.
- Place De Brouckère extended until January 4, 2026 (ice rink & curling).
Plaisirs d’Hiver is Brussels’ large Christmas market, several times cited as one of the most beautiful in Europe, with around 238 chalets spread throughout the city centre.
It includes:
- Grand-Place : huge Christmas tree, sound and light show (several times per evening), nativity scene “Les étoffes de la Nativité”. No chalet on the square, only the show.
- Place de la Bourse, Place de la Monnaie : chalets, bars, entertainment.
- Place Sainte-Catherine & Vismet (Fish Market): Ferris wheel, merry-go-rounds, numerous gourmet stalls.
- Place De Brouckère : large ice rink, curling rinks, chalet village and large sheltered terraces.
- Tour Noire, Rue de la Madeleine, Place Poelaert : chalets, entertainment and mini-village with panoramic views of Brussels.
Practical information
- 🕒 Horaires
- Every day from 12 noon to 10 pm (including weekends).
- December 24th, December 31st and January 4th: closing at 6pm and no sound and light show on the Grand-Place.
- 🚋 Accès
- Ideal by metro / tram / bus : Gare Centrale, Bourse, De Brouckère, Sainte-Catherine stations.
- By train via Brussels-Central Station, a stone’s throw from the Grand-Place.
Family outing idea
- Ice rink in De Brouckère.
- Snack and Ferris wheel ride at Vismet.
- Sound and light show on the Grand-Place in the early evening (rather during the week to avoid the very large crowds).
2. Winter Pop Mini Villages
📅 Dates: 3 weekends in December, each weekend in a different neighborhood.
On the fringes of the large market, Winter Pop sets up small winter villages in several districts: Marolles, Square Ambiorix, Laeken…
There are: caravans, concerts, street shows, children’s activities, associative stands.
- 🎄 Atmosphere : very local, friendly, perfect with children (and much less crowded than the center).
3. Anderlecht – Christmas market on the Place de la Vaillance
📅 Dates : from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 December 2025.
The Anderlecht Christmas market is held on the Place de la Vaillance and around the collegiate church of Saints-Pierre-et-Guidon.
The town announces between seventy and a hundred chalets, concerts, brass bands, stilt walkers and illuminations.
- 🎄 Atmosphere : large market in the town, very warm, less touristy than the city centre.
4.Schaerbeek – Christmas market from Os à Moelle
📅 Dates : from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 December 2025.
The Os à Moelle Christmas market is the largest Christmas market in Schaerbeek:
- Indoor and outdoor designer market,
- about forty exhibitors,
- mulled wine, braziers, visit from Santa Claus.
- 📍 Location : Avenue Émile Max 153, 1030 Schaerbeek.
With children
- Free entertainment.
- “Village” atmosphere.
- Possibility to get warm inside in case of extreme cold or rain.
5. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Christmas Stockel Village
📅 Dates : from Tuesday 9 to Sunday 14 December 2025.
Under a large heated tent on the Place Dumon, the Christmas Stockel Village is a real Christmas village: more than 60 exhibitors, gourmet products, decoration, jewellery, toys, cosmetics, workshops, musical entertainment…
- 🎄 Atmosphere : very family-friendly, protected from the weather, ideal with children or grandparents.
6. Auderghem – Christmas Markets & Village
The municipality of Auderghem organises several Christmas events, including the unmissable Christmas Village in Rouge-Cloître.
Christmas market in Saint-Julien
- 📅 November 28, 29 and 30, 2025.
- 📍 Rue Valduc (usual site of the market).
- 🌲Atmosphere : friendly neighbourhood market, perfect to launch the season.
Christmas Market “Food & Gifts”
- 📅 December 7, 2025.
- 📍 Central berm of the Boulevard du Souverain.
- 🌲 Atmosphere : local craftsmen and producers, light show at the end of the day.
Christmas Village in Rouge-Cloître
- 📅 December 13 & 14, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- 🎨 Program : more than 50 stands of artists, craftsmen and mini-companies, activities for young and old, Santa Claus in a horse-drawn carriage.
- 🌲 Setting : in nature, very pleasant even in winter (bring boots if the ground is muddy).
7. Neder-Over-Heembeek – Christmas Market at the Ferme Nos Pilifs
📅 Dates : Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 December 2025, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Every year, the Ferme Nos Pilifs organises a Christmas market in the heart of its integration farm: artisanal products, a forest of organic and sustainable fir trees, giant tartiflette, mulled wine and Christmas decorations.
- 🌲 Atmosphere : magical setting, opportunity to see animals and support a large social economy enterprise employing people with disabilities
8. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Tram Museum Christmas Market
📅 Date : Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Tram Museum organizes its Christmas market in the middle of the historic trams and buses :
- local craftsmen,
- Resto-tram, mulled wine, cougnous…
- 💶 Tarifs :
- free admission to the museum,
- Journey by old tram or bus: €5, free for children under 6.
9. Slow Ho Ho – Sustainable Christmas Market (Schaerbeek)
📅 Dates : from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 December 2025.
Organised by Tiroir de Lou, Slow Ho Ho is a sustainable and intimate Christmas market: a dozen Belgian designers, ethical objects, a “hygge” and gourmet atmosphere in a cosy workshop in Schaerbeek.
10. créatif.ve & radically sustainable Christmas BOOM (Ixelles – Usquare)
📅 Dates : from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 December 2025.
The Christmas BOOM is a large market of creative, committed and sustainable craftsmen, organised by the non-profit organisation Fais-le toi-même in UR Square (Ixelles). There are dozens of exhibitors, family entertainment, indoor bar and food trucks.
