Christmas Market Time in Budapest in 2021

It is that time of the year again… Christmas will be here soon, and so are the Christmas Markets in Budapest. Unfortunately, last year our large Christmas markets were not organized because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but this year they are back, so let us recommend a few locations to you where you can enjoy spicy hot wine, quality presents and souvenirs! These markets offer great opportunities to spend 1 or 2 hours in the city center after you learned about Hungary and Budapest on our free walking tours… 🙂

Vörösmarty Square Christmas Market

Open till the end of 31st of December 2021 (it closes at 1am during the night of the 1st of Jan.), located on the Vörösmarty square, absolutely in the city center, at the final stop of the Metro line nr.1 (which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, because it was the first metro line of Continental- Europe in the year 1896).

The square itself has been fully renovated a few years ago and they made the “corridors” between the little wooden houses selling all kinds of goods more spacious than before. This Christmas Market has been organized on the same square in the last about 25 years and has been voted to be one of the best of these kind of fairs. It is a special one, because only Hungarian hand-made products can be sold by Hungarian craftsmen and designers.

Advent by the Saint Stephen’s Basilica

You can visit this Christmas Market on the square in front of the biggest Roman Catholic church of Budapest until the 1st of January 2022. In the online voting of the European Best Destinations, this market in received almost 25,000 votes from 163 countries and was chosen to be the best in Europe for the second year!

These are the two largest and best Christmas Markets this year in the Hungarian capital, but you can also find some nice smaller ones throughout the city center, like at the

• Corvin sétány (Corvin promenade)
• Fő square in Óbuda (Old Buda)
• Batthyány square (the meeting point of our Free Buda Castle Tour)

Batthyány square, Free Buda Castle Tour meeting point

Wishing you nice winter days and safe travels, see you on our Free Budapest Walking Tours and Private Tours soon! 🙂