The Warsaw Christmas Market in front of the Palace of Culture and Science returns for its second edition. It runs from Friday 20 November 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027 on Defilad Square, and entry is free. The organiser promises a bigger site and more traders than last year and will reveal new attractions in the coming weeks. Opening hours and prices for this year have not been published yet, so below are the ones from the first edition. At the end you will also find the market in the Old Town.
Dates and opening hours
- Opens: Friday 20 November 2026.
- Closes: Wednesday 6 January 2027. That is longer than the first edition, which ran from 28 November 2025 to 1 January 2026.
- Hours in the first edition: Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 11:00 to 21:00, Friday and Saturday until 22:00.
- Holidays in the first edition: Christmas Eve from 10:00 to 16:00, 25 and 26 December from 12:00 to 21:00, New Year's Day from 12:00 to 17:00. For New Year's Eve the organiser's website gave 11:00 to 17:00, while the Palace of Culture gave 11:00 to 21:00.
The organiser has not published the hours for 2026 yet. Its website still shows last year's.
Where it is and how to get there
The market is on Defilad Square in front of the Palace of Culture and Science, right next to the Dmowskiego roundabout. The easiest way to get there is the metro to Centrum station. Warszawa Centralna railway station is about 350 metres away, and trams and buses stop along Aleje Jerozolimskie and Marszałkowska street.
Attractions and ticket prices
In the first edition there were more than 100 wooden huts selling handicrafts, decorations, treats and mulled wine. The market later won Event of the Year in the Warszawiaki awards. The attractions and their prices last winter:
- Sky 55 Ferris wheel, 55 metres tall and, according to the organiser, the tallest in Poland: ticket 45 zł, 35 zł for children under 120 cm. A VIP gondola for up to four people cost 100 zł for 30 minutes.
- Christmas tree carousel, 14 metres tall: 20 zł per person.
- Small carousel: free.
- A Venetian carousel, a stage with concerts, an open-air cinema on Tuesdays and Saturdays and free gingerbread decorating workshops at weekends.
Food and drink prices from the first edition
- Mulled wine in different flavours: 20 zł
- Mead: 15 zł, mulled beer: 24 zł, hot Aperol: 35 zł
- Hot chocolate: 23 zł, with cherry liqueur, rum or Baileys 35 zł, winter tea: 20 zł
- Highland cheeses (oscypek style): 8 to 11 zł
- Waffles: from 10 zł
- Belgian fries: 21 to 26 zł
- Churros: 25 to 38 zł
- Lángos: 30 to 38 zł
- Zapiekanka (Polish open-faced baguette): 30 to 35 zł
- Greek pita and souvlaki: 35 to 38 zł
- Hot dogs: from 35 zł
A quick estimate for an evening for two: two mulled wines and two lángos cost 100 to 116 zł, and with a ride on the Ferris wheel 190 to 206 zł.
The Old Town Christmas market
Warsaw's second Christmas market in 2025 stood by the Barbican. It ran from 22 November to 6 January along the space between the city walls, from Sigismund's Column to Wąski Dunaj street. It was open from Sunday to Thursday from 11:00 to 20:00 and on Friday and Saturday until 21:30, with blacksmith shows and carols, and there was an ice rink on the Old Town Market Square. We have not yet found its dates for 2026 in any source.
Eating out after the market
If you are going for dinner in the city centre afterwards, check the bill. Some restaurants in Warsaw add a service charge of 10 to 15 percent, and in Poland it should be announced before you order. We collect these restaurants on a map of restaurants with service charges, based on receipts sent in by guests.
Going to Krakow as well? The Krakow Christmas Market on the Main Square opens a week later, on 27 November.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Warsaw Christmas Market in 2026?
The market in front of the Palace of Culture runs from Friday 20 November 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027. It is the second edition.
What are the opening hours of the Warsaw Christmas Market?
The hours for 2026 have not been published yet. In the first edition the market was open Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 11:00 to 21:00, and on Friday and Saturday until 22:00.
How much does mulled wine cost at the Warsaw Christmas Market?
Prices for 2026 have not been published yet. In the first edition mulled wine in different flavours cost 20 zł, mulled beer 24 zł and mead 15 zł.
How much is the Ferris wheel at the Palace of Culture?
In the first edition a ticket for the 55-metre Ferris wheel cost 45 zł, or 35 zł for children under 120 cm. A VIP gondola for 30 minutes cost 100 zł.
Is the Warsaw Christmas Market free to enter?
Yes, entry is free. You pay for food, drinks, shopping and attractions such as the carousels.
Sources: organiser's website jarmark.waw.pl (dates and announcement of the second edition, 2025 hours, address, Warszawiaki award; as of 4 October 2026); Palace of Culture and Science pkin.pl, 25 November 2025 (first edition, attractions, transport, hours); Warsaw cultural information point pik.warszawa.pl (food, drink and attraction prices from the first edition); go2warsaw.pl (Barbican market in 2025). Prices from 2025 are indicative. Miejscownik.pl is not affiliated with the organisers.