Amiens
Christmas
Market
Amiens Christmas Market
- 2024edition
- 120chalets
- 650fir trees
The magic of Christmas
Always present in Amiens
This year, the largest Christmas Market in Northern France returns from Saturday November 22 to Saturday December 29, 2024. From Place René Goblet to Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, find ideas for Christmas gifts, sample Christmas and regional specialities, or simply: treat yourself!
Events for 2024
Enchantment for the whole family
Santa’s village sets up in Square Saint-Denis, with illuminated trees for even more magic.
Place Gambetta is transformed into a ski resort, with 10 gondolas for drinks and Christmas specialities.
The ice rink returns to Place de l’Hôtel de Ville alongside the giant Christmas tree.
Santa’s toy factory moves to rue de Noyon.
The Village des Créateurs opens its doors at Les Halles du Belfroi on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Puppet show “La nativité selon Ch’Lafleur revisitée” on December 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at the Comédie de Picardie.
Meet the Gothiques field hockey team on November 30 at the ice rink.
Christmas village organized by the Département de la Somme from December 4 to 8 in the bishop’s palace park.
Parades :
- November 27: Pan’s Archipelago
- December 4: Bubbles
- December 6: Dragon Time
- December 13: Snow Dreams
- December 20: Harry Potter’s great journey
- December 22: Christmas Brass Ban
During the market, the chalets are open:
Monday: 2 pm to 7:30 pm
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:30 am to 7:30 pm
Nocturne Saturday until 9 pm
Closed on December 25, December 24 and December 30 at 5 p.m.
“Christmas isn’t a day or a season, it’s a state of mind…”
Illuminations and decorations
the icing on the cake
Attend the monumental Chroma show between November 29 and December 29, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm. To do so, simply go to the forecourt of Amiens’ Notre Dame Cathedral.
“The Chroma show places color at the heart of an immersive experience in a contemporary setting. From blue, evoking the Waidiers merchants who helped finance the monument, to a new animated rendering of the polychromes, the high point of this journey through time, the cathedral, by turns luminous and mysterious, continues to fascinate”.
A tour guide is on hand every evening during the second half of the show to answer any questions you may have about the polychromy of the portals.
Meeting with
Pierre-yves
Director of the Tourist Office
“Get ready for the festive season with your family at the biggest Christmas market in northern France – it’s absolutely magical. Sharing, wonder and good humor guaranteed! As night falls, don’t miss the “Chroma” show. The ephemeral recoloration of Notre-Dame’s western facade brings back to life the colors of the Middle Ages. An exceptional result, an emotion to share with the people of Amiens… and this show is free!”
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Contacts
Amiens Tourist Office
21 place Notre-Dame
Tel: 03 22 71 60 50
www.amiens-tourisme.com
www.marchedenoel.fr
Shopping
gourmet
Don’t leave town without filling your basket with Picardy delicacies:
- Boxed set of tuiles and macarons d’Amiens (moist honey and almond cake) available from Trogneux, les Chocolats de Nicolasor at Show’Colat Vasseur
- Platter of mature cheeses from Picardy, such as tomme au foin, rollot or tricorne de Picardie, washed in beer, to discover at Julien Planchonfromager des Halles
- A beaten cake, some vegetables from the Hortillonnages, a terrine of Amiens duck pâté: just a sample of what the shopkeepers of the town center and the Halles du Belfroi have to offer.
