Enjoy Gdańsk city break for Christmas market!

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You can’t miss Gdańsk Christmas Market while visiting the city in December.

It’s located at Targ Węglowy (Coal Market) in the Main Town.

Plenty of stalls, mix of Christmas smells and flavors, beautiful street illuminations along Długa Street, fairy tales processions and parades, workshops for kids on the weekends and many more awaits you during the Christmas Market in Gdańsk.

The news is the Food Court

Here it is going to be tasty with all the dishes representing cuisine from around the world. We will be able to try for example Spanish snacks (churros), Hungarian cuisine (kurtosz and langosz), Alsatian flatbread and Polish dishes (makowiec, pierogi dumplings, pasties, borscht and żurek sour soup).

We will also drink teas with many flavors, warming-up hot chocolates, warm beer with honey and ginger, regional cider with addition of rum. And we will of course taste aromatic mulled wine, served in collectible ceramic cups or one-time cups produced especially for the market.

Upcycling, handicraft or branded Christmas gifts

In the historical interiors of Grand Armoury/Wielka Zbrojownia the stands with handicraft and art products will be located. So if you look for a special Christmas gift here you can choose between one-of-a kind upcycling, slow fashion and ecco items.

Here you can also buy unique handmade Christmas tree decorations, mistletoe, figures, functional art, handcrafted items such as jewelry, ornaments and other gifts.

You can enter Grand Armoury from the Coal Market side (where the Christmas market is located).

For the first time ever, the market will also be held on the second side of Wały Jagiellońskie because stands with arts and crafts will be located in the courtyard of Gdańsk Forum (the biggest shopping mall in in the Gdańsk).

So if your Xmas gift list is not completed yet after doing shopping on the Christmas Market you can visit Gdańsk Forum and choose between numerous branded shops and stylish gift ideas.

Workshop or Ice Hill for kids

On Saturdays and Sundays, artistic workshops for children will be held in the Great Armoury. They will be conducted by dedicated trainers (from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm). Importantly, you will be able to leave a child under professional care and during this time spend a pleasant time in the market.

If your kid is more for outdoor activities please remember you can have fun on the Ice Mountain with sledge tracks, which will also be located within the territory of Gdańsk Forum.

The Christmas Market takes place daily from 1st to 23rd of December between 11 to 20 (11-21 on the weekends).