Vienna · Austria
Spittelberg Christmas Market
Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg
13 Nov – 23 Dec 2026 Official
Official websiteDates and hours may change. Check them on the market's official site.
Key facts
| City | Vienna |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Dates | 13 Nov – 23 Dec 2026 Official |
| Opening hours | Mon–Fri 14:00–21:30 (other days: see official site) |
| Official website | Official website |
| Map pin | 48.20356, 16.35515. Approximate location from the sources used for this page. |
About the market
The Spittelberg Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg) is run together with its stallholders. According to its website, the 2026 edition runs from 13 November to 23 December 2026. It opens on Friday 13 November at 14:00. Opening hours are 14:00 to 21:30 from Monday to Friday, and 11:00 to 21:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The organisers say the market is again being run as an "Öko-Event" in 2026. They want to offer visitors goods and food that are fairly traded or produced, local, regional and/or organic, vegetarian or vegan, resource-saving and sustainable, because the climate matters to them. The market's online diary describes the atmosphere. Visitors can expect the smell of roasted almonds, vanilla, cinnamon, hot punch, fresh waffles and beeswax. The diary also mentions simple toys made of wood, plush or felt for children, and the moon rising over the Platzl. The sources give no founding date, no stall count and no further history, so this description is limited to what the market's own site states.
Sources: spittelberg.at.
About Vienna
Vienna (Wien) is the capital, the most populous city and one of the nine states of Austria. It has just over two million inhabitants, and its wider metropolitan area has nearly 2.9 million. It is the country's cultural, economic and political centre, the fifth-largest city in the European Union and the most populous city on the Danube. It lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods, at the foot of the Alps. The Romans founded the camp of Vindobona here in the 1st century. Vienna received city rights in 1221 and later became the seat of the Habsburg emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Today it hosts major international organisations, including the United Nations, OPEC and the OSCE. Its city centre became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Vienna is renowned for its musical heritage and was home to composers such as Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms and Mahler. It was also the home of Sigmund Freud, the first psychoanalyst. The historic centre has Baroque palaces and gardens, and the late-19th-century Ringstrasse, which is lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks. The landmarks shown include Schönbrunn Palace, Stephansdom, the State Opera, City Hall, the Neue Hofburg, Karlskirche and the Upper Belvedere. The supplied source for the city does not describe winter or Christmas highlights.
Sources: Wikipedia. Some wording is drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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