Leiden Christmas Market

Leiden's Christmas market gathers around the Hooglandse Kerk in the old centre, spread over the Hooglandse Kerkgracht, the Hooglandse Kerkplein and the Nieuwstraat. Expect a winter village of wooden chalets, terraces and food trucks among the historic canal houses.

It is part of Leiden's Winter Wonder Weeks, so there is more going on nearby, with a nostalgic fair and a lit Christmas tree.

Note the dates: the market is open on two long weekends only, 11 to 13 and 17 to 20 December. Most days run from noon to 21:00; the Sundays start at 13:00, and the last Sunday ends at 18:00. The Hooglandse Kerk is about 15 minutes' walk from Leiden Centraal.