Christmas Village Amsterdam (Museumplein)
The free Christmas market on Museumplein, between the Rijksmuseum and the Concertgebouw, 3–27 December.
Older diesel cars are banned; cameras check number plates — foreign cars too. Check your car's Euro norm before you go.
Guide: what to do · official website · P+R RAI (Europaplein, metro 51/52, tram 4; no P+R rate on RAI event days) and P1 Johan Cruijff ArenA (metro 54/train; closed for P+R during events). The P+R rate requires continuing by public transport (max 96 h, RAI 24 h).
Not a Christmas market but a large indoor winter park in the RAI exhibition centre. The ticket covers activities, shows and performances; prize games, food and drink are extra. Tickets are for a fixed date and time slot. A good bad-weather or family option, but book ahead.
Open until midnight according to the RAI. Several sources say closed on 31 December – check the ticket site.
| Monday | 09:00–00:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00–00:00 |
Other markets nearby for the same trip.
The free Christmas market on Museumplein, between the Rijksmuseum and the Concertgebouw, 3–27 December.
Around twenty light artworks along the canals, on foot (4.5 km) or by boat, 26 Nov–17 Jan.
Christmas edition of the Sunday Market: makers, designers and food trucks at Westergas, on one December Sunday.
One of the largest Christmas markets in the Netherlands: hundreds of stalls around the Grote Markt, 11–13 December.
Nostalgic market around the Hooglandse Kerk over two long weekends: 11–13 and 17–20 December.
Nearly a hundred chalets under the trees of the Lange Voorhout, free, daily 12:00–21:00, 3–23 December.