Canada Christmas Markets 2026: Dates for Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Quebec City and Ottawa

Toronto’s Distillery Winter Village opens on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, Montreal’s Grand Marché de Noël follows on Friday, Nov. 13 and the Vancouver Christmas Market opens on Monday, Nov. 16, according to each market’s official site and Tourisme Montréal. Quebec City’s German Christmas Market opens Thursday, Nov. 19, and Ottawa Tourism lists its first Christmas market weekend as Nov. 20-22. The comparison table, a Distillery free-visit guide and a one-page printable are below.

What are the Canada Christmas market dates for 2026?

City	Market	Opens	Closes	Days from opening to closing	Admission
Toronto	The Distillery Winter Village	Thu., Nov. 12, 2026	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	53	Free at set times; tickets from $16 plus Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and service charge
Montreal	Le Grand Marché de Noël de Montréal, Place des Festivals	Fri., Nov. 13, 2026	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	52	Free
Vancouver	Vancouver Christmas Market, Jack Poole Plaza	Mon., Nov. 16, 2026	Thu., Dec. 24, 2026	39	Ticketed; Single Entry from $7.99 pre-sale
Quebec City	German Christmas Market	Thu., Nov. 19, 2026	Wed., Dec. 23, 2026	35	Free
Ottawa	Ottawa Christmas Market, Aberdeen Plaza at Lansdowne	Fri., Nov. 20, 2026 (first listed)	Thu., Dec. 31, 2026 (last listed)	13 listed days	Free

The day counts are our calculation and include both the first and last date. Tourisme Montréal does not list Montreal’s opening days or hours, so its figure is the span of the season. Ottawa’s figure is the 13 dates Ottawa Tourism lists so far, not a span.

When is the Toronto Christmas market free at the Distillery?

The Distillery Winter Village is the market formerly called the Toronto Christmas Market. Its frequently asked questions page says admission is free before 4 p.m. daily and all day Monday to Wednesday through Dec. 13, 2026. Thursdays in November are free except Opening Night, and kids 9 and under are always free.

When	Free or ticketed
Thu., Nov. 12, 2026 (Opening Night)	Ticket required
Any day before 4 p.m.	Free
Mon. to Wed., through Dec. 13	Free all day
Thursdays in November, except Nov. 12	Free
From 4 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday	Ticket required
From 4 p.m. every Thursday in December	Ticket required
From 4 p.m. daily, Dec. 14 to 31	Ticket required

Tickets start at $16 plus HST and a service charge, and come as General Admission, Flex or Express. They are bought online in advance, and the market has no on-site box office.

The tree lighting ceremony is at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. On opening day the retail shops are open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and the cabins from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hours for other days are not listed on the pages we read.

What are the Vancouver Christmas Market hours and ticket prices?

The Vancouver Christmas Market runs Nov. 16 to Dec. 24, 2026 at Jack Poole Plaza, according to its site.

Dates	Hours
Nov. 16 to Dec. 4	Weekdays 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; weekends 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 to 18	Sunday to Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Dec. 19 to 23	10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 24 (final day)	10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Entry is ticketed. Single Entry starts at $7.99 pre-sale, with a 30-minute arrival window. A Season Pass starts at $32.99 pre-sale, and a Family Season Pass at $74.99 pre-sale or $84.99 standard. Kids 6 and under are free. Pre-sale runs to Nov. 15.

What are the Quebec City German Christmas Market hours?

Visit Québec City lists free entry for the German Christmas Market (Marché de Noël allemand) from Nov. 19 to Dec. 23, 2026.

Dates	Hours
Nov. 19 to Dec. 20	Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 21 and Tue., Dec. 22	11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 23	11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

What do we know about Montreal and Ottawa?

Tourisme Montréal lists Le Grand Marché de Noël de Montréal at Place des Festivals from Friday, Nov. 13, 2026 to Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, with free entry. It does not list daily hours or closed days.

Ottawa Tourism describes the Ottawa Christmas Market at Aberdeen Plaza at Lansdowne as free and family-friendly. The dates listed so far are Nov. 20-22, Nov. 27-29, Dec. 11-13 and Dec. 18-20, each Friday to Sunday, plus Thursday, Dec. 31. That list may be incomplete, and no hours are given.

Which dates should you mark?

The printable has 11 rows: all five openings, the end of the Distillery’s free all-day Monday to Wednesday period on Sunday, Dec. 13, the switch to tickets from 4 p.m. daily on Monday, Dec. 14, and the closings in Quebec City, Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto and Montreal. Print it, then add the dates to the November 2026 printable calendar and the December 2026 printable calendar.

What else is on around the same dates?

Toronto’s Santa Claus Parade falls ten days after the Distillery opens; see our Toronto Santa Claus Parade 2026 story. For gifts that travel, the Canada Post holiday shipping deadlines are listed separately. Across the Atlantic, the Manchester and Birmingham Christmas markets open on Nov. 5 and 6.

Dates, hours and prices can change, so check each official site before you travel.