Last updated: December 01, 2024
Join us on a festive journey through Uppsala during the Christmas season. Whether Uppsala is your home or you're visiting during the holidays, our guide helps you find the season's best experiences.
From the atmospheric Christmas market at Stora torget to the traditional concerts in Uppsala Cathedral, the city offers a rich variety of Christmas activities. Along the pedestrian street, stores with Christmas displays and winter lighting brighten the December darkness, while the Uppsala Castle area offers historical Christmas atmosphere with crafts and local delicacies. In the city center, visitors can experience both modern and traditional Christmas celebrations reflecting the city's rich cultural heritage.
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Uppsala Holiday Light Displays
Nobel Day
Nobel Week Lights is a light festival that illuminates Stockholm during the darkest time of the year – a free cultural experience for everyone. The festival, presented by the Nobel Prize Museum, invites international and local artists, designers, and students to create public light artworks inspired by the Nobel Prize. The light installations highlight the scientific discoveries, literature, and peace work of Nobel laureates in new ways, allowing us to see the city with new eyes together with loved ones.
Uppsala Holiday Markets and Shopping
Christmas Market at Skansen
The Skansen Christmas Market is a historical market dating back to 1903, where you can buy everything from handicrafts and design to sweets and handmade candles. The market features many stalls filled with delicacies for the Christmas table, marzipan, Christmas bread, and locally produced crafts.
Stortorget Christmas Market
Stortorgets Julmarknad is a traditional Christmas market in Stockholm's Old Town, where you can find everything from beautiful Christmas gifts to delicacies for the Christmas table.
Drottningholm Palace Christmas Market
Drottningholms Palace Christmas Market offers handicrafts and delicacies, including glögg, marmalades, and food. You can find Christmas gifts and enjoy warm chocolate in Slottsbodens café.
Christmas Market in Sigtuna
The Sigtuna Christmas Market is a traditional event offering a variety of stalls, food market, Christmas music, and more. You can find traditional gifts and handmade crafts, as well as innovative projects by young schoolchildren. For the youngest visitors, there are pony rides, visits from Tant Grön, Tant Brun, and Tant Gredelin, film screenings, and the opportunity to leave a wish list for Santa.
Christmas Market in Enköping
The Enköping Christmas Market is a traditional event offering skilled craftsmanship and delicious holiday treats. It takes place on Stora torget and features entertainment for all ages.
Uppsala Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Festival of Lights
The "White Light" Lucia concert is a reinterpretation of the traditional Lucia celebration, honoring Lucia, the patron saint of light and the blind. Orchestras, choirs, ensembles, and soloists present dazzling processions and beautiful musical programs.
All Saints' Day
All Saints' Day in Uppsala features a variety of events and activities that attract people to the city. From concerts and theater performances to family days and exhibitions, there is something for everyone.
Gospel Choir in Uppsala
Join a gospel workshop with The Gloryfires. You will learn the songs by heart and gain insight into helpful singing techniques. Together, we will find the big, vibrant gospel sound.
Christmas Performance at Uppsala Theater
Julen – the musical is an entertaining Christmas show featuring music, glitter, angels, and surprises. Jacke Sjödin and his friends present an ensemble that breaks free both on and off stage.
Christmas Eve in Uppsala
Christmas in Uppsala is a day filled with traditions and events that create a warm and communal atmosphere. The event includes various activities and performances that attract visitors from all over the city.
Uppsala Other Holiday Activities
Uppsala Christmas Dinner
Welcome to Uppsala's Christmas buffet along Fyrisån, where you can enjoy a genuine and well-filled Christmas buffet in a unique glassed-in environment. Here, you can sit with friends and family and experience all the delicacies of the season.
Stockholm Christmas Dinner
Stadshuskällaren offers a traditional Christmas smorgasbord with game and forest elements, as well as a generous selection of vegetarian options. The buffet features classic favorites and new dishes, along with a delightful dessert and cookie board.
Christmas Eve in Stockholm
The Christmas dinner in Stockholm offers a rich and traditional holiday experience with classic dishes and unexpected elements. You can choose from various types of Christmas dinners, from Asian to vegetarian options, and enjoy a cozy atmosphere with fragrant pine and Christmas lights.
New Year's Celebration in Uppsala
New Year's celebrations in Uppsala offer a variety of events, from large nightclub events to smaller, yet equally charming activities.
New Year's Celebration in Stockholm
Celebrate New Year in Stockholm's archipelago with style at Marholmen. The New Year's package includes a New Year's dinner, champagne at midnight, and brunch on New Year's Day. You can also book a self-catering cottage or villa and add our festive New Year's basket.