Warsaw Christmas Market
Set beneath the Palace of Culture and Science, this Christmas market hosts over a hundred stalls featuring Polish regional handicrafts, gifts, and food products. Visitors can enjoy family attractions such as a 55-meter Ferris wheel, a Venetian carousel, Santa's House, and a 14-meter Christmas tree carousel. An event stage also hosts live concerts, workshops, and charity events alongside vendors serving warm winter meals and hot beverages.
What to Expect
Features a 55-meter Ferris wheel by the Palace of Culture.
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Neighborhood
Old Town
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Jarmarki Rzemiosłem Zdobione
Food & Drink
Stalls serve warm meals, sweets and warming drinks, including hot chocolate and winter treats from different parts of the world.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Families and christmas-market shoppers
Vibe
Festive and lively
Energy Level
Moderate
Budget
Free
Photo Friendly
High
Weather Sensitivity
High
Location
Know Before You Go
- Tickets: Market admission: free (0 PLN). Separately priced attractions listed: Sky 55 observation wheel, standard 45 zł and reduced 35 zł; VIP gondola 100 zł for 30 minutes for 1 person, up to 4 people per gondola. The page also describes white gondolas for up to 6 people and black gondolas for up to 4 people. Small carousel: free. Christmas Tree Carousel: 20 zł for 1 person. Example market food and drink prices are also listed: drinking honey 15 zł; mulled wine 20 zł; mulled beer 24 zł; Hot Aperol 35 zł; hot chocolate 23 zł; winter tea 20 zł; chocolate with cherry liqueur, rum, or Baileys 35 zł; Belgian fries 21–26 zł; Amsterdam fries 22–26 zł; Highland cheeses 8–11 zł; churros 25–38 zł; langosze 30–38 zł; Greek pitas/souvlaki 35–38 zł; zapiekanki 30–35 zł; waffles from 10 zł; hot dogs from 35 zł.
- Hours: 11:00 (listed as the event’s time; no 2026–27 closing time is given).
Tips & Advice
- Entry to the market is free, but the Sky 55 wheel and the Christmas tree carousel need their own tickets, while the small carousel is free.
- Kids under 120 cm tall can ride the Sky 55 Ferris wheel on a reduced ticket, so check their height before you buy.
- Book a VIP black gondola for up to four people if you want a red sofa, tinted windows and a 30-minute ride on the wheel.
- Take the metro, because Centrum and Świętokrzyska stations are at either end of Plac Defilad along Marszałkowska Street.
- Dress warmly for an evening at this outdoor winter market, and warm up with the mulled wine, mead or hot chocolate sold at the stalls.
Special Events & Promotions
- VIP black gondola on the Sky 55 wheel, with a red sofa and tinted windows, for up to four people for 30 minutes (separate ticket).
- Reduced Sky 55 tickets for riders under 120 cm tall.
Quick Actions
Frequently Asked Questions
What rides and attractions are there?
Poland's largest Ferris wheel, the 55-meter Sky 55. There's also a Venetian carousel, Santa's House, a 14-meter Christmas tree carousel and a small carousel that is free.
What can I buy?
Over a hundred stalls sell gifts, crafts, handmade goods and food products from vendors across Poland's regions.
What's there to eat and drink?
Hot meals, sweets and warming drinks. Drinks include mulled wine, mulled beer, mead, Hot Aperol, winter tea and hot chocolate, which also comes with cherry liqueur, rum or Baileys. Food includes Belgian and Amsterdam fries, highland cheeses, churros, langos, Greek pita and souvlaki, zapiekanki, waffles and hot dogs.
Is there a stage?
Yes. The market stage hosts concerts, charity events and workshops.
How do the Ferris wheel gondolas work?
The white gondolas hold up to six people. Two black VIP gondolas hold up to four, with a red sofa and tinted windows, for a 30-minute ride.
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