Christkindlimärt Willisau
Willisau’s walled old town turns into a three-day Christmas market with roasting chestnuts, fire kettles, and music.
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Luthertaler Wiehnachtsmärt
A three-day village Christmas market in the Napf region with handmade gifts, regional food, music, and kids’ activities.
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Star singers’ procession in Lucerne’s old town
About 100 star singers walk through Lucerne’s old town with lanterns and perform a short nativity play at three squares.
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40 Samichläuse parade in Bad Ragaz
A bishop leads around 40 Samichläuse and a Schmutzli through Bad Ragaz every December 6.
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St. Nikolaus public visits in Weinfelden
Weinfelden’s St. Nikolaus and Schmutzli meet families without registration, in town on Saturday and in the forest on Sunday.
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Christmas market at Fischingen Monastery
A one-day Christmas market at the baroque Benedictine monastery of Fischingen in the Thurgau hills.
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Angels Christmas market at Herdern Castle
An angel-themed Christmas market at Herdern Castle in the Thurgau countryside.
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Christmas suitcase market in Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld’s Weihnachtskoffermarkt, where sellers set out handmade gifts and Christmas goods from open suitcases.
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Chlöösler-Chlausmarkt in Appenzell
Appenzell’s Chlaus market fills the village center with more than 30 stalls of regional crafts.
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Montreux Noël Christmas market
Switzerland’s big lakeside Christmas market, with chalets along Lake Geneva, a Ferris wheel, and Santa flying over town.