Top Christmas markets

Festive illuminations, regional specialities and spicy mulled wine

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. The Christmas markets around Interlaken are perfect venues to get together with friends and family members to enjoy the experience. Here we share our top Winterlaken Christmas markets.

  • Christmassy mood by Lake Thun and Lake Brienz

  • Regional specialities and local crafts

  • Scent of gingerbread and mulled wine

  • Many Christmas markets within easy reach

Winterheart-Interlaken – The Home of Winterfeeling

Visit the magic Christmas market in the heart of Interlaken from 29 November until 22 December 2024. Winterheart-Interlaken – The Home of Winterfeeling is open every day in the Kursaalgarden. You can look forward to numerous lovingly decorated market stalls that will inevitably put you in the Christmas spirit. You can’t miss the path of lights that takes you from Interlaken Ost station to the Kursaalgarden. A 10-metre-long, magnificently decorated and illuminated tunnel leads you to an 8-metre-high Christmas tree. As if that wasn’t enough, Father Christmas makes his way to the Höhematte every evening by paraglider and takes a look at the many creative Christmas wish lists of the young guests in his Santa Post Office.

As part of the "Light Art Exhibition", which lasts until the beginning of March, five festively illuminated buildings also form the Christmas star of Interlaken. As a sign of the collaboration with Montreux Noël, their famous stag will also be on display above the Kursaalgarden.

With the "Winter wonderland and magical trains" package from the Switzerland Travel Centre (STC) you can visit both the Christmas market in Montreux as well as the Winterheart-Interlaken – The Home of Winterfeeling. The package includes two overnight stays in Interlaken, one overnight stay in Montreux, second-class train travel on the Luzern-Interlaken Express as well as the GoldenPass Express. Along with the magical Christmas markets, the package allows you to discover fantastic train trips through snowy Switzerland.

Christmas in the heart of Thun

Festlich beleuchtete Weihnachtsmarktstände laden in Thun vor der Kulisse des Schlosses zum Geniessen und Durchschlendern ein.

Enjoy the festive atmosphere, sip delicious mulled wine and do your Christmas shopping. Thun’s Christmas market has everything you could wish for – regional produce, fragrant spices, handicrafts and much more besides. After browsing the stands, why not admire the beautifully decorated Christmas tree on Rathausplatz or head to Mühleplatz for a game of Bavarian curling.

Christmas market experience Brienz

Beautiful Christmas huts and festively adorned windows magically transform the woodcarving village of Brienz into a real-life Christmas fairytale. Handicraft demonstrations, rides on the merry-go-round and musical entertainment promise a memorable experience of Christmas on the banks of Lake Brienz.

Brienz Christmas market

If that’s still not enough, we have more Christmas markets in store