Christmas markets in the canton of Vaud 2026
3 verified Christmas markets in the canton of Vaud – with date range, opening hours and source for every entry.
Checked at the source: 3 of 3 dates confirmed · as of 6 October 2026
Christmas markets in the canton of Vaud
2 places, each with dates and a checked source
📅 3 markets 2026 with run and closure days
3 markets in the canton of Vaud begin on the same day, Friday, 20 November 2026 — together, the first in the canton. 3 of the 3 markets carry a run documented at the source; filter by place, weekday and evidence status.
The first verified Christmas market in the canton of Vaud opens on Friday, 20 November 2026.
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- Meeting point
- Quais de Montreux, 200 Meter ab Bahnhof Montreux
- Organiser
- Marché de Noël Montreux SA / Fondation Riviera Noël
The only market on the list with a flying Santa: the Père Noël Volant crosses the sky above Montreux, and his workshop sits on the summit of the Rochers-de-Naye.
Good to know- Right on Lake Geneva, 200 metres from the station.
- The same organiser family runs the offshoots Vevey Riviera Noël and Villeneuve Riviera Noël.
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- Meeting point
- Mehrere Plätze in der Innenstadt von Lausanne
- Organiser
- Bô Noël Lausanne
According to the organiser, the 11th edition drew more than 450,000 visitors – one of the country's best-attended Christmas markets, spread across 60 chalets.
Good to know- The market is spread across several squares in the city centre; there is no single location.
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 5 October 2026
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- Meeting point
- Village de Noël, Place Scanavin (Altstadt Vevey)
- Organiser
- Vevey Riviera Noël (Riviera Noël)
In 2026 the traditional market on the Place du Marché takes a break – the square is being rebuilt. Vevey Riviera Noël still runs for 35 days: its heart is the Village de Noël on the Place Scanavin in the old town.
Good to know- Part of the same organiser family as Montreux Noël; the organiser gives no 2026 opening hours on its home page, so no time appears here.
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 6 October 2026
🏘️ 3 municipalities with organiser and run
3 places across 3 municipalities of the canton of Vaud. For 2 of them we keep a page of their own: stall count, closure days and what the organiser actually published.
- Montreux — Montreux Noël, Marché de Noël Montreux SA / Fondation Riviera Noël, 20 November 2026.
- Lausanne — Bô Noël Lausanne, Bô Noël Lausanne, 20 November 2026.
- Vevey — Vevey Riviera Noël, Vevey Riviera Noël (Riviera Noël), 20 November 2026.
📍 Location and access of the markets
Two markets in the same town rarely stand in the same place, and «old town» is not a route. Hence every published location separately — the square, the station, the lane.
- Meeting point
- Quais de Montreux, 200 Meter ab Bahnhof Montreux
- Meeting point
- Mehrere Plätze in der Innenstadt von Lausanne
- Meeting point
- Village de Noël, Place Scanavin (Altstadt Vevey)
🎒 Entry and weather — what the organiser announces
Is there an entry fee, is there a programme, and what happens in a storm? These are the details an aggregator drops because they differ from market to market — which is exactly why they stand here.
- Good to know
- Right on Lake Geneva, 200 metres from the station. · The same organiser family runs the offshoots Vevey Riviera Noël and Villeneuve Riviera Noël.
- Good to know
- The market is spread across several squares in the city centre; there is no single location.
- Good to know
- Part of the same organiser family as Montreux Noël; the organiser gives no 2026 opening hours on its home page, so no time appears here.
📊 Season comparison of the markets in this canton
From the first to the last documented day in the canton of Vaud, 42 calendar days pass. The bar shows where each market sits in the window, and who has closed before others open.
- Vevey
🗺️ 12 cantons compared
5% of all markets we verified across Switzerland fall in the canton of Vaud: 3 of 55. The table sets it beside the other 11 cantons with a page of their own — and shows where the survey grows next.
In the canton of Vaud we list 3 Christmas markets across 3 towns, 3 of them with a confirmed date range. Every entry is checked individually at its source; where nothing is published, it says open rather than showing an estimate.
| Canton | Events | of which confirmed | First date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 6 | 6 | 18 November 2026 |
| Aargau | 3 | 3 | 3 December 2026 |
| Basel-Stadt | 3 | 3 | 26 November 2026 |
| Bern | 3 | 3 | 19 November 2026 |
| Fribourg | 3 | 3 | 27 November 2026 |
| Grisons | 3 | 3 | 27 November 2026 |
| Lucerne | 3 | 3 | 20 November 2026 |
| St. Gallen | 3 | 3 | 26 November 2026 |
| Ticino | 3 | 2 | 19 November 2026 |
| Thurgau | 3 | 3 | 28 November 2026 |
| Vaud | 3 | 3 | 20 November 2026 |
| Valais | 3 | 3 | 4 December 2026 |
❓ Common questions about the canton
Short and sourced: every answer is calculated from the 3 checked entries for the canton of Vaud, not estimated.
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