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Brussels Christmas Market
4.5
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The Brussels Christmas Market is a real-life Winter Wonderland. Held annually in the Place Saint Catherine, this charming market offers a glimpse into Christmas Past with over 200 traditional wooden chalets filled with local treasures and gifts that are perfect for the holidays. If shopping isn’t your game, there are plenty of other seasonal activities to choose from, like ice skating, carnival rides, and a sound and light show.
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  • Sint-Katelijne • 4 min walk
  • Beurs • 5 min walk
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4.5
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fussyrobson
Maidstone, UK1 125 contributions
Rip off stall holders, be very careful
Dec 2023 • Couples
We love Bruges at Christmas, the markets are ok but we tried to buy a couple of bits of cheese from the stall in the main square.
Small slice of truffle Brie and small slice black garlic manchego, probably would have cost £10 absolute maximum at home from a posh deli…….they tried to charge us €47!!!!!
Handing the card machine over, lucky I checked.

They don’t side serve any trade, disgraceful whoever runs the market needs to step in.
Written 4 December 2023
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Mark E
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Warning, The stalls try and rip you off.
Dec 2023 • Friends
The Christmas market itself is ok. Be careful though as the stalls tend to try and scam me you out of your money and overcharge. We brought some nougat which ended up being half the weight it should have been, so they charged us double the price it should have been and It is already well overpriced anyway, so they ripped us off.
Written 3 December 2023
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J.J_Journeys🌙✨🌎
United Kingdom22 contributions
Wonderful Experience
Dec 2022 • Couples
Visited Brussels from 28th Dec. - 30th Dec. and what a wonderful experience it was. Brussels is one of the only cities that still have their Christmas markets on after Christmas Day (not sure if that’s still the case). So Christmassy, lots of different market stalls, places to drink beer and mulled wine and plenty of food markets. All the markets were free to go to and nothing was too overpriced either, the mulled wine was only €3!
During 25th November - 8th January the Grand Place do their famous sound and light show which you must go and see!
Schedule is:
Monday to Thursday - every hour from 5 pm to 10 pm
Friday to Sunday - every 30 minutes from 5 pm to 10 pm
Written 23 September 2023
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Celine Haddad
Brussels, Belgium7 contributions
Lovely Christmas market
Dec 2022
I guess it's the best Christmas market in Europe! Everything was amazing about it. It really makes you feel the Christmas spirit! The lights, the music, the shows, etc. All displays and yummy food and drinks were satisfying!
Written 28 March 2023
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Bruna P
Dunfermline, UK58 contributions
Magic
Dec 2022 • Couples
The lights, the show was great, its a show of lights all over the buildings surrounding the market. It was very cold but you will stay and watch again just if...
Written 5 February 2023
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Itinerantur17
United Kingdom871 contributions
Lovely but Antwerp was better
Dec 2022
Stayed in Brussels for this but also went on the train to Antwerp. Thought the latter was miles better and so was the atmostphere
Written 17 December 2022
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Adrian S
Drayton, UK44 contributions
Christmas in Brussels
Dec 2022 • Couples
Great Christmas market, right in the heart of the city. Good food and beer … oo and the waffles … and did I mention the beer
Written 17 December 2022
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Jennmello
Barrington, RI102 contributions
City is beautiful, but Christmas market is meh
Nov 2022
The city is beautiful, with a light show in the square, but the Christmas market itself wasn't as good as Cologne or Strasbourg. If you're looking for a shopping trip, you should probably choose a different market.
Written 14 December 2022
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L_K1509
London, UK1 309 contributions
Christmas markets are spread out
Dec 2022 • Couples
The Christmas market is spread over a large area connected by lots of cobblestones streets, so good footwear a must.

Lots of food cabins and the plenty selling an away of goods from decorations to scarves and toys. It’s hard to pin down one area so he prepared to walk.

The main square has beautiful lit up buildings, huge Christmas tree and nativity scene. There is no Christmas in the main square, as it surrounds the area.
Written 10 December 2022
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G/J
United Kingdom156 contributions
Amazing Time
Nov 2022
The musical light show that was free and displayed in main Palace Square was something never seen before and something you could continue to watch over and over again, with catchy, spell binding music.
The market stalls were spread out over various locations, meaning no site was to crowded and space for everyone.
Old fashion carasoules around as well as well as having the big wheel relocated from the Palace of Justices to the main centre.
Lots of Belgium food on offer as well as crafts and decorations. Price range for any budget.
Sweet stall at one area even let you try some unknown products before you brought as well. Perfume stall sold various size bottles, again for any price range and made from natural ingredients.
Written 7 December 2022
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