Amiens Christmas Market
From Friday 22 November to Sunday 29 December 2024, stroll among the hundred or so cabins at Amiens Christmas Market and enjoy its many magical activities.
Marché de Noël Amiens - Laurent Rousselin - Amiens Métropole
The smell of waffles, cinnamon and mulled wine, lights twinkling around every corner, everyday worries put aside for a few precious moments... Can you feel the festive spirit reigning in the city? Rediscover your childlike spirit and see the happiness on the faces of your little elves at the Amiens Christmas Market, the biggest north of Paris.
OPENING CEREMONY AND
TURNING ON THE ILLUMINATIONS
3, 2, 1... Illuminations! Join in the countdown as the city centre sparkles in its coat of lights. This will be followed in the same place by musical entertainment featuring the Jo Gospel Band and their children's choir.
- Saturday 23 November at 5pm
- Place Gambetta
SANTA'S
VILLAGE
In his enchantingly decorated chalet, Father Christmas himself is waiting patiently to share a smile or a photo with the children. They can also whisper their most heartfelt wishes to him, to be found at the foot of the tree on 24 December.
- From Saturday 23 November to Tuesday 24 December 2024
Outside school holidays, open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4pm to 7pm | Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 1.30pm and from 2.30pm to 7pm.
During school holidays, from 11am to 1.30pm and from 2.30pm to 7pm.
Closes at 5pm on 24 December 2024. - Square Saint-Denis and Place René Goblet
THE STATION
GAMBETTA
If you really want to feel like you're at the foot of the slopes, head straight for the improvised ski station in Place Gambetta! This friendly space with its mountain atmosphere is ideal for relaxing or enjoying a gourmet break.
- From Saturday 23 November to Sunday 29 December 2024
Open Mondays from 2pm to 7.30pm, Tuesdays to Sundays from 10.30am to 7.30pm, Saturday evening until 9pm.
Closed at 5pm on 24 and 29 December and all day on 25 December 2024. - Square Saint-Denis and Place René Goblet
The toy
factory
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of Christmas and Santa's toy-making secrets!
- From Saturday 23 November to Sunday 29 December 2024
- Open non-stop
- Rue de Noyon
ICE RINK
The open-air ice rink in the courtyard of the Town Hall is the perfect place for fun and entertainment.
- From Saturday 23 November to Tuesday 24 December 2024
Outside school holidays, open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4.30pm to 7.30pm | Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 1.30pm and from 2.30pm to 7.30pm.
During school holidays, 11am to 1.30pm and 2.30pm to 7.30pm.
Closes at 5pm on Sunday 24 December 2024. - Free
- Gloves recommended
- Cour de l'Hôtel de Ville
DEMONSTRATION AND DEDICATIONS
OF THE AMIENS GOTHIQUES
The men's and women's ice hockey team will be giving demonstrations and signing autographs on the Christmas market ice rink.
- Saturday 30th December 2024
- Starting at 3pm
- Cour de l'Hôtel de Ville
PARADES
AND SHOWS
Let yourself be amazed by the parades and fairy-tale shows in the town centre put on by the eliXir company.
- Astro Diva
Wednesday 27 November 2024, 6pm to 7pm, strolling through the city centre
- Bubble
Wednesday 4 December 2024, 4pm to 5pm, strolling through the city centre
- Dragon Time
Friday 6 December 2024, 6-7pm, performance at Place Maurice Vast - at the foot of the belfry
- Snow Dream
Friday 13 December 2024, 6-7pm, Place Gambetta show
- Harry Potter's great journey
Friday 20 December 2024, from 6pm to 7pm, strolling through the town centre
- Christmas Brass Band
Sunday 22 December 2024, from 3.30pm to 5pm, Christmas concert in front of the cathedral
THE CREATORS’
VILLAGE
The village's craftspeople and designers will be giving you gift ideas with their original, high-quality local products.
- From Saturday 23 November to Sunday 22 December 2024
- Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 9pm and Sundays from 10am to 5.30pm
- Belfry Market
THE “NATIVITY REVISITED ACCORDING TO CH’LAFLEUR” AND ANIMATED EXHIBITION
Take part in this show of Picardy puppets, songs and live music.
- Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1, Saturday 7, Sunday 8, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December 2024
- 3pm: at the inn | 4pm: at King Herod's Palace | 5pm: at the stable
- Comédie de Picardie | 62 Rue des Jacobins | 80 000 Amiens
Solidarity
Christmas Village
Organised by the Somme département and the Maison départementale des personnes handicapées, the Village de Noël solidaire is back for a 3rd edition!
In around thirty chalets, the social and medico-social establishments of the Somme will be selling handicrafts made by people with disabilities, including tree hangers, wooden gifts and delicacies.
There will also be food stalls and free entertainment, including shows, musical rides, photobooths, film screenings, face painting, Santa's chalet, letter-writing workshops for Santa, ponies, flower-making workshops, recycling of equipment and technical aids, etc.
- From Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 December 2024
- 10am to 6.30pm Thursday to Sunday, 2pm to 6.30pm on Wednesdays
- Parc de l'Evêché
CHROMA,
THE MONUMENTAL EXPERIENCE
This extraordinary show brings to life the saints, apostles and other figures frozen within the Cathedral, thanks to a colour show using high-definition digital image projections. The sequence of images uses colour as the common theme for an immersive experience at the heart of a contemporary presentation.
From the blue, evoking the woad merchants who helped finance the monument, to the animated reproduction of the polychromes, the high point of this journey through time, the Cathedral, in turn luminous and mysterious, continues to fascinate.
- From Friday 29 November to Sunday 29 December 2024
- Every evening at 7pm
- In front of the Cathedral
THE ARRIVAL OF
SAINT-NICOLAS
Saint-Nicolas goes for a walk and offers sweets to children.
- Friday 6 December 2024
- From 2pm to 6pm
- Rue Delambre, in front of Maison Trogneux
AMIENS CHRISTMAS
MARKET
- Christmas Market from Friday 22 November to Sunday 29 December 2024
Open Mondays from 2 pm to 7:30 pm, Tuesdays to Sundays from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday evening until 9 pm.
Closed at 5pm on 24 and 29 December and all day on 25 December 2024. - Amiens city centre