Christmas markets in Singapore 2026: dates, prices and which to bother with

The roundup

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   1. The Great Christmas Village, Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza

   Fri 13 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · daily 3–10pm · Fri and Sat in December to 10.30pm · 24 Dec to 1am · Orchard

   The one to take children to, and free to walk into. Kiztopia runs it for the Orchard Road Business Association: a Mastercard Train, pinball, claw machines, a balloon range, a LEGO workshop and a Marvel Avengers tree, with snowfall shows at the Hitachi Santa House at 8pm and 9pm nightly and live sets at 7.15, 8.15 and 9.15pm at weekends. Rides and games run on a carnival card, S$35 for 35 credits upwards, which is the real admission fee. Weeknights after 7pm are the gentler version; December weekends are the full crush.

   Good for: FamiliesFriends

   Admission

   Free entry; carnival card S$35, S$50 or S$100, which buys 35, 70 or 150 credits when paid by Mastercard

   Venue

   Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, 391 Orchard Road

   Getting there

   Orchard MRT

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   2. The Great Christmas Village, Shaw House Urban Plaza

   Fri 20 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · daily 3–10pm · 18, 19, 25 and 26 Dec to 10.30pm · 24 Dec to 1am · Orchard

   The second village opens a week after the first and is the one to pick if Ngee Ann City is heaving: game booths, play concepts and photo displays rather than a train, on the plaza under the 6.2-metre inflatable Merli. Same carnival card, same hours, and it is a ten-minute walk up the road, so do one, then the other after the crowd has thinned. Worth it on a weeknight; skip it as a destination in its own right.

   Good for: FamiliesFriends

   Admission

   Free entry; carnival card from S$35, with bonus credits when paid by Mastercard

   Venue

   Shaw House Urban Plaza, 350 Orchard Road

   Getting there

   Orchard MRT

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   3. Boutiques Singapore: The Gifting Edition, F1 Pit Building

   Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 · Fri and Sat 11am–9pm · Sun 10am–6pm · Marina Bay

   If you buy presents at one fair, buy them here. More than 300 brands and designers, over 90 of them new and 200-odd launches, across three days at the Pit Building, and the entry charge is what keeps the aisles walkable. Go on Friday evening or at Sunday opening; Saturday afternoon is the one to avoid. Children under 12 are free, and the three-day pass is cheaper than two singles if you are the sort who goes back.

   Good for: FriendsCouples

   Admission

   One-day pass from S$8; three-day pass S$19; under-12s free

   Venue

   F1 Pit Building, 1 Republic Boulevard

   Getting there

   Promenade MRT

   Official site for Boutiques Singapore: The Gifting Edition, F1 Pit Building (opens in a new tab)

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   4. Weekend Christmas Market, Tanglin Mall

   Fri–Sun, Fri 13 Nov – Sun 20 Dec 2026 · Fri 5–9pm · Sat and Sun 11am–9pm · Orchard

   The small, repeatable one: a rotating line-up of local brands on the outdoor pedestrian strip by the Wine Connection exit, every Friday evening and weekend for six weeks, with caricatures, balloon sculpting and live music on Saturdays from 28 November. It is the market you pass on the way to somewhere else and leave with a candle. The mall's own listing shows two end dates, 20 and 27 December, so take 20 December as the last sure weekend.

   Good for: FamiliesCouplesSolo

   Admission

   Free

   Venue

   Level 1 outdoor walkway, Tanglin Mall, 163 Tanglin Road

   Getting there

   Orchard Boulevard MRT

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   5. A Sweet Christmas market, Downtown East

   Fri–Sun, 20 Nov – 20 Dec 2026 · noon–8pm · Pasir Ris

   The east's village, candy-themed, with pop-up stalls at Event Square every weekend from 20 November to 20 December and a programme that fills a Saturday for a family: acoustic sets at noon, a piñata smash at 2pm on Sundays for under-12s, bubble shows at 7pm in December and carolling at 6.30 and 7.30pm on the last three weekends and Christmas. Free to walk round; the water-park half, Wild Wild Wet, is the ticketed bit next door.

   Good for: Families

   Admission

   Free; Wild Wild Wet day passes are separate

   Venue

   Event Square, Downtown East, 1 Pasir Ris Close

   Getting there

   Pasir Ris MRT, then a ten-minute walk or bus 354

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   6. Design Assembly Christmas Market, CHIJMES Hall

   Wed 2 Dec 5–10pm and Thu 3 Dec 10am–9pm 2026 · Civic District

   Two days, around 50 independent brands and a market inside a deconsecrated chapel, which is why it is the one people photograph. Fashion, homeware, fine foods and gifts rather than mass-market stock, and no ticket. Wednesday evening is the one to go for: a glass of something, the hall lit, and the makers still cheerful. Thursday is a full day for anyone who works nearby and can take a long lunch.

   Good for: FriendsCouplesSolo

   Admission

   Free

   Venue

   CHIJMES Hall, 30 Victoria Street

   Getting there

   City Hall MRT

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   7. Christmas Wonderland, Gardens by the Bay

   Fri 27 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 6.30–11pm · entry sessions 6.30pm, 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm · last admission 10.15pm · Marina Bay

   Not a market in the European sense: a ticketed fairground across 30,000 square metres of the Supertree Grove and the Meadow, with light displays, a flying Santa, the Blizzard Time snow at the Spalliera, carnival games and rides, now in its 13th year. The organiser sells timed entry sessions from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, adults pay S$9 to S$16 depending on the night and children S$7, and the gift stalls are along Mistletoe Alley; an off-peak weeknight booked by the day before is the cheapest way in. The free alternative is the Garden Rhapsody light show at the Supertrees at 7.45 and 8.45pm, which carries on regardless.

   Good for: FamiliesCouples

   Admission

   Adults S$9–S$13 booked by the day before, S$12–S$16 on the day, depending on the night; children 3–12 S$7; under-3s free; rides and games extra

   Venue

   Supertree Grove and the Meadow, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive

   Getting there

   Bayfront MRT, then the Dragonfly Bridge

   Official site for Christmas Wonderland, Gardens by the Bay (opens in a new tab)
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   8. A Christmas Story by World Christmas Market, METT Hotel, Fort Canning

   Thu 10 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · Mon–Thu 5–11pm · Fri–Sun 4–11pm · 24 and 31 Dec 4pm–1am · Civic District

   The closest thing to a European market: 25 days on the hill, a 38-foot real tree in the piazza, gift and food stalls on the terrace and in the Merry Grounds, a 42-piece orchestra on the opening weekend and brass, saxophones and choirs after that. Free, open until 11pm every night and until 1am on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and dogs are allowed in designated areas. The entrance is at Car Park C; it is a climb from Dhoby Ghaut, and the organiser says some activities pause in heavy rain, which in December is most evenings at some point.

   Good for: CouplesFriendsFamilies

   Admission

   Free; selected workshops and dining booked separately

   Venue

   METT Hotel Singapore, 11 Canning Walk, Fort Canning Park

   Getting there

   Fort Canning MRT, or Dhoby Ghaut MRT and the hill

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   9. Christmas at Jewel Changi Airport

   Fri 13 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · snowfall 8.05pm and 9.05pm, plus 10.05pm Fri–Sun and holidays · Changi

   Not a market, but on the same circuit for the east and for anyone with a flight: a 16-metre tree in the Forest Valley, decorated this year with UNIQLO, gingerbread characters up in Canopy Park and snowfall in the Forest Valley at 8.05 and 9.05pm, with a 10.05pm show on Fridays, weekends and holidays. The tree and the snow are free; Canopy Park on Level 5 is ticketed. Go after 8pm, when the shops have thinned.

   Good for: FamiliesCouples

   Admission

   Free at Forest Valley; Canopy Park ticketed

   Venue

   Forest Valley and Canopy Park, Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard

   Getting there

   Changi Airport MRT, then the link bridge from Terminal 3

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    10. Christmas Train Show, Flower Dome

    Fri 20 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 9am–9pm · Marina Bay

    The indoor one for a wet afternoon with small children, and the other half of a Gardens by the Bay evening: model trains through the American West and East Coasts, two SMRT trains past MRT stations redesigned by NUS architecture students, and Rovaniemi at the end with Santa's workshop, post office and a sauna, among the poinsettias. Included with Flower Dome admission, so it costs what the dome costs, and the air-conditioning is the point.

    Good for: Families

    Admission

    Included with Flower Dome admission

    Venue

    Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive

    Getting there

    Bayfront MRT

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    11. Gardens-A-Glow, Singapore Botanic Gardens

    Sat 5 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · Botanic Gardens

    The quiet one, and free: about 250 trees decorated by families, schools and companies around the Botanic Gardens, with light installations and festive displays, including one at the Bukit Timah Gate, from 5 December to 3 January. It replaces the Trees of the World tradition and the trees are planted in parks afterwards. No stalls, no rides; go after dark, walk the Bukit Timah end, and eat at the Cluny Road end afterwards.

    Good for: FamiliesCouplesSolo

    Admission

    Free

    Venue

    Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road; the main display is at the Bukit Timah Gate

    Getting there

    Botanic Gardens MRT

    Official site for Gardens-A-Glow, Singapore Botanic Gardens (opens in a new tab)
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    12. The Christmas Atelier, Sands Expo Hall C

    Thu 12 – Sat 14 Nov 2026 · Thu 1–9pm · Fri and Sat 11am–9pm · Marina Bay

    Ended. Kept here for the record, not as a recommendation.

    The first fair of the season and the most polished: 130 artisanal brands in an air-conditioned hall, large photo installations and food, in its eighth year. Tickets are sold only through Trip.com: S$8 for one day, S$14 for two people on the same day or for a multi-day pass, and children 10 and under go free. Three days only, so the Thursday afternoon opening is the quiet slot and Saturday is for people who like a queue at the gift-wrap counter.

    Good for: FriendsCouples

    Admission

    One-day pass S$8; two-person one-day pass S$14; multi-day pass S$14; children 10 and under free; tickets via Trip.com

    Venue

    Hall C, Level 1, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Avenue

    Getting there

    Bayfront MRT