Vienna (5 November 2026) – From 13 November to 23 December 2026, the Christmas market returns to the lanes of Spittelberg. It is organised by Forum Spittelberg. The stalls offer handicrafts from Austria and around the world, street food and familiar favourites from the neighbourhood.

More than half of the stalls sell handicrafts. Since 2023, the market has held the City of Vienna’s “ÖkoEvent” label for sustainable events. In 2024, it won an award in the Austria-wide competition “nachhaltig gewinnen!” by Green Events Austria, in the category “Feste”. Many products are fair trade or fairly produced, recycled or upcycled, regional or organic, vegetarian or vegan. A deposit system applies to punch and food, and waste is collected separately.

For families and children, there are toy stalls as well as Advent cinema at Filmhaus Spittelberg (20 November to 19 December, Fridays at 3.30 pm and Saturdays at 2 pm, free admission for children), puppet theatre (25 November, 2 and 9 December, each at 4.30 pm) and organic biscuit baking at Bezirksmuseum Neubau (6 and 13 December, each from 3 pm to 6 pm). The puppet theatre and the biscuit baking are free for everyone.

Once again, there is “Kunst am Weihnachtsmarkt” (Art at the Christmas Market): together with Bezirksmuseum Neubau, Forum Spittelberg presents the project “Moon” by the artist Elena Mildner. Moon sculptures can be found throughout the market. The project comes with its own programme: artist talks at Galerie Burggasse 21 (20 and 22 November), moon walks exploring the history of the district (24 November and 9 December) and an open studio for crafting (28 November and 19 December). All dates at www.spittelberg.at.

Anyone who would like to browse at leisure and chat with the stallholders is best advised to come Monday to Thursday between 2 pm and 5 pm, or around midday at the weekend.

“Everyone is looking for something different at a Christmas market. Some want to browse in peace, others meet up with friends in the evening,” says market organiser Karl Lind of Forum Spittelberg. “Here, everyone has a place and a moment.”

The easiest way to get there is by public transport: underground lines U2 or U3 to Volkstheater, tram 49 to Stiftgasse or bus 48A to St. Ulrichs-Platz. The restaurants at Spittelberg that run a stall make their toilets available to visitors free of charge.

At a glance

• Dates: 13 November to 23 December 2026

• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 2 pm to 9.30 pm, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 11 am to 9.30 pm

• Quiet times: Monday to Thursday 2 pm to 5 pm, around midday at the weekend

• Location: Spittelberggasse, Gutenberggasse, Schrankgasse, Stiftgasse and Siebensterngasse, 1070 Vienna

• Free admission

• Getting there: U2 and U3 Volkstheater, tram 49 Stiftgasse, bus 48A St. Ulrichs-Platz

• Children’s programme: www.spittelberg.at

• Website: www.spittelberg.at, Instagram: @weihnachtsmarktamspittelberg

• Photos for download: link, photo credit: Forum Spittelberg/R. Podolsky or Forum Spittelberg, see captions

About Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg

During Advent, the Baroque lanes of Spittelberg in Vienna’s 7th district become a place of many moments: a quiet afternoon for browsing, talking and lingering, Advent cinema at Filmhaus Spittelberg, puppet theatre and biscuit baking for children, art projects or a lively evening in the lantern light. Handicrafts from Austria and around the world, street food and familiar favourites from the neighbourhood: there is the right moment for everyone. As an ÖkoEvent, the market has placed great importance on a good ecological footprint since 2023: fair trade or fairly produced, local, regional or organic, vegetarian or vegan, resource-saving and sustainable. For more than 30 years, Forum Spittelberg has been inviting people to come together, with faith, peace and empathy.