Description
In an evocative atmosphere, amidst the decorated trees and lights, the traditional market will expand to gather typical small houses offering visitors handicraft and gift items, sweets, food and drinks.
The Christmas Market will take place in the area from Via delle Torri to Piazza della Borsa and will propose a heterogeneous, quality and multi-ethnic commercial offer, animated by about 70 small houses. Of these, just under thirty will offer food products of various origins or give visitors the chance to taste delicacies while, in the others, visitors will find precious articles and ideas for traditional Christmas gifts.
Products on offer: typical Christmas items, herbal products, gift items, books, ceramics, clothing. The offer also includes the sale of typical foods from different regions, as well as various food and beverages.
Two merry-go-rounds, located in Piazza del Ponterosso and Piazza della Borsa, and an ice-skating rink will also contribute to enliven the atmosphere of the Market, in addition to the presence of entertainers in Christmas costumes, a mascot, and street performers.
The inauguration is scheduled for Monday, 8 December. It will begin at 5 p.m. in Via delle Torri, where the entrance portal to the event will be located, with an initial exploration of the Market, accompanied by the Swedish Santa Lucia Choir, and finally reach Piazza della Borsa, the location for the official opening ceremony, scheduled for 5.30 p.m. After taht, there will be a performance by the choir, composed of twelve very young elements, in the presence of various institutional representatives.
The Christmas Market will be open every day, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Fridays, Saturdays and public holidays, it will close at 9 p.m.
In Piazza della Borsa, the CrafTS structure will host an exhibition of products and articles of various kinds, from clothing to gifts, jewellery, decorations, cosmetics, and more, the fruit of the artistic flair of some twenty young entrepreneurs in the sector.
Organized by:
Comune di Trieste
Tel. 040 6754850
Fair, street markets, family
Monday, December 8, 2025 - Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Trieste
Piazza della Borsa, Piazza Sant'Antonio e vie limitrofe
Everyone