Christmas in Gothenubrg in December
Gothenburg is a cozy Christmas city where there is a lot to experience. Since 2004, Julstaden Göteborg opens its doors in November. We can only hope that this year we get some nice sparkling white snow.
We give you tips about what is going on in Gothenburg before Christmas. The cozy lighting that is all around the city are switched on in mid-November and shines a bit into the new year. There will also be Christmas markets, Christmas music, Christmas buffets, Christmas shows, Christmas tours with boat, Santas and much more.
Below you will find a selection of Christmas events in Gothenburg.
This Christmas 2024 starts on Friday November 15 with the lighting of the Winter Lights in Gothenburg. There will be a lovely warm light in the city with all its sparkling lights shining in stars, balls and all sorts of creations. The beautiful red Christmas heart will surely shine again at the Lion Stairs in Brunnsparken. The heart has become a popular place to take photos at. Both old and new events await you as you stroll around sparkling Gothenburg.
Don´t miss to take a ride with Amphibious Bus in Gothenburg during December or book a Advent brunch with Strömma in Gothenburg archepilago.
A varm welcome to Christmas in Gothenburg 2024!
Gustav Adolfs Torg | Is lit on November 29, 2024, at 3PM
The traditional large Christmas tree is put up as usual on Gustav Adolfs Torg. The tree comes this year from Bergsäter Gård in Ubbhult in Marks municipality and is approximately 25 meters high. The tree will be driven through Gothenburg during the night between November 26 and 27 and placed in place at Gustav Adolfs Torg where it will be decorated with lights. The lighting will be switched on on Friday, November 29, at 3pm. In Gothenburg, this has been a tradition for more than 100 years, with a large Christmas tree centrally located in the city. Last year, the Christmas trees lights were turned off during the day between 9 AM -14 PM, it may probably be the same this year. The tree is lit until the weekend of the twentieth of Knut, January 13, 2025.
Goteborg | Lucia sings at different places
In 1940, Gothenburg got its first Lucia, 17-year-old Mette Sörvik from Utbynäs. In 2015, the tradition stopped choosing Lucia, but from 2017, the music program at Hvitfeldtska Gymnasium has taken over the tradition with Lucia. They usually spread light and heat and song during December with Lucia concerts in different places in Gothenburg.
Nordstan: 13 december 2024. at 3.30 PM
Gothenburg's official Lucia troupe with students from Hvitfeldtska music program grade 3 visit Nordstans Shoppingcenter with Lucia song.
And also at 12.30 PM with Utmark School choir and at 2 PM with Brunnsbo School Boy choir
Hotell Eggers balcony: 13 december 2024. at 7 & 8.30 AM
It has become a tradition to celebrate Lucia with singing from Hotel Egger's balcony that faces Drottningtorget.
Götaplatsen, Avenyn: 13 december 2024. at 5.30 PM
A Lucia parade goes along the Avenyn at 5 p.m. and ends with a Lucia choir at Götaplatsen at 17.30.
Liseberg | Premiere Nov 16 2024 - Dec 29, 2024 and 30 dec 2024 - 5 jan 2025
This year we are looking forward to Christmas fun at Liseberg. Don't miss their Christmas market with various artisans, good Christmas food and a visit with Santa's wish list. This year there will also be a winter market at Liseberg's ice rink and you can also go ice skating here.
Of course, there will be cozy Christmas stalls where you can buy Christmas presents before Christmas Eve or why not go there after Christmas Eve and enjoy the last days of the year before New Year's Eve. For those of you who can't get enough of Christmas at Liseberg, they stay open until January 5, 2025. Between December 30 and January 5, 2025, Liseberg is open for Winter Fun in the Rabbit Land (Kaninlandet). The skating rink and the gambling house are also open then.
A wintry sightseeing tour with the Paddan boat to Liseberg is a cosy sightseeing tour. You need to show a valid entrance ticket to Liseberg when boarding. Before the trip, mulled wine and gingerbread are served on the quay.
The boat trip takes you from Kungsportsplatsen, through the moat past Trädgårdsföreningen, under Slussbron, via Fattighusån, past Ullevi and via Gullbergsån. After about 40 minutes, Paddan docks at Liseberg's jetty inside the Christmas-decorated Liseberg. Now all you have to do is step off and experience the Christmas atmosphere at Liseberg.
The ticket includes a boat trip, mulled wine and gingerbread.
More information about the Christmas Paddan here »
Season: 29 nov - 29 dec, 2024
Departs: Kungsportsplatsen Time: 40 min
Try a trip during Christmas with the amphibious bus in Gothenburg. The tour starts out as a bus but then turns into a boat. The bus takes you past several famous sights on land and then the bus goes straight into the water. Now the amphibious bus has become a well-known feature in Gothenburg since the first tour in 2019. It gets even a little cozier when you can ride around a Christmas-decorated Gothenburg.
You pass several famous attractions in Gothenburg. Guided tour included.
Season: spring - end of Dec 2024
Time: approx 60 min
Haga | Christmas Market Saturdays and Sundays, Nov 30 - Dec 22, 2024.
Every year, the Christmas lights are lit up in the area Haga and the Christmas feeling begins to appear. Shop in the cozy shops along Haga Nygata and slip into a café and drink some hot chocolate along with something good. On the Advent weekends, there is a Christmas market on the streets, where you will find everything from crafts to good Christmas food. Ongoing every Saturday and Sunday for four Advent weekends.
Drottningtorget | Dec 7, 2024 at 11AM - 3PM
Donate Christmas presents to those in need in Gothenburg. Donate to children and the elderly who are having a hard time. The Stadsmissionen takes care of the packages and distributes them further. The tram takes a tour in the center of Gothenburg. Start and stop are at Drottningtorget. The tram also stops at the following places: Majorna, Valand, Härlanda, Sankt Sigfrids plan, Linnéplatsen, Drottningtorget and Wieselgrensplatsen. One tram will be situated at Drottningtorget between 11 AM - 5 PM. A collaboration between Stadsmissionen and Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien.
NK | Sunday 17 Nov, 2024. The store front windows are unveiled at 10.50 AM
What will be the theme this year? Always just as exciting to see what is hidden in the large shop windows outside NK. If you want to see the shop windows unveiled, come before 10.50 because then the curtain falls. Santa arrives at NK by horse and carriage and opens the NK store.
Santa is on site in the department store to receive Christmas wishes and Santa's children hand out candy.
After November 17, Santa will be in place on Saturdays from 11 am to 4 pm and Sundays from 12 pm to 4 pm from November 23 until December 22, 2024.
Lucia: On December 13 at 5PM, there will be a Lucia train and singing at NK.Address: Östra Hamngatan
Kronhuset | 29 nov - 22 dec 2024
Christmas at Kronhuset (Kronhusjul) is back again and lights up the winter darkness! Here in Gothenburg's historic heart, you can buy Christmas presents of the highest quality from the craftsmen in Kronhusbodarna as well as various exhibitors in Kronhuset and at Kronhusgården. Christmas market is held all 4 Advent weekends in the Kronhuset Rikssal. Outside on the Kronhusgården there are Christmas stalls with various sales. The Christmas event program is full of Christmas treats at the Kronhusbodarna, so take the opportunity to go there.
Christmas Market at Kronhusbodarna 2024
Fredag 29 nov kl. 11-18: Inget nytt under granen - Hållbarhetsfestival
Lördag 30 nov kl. 10-17: Inget nytt under granen - Hållbarhetsfestival
Söndag 1 dec kl. 10-16: Inget nytt under granen - Hållbarhetsfestival
Lördag 7 dec kl. 11-17: Den GOA Julen - Julmarknad i Kronhuset
Söndag 8 dec kl. 11-17: Den GOA Julen - Julmarknad i Kronhuset
Fredag 13 dec kl. 11-20: HDK-Valand Christmas Market
Lördag 14 dec kl. 11-20: HDK-Valand Christmas Market
Söndag 15 dec kl. 11-18: HDK-Valand Christmas Market
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Lilla Bommen | Back 2025
Book a Christmas buffet on board M/S S:t Erik, wonderful Christmas food is served in a turn-of-the-century environment. Enjoy good Christmas food during your trip in the Gothenburg Archipelago. A a troubadour will also be on board.
Lilla Bommen | Nov 16 - Dec 22, 2024
Join us on a wonderful winter cruise with Christmas brunch buffet onboard M / S Gothenburg. For 3 hours you can enjoy a buffet with all the classic Christmas favorites. Departs Saturdays and Sundays at noon 12.
Nordstans Shoppingcenter | Christmas Market 2 - 23 dec, 2024 at 10AM - 6PM
Inside the Nordstan shopping center there will be a traditional Christmas market in December. This year you can buy Christmas presents from different exhibitors with a variety of products such as: handicrafts, mulled wine, marzipan and confectionery, jewellery, clothes, art, etc.
Even Santa comes here from the North Pole. You can meet him for a few days and leave your Christmas gift wishes. Santa is waiting for you at the big Christmas Tree.
Santa is on site in Nordstan on the following days: 7, 14 och 21 december 2024: at 12 noon - 2PM
Every year it happens! Santa Wrestling with boys and girls from ÖIS in Nordstan.
Date: 1 Dec, 2024.
Plats: Nordstan, Gothenuburg Time: at 10AM - 5PM
Lilla Bommen | back 2025
Join us for a Christmas lunch with M / S St Erik in the Gothenburg archipelago. How about several kinds of herring, salmon and much more that you recognize on the Christmas table. Then there will be the dessert table that you can´t resist.
Lilla Bommen | Nov 8 - Dec 21, 2024
You are welcomed with a mulled wine when you board. Then enjoy a wonderful brunch with a Christmas table at M / S Gothenburg. The Christmas table offers well-known classics together with unique news and exciting variants of our Swedish Christmas table favorites. Suitable for those of you who like to eat Christmas dinner during lunch.
Christmas is the time of the Christmas markets and in Gothenburg you will find a lot of Christmas markets around the city.
Christmas market in Gothenburg:
Nordstan: Dec 1 - 23, 2023
Inside the Shopping Center Nordstan there is a Christmas market with lots of craftsmen. Everything from food to Christmas items.
Opening Hours: 10 AM - 18 PM
Address: Nordstan shoppingcenter
Liseberg: Nov 18 - Dec 30, 2023
Come to Liseberg and cuddle around and shop from the exhibitors in the stalls.
Opening hours: see website
Address: The grand entrance opposite the Gothia Towers hotel
Haga: All 4 Advent weekends between Nov 25 - Dec 17, 2023
Christmas market in Haga. Gothenburg's cozy district with cobbled streets, cafes and small shops. Sales in both shops and market stalls along Haga Nygata.
Opening Hours: Every Saturday and Sunday during four Advent weekends.
Address: Haga Nygata
Kville Saluhall: Saturday Dec 9 at 10 AM - 4 PM, 2023
Kvillejul is arranged outside and inside the Kville Saluhall. On site, there is a Christmas market, beautiful Christmas songs and spruce sales. Santa's coming too. Mulled wine and gingerbread are served.
Opening Hours: at 10 AM - 4 PM.
Address: Gustaf Dalénsgatan 2 (Hisingen)
Tjolöholm Slott: Between Nov 17-19, 24-26 and Nov 30 to Dec 3, 2023
Tjolöholm Castle invites you to Christmas atmosphere weekends. Book a ticket for the event. The exhibitors will be in the estate's various premises, including the spacious grain warehouse. In Magasinet there is also the plot that receives the children's wishes. How about booking a Christmas Tea this year !
Opening Hours: see website
Stora Holms Säteri: Dec 9 - 10, 2023
The Christmas market is always held the weekend of the second Advent. This year, the market is held indoors in all the farm's premises, such as Stenstallet, Trådgårdhuset and others.
Opeing Hours: see website
Nääs Fabriker: Dec 2 - 3 & 9 - 10, 2023
The Christmas market will come to Näs' factories with a wide range of exhibitors of handicrafts, you will be able to buy something good to eat and there will be activities for the children. It is also said that the site itself will visit this year.
Opening Hours: see website.
Bohus Fästning: Dec 2- 3, 2023
Christmas market at Bohus Fortress. Truly a different place to go to the Christmas market - in a fortress. Here at the castle among the wings of history you will find handicrafts, Christmas gifts and good tasting experiences. Maybe Santa will look in too.
Opening hours: At noon - 6 PM
Address: Bohus Fästning, Kungälv
Höno-Klåva: Dec 2 - 3, 2023
Go to Höno and Klåva for a cozy Christmas market. Here, the wind from the sea bites your cheeks. Stroll around among the market stalls and then slip into a café or restaurant and warm up.
Opening hours: at 10 AM - 4 PM
Address: Hönö-Klåva, Gothenburg's Northern Archipelago (car ferry from Lilla Varholmen, Hisingen)
Do not miss the fireworks at the port of Gothenburg during New Year's Eve.
Kvillepiren | Fireworks on New Year's Eve 2024
Come and see the beautiful fireworks that are launched from the Kville Pier by the Göta River. Since 1982, GP has had a tradition of setting off fantastic New Year's fireworks at 5 p.m. It has also become a tradition for many to go into town to see the fine colors and shapes in the sky. It usually shows star bombs, saturn bombs and glittering gold rain. There are several places to see the New Year's fireworks such as: Kvillepiren, SVT House, the Opera, house, Göta Älv Bridge, Lilla Bommen, Stenpiren, Ramberget, Masthugg Church and of course along the river on both sides. Now we just hope for clear and nice weather.
You can choose from different types of accommodation in Gothenburg ranging from luxury hotels to hostels. Maybe you want a hotel with a pool or the most important thing is that it is close to a special place in Gothenburg.
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| Nov 8 - Dec 21, 2024 | Book Christmas Dinner in Gothenburg with MC Bellman Lilla Bommen Gothenburg |
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| Nov 08 - Dec 22, 2024 | Christmas Dining with M/S Göteborg in the Archipelago Lilla Bommen Gothenburg |
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