r/quebeccity • u/CrepesFTW17687 • 8h ago
Christmas 2026 Time to Visit
Hello (Bonjour!) Everybody,
Fiancee and I are planning to visit for 3 nights during Christmas week for the first time and are excited to simply walk around and soak in the atmosphere. Currently have hotels and restaurant reservations for 12/24 - 12/27 in Old Town. Unfortunately, just found out that the German Christmas Markets close on 12/23 per their website (it seems the last day of operation is 12/22?)
Ideally, we'd be open to adding one day to the trip and arriving 12/23 to be able to experience the Christmas Markets, but I'm hesitant since it seems like 12/22 will be the actual last day.
We are also open to shifting our visit to 12/19-12/22. But I would love to hear from anyone here - would we be losing out on a lot of the Christmas spirit by sticking with our current dates and totally missing the Markets? Any other factors we should consider when it comes to our trip timing?
At the end of the day, we're visiting to walk around, ice skate in front of the castle, see some sights, enjoy the vibes, eat good food (extremely excited for Taniere!) Any feedback is appreciated :)