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The Limoges Christmas market will run from Friday 27 November to Sunday 27 December 2026, according to the official website of the city council. The full programme is due to be released within days. Meanwhile, the 2025 edition gives useful pointers: around sixty chalets, free activities and free buses at weekends. Here is what is confirmed and what you still need to check.
When is the Limoges Christmas market in 2026?
The city announces it on its Noël à Limoges website: the event returns from 27 November to 27 December 2026. So it lasts a full month, until the weekend after Christmas. Limoges is the main city of the Haute-Vienne département, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-west central France.
However, the council has not yet published the venues, opening hours or list of activities for 2026. It simply says there are only a few days left before the programme is unveiled. As a result, treat the 2025 details below as a guide only; the city may change them.
Where was the Limoges Christmas market last year?
According to the council’s 2025 press kit, the previous edition ran from 28 November to 28 December. Among other things, it included:
- around sixty wooden chalets on Place de la République and Place de la Motte;
- a pop-up shop in the Pavillon du Verdurier, Place Saint-Pierre, with nearly 25 stallholders;
- a producers’ market on Place Saint-Étienne and the cathedral square, with around a hundred stallholders;
- a funfair with 80 rides at the Champ-de-Juillet.
In other words, the whole city centre became a Christmas trail. In addition, the city ran the producers’ market with the local chambers of crafts and agriculture of Haute-Vienne.
What opening hours should you expect?
In 2025, the chalets on Place de la République and Place de la Motte opened from 11am to 8pm, Sunday to Thursday, and from 11am to 9.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. They closed at 6pm on 24 December and opened from 3pm to 8pm on Christmas Day. However, the city has yet to confirm the 2026 hours.
How much do the activities cost?
First of all, entry to the market is free. Several activities also cost nothing in 2025: the 350 m² roller-skating rink on Place de la République, the sledging slope and Father Christmas’s chalet.
Others were not. For example, the Christmas-tree carousel cost €4 a ride, the traditional carousel €3 a ride, and the little tourist train on the trail of lights €8 for adults and €4 for children aged 3 to 12. These are 2025 prices, so expect changes.
Lights that use less energy
In 2025, the city switched on its Christmas lights on opening night, at 6pm on Place de la République. It also said its LED garlands cut energy use by a factor of seven. Moreover, the city had cut lighting time from 250 to 180 hours, a useful example for towns trying to combine festivities with energy saving.
Getting around during the festive season
During the 2025 edition, buses were free every weekend. Free electric shuttles also ran in the heart of the city. Finally, the Jourdan, Hôtel-de-Ville and Churchill car parks offered the first two hours free on Saturdays.
For 2026, check these arrangements in the official programme. If you are planning a tour, our guide to French Christmas markets in 2026 and our page on the Tours Christmas market will help you compare. You can also read this article in French.
Limoges Christmas market: key takeaways
- The Limoges Christmas market runs from 27 November to 27 December 2026, according to the city.
- The 2026 programme, venues and hours are due within days.
- In 2025: around 60 chalets on Place de la République and Place de la Motte, plus a producers’ market with about 100 stallholders.
- Several activities were free, including the roller rink and the sledging slope.
- Free weekend buses and electric shuttles in 2025: to be confirmed for 2026.
Sources: City of Limoges, noel.limoges.fr (2026 page) and « Noël à Limoges 2025 » press kit, accessed on 12 November 2026; geo.api.gouv.fr for the municipality code. Featured photo: snap wander / Unsplash.
