Oslo Christmas Markets 2023

Oslo Christmas Markets 2023

Christmas is a magical time in Oslo with plenty of snow, hot glogg and festive lights filling the city with a festive charm.

• Treat yourself to the perfect Christmas in Oslo at the “Superb” rated, elegant Hotel Bristol, offering the ideal location close to all the city’s Christmas markets and steps from the famous gay party hangouts.

The Christmas Markets

• Oslo has several Christmas markets throughout the city. Most are in the centre, close to the central train station. Uncover unique Christmas gifts in Markets around the outer districts.
• The Norwegian capital is small compared to other European cities, and getting around is not too difficult.

Christmas in Winterland (Jul i Vinterland)

• 15th November – 1st January 2024 – Located in Spikersuppa, alongside Karl Johan street, Christmas in Winterland is the largest and busiest Christmas market in Oslo.
• The Market is spread out between the Stortinget building, stretches to the Norwegian National Theatre, and attracts over two million visitors.
• Jul i Vinterland features hundreds of wooden stalls selling handicrafts, food, cured meats, warm Norwegian sweaters and hot drinks.
• The Market’s main attraction is its Ferris wheel, offering fantastic city views from above. It also features several amusement park rides.
• Don’t miss your photo opp at the Stjernehimmelen light display, which makes for superb Instagram photos.
• Stay close to the Market at the “Fabulous” rated Hotel Continental, featuring spacious designer rooms and a perfect location.

Jul på Bærums Verk, Bærum

• Saturday 26 Nov 2023– 21 Dec 2023 10:00–18:00 – Located a little from the city centre, Bærum is an upscale suburb offering visitors the perfect village feel of a typical Norwegian town.
• The Market features live entertainment, many gift ideas and delicious food stalls.
• Bærums Verk Christmas market is accessible via a direct bus from the central station in Oslo. The journey takes around 40 minutes and is well worth the trip.

Norsk Folkemuseum’s Christmas Fair

• 2. – 3. December 2023 11.00 – 16.00 | 9. – 10. December 2023  11.00 – 16.00
• Located in Bygdøy, the Norsk Folkemuseum’s Christmas Fair is in the open-air Norwegian folk museum.
• The Market is home to over one hundred Christmas stalls, pony rides, farm animals, Santa’s workshops, a candle factory, and exhibits about Norwegian Christmas traditions.
• Enjoy delicious hot wine or gløgg, along with traditional Norwegian dishes.
• The museum is decorated in line with various customs and eras, allowing you to experience anything from Christmas Eve in a fancy merchant’s home in 1769 to the home of a rural Norwegian family in 1959.
• The bus ride takes around 20 minutes from Jernbanetorget, the transport hub outside Oslo Central Station.

Jul i Viken, Lillestrøm

• Lillestrøm is close to Oslos’s Gardermoen Airport and is a 10-minute train from Oslo Central Station.
• With Dinner in the Sky, you can enjoy a Christmas lunch or dinner soaring 50 metres above the ground!
• The impressive Market features a Ferris wheel, an indoor amusement park, food and arts and crafts stalls and a porridge party.
• In addition, you can take an alpaca walk or sleigh ride, meet Santa Claus, or take part in building the futuristic gingerbread town!
• Don’t miss the spectacular 3D light show projected onto the buildings at Lillestrøm Torv!

Christmas Market at Hadeland Glassverk

• 30 October – 19 December (weekends only) – Located one hour outside Oslo, Hadeland Glassverk is Norway’s largest indoor Christmas market.
• Visitors can blow their own Christmas Ball, take a sleigh ride through the glassworks village or go ice skating.
• The Market features a beautiful art gallery, several restaurants and a magical atmosphere.

A Gay Christmas in Oslo

• Enjoy themed parties and Christmas drinks at some of Oslo’s most popular gay bars during the Christmas celebrations.
• Gay bars and clubs are spread across Oslo, but the most popular are close to the city centre.
• Stay at the Hotel Christiania Teater a 4-star hotel featuring spacious rooms and a tasty breakfast buffet; and just one-minute walk to the markets.

Popular Gay Bars and Clubs

• Cesar Bar & Café: Bistro and bar in the city centre with DJs and a lively evening atmosphere.
• Elsker: Oslo’s biggest queer disco with a varied programme including burlesque, slam-poetry evenings, drag shows and stand-up.
• London Pub: Oslo’s oldest gay bar hosts karaoke evenings, quizzes, and other events during the week, as well as parties on weekends.
• SLM: Norway’s oldest fetish and SM club for men hosts themed parties and evenings.
• Fire Oslo: Fire Oslo hosts queer nights at the best clubs in town, among them The Villa and Oslo Camping.
• Score: Queer club nights with pop, disco, house, dance and techno.

Recommended Hotels in Oslo

Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action

Hotel Continental,    Plaza Hotel,   Park Inn,   City Hotel