The Christmas Market in Lodz in 2024 will start on the 30th of November and last until the 23rd of December. Contrary to previous years, it will not be located in the most popular street in Lodz – Piotrkowska Street, but close to it – in the Schiller’s Passage.
Manufaktura Centre will probably organize its Christmas Market in Lodz, too, although nothing has been announced yet.
Christmas Market in Lodz at Piotrkowska Street
The stalls will open in Schiller Passage near Piotrkowska Street. Traditionally, over 40 stalls will offer cold cuts, bread, Christmas pastries, gingerbread, as well as mulled wine, traditional cheeses and handicrafts from around the world. All of this will be available 12 to 8 pm (some stalls may close at 9pm.
The magical period of preparations for Christmas will begin on 30 November at Wolności Square, where this year the city’s Christmas tree will be erected! On 30 November at 4 p.m., fans of festive moods will be put in the right mood by a DJ with sets specially prepared for the occasion.
The giant Christmas tree on Plac Wolności will shine with magical light – the winner of a charity auction by the Elephants on the Balcony foundation will have the honour of lighting it. The funds raised will go towards the foundation’s account, which cares for traumatised children.
At the end of the festivities, the energetic Big Bike Orchestra will play for everyone gathered, and then a Christmas parade led by Father Christmas will set off from Wolności Square towards Schiller Passage. In the space of the Christmas market, which will be located in Piotrkowska Street, an additional surprise will await the participants of the parade
Special events will be prepared in previous years on weekends: mainly concerts and animation activities.
SCHEDULE OF ACCOMPANYING EVENTS
- 16:00 – 18:00 – Christmas DJ set on stage at pl. Wolności
- 16:30 – 17:45 – ride of the Big Bike Orchestra down Piotrkowska Street
- 18:00 – ceremonial switching on of the Christmas illumination of pl. Wolności
- 18:15 – concert by the Big Bike Orchestra
- 19:00 – Father Christmas parade to the Christmas Market in the Schiller Passage
Christmas Market in Lodz at Manufaktura Center
This is a separate event that takes place independently of the Christmas Market in Piotrkowska Street.
20 distinctive wooden houses with handicrafts and more will be open from 1-23 December. Visitors will be able to buy Christmas decorations, jewellery, printed T-shirts, but also culinary delicacies: oscypek (sheep’s cheese), aromatic winter teas, traditional cold meats, honey from own apiaries, langoše, homemade jams and oils, and much more. There will also be novelties this year: Christmas socks, gingerbread, fudge and lollipops in Christmas themes, as well as food stands: twisted fries and bubble waffles for the little ones. The fair will be open daily from 12 to 20 pm, and at weekends from 10 am.
The non-food stands will include, among other books, 3D puzzles, beautiful handmade jewellery, Christmas sets of hand-made cosmetics, hand-painted mugs and traditional wooden toys. And if you need to decorate the house and the Christmas tree, you’ll find here hand-blown and painted baubles, wreaths and chains, Christmas decorations as well as wooden decorations that will add warmth to any interior will be waiting for amateur decorators. Unique home accessories can be purchased at the blacksmith’s stand, who will forge beautiful ornaments and decorations by himself.
Other Christmas Markets in Poland
Many cities in Poland organize their Christmas Markets. Check also our articles on Christmas Fairs in Gdansk, Wroclaw, Krakow and Poznan.