{"id":15533,"date":"2026-08-25T11:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/prague-in-december\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T22:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:17:29","slug":"prague-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/prague-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Prague in December: Christmas Markets and Winter Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pm\">\n<style>.pm{font-family:Hind,\"Helvetica Neue\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif}.pm table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 6px}.pm table td{border:1px solid #dde4ec;padding:9px 12px;font-size:14.5px;vertical-align:top}.pm table td:first-child{width:34%;background:#f5f7fa;font-family:\"Roboto Condensed\",sans-serif;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12.5px;color:#4e5a68}.pm .box{border-left:3px solid #c0562a;background:#fbefe9;padding:13px 16px;margin:14px 0}.pm .box b{font-family:\"Roboto Condensed\",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;color:#c0562a;display:block;margin-bottom:3px}.pm .nav{display:table;width:100%;margin:18px 0 0;border-top:2px solid #143852;padding-top:12px}.pm .nav a{font-family:\"Roboto Condensed\",sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1e73be;text-decoration:none}.pm .nav .r{text-align:right}@media (max-width:600px){.pm table tr,.pe table tr{display:block;border-bottom:2px solid #dde4ec}.pm table td,.pe table td{display:block;width:100%!important;border:0;padding:8px 12px}.pm table td:first-child,.pe table td:first-child{background:#f5f7fa;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}.pm table td:last-child,.pe table td:last-child{padding-top:4px}.pm table,.pe table{border:1px solid #dde4ec}.pm .box,.pe .box{padding:12px 14px}.pm h2,.pe h2{font-size:20px}}<\/style>\n<p><strong>Christmas markets, Mikul\u00e1\u0161, mulled wine and the busiest weeks of the winter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>December in Prague at a glance<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Temperature<\/td>\n<td>-1 \/ +3 &deg;C average low \/ high<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daylight<\/td>\n<td>About 8h 5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>\n<td>High<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u05de\u05d7\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>\n<td>High season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>December is Prague&#8217;s second high season. The markets on Old Town and Wenceslas Square run all month, the streets are lit from late November, and the city fills up again \u2014 particularly in the two weeks before Christmas. It is cold, often below freezing, and the daylight is at its shortest, but the lights do most of the work.<\/p>\n<h2>What&rsquo;s on in December<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Until 6 Jan<br \/><strong style=\"text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-size:14px;color:#13202c\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d2 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05d3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Old Town and Wenceslas Square, daily 10:00\u201322:00, free entry. <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/christmas-markets-prague\/\">\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 December<br \/><strong style=\"text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-size:14px;color:#13202c\">St Nicholas evening<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mikul\u00e1\u0161, an angel and a devil visit children across the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/how-czechs-celebrate-saint-nicholas-day\/\">\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24 December<br \/><strong style=\"text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-size:14px;color:#13202c\">\u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d7\u05d2 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05d3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Carp and potato salad, and midnight mass. Markets close at 14:00. <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/how-prague-families-spend-christmas-eve\/\">\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31 December<br \/><strong style=\"text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-size:14px;color:#13202c\">New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Crowds on the bridges and the embankments; restaurants book out months ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/czech-new-year-traditions-you-might-not-expect\/\">\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Where to go this month<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The markets<\/strong> &mdash; Old Town for spectacle, Peace Square for a local crowd and lower prices. <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/a-perfect-one-day-christmas-market-walk-in-prague\/\">\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lit streets<\/strong> &mdash; Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017esk\u00e1, Celetn\u00e1 and Nerudova \u2014 free, and beautiful after 16:30. <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/best-christmas-lights-and-decorations-streets-in-prague\/\">\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u05e7\u05d5\u05e0\u05e6\u05e8\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> &mdash; Church concerts most evenings, from free market stages to ticketed cathedral programmes. <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/where-to-enjoy-live-carols-and-choir-performances-in-december\/\">\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Photography in December<\/h2>\n<p>The blue half-hour after sunset \u2014 roughly 16:15 to 16:45 \u2014 is the whole game in December. Market lights balance against a deep blue sky for about thirty minutes, then the contrast becomes unmanageable.<\/p>\n<p>For family and couple sessions in December, a local photographer will know which spots hold the light at that hour &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kemalonurozman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05db\u05de\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d6\u05de\u05df<\/a> shoots families, couples and engagements across Prague and took many of the photographs on this site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box\"><b>Proposing in December?<\/b>A December proposal at the markets is a clich\u00e9 because it works. For something quieter, the Castle terraces at 16:30 give you the lit city below and almost nobody around. See our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/the-best-12-marriage-proposal-location-in-prague\/\">17 proposal locations in Prague<\/a> for the full list with timings.<\/div>\n<h2>Practical tips for December<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Markets close at 14:00 on 24 December.<\/li>\n<li>Book New Year&#8217;s Eve dinner months ahead.<\/li>\n<li>14\u201320 December is the most crowded week of the winter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Plan the rest of your year<\/h2>\n<p>Every month in Prague has a different character. Compare <a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/category\/prague-tourist-guide\/\">all the monthly guides<\/a>, or jump straight to the next season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nav\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/prague-in-november\/\">&larr; November<\/a><\/span> &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; <span><a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/prague-in-january\/\">January &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><em>Weather averages and event dates last verified in August 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ph-related --><\/p>\n<h2>Related Reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/christmas-markets-in-prague-2019\/\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d2 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05d3 \u05d1\u05e4\u05e8\u05d0\u05d2 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/cristmas-markets-2022-prague\/\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d2 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05d3 2022 - \u05e4\u05e8\u05d0\u05d2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/amazing-winter-at-pragues-vltava-river\/\">\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8\u05e3 \u05de\u05d3\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e0\u05d4\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d5\u05dc\u05d8\u05d0\u05d1\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e4\u05e8\u05d0\u05d2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/prague-in-february\/\">Prague in February: Weather, Carnival and Quiet Streets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas markets, Mikul\u00e1\u0161, mulled wine and the busiest weeks of the winter.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Prague in December: Christmas Markets and Winter Guide","_seopress_titles_desc":"Christmas markets, Mikul\u00e1\u0161, mulled wine and the busiest weeks of the winter.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"Prague in December: Christmas Markets and Winter Guide","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"Christmas markets, Mikul\u00e1\u0161, mulled wine and the busiest weeks of the winter.","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"Prague in December: Christmas Markets and Winter Guide","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"Christmas markets, Mikul\u00e1\u0161, mulled wine and the busiest weeks of the winter.","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"prague in december","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prague-tourist-guide","category-winter-in-prague"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15533"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17122,"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15533\/revisions\/17122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praguehints.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}