Belfast - Christmas Market

Belfast Christmas Market at City Hall 2023

This year’s Belfast Christmas Market offers a feast of quality Christmas international cuisine alongside a carefully curated mix of handcrafted goods and bespoke artisan products.

Set against the spectacular backdrop of Belfast City Hall, Belfast Christmas Market, in the heart of the city, is the perfect pit stop for coach parties, day-trippers and city shoppers, offering a unique and exciting festive experience.

With a host of international traders offering incredible foods and delightful gift ideas, there’s lots to choose from and enjoy.

The food court at the Market with bench style seating makes a welcome return, as does the vintage Helter Skelter, offering stunning views right across the market, and the much-loved carousel.

Support for local food and craft has increased with a number of St George’s Market traders joining in the festive fun. Some local favourites will also be returning including Pappas Minerals, Tapitas and Rossi’s Ice Cream.

This year the winners of the Jolly Big Business Boost competition (previously Pitch Perfect), judged by The Gourmet Boys are The Little Salty Seahorse, offering hand crafted pictures and trinkets made from sea glass and pebbles.

With even more local flavour, the Market still offers something a little bit different with 32 nationalities from all over the world bringing all sorts of unusual foods and gift ideas: crêpes from France, Dutch pancakes, Belgian chocolates, an exotic selection of ostrich, wild boar and crocodile burgers, giant bratwurst from the iconic Schwenkegrill, Spanish paella and sweets from Italy. Visitors can also treat themselves to the well-known Hug in a Mug of Gluhwein from the prize winning Kochem vineyard located in the Mosel Valley, Germany, or end the day in one of the bars serving local and continental drinks to get even more into the Christmas spirit.