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Christmas in Amsterdam 2026 — Amsterdam Light Festival artwork glowing over a canal at dusk, historic canal houses and festive lights

Christmas in Amsterdam 2026: Light Festival, Markets, Ice Rinks & the Honest Guide

Amsterdam does Christmas differently from the rest of Europe, and visitors who arrive expecting a giant German-style market in a historic square are the ones who leave disappointed. There is no single vast Christmas market filling Dam Square. What Amsterdam has instead is better, once you know where to look: a city-wide festival of light […]