Nowy Sącz
Winter in the Sącz region: a Christmas market and open-air museum
Sunday at the Galician Town with an optional winter day in Stary Sącz.
Lesser Poland Voivodeship / Nowy Sącz
Christmas Fair at the Galician Town
Nowy Sącz · Customs
✓ Upcoming edition confirmed20 December 2026
An annual Christmas fair in the market square of the museum town in Nowy Sącz.
MAKE A TRIP OF IT
Make a weekend of it
Start with the festival, then choose a few stops and somewhere to stay. These flexible itineraries include sources, and services are booked separately.
Stops in the guide are visits separate from the festival. Adjust the itinerary to the festival dates and confirm access with each venue.
MORE THAN A FESTIVAL
Explore the surrounding area
Places to visit in Nowy Sącz, outside the festival programme.
Nowy Sącz
Sącz Ethnographic Park
The open-air museum shows the buildings of communities that lived in the Sącz region. Enter by the Galician Town.
The grounds are open in winter. Under normal hours the last self-guided entry is at 2 pm, and the last guided entry is at 1 pm.
Museum of the Sącz Region · open-air museum ↗Stary Sącz
Dom na Dołkach Regional Museum
The regional museum occupies a historic townhouse at Rynek 6 in Stary Sącz.
Published winter hours are 10 am to 1 pm, Tuesday through Sunday. Check for exceptions before visiting.
Stary Sącz Regional Museum ↗STAY AN EXTRA DAY
Stay overnight in the area
Allow time for the festival and the surrounding area. Find a guesthouse, hotel or apartment and choose your dates.
Suggested stay: 19 December 2026 – 21 December 2026 · 2 nights. The final date is the checkout day. You can change the dates with the provider.
Check availability, distance to the event and cancellation terms with the provider.
Plan your visit
- Where
- Galician Town Museum, Lwowska 226
- Programme
- The fair runs from 10 am to 4 pm.
Details awaiting confirmation
- Admission and prices
- Prices and admission requirements are unconfirmed.
- Parking
- Parking has not been confirmed.
- Booking
- Booking requirements are unconfirmed.
- Activity duration
- Activity duration has not been confirmed.
- Visiting with children
- Conditions for children are unconfirmed.
Directions are approximate. Check the exact location and current conditions before leaving. For distances from your starting point, use the catalogue map and filters.
Experiences for an extra day
Check availability for your chosen day.
Guided Walk of Sącz Ethnographic Park
The museum offers guided winter walks around the grounds in Polish or English. Ask the museum about availability on fair day.
Sources and documented editions
Editions
20 December 2026 · date documented [1]
Sources
[1] Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy w Miasteczku Galicyjskim ↗ · 2026