THE BEST CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN SEVILLE 2025

All the markets opening this year with dates and opening times

Seville’s Christmas markets kick off on 9th November with the Nativity Fair and run until 6th January with the final stalls at Alameda. This 2025 sees 12 confirmed markets across the city centre and neighbourhoods, plus another 8 in provincial towns. At the stalls you’ll discover nativity figurines, Estepa mantecados sweet biscuits, traditional Triana ceramic decorations, and what’s new this year includes food trucks at Nervión, African crafts in María Luisa Park, and even a Viking market in Dos Hermanas at weekends.

THE 8 MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN SEVILLE

If it’s your first visit, the essential circuit includes three stops:

Nativity Fair at Plaza del Triunfo (the largest, with 78 stalls)
Craft market at Jardines de Cristina (for gifts that are genuinely worth buying)
Plaza de la Encarnación next to the Metropol Parasol (with carousel and ice rink for children)

The Christmas lights switch on 29th November at 6:30pm from Plaza de San Francisco, and this year debuts facade projections on the Town Hall every half hour until 11pm. All this combines perfectly with the monumental nativity scene trail (17 this year) and street carol singing that begins 15th December at Plaza del Salvador.

1. Nativity Fair at Plaza del Triunfo

The Nativity Fair is Seville’s longest-running Christmas market, organised for decades by the Association of Nativity Trade (ACOBE). The stalls are set up between the Cathedral and the Archive of the Indies, where you’ll find everything from simple plastic figurines to artisan pieces signed by craftspeople like Gregorio García or María José Romero.

What catches the eye most are the moving mechanisms: spinning windmills, streams with real flowing water, and ovens that simulate fire with flickering lights. You can also buy everything needed to set up your nativity scene: natural moss, cork, water-effect paper, houses of all sizes and even complete Playmobil nativity sets.

Avoid Saturday mornings as they’re peak time rather visit weekdays around 11am or from 7pm onwards, when the atmospheric lighting is switched on.

Where: Plaza del Triunfo (between the Cathedral and Archive of the Indies)
When: 9th November to 23rd December (dates to be confirmed for 2025)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 10:30am-2pm and 5pm-9pm Weekends and holidays: 11am-2:30pm and 4pm-9pm

2. Creative Craft Market at Jardines de Cristina

The market at Jardines de Cristina is run by FAS (Federation of Seville Artisans) with around 50 stalls of genuine craftspeople, not resellers. Triana ceramicists have their moment of glory here. Cerámicas Santa Ana still uses the same moulds from over 100 years ago, the Morilla brothers hand-paint everything as their grandfather taught them, and Mensaque Rodríguez is among the few who still master the dry cord technique.

The Ubrique leather craftsmen bring wallets, handbags and those purses with metal clasps that open with a satisfying click. Geppetto’s wooden toy workshop has rocking horses, animal puzzles and pull-along trains without batteries or screens. María Torres arrives each December with her Peruvian alpaca scarves, the quality ones are 100% baby alpaca that don’t itch at all.

There’s also artistic ironwork with house numbers, horseshoe-shaped coat hooks and those distinctively Sevillian door knockers. Artisan jewellers work silver into rociero bracelets, Giralda cufflinks and medals of La Macarena or La Esperanza. All accept card payments and if you ask them to gift-wrap something they’ll do it on the spot.

Where: Jardines de Cristina, enter via Paseo de Cristóbal Colón
When: Usually 5th December to 5th January
Opening hours: 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 9pm. Closed 25th December and 1st January. 24th and 31st morning only

3. Christmas Market at Plaza de la Encarnación (Setalandia)

Setalandia is what they set up at the Metropol Parasol to help parents survive the Christmas holidays. The ice rink is eco-friendly, using synthetic material that glides like ice but doesn’t get you soaked when you fall. They have plastic penguins to hold onto for non-skaters. The carousel is old-fashioned with hand-painted wooden horses and Christmas carol music. There’s also a little train that goes round in circles, trampolines, and face painting at weekends.

The 35 market stalls sell mainly Christmas decorations. Blown glass baubles come from Cádiz, LED garlands run on batteries so you don’t need plug sockets, and resin nativity sets look like wood until you touch them. There are also natural advent wreaths that smell of real pine.

The food truck area changes weekly but you’ll always find Pig & Roll with their pulled pork rolls, La Cabra Mecánica with burgers using Sierra Norte beef, and Churros Lolo frying them fresh to order, nothing reheated. Weekends at 6:30pm there’s a magician who performs for half an hour. He’s called Antonio but goes by Mago Merlín and the children believe it.

Where: Plaza de la Encarnación, beneath the Metropol Parasol
When: 29th November to 6th January
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday until 10pm, Friday and Saturday until 11pm

4. Nervión Christmas Market

The Nervión District Christmas Market sets up next to El Corte Inglés from 28th November. It’s the market that locals prefer because they don’t have to venture into the city centre. Around 20 stalls offer handmade products and Christmas decorations, but what draws the biggest crowds are the food trucks serving burgers and pizzas until 10pm.

The stalls mainly sell toys, Christmas sweets and those last-minute gifts when you’ve forgotten to buy something for someone. The advantage is you can combine shopping at El Corte Inglés with browsing the market, and children stay entertained while parents finish their shopping.

Where: Luis de Morales, next to El Corte Inglés Nervión
When: 28th November to 5th January 2025
Opening hours: 12pm to 10pm daily

5. Christmas Souk at María Luisa Park

The María Luisa Park Souk that sets up the third Sunday of each month gets festive on 14th and 15th December. It differs from other markets with its more alternative atmosphere featuring premium fashion, accessories and crafts you won’t find elsewhere.

Over 80 brands participate, including the regular stallholders plus new exhibitors each edition. Sunday mornings the park fills with families who combine strolling, shopping and aperitifs at the surrounding terraces. This year they promise elves wandering about entertaining children.

Where: María Luisa Park, behind Plaza de América
When: 14th and 15th December 2024
Opening hours: 11am to 3:30pm

6. Christmas Market at Alameda de Hércules

Alameda de Hércules sets up a Christmas village with around 60 stalls of artisan and food products from early December until 5th January. Here you’ll find Christmas decorations, toys, home accessories and gifts, but what proves most popular are the churros with chocolate and fresh-made fritters.

The Alameda has that alternative edge that sets it apart from other markets. The craft stalls are less conventional, there are workshops and children’s activities almost daily, and the atmosphere is more relaxed than in the city centre. Evenings see it fill with locals who pop over for drinks on the terraces while children run about the square.

Where: Alameda de Hércules
When: Early December to 5th January
Opening hours: 12pm to 10pm daily (may vary on holidays)

7. Plaza de la Magdalena Market

The Plaza de la Magdalena market is small but right in the city centre, with wooden cabins selling Christmas items, scarves, gloves and those accessories you need when it gets chilly. Food stalls offer Christmas sweets and roasted chestnuts that give the square that distinctive seasonal aroma.

For children they set up a carousel that’s the same one every year but never fails to delight. It’s the perfect market to visit when shopping in the centre as it’s right between Sierpes and the El Corte Inglés area.

Where: Plaza de la Magdalena
When: Throughout December until 5th or 6th January
Opening hours: 11am to 10pm daily (closed some holidays)

8. Free Mantecados and Polvorones at the Royal Alcázar

Every Saturday and Sunday until Christmas, the Royal Alcázar hands out free mantecados and polvorones from Estepa to its visitors. The Regulatory Council for the protected designation of origin for Estepa mantecados and polvorones handles the distribution of samples.

It’s a way of promoting these traditional sweets to national and international tourists visiting the Alcázar. They’re handed out at the entrance and if you’re lucky you might try different Estepa brands. A perfect excuse to visit the Alcázar at weekends if you haven’t been yet.

Where: Royal Alcázar of Seville
When: Saturdays and Sundays until Christmas
You need: Alcázar entry ticket (the tasting is free for visitors)

WHICH CHRISTMAS MARKET TO CHOOSE BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE AFTER

If you’re looking for…	Go to…	Why
All kinds of Nativity figures	Feria del Belén (Plaza del Triunfo)	70+ specialist stalls, from little shepherds to water-powered mechanisms.
The most original gifts	Cristina Gardens	Real artisans: Triana ceramics, Ubrique leather, hand-worked silver.
To entertain the kids	Setalandia (Plaza de la Encarnación)	200 m² ice rink, carousel, mini-train, free magic shows on weekends.
Alternative, bohemian vibes	Alameda de Hércules	60 varied stalls, lively terraces, artisanal churros.
Quick Christmas shopping	Nervión (Luis de Morales)	Next to El Corte Inglés, food trucks until 22:00, shopping-centre parking.
A calm, hassle-free market	Plaza de la Magdalena	Small and central; kids’ carousel and roasted chestnuts.
Select gourmet products	Zoco in María Luisa Park	Only 14–15 December; 80 exclusive brands, unique fashion and accessories.
Free mantecado tastings	Royal Alcázar (weekends)	Tasting of Estepa mantecados included with your ticket.
A full medieval experience	Dos Hermanas	Artisans in period costume, craft demos, archery.
A big, low-cost ice rink	Alcalá de Guadaíra	400 m² real ice, cheaper rides, free parking.

HOW TO DO A WALKING TOUR OF THE CITY CENTRE CHRISTMAS MARKETS

The 3 historic quarter markets you can see in one morning

If you have a free morning and want to visit several markets, this route takes you round the three main ones in the historic quarter in about 3 hours on foot.

Start first at the Nativity Fair (Plaza del Triunfo) around 11am when it opens. Allow 45 minutes to browse the stalls with figurines and moving mechanisms.

While you’re here, you have the Cathedral and Giralda right next door. If you haven’t seen them, they’re worth visiting inside or joining a guided tour that explains why the Giralda has ramps instead of stairs (the muezzin rode up on a donkey) and where Columbus is actually buried.

We’ll show you our guided tours to combine with the Christmas markets. Perfect if you want to make the most of your market visit to see the monuments without queues.

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From there it’s a 10-minute walk to Jardines de Cristina for the craft market. Along the way you pass through the Santa Cruz neighbourhood, the former Jewish quarter with its narrow lanes and orange tree courtyards.

If you don’t know the neighbourhood legends like Susona’s skull or Besos Street, the free walking tours of Santa Cruz depart from Plaza del Triunfo and tell you all the stories in an hour and a half.

You can also combine markets with monuments here are two options:

The advantage of the Christmas markets is they’re in Seville’s most touristy spots. You can make the most of seeing monuments and markets on the same day.

If you’re an early riser and want to see everything: Start at 10am with a guided visit to the Royal Alcázar (2 hours) to understand why Pedro I the Cruel ordered a Mudéjar palace built during the Reconquest. At 12:30 you emerge to find the Nativity Fair right opposite in Plaza del Triunfo. Allow 45 minutes to browse the stalls. Around 1:30pm head into Santa Cruz for tapas at Las Columnas or Álvaro Peregil. In the afternoon, when they open at 5pm, go down to Jardines de Cristina for the craft market with the Triana ceramicists.
If you prefer the afternoon and Christmas lights: At 5pm join the free historic centre walking tour departing from the Archive of the Indies. It’s 2.5 hours passing the Cathedral, Santa Cruz neighbourhood with its legends, and finishes at Plaza de España when it’s already lit up. Around 7:30pm you can visit the markets with their lights switched on at Plaza de la Encarnación or head up to Alameda. At 9pm dine at the food trucks at any market. At Setalandia the pulled pork is rather good and at Alameda the churros with chocolate are essential.

If you prefer going independently, combined Alcázar and Cathedral tours save you the queues which are dreadful at Christmas. Individual tickets sell out online days in advance and at the box office you might wait an hour and a half.

CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN SEVILLE PROVINCE TOWNS

If you already know the Andalusian capital’s markets or simply want to escape the city centre, the province has charming Christmas markets with far less hassle.

The medieval market at Dos Hermanas sets up in Parque de la Alquería at weekends in December. Twenty minutes by car from Seville, it has wooden stalls and tented areas where craftspeople dress in period costume. They demonstrate ancient trades and there are children’s activities like archery and pony rides.
Alcalá de Guadaíra installs its market on Paseo de la Feria from the bridge to Reyes. It has a 400m² ice rink, pedal go-karts and a 50-metre zip line. Everything cheaper than in Seville with free parking. Sundays feature free children’s theatre.
In Écija they set up the market on Plaza de España with the most spectacular Christmas lighting in the province. Gines has a small but very family-friendly market in the Municipal Park. Pilas combines its market with a living nativity at weekends. La Puebla de los Infantes sets up theirs in Plaza de la Constitución with Sierra Norte products.
Osuna, Estepa and Utrera don’t have large markets but their illuminated streets are worth the visit. In Estepa you can also visit the mantecado factories that open to the public in December with tastings included.

MARKETS FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING THIS 2025

If you’re shopping with a gift list to tick off, these are the markets where you’ll find what you’re looking for without going round in circles.

For traditional toys

The Jardines de Cristina market has the best wooden toys. Geppetto’s makes puzzles, trains and rocking horses without batteries. At the Nativity Fair they also sell themed Playmobil Christmas figures you won’t find in regular toy shops.

For Christmas decorations

Setalandia (Plaza de la Encarnación) has the best variety in blown glass baubles, battery-powered LED garlands and natural advent wreaths. At Nervión prices are more reasonable for basic decorations.

For artisan gifts

Jardines de Cristina without doubt. Signed Triana ceramics, Ubrique leather, handcrafted silver jewellery. Everything comes with craft certification and they’ll gift-wrap it for you.

For gourmet products

The María Luisa Park Souk (14th-15th December) brings local producers with artisan preserves, speciality jams and premium oils. At Alameda there are also stalls with organic products and Sierra Norte honey.

For cheap Secret Santa gifts

Plaza de la Magdalena and Nervión have the typical last-minute bits. Scarves, gloves, Christmas mugs, scented candles. Everything in the 10-20 euro range.

For mantecados and Christmas sweets

Although they give them away at weekends at the Royal Alcázar, if you want to buy some, at the Nativity Fair there are several convent sweet stalls and at Jardines de Cristina they bring artisan mantecados from Estepa and convent almond polvorones.

NATIVITY SCENE TRAIL AROUND SEVILLE 2025

The nativity scene trail is a tradition that begins in early December in Seville. Alongside the Christmas markets, this is another ideal activity for this time of year. From classic representations to innovative interpretations, each nativity tells its own story, reflecting local craftsmanship and the essence of Christmas in the city.

This nativity trail in Seville invites you to explore the diversity of styles, sizes and materials used in creating these cribs, highlighting the cultural richness and ingenuity of the artists.

The three essentials if you’re short on time:

The Cathedral Nativity is the most spectacular, with over 400 figures and a display that changes each year.
The Fundación Cajasol one (at Plaza de San Francisco) has 18th-century Neapolitan figures valued at a fortune.
The Círculo Mercantil one (Sierpes street) is the most traditional, assembled by members with that nostalgic touch of yesteryear.

The complete monumental nativity trail includes:

Town Hall Archway Nativity – Free, visible from the street
Canarian Folk Nativity at the Town Hall – Canarian figures, enter via the courtyard
Caja Rural Nativity (Plaza San Francisco) – Moving mechanisms
Marqueses de la Algaba Palace Nativity – In a 15th-century Mudéjar palace
Salvador Church Nativity – Pure Baroque with gilded cherubs
Hospital de la Caridad Nativity – In Murillo’s courtyard
San Juan de Dios Hospital Nativity – One of the oldest
Nervión Living Nativity – With real people at weekends
Casa Fabiola Nativity – Bellver Museum, admission required
Basílica de los Gitanos Nativity – In Macarena, very devotional

If you want to see them all you’ll need two days. Most open 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm, but check times as they change on holidays. The free ones get busier, those charging admission (3-5 euros) have shorter queues.

UPDATED MAP OF SEVILLE'S CHRISTMAS MARKETS 2025

Here are all of Seville’s Christmas markets marked on the map. Those in the historic centre (Nativity Fair, Jardines de Cristina, Plaza de la Magdalena, Metropol Parasol) are 10-15 minutes’ walk from each other.

The neighbourhood ones like Nervión or Alameda require metro or bus, though from the centre to Alameda it’s 20 minutes on foot via Sierpes and Amor de Dios.

We’ve also marked other points of interest near each market:

Nearest car parks with daily rates (Jardines de Murillo for the centre, €18/day)
Main metro and bus stops
Monumental nativity scenes you can combine with the markets
Public toilets (especially useful if travelling with children)

The Christmas points of interest like monumental nativities, streets with the best lighting and squares with giant Christmas trees are also marked. Plaza de San Francisco has the largest tree and Town Hall projections every half hour from 7pm.

For those visiting with children, we’ve specially marked Setalandia at the Metropol Parasol with its ice rink, Nervión market with food trucks until 10pm, and Alameda where there are children’s activities at weekends.

On the map you’ll also find the nearest public toilets to each market, which with small children is always handy to have located.

6 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VISITING SEVILLE AT CHRISTMAS

The best time to visit each market
The Nativity Fair on weekdays at 11am or after 7pm, when the coach parties have left. Jardines de Cristina early Sunday morning, you’ll catch the craftspeople fresh and they’ll tell you how they make things. Setalandia weekdays 4pm to 6pm before school children are let out. Alameda any evening for the atmosphere, but if you want to shop, Saturday morning is better.
Where to park at Christmas
Forget the city centre. Park at Arjona car park (€8 all day) and walk 15 minutes or take the metro at Puerta Jerez. For Jardines de Cristina, Paseo Colón car park charges €2.40/hour but closes at 10pm. At Nervión use El Corte Inglés, free if you buy something. For Alameda, find street parking on Calatrava or Lumbreras, blue zone but no payment after 8pm.
Bring cash Although many stalls have card machines, coverage fails with so many people about. Street food vendors (churros, chestnuts) only accept cash. Nearest cashpoints: BBVA on Avenida de la Constitución, CaixaBank on Sierpes, Santander on Luis de Morales.
If travelling with small children Better leave the pushchair behind. The cobbled streets in the centre and crowds make it impossible. Baby carrier or let them walk. At Setalandia there are changing facilities in Mercado de la Encarnación toilets (level -1). The only markets with covered areas if it rains are Nervión (El Corte Inglés arcades) and partially Jardines de Cristina.
Combine markets with tapas
After the Nativity Fair: Las Columnas (spinach with chickpeas) or Bodega Santa Cruz (small sandwiches). After Jardines de Cristina: La Azotea del Perro (Betis street) for sunset views. At Alameda: Casa Morales for vermouth or El Garlochí if you fancy the religious brotherhood theme. At Nervión: El Corte Inglés Lizarrán, basic but works with children.
If it rains (which happens in December)
Markets don’t close but half the stalls don’t set up. Setalandia has a covered section, Nervión has the arcades, the rest are completely open-air. Otherwise you can visit the Metropol Parasol Antiquarium (€2.10), the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions (€1.50) or take the opportunity to see the indoor nativities.

OTHER THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN SEVILLE AT CHRISTMAS

If you have several days and have already explored all the capital’s markets, the province has Christmas activities worth the journey.

All begin around 7pm, free entry.

The living nativities are the most spectacular Santiponce sets up theirs with 200 performers among the Italica ruins (15th-16th December), Alcalá del Río makes use of its medieval castle (21st-22nd December), Sanlúcar la Mayor brings real animals including a camel (28th-29th December) and El Real de la Jara stages the most traditional performance in the town square.
Dos Hermanas is medieval with period-dressed craftspeople and archery at weekends in Parque de la Alquería.
Écija combines its market with Andalusia’s most extravagant Christmas lighting (they call it the city of illuminated towers).
Alcalá de Guadaíra has a 400m² ice rink and everything cheaper than in Seville.
Osuna, Estepa and Utrera don’t have large markets but their illuminated streets are worth an evening stroll. In Estepa you can also visit the mantecado factories (La Estepeña, E.Moreno) that open to the public in December with tastings included and direct sales at factory prices.