Prague City Hall has released the official schedule for the 2025/26 Christmas-market season, setting the Old Town and Wenceslas Square markets to run from 29 November 2025 through 6 January 2026 and earlier openings at Náměstí Míru from 20 November. The disclosure, published on Saturday (22 November 2025), gives airlines, tour operators and corporate travel planners final dates to lock in winter capacity.
Last season the capital welcomed a record 730,000 December visitors—up 18 percent on 2023—and airport officials expect similar growth this year thanks to new direct routes from Abu Dhabi, Marrakech and Chicago. Hotels around the historic core already report 82 percent occupancy for the first two weeks of December, while meeting-and-events operators are bundling market visits into incentive-travel packages aimed at German, UK and Israeli firms.
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City authorities say crowd-management measures piloted in 2024 will return: timed coach drop-offs, pedestrian one-way flows and expanded contactless payment points at food stalls. Business-traveller footfall is also set to rise, with several multinationals scheduling regional sales kick-offs in Prague to coincide with the markets.
Practical tip: travellers arriving after 12 October should factor in longer passport-control queues as the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is now live at Václav Havel Airport. Corporate travel managers should advise non-EU staff to register biometrics on first arrival and to allow extra time when departing on Sunday evenings, historically the busiest slot during Advent.
Last season the capital welcomed a record 730,000 December visitors—up 18 percent on 2023—and airport officials expect similar growth this year thanks to new direct routes from Abu Dhabi, Marrakech and Chicago. Hotels around the historic core already report 82 percent occupancy for the first two weeks of December, while meeting-and-events operators are bundling market visits into incentive-travel packages aimed at German, UK and Israeli firms.
City authorities say crowd-management measures piloted in 2024 will return: timed coach drop-offs, pedestrian one-way flows and expanded contactless payment points at food stalls. Business-traveller footfall is also set to rise, with several multinationals scheduling regional sales kick-offs in Prague to coincide with the markets.
Practical tip: travellers arriving after 12 October should factor in longer passport-control queues as the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is now live at Václav Havel Airport. Corporate travel managers should advise non-EU staff to register biometrics on first arrival and to allow extra time when departing on Sunday evenings, historically the busiest slot during Advent.
