Christmas in Stavanger 2024

Visit the Christmas market in Byparken, the Gingerbread City at the Oil Museum or lace up your skates on the ice rink at Kjeringholmen. Here is a summary of all the fun activities and happenings in Stavanger leading up to Christmas!

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Julebyen Stavanger offers an incredible number of wonderful experiences in the run-up to Christmas, and for a complete overview of big and small happenings in Stavanger we recommend that you check out the Hva skjer-calender for a day-to-day programme. Below you have all Christmas-related events:

Saturday November 23rd:
12:00 Julefargegaten opens

Thursday November 28th:
16:00-20:00 Christmas market at Stavanger Kunstmuseum

Saturday November 30th:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market in Byparken opens
11:00-18:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-16:00 Horse and cart ride at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen opens
13:00-16:00 Santas helpers hand out ginger bread cookies in Byparken

Sunday December 1st:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-16:00 Christmas market at Stavanger Old Town
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
13:00-17:00 Horse and cart ride at the Christmas market in Byparken
15:00 The Gingerbread Town opens at the Norwegian Oil Museum
15:30 The choir Canentes perform in Byparken
16:30-17:00 Lighting of the Christmas tree at Domkirkeplassen
18:00 Lighting of the Christmas lights in Vågen

Monday December 2nd:
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen

Tuesday December 3rd:
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen

Wednesday December 4th:
10:15-12:15 Guri Malla in the streets and at Sølvberget
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen

Thursday December 5th:
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen

Friday December 6th:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market at Pedersgata 2
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen

Saturday December 7th:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Christmas market at Pedersgata 2
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
12:00-16:00 Horse and cart ride at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-15:00 Lørdagssprell at Sprell Stavanger
13:00-13:45 Randaberg Musikkorps plays Christmas songs at the Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-14:30 Randaberg Musikkorps plays Christmas songs in the streets (spot: tba)
16:00-17:00 Marita Waldow Stølsmark sings beautiful Christmas songs at the Christmas market in Byparken

Sunday December 8th:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Christmas market at Pedersgata 2
12:00-16:00 Christmas market at Elefant at Erfjordgata 8
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
13:00-14:00 Vaulen skolekorps plays Christmas songs at the Christmas market in Byparken
13:00-17:00 Horse and cart ride at the Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-18:00 Shops and malls are open
16:00-18:00 Santas helpers hand out ginger bread cookies in Byparken
17:00-17:30 The chior Kvinnekoret Cencentus performs at the Christmas market in Byparken

Monday December 9th:
12:00-18:00 Christmas and vintage market in Pedersgata 2
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Tuesday December 10th:
12:00-18:00 Christmas and vintage market in Pedersgata 2
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
The Ice Queen is singing her way through the streets
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Wednesday December 11th:
11:00-19:00 Christmas and vintage market in Pedersgata 2
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
The Ice Queen is singing her way through the streets
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Thursday December 12th:
10:15-12:15 Guri Malla in the streets and at Sølvberget
11:00-19:00 Christmas and vintage market in Pedersgata 2
14:00-19:00 Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-19:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
The Ice Queen is visiting the Christmas market in Byparken and singing her way through the streets
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Friday December 13th:
08:00-08:30 Lucia morning at St. Petri church
11:00-19:00 Christmas and vintage market in Pedersgata 2
14:00-19:00 Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-19:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
The Ice Queen is visiting the Christmas market in Byparken and singing her way through the streets
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Saturday December 14th:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market i Byparken
11:00-19:00 Christmas and vintage market in Pedersgata 2
12:00-15:00 Face paint by Ung Jobb Stavanger at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-15:00 Lørdagssprell at Sprell Stavanger
12:00-16:00 Horse and cart ride at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
13:00 The choir Canentes perform in Byparken
14:00-15:00 Stavanger Brass Band perform at Domkirkeplassen
16:00-17:30 Flame Child Fireshows at Domkirkeplassen
Shops and malls are open until 18:00

Sunday December 15th:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
12:00-18:00 Christmas and vintage market in Pedersgata 2
13:00-17:00 Horse and cart ride at the Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-18:00 Shops and malls are open
16:00 Flaks Sjonglering perform both in Byparken and in the streets
16:00-18:00 Santas helpers hand out ginger bread cookies in Byparken

Monday December 16th:
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
The Ginger Bread Man is being silly in the streets
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Tuesday December 17th:
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
The Ginger Bread Man is being silly in the streets
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Wednesday December 18th:
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
The Ginger Bread Man is being silly in the streets
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Thursday December 19th:
14:00-19:00 Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-19:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
From 15:00 "O Tou med din glede" at Tou
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
The Ginger Bread Man visits the Christmas market in Byparken and being silly in the streets
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Friday December 20th:
14:00-19:00 Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-19:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
From 15:00 "O Tou med din glede" at Tou
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Saturday December 21st:
11:00-18:00 Christmas market in Byparken
11:00-18:00 Nativity stable with donkeys and sheep at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
12:00-15:00 Face paint by Ung Jobb Stavanger at the Christmas market in Byparken
12:00-16:00 Horse and cart ride at the Christmas market in Byparken
14:00-15:00 Marita Waldow Stølsmark sings beautiful Christmas songs at the Christmas market in Byparken
16:00 Flaks Sjonglering perform in Byparken and in the streets
16:00-18:00 Santas helpers hand out ginger bread cookies in Byparken
Shops and malls are open until 18:00

Sunday December 22nd:
12:00-18:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
14:00-18:00 Shops and malls are open

Monday December 23rd:
16:00-20:00 Ice rink at Kjeringholmen
Shops are open until 20:00 and malls until 21:00

Tuesday December 24th:
10:00-13:00 Shops and malls are open
The skate rental at the Ice rink is closed, but if you have your own skates feel free to drop by! Merry Christmas!