Christmas in Stavanger 2024

Visit the Christmas market in Byparken, the Gingerbread City at the Oil Museum. 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:

🎄 Friday, 28 November
07:45 Lighting of the Christmas lights at Clarion Hotel Stavanger

🎄 Saturday, 29 November
11:00–18:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
10:00–23:00 Opening of the Christmas Color Street
14:00 Stavanger Brass Band performs at Arneageren
17:00 Christmas light ceremony at Beverly

🎄 Sunday, 30 November
15:00–18:00 Opening of Aftenbladet’s Gingerbread Town at the Oil Museum
11:00–18:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
11:00–16:00 Christmas Market in Old Stavanger
15:00 The women’s choir Crescendo sings in Byparken
14:00 Santa Run Stavanger 2025. Starts at Strandkaien. Sign up here!
16:00 Christmas tree lighting at Domkirkeplassen
16:30 The Christmas tree is lit at Domkirkeplassen

🎄 Thursday, 4 December
16:00–20:00 Christmas Market at Stavanger Art Museum

🎄 Saturday, 6 December
11:00–18:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
13:00–14:00 Randaberg Musikkorps performs in Byparken

🎄 Sunday, 7 December
11:00–18:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
14:00–18:00 Sunday-open shops
15:00 The women’s choir Concentus sings in Byparken

🎄 Tuesday, 9 December
10:15–12:15 Guri Malla visits the city streets
15:00 The Ice Queen visits the city streets
16:00 The Ice Queen visits MagasinBlaa

🎄 Wednesday, 10 December
10:15–12:15 Guri Malla visits the city streets
15:00 The Ice Queen visits Torgterrassen
16:00 The Ice Queen visits Herbarium
17:00 The Ice Queen visits the city streets

🎄 Thursday, 11 December
14:00–19:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
14:00–19:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
15:00 The Ice Queen visits Arkaden
16:00 The Ice Queen visits Pedersgata
17:00 The Ice Queen visits Byparken

🎄 Friday, 12 December
14:00–19:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
14:00–19:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
13:00 The Ice Queen visits MagasinBlaa
14:00 The Ice Queen visits Herbarium
15:00 The Ice Queen visits Torgterrassen

🎄 Saturday, 13 December
09:00 Lucia Morning in the Cathedral
11:00–18:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
15:00 Tenor Emil Klauzs sings beautiful melodies in Byparken
18:00 Premiere of Christmas Legends with Kjell Inge Torgersen at Stavanger Cathedral – Click here for concerts throughout the season
Follow the path from the Christmas Market in Byparken.

🎄 Sunday, 14 December
11:00–18:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
14:00–18:00 Sunday-open shops
14:00–14:45 A local artist performs at the Christmas Market in Byparken – look forward to it!
15:00–18:00 Santa from Jørpeland visits Byparken and the city streets

🎄 Monday, 15 December
15:00 The Gingerbread Man visits MagasinBlaa
16:00 The Gingerbread Man visits Arkaden
17:00 The Gingerbread Man visits the city streets

🎄 Tuesday, 16 December
15:00 The Gingerbread Man visits the city streets
16:00 The Gingerbread Man visits Herbarium
17:00 The Gingerbread Man visits the city streets

🎄 Wednesday, 17 December
15:00 The Gingerbread Man visits Arkaden
16:00 The Gingerbread Man visits the city streets
17:00 The Gingerbread Man visits Pedersgata

🎄 Thursday, 18 December
14:00–19:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
14:00–19:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
17:00 Mongoland at Tou – see more here

🎄 Friday, 19 December
14:00–19:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
14:00–19:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
15:00 The Gingerbread Man visits the city streets
16:00 The Gingerbread Man visits Pedersgata
17:00 The Gingerbread Man visits the Christmas Market in Byparken
17:00 Mongoland at Tou – see more here

🎄 Saturday, 20 December
11:00–18:00 Christmas Market in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken

🎄 Sunday, 21 December
11:00–18:00 The final Christmas Market of the year in Byparken
11:00–18:00 Visit the donkeys and sheep in Byparken
14:00–18:00 Sunday-open shops

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The programme is updated regularly!