Dates not yet confirmed. The organiser has not announced this edition. The dates below follow the festival's usual pattern and are our best estimate; check the official site before booking around them.
A Christmas market planned along the quays of the Oude Haven, with about a hundred stalls of winter food, drink and gifts. The 2025 edition was called off and moved to December 2026.
Dates and details checked September 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Rotterdam around 19 to 23 December 2026, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
De Rotterdamse Kerstmarkt runs 19 to 23 December. These are the food tours and tastings in Rotterdam to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Private tour · 2 hours
Discover Rotterdam on a 2-hour walking tour with several stops for food tastings. On this private guided walk you’ll see many of the city’s top sights and visit a vari...
Guided tour · 4 hours
Experience and taste Rotterdam in all its glory. A savvy local guide will tell you wonderful stories about the city, and on the way you will stop many times for a spec...
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Join a guided walking tour with a local guide and savour 7 generous tastings at different restaurants that are changing the world for the better. Taste and feel the ne...
Address: Oude Haven, Rotterdam
The Norwegian cultural house on Westzeedijk holds its Christmas market over two long November weekends, with volunteer baking, waffles, coffee and Norwegian groceries alongside the craft stalls.
TipTwo weekends only, Thursday to Sunday; come for the waffle counter and the imported Norwegian groceries.
Rotterdam's official Lunar New Year programme runs about two weeks, and its street day closes the West-Kruiskade to cars for food stalls, market stalls, lion dances and the lion awakening ceremony.
TipThe West-Kruiskade street day is the one to catch; the lion awakening with the mayor starts around 13:15.
The port festival fills the quays along the Nieuwe Maas for three days each September, with food plazas of local and international cooking beside the ships, water shows and a makers market.
TipThe festival area and the ships are free; the harbour excursions are ticketed and go first, so book those ahead.
12-19 Dec
Kerstmarkt Rotterdamse Oogst
Local produce, artisan bread, cheese, roasted chestnuts
6-21 Dec
Deliplein Winterplein
Oliebollen, winter street food
12-15 Nov
Noorse Kerstmarkt
Norwegian baking, waffles, coffee
6-20 Feb 2027
Rotterdam Chinese New Year
Chinese and Southeast Asian street food
26-28 Jun 2027
Asian Food Festival Rotterdam
Asian street food, ramen, Korean barbecue, bubble tea
3-5 Sep 2027
Wereldhavendagen
Food plazas, local and international cooking
