How much are tickets?

Market admission is €12 for adults and €6 for children aged 6 to 18; under 6 is free. A combined ticket that adds the Schloss Hof estate is €24 for adults, €13.50 for children, or €61.50 for a family of two adults and up to three children.

When do the kids' activities run?

Gingerbread decorating, the craft workshop and the writing room run 11am to 5pm, and pony rides only 2pm to 4pm. The farmyard nativity runs 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm, so 3pm to 4pm catches all of it.

Dress kids for a winter afternoon outside: the farmyard nativity and pony rides are outdoors. For a warm break, the nativity scene exhibition in the Sala Terrena is included in admission, and the palace rooms open with a palace ticket.

Is there a bus from Bratislava?

Yes. On market days Schloss Hof runs a shuttle bus from Bratislava's Mlynské Nivy bus station / Eurovea, leaving at 2:45/2:50pm and returning at 6:30pm. It costs €6 for adults and is free for children up to 18; book it online on the Schloss Hof market page.

Christmas Market at Schloss Hof

Name: Christmas Market at Schloss Hof
Start: 2026-11-14
End: 2026-12-20T23:59:59
Location: Schloss Hof

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Where

Schloßhof, Schloss Hof

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

Music

Live brass and choirs

What you need to know

Extras cost €4 or less, with gingerbread and craft items at €4 each and pony rides at €1
Most of it is included, from the light installations and nativity exhibition to the writing room and live music
Palace rooms cost extra, since a palace ticket is needed for the state rooms, the Christmas exhibition and the 1pm children's tour

About

A traditional Christmas market on the Schloss Hof palace estate in Austria, built around crafts, festive food, brass and choir music, and a children's world. Kids decorate gingerbread, make a Christmas keepsake, write a wish letter to the Christ Child and ride a pony, while the estate's animals act out the nativity. It suits younger kids more than teens.

Schedule

Sun, Dec 6

4:00pm and 5:30pm
Christmas Concert with an Ensemble of the Vienna Philharmonic
Second performance at 5:30pm. €19 per person, online ticket required.

Tue, Dec 8

4:00pm and 5:30pm
Christmas Concert with the Varga Quartett Wien
Second performance at 5:30pm. €19 per person, online ticket required.

Under 6 free, kids €6, adults €12

Dates & times

Sat 14 Nov – Sun 20 Dec

Sat-Sun10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Mon 7 – Tue 8 Dec

Mon-Tue10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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Where it is

Schloss Hof

Schloßhof 1, 2294 Schloßhof, Austria

Resources

Event website
Official page from the organizer.

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