No, you just walk in. Only the fondue tables and group events are booked.

Can we have dinner there?

Yes. The food and takeaway stalls stay open an hour after the shopping stalls: until 10pm Sunday to Wednesday and 11pm Thursday to Saturday. Options run from crêpes and churros to hot fondue in bread.

Where in the market are the kids' activities?

The Lindt train runs by the big Christmas tree, the crafts and telescope are on the terrace, and the Sunday disco is in the Swiss-Ski Lounge.

Can we sit down for a fondue?

Yes, at the Parsennbahn Fondue-Express. Tables for 1 to 19 guests are booked online through polarzauber.ch.

Polarzauber Christmas Market at Zurich Main Station

Name: Polarzauber Christmas Market at Zurich Main Station
Start: 2026-11-19
End: 2026-12-24T23:59:59
Location: Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Bahnhofshalle

Featured inChristmas Markets with Kids in Zurich 2026

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Where

Kreis 1, Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Bahnhofshalle

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors

Plan for

1-2 hours

What you need to know

Mascots three days a week: Bori and Tsapé, the Swiss-Ski mascot, pose for photos and high fives on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 4pm
Telescope on weekdays only: the explorer's telescope on the terrace runs Monday to Friday until 6pm, so a weekday visit gets you more
Wish letters for Christmas: kids write a wish on a Lindt letter on site and post it in the Lindt letterbox, and three wishes will come true

About

Polarzauber fills the main hall of Zurich's main station with what it bills as Switzerland's largest indoor Christmas market: craft and food stalls, mulled wine and a kids' program all season. Kids watch the Lindt Christmas train circle the big tree, dance at the kids' disco and make crafts to take home. Being indoors makes it an easy stop on a cold day or between trains.

Schedule

Thu, Nov 19

2pm
Opening day
Opening with the Polarzauber elves and Bori & Tsapé.

Sun, Nov 22

2pm–4pm
First kids' disco
Kinderdisco with Bori & Friends, with a kids' bar, popcorn and entertainment. Every Sunday until 20 December.

Wed, Nov 25

2pm–5pm
First creative Christmas Wednesday
Crafts and face painting, little works of art to take home. Every Wednesday until 23 December.

Sun, Dec 6

Time to follow
Samichlaus visit
The Samichlaus visits the children at Polarzauber.

Free

Dates & times

Thu 19 Nov – Thu 24 Dec

Sun-Wed11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Thu-Sat11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Non-food market hours. Food and takeaway stalls stay open an hour longer.

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Where it is

Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Bahnhofshalle

Bahnhofplatz, 8001 Zürich

Nearby playgrounds

Resources

Event website
Official page from the organizer.

Common questions

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