When the days get shorter and the nights longer, when the scent of gingerbread fills the air and the first snowflakes fall, the time of Advent and Christmas markets begins.

Strolling through the Advent and Christmas markets with family or friends is probably one of the best things to do during the cold winter months. Wrapped up warm, you go from stall to stall. The small market stalls are atmospherically decorated with fairy lights and Christmas decorations. Most of the Advent and Christmas markets sell handmade gifts and home-made delicacies. Here you can enjoy the pre-Christmas atmosphere and sweeten your evening with delicious soul-warmers. If you are looking for a suitable Christmas present, you are sure to find what you are looking for.

Every market in the region is unique in itself. Here is an overview of the most beautiful Christmas markets around Lake Thun:

Advent & Christmas market Stadthausplatz Unterseen

When: Friday / Saturday / Sunday, November 24 / 25 / 26, 2023

Time: Fri. 14:00 - 21:00 / Sat. 10:00 - 21:00 / Sun. 10:00 - 17:00

Where: Stadthausplatz, Untersee

Further information: www.stedtlileist.ch

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Advent market Leissigen

When: Saturday, November 25, 2023, 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Where: Village square Leissigen

Further information: www.leissigen.ch

Brienz Christmas market experience

When: Saturday & Sunday, December 2 & 3, 2023

Time: Sat. 12:00 - 21:00 & Sun. 10:00 - 18:00

Where: Brienz

Further information: www.weihnachtsmarkt-brienz.ch

Chlouse-Märit Spiez

When: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Time: 14:00 - 21:00

Where: Seestrasse, Hotel Eden forecourt and at Spiez Castle

Further information: www.spiez.com/chlousemaerit

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Thun Christmas market

When: Wednesday, December 6 to Friday, December 23, 2023 (daily)

Time: Mon. - Sat. 11:00 - 20:00 & Sun. 11:00 - 18:00

Where: Waisenhausplatz, Thun

Further information: www.thuner-weihnachtsmarkt.ch

Chrischtchindlimärit Steffisburg

When: Friday, December 8, 2023

Time: 13:30 - 21:30

Where: Steffisburg

Further information: www.steffisburg.ch

Market Magic Hünegg Castle Hilterfingen

When: Saturday & Sunday, November 4 & 5, 2023

Time: Saturday 14:00 - 19:00 & Sunday 11:00 - 17:00

Where: Hünegg Castle, Hilterfingen

Further information: www.schosshuenegg.ch

Winter Magic Market Merligen

When: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Time: 10:00 - 20:00 / Märit: 10:00 - 18:00

Where: Seeterrasse, Merligen

Further information: www.merligen.ch

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