In Piazza Walther since 1990: wooden chalets, mulled wine, zelten cake and South Tyrolean crafts beneath the lights. The perfect base for the market circuit of Merano, Bressanone, Brunico and Vipiteno.
In 31 days
Bolzano Christmas Market
27 November 2026 – 6 January 2027
Starts Friday 27 November
November – January 202741 days
27 Nov – 6 Jan31 days to go.
Italy's most famous Christmas market.
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Patron saint festival
The patrons of Bolzano
📅 Every year, on Whit Monday
Bolzano has no fixed date: it honours its patrons, the Virgin of the Assumption and Henry of Bolzano, on Whit Monday, which falls on a different day each year between May and June.
While you're in Bolzano
Places to see before or after the feast. All 33 places in Bolzano →
Ötzi – Archaeology Museum
The home of Ötzi, Europe's oldest natural mummy who lived over 5,100 years ago, located in central Bolzano.
Museo archeologico dell'Alto Adige
Ötzi's home: the Iceman at six degrees below zero, with his copper axe and his hay-stuffed shoes.
Monumento alla Vittoria
Piacentini's fascist arch in Bolzano and the exhibition in its crypt that explains it.
Museion
The glass and aluminium cube on the Talvera, its façades turning into screens at night.
Continue the Bolzano guide
What to see 33
Ötzi – Archaeology Museum · Museo archeologico dell'Alto Adige · monumento alla Vittoria and 30 more
Where to stay 25
25 places to stay · top rated: ADLER Ritten 9.7 · Castel Hörtenberg 9.6
Events & festivals 2
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Getting there
Nearest airport: Treviso, 115 km away
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