# Austin Christmas Market 2026 > Austin Christmas Market in Austin, Texas: dates to be announced. What the organizer has said, checked October 26, 2026. Source: https://bestchristmasmarketsusa.com/markets/austin-oh-what-fun/ Austin, [Texas](https://bestchristmasmarketsusa.com/states/texas/) Official name: Oh What Fun! Austin Holiday Market ## 2026 Dates Not Announced Yet When we checked on October 26, 2026, the city had not published dates for 2026. We check again often and add them as soon as they are out. | Last Year (2025) | November 20 to December 24, 2025 Shown only as a guide to the usual time of year. | | --- | --- | | Where | Republic Square in downtown Austin 422 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701 [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=30.2678,-97.7474) | | Organizer | Fetch Concepts with the Downtown Austin Alliance. [Official website](https://austintexas.gov/event/oh-what-fun-austin-holiday-market) | ## Checked Against the Source This comes from the city's own website, not from another guide. - [Downtown Austin Alliance](https://downtownaustin.com/happy-yallidays/), checked October 26, 2026 - [City of Austin](https://austintexas.gov/event/oh-what-fun-austin-holiday-market), checked October 26, 2026 On the day, check the [official website](https://austintexas.gov/event/oh-what-fun-austin-holiday-market). Something out of date? [Let us know](https://bestchristmasmarketsusa.com/contact/). ## Austin Christmas Market: Quick Answers ### When is Austin Christmas Market 2026? The organizer had not announced the 2026 dates when we checked on October 26, 2026. Last year it ran from November 20 to December 24, 2025, which is a guide to the time of year and nothing more. ### Where is Austin Christmas Market? Republic Square in downtown Austin, in Austin, Texas. The address is 422 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701. ## About Austin Christmas Market A downtown holiday market first held in 2025 in Republic Square, open Thursday to Sunday with rotating local makers, food trucks, drinks and live music. ## Where Is Austin Christmas Market? Republic Square in downtown Austin, 422 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701. The other dots are nearby markets. ## Getting There, Parking and More ### Parking Republic Square is inside Austin's downtown metered zone (I-35 to Lamar Boulevard, Lady Bird Lake to 10th Street). There, street meters run Monday and Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm, Wednesday to Friday 8 am to midnight, and Saturday 11 am to midnight; no Sunday hours are listed for the downtown zone. Rates vary by block, so read the posted sign. You can pay by the Park ATX app, which offers two free 15-minute sessions a day, or at pay stations. For the 2025 market the city pointed visitors to this paid parking information and warned that signed no-parking areas are enforced. Source: [City of Austin](https://www.austintexas.gov/paidparking), [page 2](https://austintexas.gov/event/oh-what-fun-austin-holiday-market), checked October 28, 2026. ### What Else Is On Whether or not the Republic Square market returns, the city's Trail of Lights runs in Zilker Metropolitan Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road, from December 4 to December 23, 2026, 6 to 10 pm, according to the City of Austin's events listing. Zilker Park is about a mile and a half southwest of Republic Square in a straight line. Source: [City of Austin](https://www.austintexas.gov/ace/events/trail-lights), checked October 28, 2026. ### Hotels Near Austin Christmas Market Republic Square sits in the Warehouse District on the west side of downtown, so anywhere in downtown Austin, from the Second Street District to Congress Avenue, is within walking distance. Rainey Street, at the southeast edge of downtown, is a little under a mile away in a straight line. **Staying the night?** [See hotels near Austin Christmas Market](https://www.stay22.com/allez/roam?aid=bobbleventures&lat=30.2678&lng=-97.7474&address=Austin%2C%20TX%2C%20USA¤cy=USD&campaign=bcmus_austin_oh_what_fun_link) [affiliate link](https://bestchristmasmarketsusa.com/affiliate-disclosure/) ## Questions People Ask **Is the Oh What Fun! market coming back in 2026?** No 2026 edition had been announced as of late October 2026, and the organizer's website had expired. The 2025 market ran Thursdays to Sundays from November 20 to December 24 in Republic Square. **Where do I park near Republic Square?** Downtown street meters are the city's option listed for the 2025 market. They run Monday and Tuesday 8 am to 6 pm, Wednesday to Friday 8 am to midnight and Saturday 11 am to midnight; check the posted sign for the rate. **What else is on in Austin at Christmas?** The Trail of Lights in Zilker Park runs December 4 to 23, 2026, 6 to 10 pm. ## Have You Been to Austin Christmas Market? Tell other visitors whether it was worth the trip. 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