A Neighbourhood in Festive Lights: Christmas in Europaallee
The Christmas Alley 2025 is officially open – bringing festive cheer to Europaallee and the entire district until December 23. Here, winter market stalls meet urban architecture, gastronomy, culture, and the vibrant energy of a modern city quarter.
Market & Shopping
More than 80 exhibitors present design, crafts, delicacies, and unique gift ideas – all embedded in the diverse shopping and dining offerings of Europaallee.
New this year:
- Mini Market every Advent weekend featuring emerging labels
- Local Christmas Shopping from December 1–7 with Zurich-based brands and producers
Programme & Highlights
The Advent programme turns Europaallee into a lively destination for experiences and encounters:
- The Glüehstube with comedy, live music, DJ sets, workshops and Christmas singing
- Coca-Cola Truck on November 23
- Samichlaus on December 6
- Colourful, imaginative stilt walkers
- The daily karaoke cabin
- The TWINT Christmas Tree with a donation campaign for local organisations
Find the full programme here.
Food & Atmosphere
Food stalls with street food from around the world, new weekday lunch options, and the cosy Fondue Chalet complement Europaallee’s diverse gastronomic scene – perfect at any time of day.
Europaallee in advent
With its shops, cafés, restaurants, cultural offerings and lively public spaces, Europaallee provides the ideal setting for the Christmas Alley.
Whether you’re strolling through the festive market lane, enjoying an after-work mulled wine, doing a shopping tour, or having dinner with friends – the entire district transforms into an urban Christmas destination you’ll want to return to again and again.
Christmas Alley Opening Hours 2025
November 20 – December 23, 2025
Market
- Monday–Saturday: 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
- Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Mini Market on the weekends of: November 29/30 ¦ December 6/7 ¦ December 13/14 ¦ December 20/21
Fondue Chalet
- Monday–Sunday: 11:00 am – midnight
Glüehstube (Mulled Wine Bar)
- Monday–Saturday: 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
- Sunday: 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
