Macon’s Newest Holiday Tradition!

The Marché de Noël: Macon Christmas Market is a traditional European Christmas Market where you'll enjoy a magical holiday experience with charming wooden chalets, festive decor and lights, and local crafts! Uniquely made for the city "Where Soul Lives," our market is timed with a seasonal celebration of lights that dance through our award-winning Downtown!

Now a global phenomenon, the holiday tradition traces its roots to medieval Europe and its first documented appearance in Vienna in 1296. In the 17th & 18th centuries, the markets spread through Europe as a widely adopted holiday tradition. Macon's sister city relationship with Mâcon, Franc,e will heavily influence our blend of French, Bavarian, and German traditions, and promises a truly memorable place for visiting with family and friends year after year!

Yes, we'll be serving up the traditional Gluhwein, have festive music, a bier garden, and live performances playing a blend of traditional Christmas songs and international sounds! We look forward to having a unique array of handcrafted products and providing a variety of European savories and sweets for purchase.

Our market takes place for ten consecutive days before Christmas in coordination with Macon's Christmas Light Extravaganza, which welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors to historic Downtown Macon each year! And, allows the community to come together for a bit of shopping, drinking, socializing, and celebrating after a long year.

And, this year is just the beginning! We will debut more & more traditions each year!