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Christchindli Christmas Market in Willisau

From Friday, 5 to Sunday, 7 December 2025

Visit the traditional Christkindli Märt in the historic old town of Willisau. Festively decorated market stalls entice visitors with the scent of mulled wine, chestnuts, spices and candles. Enjoy festive music in various squares, in the Reformed Church or in the parish church of St. Peter and Paul.

Date

Christchindli Market Willisau

Friday, 5 December 2025, 10.00–22.00 hours
Saturday, 6 December 2025, 10.00–22.00 hours
Sunday, 7 December 2025, 10.00–20.00 hours

Program

Friday, 5 December 2025

10.00 Market opening with chimes from the Untertor
11.00 Festive introduction with fanfare by the Rohrmatt music society
18.00 Performance by the Rohrmatt music society in front of the town hall

Saturday, 6 December 2025

10.00 Chimes from the Untertor
11.00 Festive fanfare by the Brussig quartet of the Willisau town music
14.00–20.00 Christmas sounds by the Alphornträume throughout the town
20.15 Entry of the Trychlerclub Napf

Sunday, 7 December 2025

10.00 Chimes from the Untertor
From 10.00 Christmas music performed by the Willisau brass band and the music school throughout the town 
11.00 Festive introduction with fanfare by the brass band Feldmusik Willisau
13.00–15.30 Concerts by the Willisau Region Music School in the Catholic church/door collection
18.30
Concerts by the Willisau Region music school in the catholic church
16.30 Traditional brass music for Advent with the Willisau Veterans' Band in the Reformed church/door collection

Children's program (daily)

15.00–17.00 Santa Claus at the sheep meadow
11.00–17.00 Children's handicrafts 
14.00 / 15.30 / 17.15 Fairy tales
  Christmas train at the Untertor

Church tower guided tours

Daily from 13.00 to 17.00 hours, every hour on the hour. Meeting point is at the main entrance of the catholic church.

How to get there

Travel comfortably by train to Willisau. From there you can reach the old town in 10 minutes on foot.

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