Avignon
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 26 November to Sunday 1 January
Highlights: Folk dance parade, local food, pretty street lights.
www.avignon-et-provence.com/provence/marche-de-noel
Arras
Christmas Market
Date: Friday 25 November to Saturday 24 December
Highlights: Arts and crafts from 60 exhibitors, cooking lessons and other workshops.
www.nordmag.fr/culture/agenda/marches_noel
Bordeaux Christmas Market
Date: Friday 25 November to Friday 30 December
Highlights: Christmas fairytale atmosphere, many local products in small boutiques.
www.bordeaux-tourisme.com
Brest
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 3 December to Saturday 24 December
Highlights: A small train with Santa Claus, lovely traditional meals and mulled wine.
www.frenchconnections.co.uk/en/guide/miniguidepage
Chartres
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 10 December to Saturday 24 December
Highlights: Christmas treats and festive lights.
www.chartres.fr
Colmar
Christmas Market
Date: Thursday 24 November to Saturday 31 December
Five different venues in the old town.
www.noel-colmar.com
Dijon
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 3 December to Sunday 1 January
Highlight: Locally produced children's toys on sale.
noel.org
Lille
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 19 November to Friday 30 December
Highlights: Theme park, shows, and Santa Claus.
www.nordmag.fr/culture/agenda/marches_noel
Menton
Christmas Market
Date: Sunday 11 December to Friday 6 January
Highlight: Circus show.
www.cotedazur-tourisme.com
Metz
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 19 November to Wednesday 28 December
Highlights: A hundred wooden stalls and cottages decorated beautifully with flashing lights.
www.noel-a-metz.com
Montbéliard
Christmas Market and Festival of Lights
Date: Saturday 26 November to Saturday 24 December
www.lumieres-de-noel.fr
Mulhouse
Christmas Market
Date: Thursday 24 November to Wednesday 28 December
Highlights: Unique fabric decorations and many local products on sale.
www.tourisme-mulhouse.com
Nancy
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 3 December to Saturday 24 December
Highlights: Fun Christmas activitiesand lovely products on offer.
Saint Nicholas on Saturday 3 December at 18:00.
www.ot-nancy.fr/sortir/marche_de_noel
Orléans
Christmas Market
Date: Friday 9 December to Friday 30 December
Highlight: Big ice skating rink for all ages.
www.orleans.fr/sports-loisirs-culture
Paris
Noisy le Grand Christmas Market
Date: Wednesday 7 December to Sunday 11 December
The biggest Christmas market in the Paris area.
www.noisylegrand.fr
Paris
Place Saint-Sulpice Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 10 December to Saturday 24 December
Highlights: Authentic local products and artisanal food in wooden chalets.
www.lesmarchesdenoel.com/marche-de-noel-saint-sulpice
Paris
La Defense Christmas Market
Date: Friday 25 November to Tuesday 27 December
Highlight: Big ice skating rink for all ages.
www.defense-92.fr/noel
Reims
Christmas Market
Date: Friday 25 November to Saturday 31 December
Highlights: Parades, Christmas music and orchestra.
noel.org
Strasbourg
Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 26 November to Saturday 31 December
The oldest Christmas market in France.
www.noel.strasbourg.eu/
Veneta Krumova / Expatica
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Christmas in France wouldn't be complete without perusing through the local French markets. Here is our list of French Christmas markets for 2011/2012, from parades in Avignon to ice skating in Paris.
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