Kerst & nieuwjaar, maand voor maand over de hele wereld
Markten, gesloten deuren en de duurste twee weken van het jaar.
644 bestemmingen op SeasonMap, binnen elke maand gerangschikt op de comfortscore — want het gaat er niet alleen om waar het seizoen speelt, maar of het weer de reis ondertussen waard is.
Wanneer het speelt
Kerst & nieuwjaar in januari
- Hobart 🇦🇺 AustraliëSydney to Hobart finish · 26 dec – 3 janThe leaders reach Constitution Dock about two days out of Sydney and the rest trickle in for a week, into a waterfront food festival that runs through New Year.96
- Addis Abeba 🇪🇹 EthiopiëGenna, Ethiopian Christmas · 6–8 janChristmas falls on 7 January here, after a fast that ends with an all-night service.95
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 18 dec – 2 janThe year-end fortnight is a peak for Guatemalan and foreign visitors alike: hotels fill and raise rates, shuttles book up, and fireworks go off at midnight on 24 and 31 December.95
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 16 dec – 1 janPosadas move house to house from 16 December, and Christmas Eve ends in a wall of firecrackers at midnight rather than a quiet mass.94
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year fireworks over the bay · 29 dec – 2 janThe display is fired from barges across the bay and the hills above the port are the grandstand, which is why every terrace with a view is sold months ahead and the roads out are shut afterwards.94
- Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 EgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 dec – 6 jan (meestal)European charter flights land through the holidays and the dive centres run at capacity.94
- Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EthiopiëGenna · 6–8 janEthiopian Christmas on 7 January, kept with an overnight service and the first meat after the Advent fast.94
- Launceston 🇦🇺 AustraliëChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 dec – 1 janChristmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.93
- Querétaro 🇲🇽 MexicoThree Kings parade · 5–6 janOn the evening of 5 January the Three Kings ride through the historic centre with floats and bands, throwing sweets, and end at the Teatro de la República.93
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiëFestive season on the coast · 15 dec – 10 jan (meestal)School and festive holidays send Namibian families from inland to the coast: from mid-December to early January accommodation fills early, rates rise and the beachfront and restaurants are at their busiest.93
- Ras al-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenNew Year's Eve fireworks · 28 dec – 2 janThe emirate spends the last night of the year setting records off Al Marjan Island, and the beachfront hotels sell the view months ahead.93
- Gondar 🇪🇹 EthiopiëGenna · 6–8 janEthiopian Christmas on 7 January, kept with an all-night service and the end of the Advent fast.93
- Calcutta 🇮🇳 IndiaPark Street at Christmas · 18 dec – 1 janPark Street is strung with lights and closed to cars on the big nights, and the crowd is the point rather than the shopping.92
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 IndiaChristmas to New Year rush · 22 dec – 2 jan (meestal)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.92
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 IndiaChristmas to New Year rush · 22 dec – 2 jan (meestal)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.92
- Viña del Mar 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year over the bay · 29 dec – 2 janThe fireworks are fired down the whole bay and this side has the flat seafront to watch them from, so the coast road is closed and the hotels sell New Year as a package weeks out.92
- Munnar 🇮🇳 IndiaChristmas to New Year rush · 22 dec – 2 jan (meestal)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.91
- Dahab 🇪🇬 EgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 dec – 6 jan (meestal)The European diving season peaks over the holidays, when the water is still workable and the town is at its fullest.91
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndiaChristmas to New Year rush · 22 dec – 2 jan (meestal)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.91
- Naples 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenChristmas and New Year · 24 dec – 1 janChristmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel.91
- Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandPohutukawa in flower · 25 nov – 10 jan (meestal)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.89
- Kauai 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenChristmas and New Year · 24 dec – 1 janChristmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel.89
- Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaChristmas and New Year · 18 dec – 3 janFrom Christmas to New Year most Costa Ricans are on holiday and head for the beaches, mountains and parks, so rooms, rental cars and shuttles book up and rates are at their peak.89
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ThailandChristmas and New Year peak · 18 dec – 5 janThe weeks around Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year here for both foreign and Thai visitors: rooms and transport sell out early and rates run at their highest.89
- Taghazout 🇲🇦 MarokkoChristmas and New Year peak · 15 dec – 10 jan (meestal)Northern Europe arrives for a fortnight of waves and sun, the camps sell out and the Anchor Point line-up gets genuinely crowded.89
…en nog 457 in januari.
Kerst & nieuwjaar in februari
Kerst & nieuwjaar in juni
Kerst & nieuwjaar in juli
Kerst & nieuwjaar in augustus
Kerst & nieuwjaar in september
- Davao City 🇵🇭 FilipijnenThe Ber months · 1 sep – 25 decCarols in the malls from the first of September and four months of build-up; the last fortnight is when flights into Davao are full and rooms are not to be had.58
- Cebu City 🇵🇭 FilipijnenThe Ber months · 1 sep – 25 dec (meestal)Carols start in the malls on the first of September and run for four months, which is longer than anywhere else does it.54
- Manilla 🇵🇭 FilipijnenThe Ber months · 1 sep – 25 dec (meestal)Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of it.45
Kerst & nieuwjaar in oktober
- Gramado 🇧🇷 BraziliëNatal Luz · 20 okt – 20 jan (meestal)The largest Christmas event in the country runs for close to three months: ticketed shows in the amphitheatre, two big parades most nights, and the whole town lit.79
- Turijn 🇮🇹 ItaliëLuci d'Artista · 25 okt – 15 jan (meestal)Contemporary artists light the squares and porticoes for the winter, and it is not a Christmas market: the installations stay up long after the holidays and are the reason to walk here at night.78
- Manilla 🇵🇭 FilipijnenThe Ber months · 1 sep – 25 dec (meestal)Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of it.55
- Davao City 🇵🇭 FilipijnenThe Ber months · 1 sep – 25 decCarols in the malls from the first of September and four months of build-up; the last fortnight is when flights into Davao are full and rooms are not to be had.54
- Cebu City 🇵🇭 FilipijnenThe Ber months · 1 sep – 25 dec (meestal)Carols start in the malls on the first of September and run for four months, which is longer than anywhere else does it.48
Kerst & nieuwjaar in november
- Adelaide 🇦🇺 AustraliëChristmas Pageant · 8–16 nov (meestal)A century-old parade of floats through the centre on a Saturday morning in November.94
- Alicante 🇪🇸 SpanjeNavidad Gigante and the giant Belen · 22 nov – 7 jan (meestal)The city's Christmas programme centres on a monumental nativity scene in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, listed by Guinness, with the square closed to traffic, a fairground and lit streets until Epiphany.89
- Málaga 🇪🇸 SpanjeCalle Larios lights · 25 nov – 6 janThe main street is roofed in lights that run to music several times an evening from late November, and the crowd for it comes from across Andalusia.87
- San Antonio 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRiver Walk holiday season · 26 nov – 6 jan (meestal)A lit barge parade the Friday after Thanksgiving switches on a hundred thousand lights strung over the water, and they stay until Epiphany.87
- Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandPohutukawa in flower · 25 nov – 10 jan (meestal)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.86
- St. Augustine 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenNights of Lights · 21 nov – 31 jan (meestal)Three million white lights go up over the old town from the Saturday before Thanksgiving and stay until late January, which turns a quiet coastal off-season into the busiest weekends of the year.86
- Cádiz 🇪🇸 SpanjeZambombas in Jerez · 28 nov – 24 dec (meestal)Jerez, under an hour by train, spends the weeks before Christmas singing flamenco carols around fires in patios, tabancos and brotherhood halls, busiest on December weekends; a protected local tradition rather than a staged show.85
- Curitiba 🇧🇷 BraziliëCantata de Natal · 25 nov – 23 dec (meestal)Choirs sing from the windows of the old Palácio Avenida on Rua XV several evenings a week through December, and the street below fills half an hour before.85
- Gramado 🇧🇷 BraziliëNatal Luz · 20 okt – 20 jan (meestal)The largest Christmas event in the country runs for close to three months: ticketed shows in the amphitheatre, two big parades most nights, and the whole town lit.85
- Hilton Head Island 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHarbour Town and Shelter Cove lights · 24 nov – 31 dec (meestal)From Thanksgiving weekend the Harbour Town lighthouse and marina and Shelter Cove are strung with lights, with a tree lighting, holiday concerts, and a New Year's Eve golf-ball drop from the lighthouse.85
- Savannah 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHoliday season on the squares · 25 nov – 31 decLights strung through the live oaks, house tours in the old district and mild enough weather to walk it at night.84
- Barcelona 🇪🇸 SpanjeFira de Santa Llúcia · 26 nov – 23 decThe oldest Christmas market in the city, set up beside the cathedral from the end of November: nativity figures, mistletoe, and the caganer stalls that visitors take a while to understand.83
- Valletta 🇲🇹 MaltaChristmas in the Capital · 25 nov – 31 decThe city strings lights along its main streets and runs a month of choirs, a Baby Jesus procession, a craft Christmas village on Merchants Street and, to finish, Malta's biggest New Year's Eve party.82
- Sevilla 🇪🇸 SpanjeFeria del Belen (nativity market) · 8 nov – 23 dec (meestal)Nativity-scene makers set up stalls between the cathedral and the Archivo de Indias in the weeks before Christmas, selling figurines, moss and cork for home belenes.81
- Cascais 🇵🇹 PortugalCascais Christmas Village · 20 nov – 5 jan (meestal)The Parque Marechal Carmona is given over to a ticketed Christmas village from late November, which is what fills the town on winter weekends when the beach cannot.79
- Atlanta 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenGarden Lights at the Botanical Garden · 14 nov – 10 jan (meestal)Timed-entry light installations through the Botanical Garden in Midtown from mid-November into early January.77
- Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugalChristmas in Ponta Delgada · 25 nov – 6 jan (meestal)The Portas da Cidade and Campo de Sao Francisco are lit from late November, with a Christmas market, a giant tree, rides for children and a shop-window contest in early December, through to the New Year.77
- Ajaccio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkNatali in Aiacciu · 28 nov – 31 dec (meestal)The Christmas market fills Place Foch, Place Campinchi and the harbour quay with chalets of Corsican produce, an ice rink and a parade.77
- Raleigh 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRaleigh Christmas Parade · 14–27 nov (meestal)Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the state's largest holiday parade takes floats and marching bands through downtown.77
- Marseille 🇫🇷 FrankrijkFoire aux santons · 20 nov – 31 dec (meestal)The santon makers set up on the Cours d'Estienne d'Orves from late November, the oldest fair of its kind in Provence, and the navettes come out of the oven at Saint-Victor alongside it.76
- Gangneung 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaGangneung Christmas Winter Festival · 24 nov – 31 jan (meestal)Wolhwa Street and the Anmok Coffee Street cafes light up from a late-November tree-lighting through the new year, with a snow-flower tunnel, a Christmas market and craft workshops on the busiest weekends.76
- Asheville 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenChristmas at Biltmore · 3 nov – 10 janThe house is decorated from early November and the candlelight evening tours sell out first; they are the ones worth having.75
- Charlotte 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpeedway Christmas lights · 15 nov – 5 jan (meestal)The speedway turns its infield and banking into a drive-through light course from mid-November to early January.75
- Nice 🇫🇷 FrankrijkChristmas village and rink · 28 nov – 4 jan (meestal)The gardens between the old town and Place Massena take a market, a big wheel and an outdoor rink for five weeks, in the mildest winter of any city in France.74
- Monaco 🇲🇨 MonacoChristmas village on the port · 28 nov – 5 jan (meestal)Chalets, a rink and a small fairground on Port Hercule from the end of November into the first week of January, run by the town hall.74
…en nog 149 in november.
Kerst & nieuwjaar in december
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiëFestive season on the coast · 15 dec – 10 jan (meestal)School and festive holidays send Namibian families from inland to the coast: from mid-December to early January accommodation fills early, rates rise and the beachfront and restaurants are at their busiest.96
- Viña del Mar 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year over the bay · 29 dec – 2 janThe fireworks are fired down the whole bay and this side has the flat seafront to watch them from, so the coast road is closed and the hotels sell New Year as a package weeks out.95
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 16 dec – 1 janPosadas move house to house from 16 December, and Christmas Eve ends in a wall of firecrackers at midnight rather than a quiet mass.93
- Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandChristmas Day closures · 25–26 decChristmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.93
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 MexicoLas Posadas · 16–24 decNine nights of candlelit processions between houses, ending with punch and a broken pinata.93
- Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustraliëChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 dec – 1 janChristmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.92
- Mexico-Stad 🇲🇽 MexicoLas Posadas · 16–24 decNine nights of neighbourhood processions, punch and broken pinatas before Christmas.92
- Valparaíso 🇨🇱 ChiliNew Year fireworks over the bay · 29 dec – 2 janThe display is fired from barges across the bay and the hills above the port are the grandstand, which is why every terrace with a view is sold months ahead and the roads out are shut afterwards.92
- Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 EgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 dec – 6 jan (meestal)European charter flights land through the holidays and the dive centres run at capacity.92
- Lima 🇵🇪 PeruChristmas and New Year · 20 dec – 2 janMidsummer here.91
- Adelaide 🇦🇺 AustraliëChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 dec – 1 janChristmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.91
- Launceston 🇦🇺 AustraliëChristmas and Boxing Day · 24 dec – 1 janChristmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.91
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaChristmas and New Year · 18 dec – 2 janThe year-end fortnight is a peak for Guatemalan and foreign visitors alike: hotels fill and raise rates, shuttles book up, and fireworks go off at midnight on 24 and 31 December.91
- Paihia 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandChristmas Day closures · 25–26 decChristmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.91
- Cafayate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëChristmas and New Year · 24 dec – 1 janArgentines celebrate at midnight on 24 and 31 December with family dinners and fireworks.91
- Jaipur 🇮🇳 IndiaChristmas to New Year rush · 22 dec – 2 jan (meestal)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.90
- Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandPohutukawa in flower · 25 nov – 10 jan (meestal)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.90
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 IndiaChristmas to New Year rush · 22 dec – 2 jan (meestal)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.90
- Hobart 🇦🇺 AustraliëSydney to Hobart finish · 26 dec – 3 janThe leaders reach Constitution Dock about two days out of Sydney and the rest trickle in for a week, into a waterfront food festival that runs through New Year.90
- Dahab 🇪🇬 EgypteChristmas and New Year peak · 18 dec – 6 jan (meestal)The European diving season peaks over the holidays, when the water is still workable and the town is at its fullest.90
- Macau 🇲🇴 MacauLight Up Macao · 1 dec – 11 jan (meestal)Projections and installations across the old squares and the Taipa houses from early December into January, tied to the handover anniversary on the twentieth.89
- Orlando 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenChristmas and New Year · 20 dec – 2 janThe busiest fortnight of the year anywhere in the resort.89
- Christchurch 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandChristmas Day closures · 25–26 decChristmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.89
- Taghazout 🇲🇦 MarokkoChristmas and New Year peak · 15 dec – 10 jan (meestal)Northern Europe arrives for a fortnight of waves and sun, the camps sell out and the Anchor Point line-up gets genuinely crowded.89
- Calcutta 🇮🇳 IndiaPark Street at Christmas · 18 dec – 1 janPark Street is strung with lights and closed to cars on the big nights, and the crowd is the point rather than the shopping.88
…en nog 603 in december.