Reims holds its Christmas market from 25 November to 27 December 2026, with about 150 chalets. They stand on the Hautes Promenades and the esplanade of the Porte de Mars, beside Reims Centre station, and entry is free, according to the city’s tourist office. MICHELIN’s 2026 list puts 2 hotels at Three Keys in Champagne: Domaine Les Crayères in Reims and the Royal Champagne above Épernay.
Hours by day, and a rest on 25 December
The hours change with the day of the week. Until 20 December the chalets open from 14:00 to 20:00 on Mondays, from 11:30 to 21:00 from Tuesday to Thursday, from 11:30 to 22:00 on Fridays, from 10:00 to 22:00 on Saturdays and from 10:00 to 20:00 on Sundays. In the last week they open at 11:00 on weekdays, close at 18:00 on Thursday 24 December and stay shut on Christmas Day. The final weekend runs from 10:00 to 22:00 on Saturday 26 and from 10:00 to 18:00 on Sunday 27.
The esplanade of the Porte de Mars, by the Roman arch, is the children’s end, with the Village des Oursons, a little train and Father Christmas, who receives until 24 December. Place Drouet d’Erlon, the long pedestrian square of the centre, has the big tree and the big wheel.
Regalia on the cathedral, Fridays and Saturdays at 20:00
The cathedral is a quarter of an hour away on foot. Notre-Dame de Reims, where the kings of France were crowned, is the backdrop for Regalia, a free sound-and-light show about the coronations, projected onto the west front. It lasts about ten minutes and needs no ticket. This winter it plays on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:00 from 27 November to 2 January, except on 12 December, as the tourist office sets out on its Regalia page.
Les Crayères and the Royal Champagne: two hotels at Three Keys
Domaine Les Crayères is the one inside the city, a château with 20 rooms in its own park on Boulevard Henry Vasnier, as in our guide to the Key hotels of Champagne and Burgundy. “The parkland on which it sits is meticulously sculpted”, MICHELIN writes, and “the comforts are as modern as they come”. Its restaurant, Le Parc Les Crayères, holds two MICHELIN Stars, and Brasserie Le Jardin is the informal table. The market is a short taxi ride away.
The Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa stands at Champillon, among the vines above Épernay, about half an hour south of Reims by car. Its 47 rooms share “more or less the same expansive vineyard view”, the spa has indoor and outdoor pools, and Le Royal holds one MICHELIN Star. Choose it for the vineyards. Choose Les Crayères for the city.
From Paris in 45 minutes by TGV
Reims Centre is about 45 minutes from Paris Gare de l’Est by TGV, which makes the market a day trip from the capital. The chalets start outside the station. The champagne houses are the other reason to come, and their cellars are visited by reservation. Book a morning visit, spend the afternoon at the market and stay for Regalia on a Friday or Saturday.
The Luxury.it perspective
Reims is the French market with the best cellar. The fair itself is a city market of about 150 chalets, and on its own it is a pleasant evening. The case for coming is the sum: a Gothic cathedral lit on weekend evenings, champagne at the source and two hotels at MICHELIN’s top level within half an hour of each other. That is rare. Paris has more Three-Key hotels, as in our Paris Christmas guide, but no vineyard at the door. Come on a Friday, see the 20:00 show first and book a late table at Le Parc. On 12 December there is no Regalia. Avoid Monday mornings, when the chalets stay shut until 14:00.
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