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Christmas lights up the dark

14 November – 31 December

Sense, taste and enjoy Christmas through time with shining lanterns, Christmas-decorated streets and floating apple slice pancake puffs.

Have a chat with the town’s citizens and servants, who will gladly tell you all about Christmas. Visit historical shops and people’s homes, and see the Christmas decorations over time. Buy old-fashioned Christmas decorations and Christmas gifts, and show your children the pixie attic or visit Cone town.

We’re open every day during the Christmas season, including 24 and 31 December.

Weekends in December are popular. For a calmer visit, consider coming on a weekday instead.

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A special Christmas atmosphere

Taste, smell and feel how Christmas has been prepared for and celebrated through the ages as you wander through the festively decorated streets.

400 years of Christmas traditions

Follow the lanterns and explore 400 years of Christmas traditions. Why might there be ladders outside some of the windows in the old streets?

The Snow Loft

Listen to Christmas stories and create magical Christmas snow in a jar in a wintry world. You can also see the Den Store Julefortælling book from this year’s Christmas TV series on Danish broadcaster DR.

Christmas in the Town Square

See the grand Christmas tree and browse the food stalls in the Town Square. 

Cone Town

Visit the elves, the invisible reindeer and the talking house. There’s also a wishing machine where you can send off your most heartfelt wish to Santa.

A Taste of Christmas

Enjoy historic and classic Christmas dishes at Restaurant Gæstgivergården, or festive open sandwiches accompanied by Den Gamle By’s own schnapps at Wineke's Cellar.

Meet the Townspeople

Stop for a chat with the townspeople in the streets and historic shops as they share stories of life in a Danish market town at Christmas.

Homes & Shops Dressed for Christmas

Explore the old and newer streets and step inside homes and shops filled with Christmas decorations and festive atmosphere from different eras.

Christmas at the Market Nursery 

Mistletoe, decorations and old plant varieties – here is everything for the gardener's Christmas, including the special tree topper only available in Den Gamle By. 

Sweet Christmas treats

Get warm with sweet treats at the Coffee Shop Café Bonnich or in Bendtsen’s Warehouse, decorated for Christmas – or visit the old bakery for buttery Christmas vanilla biscuits.

Christmas gifts from times past

The Christmas Shop offers mouth-blown and hand-painted decorations, while the Museum Shop has traditional 1970s Christmas decorations.

Food Stalls & Christmas Brew 

Mulled wine, 1616-style æbleskiver, wild boar sausages and duck sandwiches – all to enjoy with Den Gamle By’s Christmas beer.