What's Open in Prague in December 2025

Discover what's open in Prague in December and into the New Year, including the sights, tourist attractions, shops, public transport, restaurants, concert halls and theatres.

While there is plenty of sightseeing and entertainment available, we recommend booking tickets and making restaurant reservations in advance, as popular venues tend to sell out.

What's Open during the Prague Christmas Markets 2025-26

Christmas Concerts are held in grand concert halls, opera houses, theatres, Baroque palaces, and churches.

Advent Concert at the National Theatre is staged at 11:00 every Sunday from 30 November.

Full schedule of opera and ballet is on offer at the opera houses.

Christmas Markets are open.

Christmas Eve is the most festive day of Christmas in Prague. It is the only day of the festive season that a significant number of businesses close or open limited hours. However, for visitors it is a wonderfully peaceful day for a stroll around the city.

Most tourist attractions close, but the famous squares, Charles Bridge, and the courtyards at Prague Castle, some of the city's most attractive features, are, of course, open.

Some Prague tours run in the morning, but not later on. Trips out of Prague do not run.

Lunch and sightseeing river cruises are the only boat trips operating.

Christmas concerts are held in grand concert halls, Baroque palaces and churches.

Festive ballet The Nutcracker and Swan Lake is staged at Broadway Theatre.

A limited number of restaurants are open, but even these have limited opening hours. Most restaurants book out in advance, so we strongly advise making reservations.

Some local convenience stores and small shops are open.
Larger shops and shopping centres are either closed or are only open until midday.

Public Transport:

Daytime: Metro trains run in 6-8 minute intervals. There are regular trams.
16:00-18:00: Metro trains run in 6-8 minute intervals. There are limited trams.
18:00-24:00: Metro trains run in 20 minute intervals. Night trams run in 30 minute intervals.
24:00-07:00: Night trams run in 30 minute intervals.

View information on spending Christmas in Prague: Prague Christmas Planner.

Local convenience stores, small to medium sized shops, and some shopping centres are open. Larger shops are (over 200m2) are closed on the 25 and open on the 26 December.

Public Transport:

Daytime: Metro trains run in 6-8 minute intervals. There are regular trams.
21:00-24:00 Metro trains run in 10 minute intervals. There are regular trams.
24:00-07:00: Night trams run in 30 minute intervals.

View information on spending Christmas in Prague: Prague Christmas Planner.

Christmas Markets are open.

Prague remains very busy. Tourists staying on in the city after Christmas are joined by an influx of visitors arriving for the New Year's Eve celebrations.

Most tourist attractions, sightseeing tours, river cruises and restaurants operate as normal. Advance reservations are highly recommended as many places book out in advance.

Classical concerts and Christmas concerts are held in grand concert halls, Baroque palaces and churches.

Christmas ballet includes The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.

Opera is staged at the Prague State Opera and National Theatre.

There is a choice of Black Light Theatre performances.

Shops have normal opening hours.

Public transport: Prague Metro and trams run a normal service.

Black Light Theatres stage early evening performances.

Christmas Markets are open.

Most tourist attractions, sightseeing tours, river cruises and restaurants operate as normal. Advance reservations are recommended.

New Year's Day concerts are held in grand concert halls, Baroque palaces and churches.

The opera houses and Black Light Theatres are open.

Local convenience stores, small to medium sized shops, and some shopping centres are open. Large shops (over 200m2) are closed.

Public transport: Metro trains run in 6-8 minute intervals. There are regular trams.

2-11 January 2026

Prague remains very busy. Tourists staying on in the city after the New Year celebrations are joined by visitors arriving to celebrate Orthodox Christmas Day on 7 January 2026.

Christmas Markets are open until 6 January 2026.

Tourist attractions, sightseeing tours, river cruises and restaurants operate as normal. Advance reservations are recommended.

Classical concerts are held in grand concert halls, Baroque palaces and churches.

Opera season is in full swing, with several excellent performances to choose from.

Ballet lovers can look forward to performances of The Nutcracker at the Prague State Opera and Swan Lake at Broadway Theatre.

Black Light Theatres are open.

Shops have normal opening hours.

Public transport: Prague Metro and trams run a normal service.

Additional Information

View Christmas events in December: December Events.

For an introduction to Prague, view our Welcome to Prague guide.

For practical information on Prague, including tips on currency exchange, view Prague Tourist Information.

For travel information, read Getting Around Prague by Public Transport and Travel to Prague.

For a hassle-free way to plan your Prague trip, the Prague Package includes hotel accommodation, airport transfers, a sightseeing tour, and a river cruise.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.