Christmas in Sønderjylland
Experience Christmas the Sønderjylland way. Mulled wine on the Gløgglich Ruten, cosy local Christmas markets or a day of ice skating?
A heartwarming Christmas experience awaits you in Aabenraa from November 22 to December 23, 2025, when the large Christmas market, Julehjertebyen, opens again. Here, you'll find free Christmas activities for the whole family.
Have you ever seen Santa flying? Experience the flying Santa, take a ride on the Christmas train, explore the Christmas market and feel the true Sønderjylland Christmas atmosphere in the Christmas Village in Tønder.
Lace up your skates and speed across the ice in Sydjysk Sparekasse Arena. Skates can be rented on site. Remember warm clothes, it can be a cool treat.
The ice skating-rink in Aabenraa opens for the season on Friday, December 1, 2023, where it will be ice-free for the first time.
Every year, people flock from far and wide to experience Christmas at Krusmølle with Danish apple doughnuts, mulled wine, crafts, delicacies and Christmas decorations.
Have you ever seen hundreds of Father Christmases on mopeds? Experience it on 20 December in Sønderborg.
Find out when Sønderjylland’s towns light up their Christmas trees and wake Santa.
Book a Christmas getaway in Sønderjylland
Enjoy a special Christmas tour of the beautifully decorated Schackenborg Slot and hear the stories associated with Christmas at the castle.
How many elves can you find? Go on an elf hunt on Nissestien in Kelstrup Plantage.
Experience Rømø Juleby in December with cosy stalls, warm Danish apple doughnuts, steaming mulled wine, a tombola and pony rides for the kids.
In the four towns of Sønderjylland, a whole bundle of festive activities awaits the family. Take a look at what you can experience right here.
