Christmas in Tivoli

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Christmas in Tivoli runs from 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027 in the Tivoli Gardens beside Copenhagen Central Station, and it suits families and first-timers who want the rides and the stalls behind one gate. The catch is the ticket, because entry starts at 180 DKK for anyone aged eight and up in 2026 and the rides need a pass on top. Tivoli is closed on Christmas Eve.

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Christmas in Tivoli runs November 13, 2026 to January 3, 2027 · confirmed by the organizer (source)

Advent SundaysGaudete, 13 DecemberChristmas Eve

Dates and hours

November 13, 2026 to January 3, 2027Confirmedsourcechecked Oct 10, 2026

Hours · Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00; Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00; Sun 11:00–22:00

Dec 24, 2026 · closed (Tivoli's opening calendar has no opening on Christmas Eve.)
Dec 25, 2026 · 11:00–23:00 (Christmas fireworks at 20:45.)
Dec 26, 2026 · 11:00–23:00 (Christmas fireworks at 20:45.)
Dec 31, 2026 · 11:00–00:00 (Open until midnight on New Year's Eve, with fireworks at midnight.)

Access and crowds

Getting around: Tivoli's Lucia procession page marks a limited area with wheelchair access along the route. We found no general access statement for the Christmas season.

Tivoli was a summer garden until 1994, when it opened for Christmas for the first time, and it has used the whole park for the season since 1997. So you get a full amusement park dressed for December with the stalls threaded between the rides. Tivoli says every ride stays open through the Christmas season, and small children get two Christmas rides of their own called the Elf Train and the Forest Carousel. Santa keeps a house in the garden where children can tell him what they're hoping for.

Saturday afternoons from 21 November to 19 December belong to Tivoli-Garden. Tivoli founded its guard in 1844, and today the band has 90 members aged 9 to 16 who march out from the Tivoli castle at 13:30 in red jackets and bearskin hats and play Danish and English marches with Christmas tunes on the way round. On 25 and 26 December Tivoli fires a short Christmas fireworks show at 20:45. In 2025 a Lucia procession of about 100 singers from several choirs walked through the garden at 17:30 on 13 December, and Tivoli hadn't posted the 2026 programme when we checked on 10 October.

Tivoli opened an entrance facing the main station in 1912, the year after Copenhagen Central Station moved to its present site, so the garden has always been the easy one to reach off a train. It also stays open later than the square markets in the centre. Gates close at 22:00 from Sunday to Thursday and at 23:00 on Friday and Saturday, and on New Year's Eve the garden runs until midnight.

Worth knowing

Tivoli is closed on 24 December 2026 and reopens on Christmas Day from 11:00 to 23:00.
Children under three get in free. Tivoli's shop lists entry for children aged three to seven from 90 DKK in 2026.
Entry and the ride pass are separate tickets. If your group plans to ride a lot, the combined entrance and ride pass starts at 469 DKK.
Visit Copenhagen says skating on the rink in front of the Nimb hotel is free once you've paid to get in, and you can bring your own skates or hire a pair there.
A Tivoli Pass starts at 449 DKK a year and covers entry in every season, which Tivoli says pays for itself by the third visit.

People queue at a moss-roofed æbleskiver stall at Christmas in Tivoli in Copenhagen as the light fades.Photo Maria Eklind · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Quick answers about Christmas in Tivoli

When is Christmas in Tivoli 2026?

Christmas in Tivoli runs from Friday 13 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, according to Tivoli's own season page and opening calendar. The garden opens at 11:00 every day and closes at 22:00 from Sunday to Thursday and at 23:00 on Friday and Saturday.

Is Tivoli open on Christmas Eve?

No. Tivoli's published opening calendar has no opening on 24 December 2026. The garden reopens on 25 December from 11:00 to 23:00, and on 31 December it stays open until midnight.

How much does Tivoli cost at Christmas?

Tivoli's shop lists entry from 180 DKK in 2026, with children aged three to seven from 90 DKK and children under three free. Rides need a separate ride pass from 309 DKK, or the combined entrance and ride pass from 469 DKK.

Is there ice skating in Tivoli at Christmas?

Yes. Visit Copenhagen lists a rink in front of the Nimb hotel where skating is free once you've paid Tivoli's entry, and in 2025 Tivoli lit its big Christmas tree on the skating rink. You can bring skates or hire them on site.

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