Christmas markets in Metz: dates, news, Ferris wheel … Here’s the program

The date of the end of autumn and the beginning of the long-awaited winter will return soon Metz (Moselle) : Over a month to wait before finding chalets and activities Christmas markets !

This year, the festivities will take place from Friday, November 19 at 11 a.m. until Friday, December 31, 2021 at 6 p.m. The interim president of the Metz Dealers Association, Gil Bohr, confirms that Lauren News.

Place de la République, the new heart of the souks

This year, many new features have been added to the program. It is Republic Square that will benefit from this.

There are about thirty chalets, including the chalets of the department Qualité MOSL, as well as a Christmas pyramid that has been moved from Place Saint-Louis. The ice rink will be replaced by an ice track to avoid crossings. A rotating carousel with chairs will also be installed 40 meters above the ground.

Nearby, pedestrians can also stroll through Lantern Corridor, again installed in Square Bufflers, behind the court, behind the park.

The Ferris wheel returns to the Place d’Armes

In other places, it is worth noting the return big wheel from procession. Gilles Bohr confirms that it will be surrounded by 14 chalets.

The Saint Jacques’ place It will be occupied by 11 chalets plus a small whirlpool installed in the middle. So the chalet loses the quality of MOSL.

above San Luis placeVisitors will find “about fifty chalets, including ten new chalets, as well as a carousel and a village of traditions,” confirms the president of the Metz Merchants Association.

Places will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, except on December 25, when everything will be closed.

The gourmet village has moved to the Place de la Comédie

Another major novelty: the gourmet village of Christmas markets leaves the Place de Chambre to settle down Comedy Arena, 200 metres. “Exhibitor selection is still ongoing but will be completed soon,” identifies Jill Burr.

There will be about fifteen chalets in the square, which will be open from 5 pm to 11 pm from Monday to Friday and from 11 am to 11 pm on Friday and Saturday.

Is a health passport mandatory?

“We will start providing the health card with the recommended mask wearing,” according to the Traders Association.

All health plans, activities and measures must be validated in Provincial commission Friday 22 October. All modalities will then be known.

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