Riga Christmas Market — Dome Square
The Christmas market that has claimed Europe's first decorated tree (1510), set on UNESCO Dome Square under fresh snow.
About this destination
From late November until 7 January, Doma laukums — the central square of Riga's UNESCO Old Town — turns into a traditional Christmas village. A tall decorated fir tree (Riga and Tallinn both claim the title of the first public Christmas tree, 1510) anchors a circle of wooden stalls selling karstvīns (mulled wine), grey peas with bacon, smoked salmon, gingerbread (piparkūkas), sheepskin and Baltic amber. The Riga Dome Cathedral, the House of the Blackheads and St Peter's spire form the backdrop. Live folk concerts, candle-makers and a small petting zoo for children. Smaller satellite markets run on Līvu laukums and Esplanāde park.
Best time to visit
Late November to 7 January; weekends in mid-December are busiest.
Why a private transfer
Sub-zero weather, luggage and pedestrian-only Old Town make a private chauffeur the easy option. We meet at RIX with a warm vehicle and drop you at the closest legal point to the market — fixed price.
Official information
Nearby airports
- Riga (RIX)10 km away
Our fleet
Choose the vehicle that fits your trip
Economy
Skoda Superb or equivalent
Business
Mercedes E-Class
First Class
Mercedes S-Class
Van / Group
Mercedes V-Class
Specialist desks for this destination
Whether you arrive by jet, yacht or cruise — or book on someone else's behalf — there is a dedicated workflow for you.
Corporate Accounts
Monthly billing, duty-of-care reporting, negotiated tariffs.
Learn more →Cruise Port Transfers
Pier-side meet, shore excursions, manifest billing.
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One thread, one invoice, one named dispatcher per principal.
Learn more →Private Jet & VIP
Apron-side meet, FBO coordination, tail-number tracking.
Learn more →Nearby destinations
Riga
Latvia's capital and the largest city in the Baltics — a UNESCO old town and the world's densest collection of Art Nouveau façades.
Tallinn Christmas Market
Repeatedly voted Europe's best Christmas market, set on UNESCO Raekoja plats around a giant fir tree.
Vilnius Christmas Market
Home to Lithuania's most-photographed Christmas tree, on Cathedral Square below the bell tower.