The Nicosia Christmas Market will return to Eleftheria Square for a second year from 28 November to 27 December, with more than 200 local handmade artists taking part over the season, organisers Handmade in Cyprus said.
The market, run in collaboration with the Municipality of Nicosia, will turn the square into a Christmas village modelled on traditional European Christmas markets, with a focus on local handmade products. Handmade in Cyprus, which describes itself as Cyprus’s first online marketplace for locally handmade products, will curate and run it.
The market will be open on the following dates:
- 28–29 November (Saturday–Sunday): 11am–8pm
- 12–13 December (Saturday–Sunday): 11am–8pm
- 19–20 December (Saturday–Sunday): 11am–8pm
- 21–23 December (Monday–Wednesday): 5pm–9pm
- 24 December (Thursday): 11am–8pm
- 27 December (Sunday): 11am–8pm
More than 45 artists will take part each day, with daily rotations so that visitors can find new makers and products on each visit.
There will be festive food, drinks and desserts, with Burger Shop as the main food vendor, while Oenou Yi Winery will run the bar, serving mulled wine, its own wines and Commandaria. There will also be free arts and crafts activities for children, and the municipality is organising a festive entertainment programme.
The organisers said the event would give local makers exposure to thousands of residents and visitors, and encourage the public to shop local and choose handmade gifts over mass-produced ones.
