New Year Lights and Markets in Tbilisi

Festive lights, a big tree and holiday markets that keep central Tbilisi busy through the winter holidays.

WhenMid-December to mid-January

2026Date to be announced

2027Date to be announced · expected

WhereTbilisi

Public holidayNo

Rustaveli AvenuePhoto: George Kvizhinadze, CC BY-SA 2.0

From mid-December the city lights up Rustaveli Avenue and the main squares and puts up a large New Year tree. Wooden market stalls sell mulled wine, churchkhela, gozinaki, crafts and toys, and there are concerts on outdoor stages.

The festive season runs straight through Orthodox Christmas on 7 January and the Old New Year on the 14th, so a winter city break here gets several holidays in one trip.

Tips from your host

Dress warmly: evenings are often near 0 C.
Combine with a sulphur bath in Abanotubani on a cold day.

Where to see it

Photo: George Kvizhinadze, CC BY-SA 2.0

Cities & TownsRustaveli Avenue

Tbilisi's main avenue, 1.5 km from Freedom Square past Parliament, the Opera, theatres, galleries and the National Museum.

Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cities & TownsTbilisi

Georgia's capital on the Mtkvari river: sulphur baths, balconied old streets, churches, markets and a lively food and wine scene.

Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cities & TownsOld Tbilisi (Kala)

The historic core below Narikala: cobbled lanes, carved wooden balconies, churches, a mosque, a synagogue and the sulphur baths.

Last checked Oct 2026 by the Maspindzeli team. Mountain conditions change: ask us before you go.

Tours around New Year Lights and Markets in Tbilisi

Abanotubani Sulphur BathsPhoto: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0

3 days

Classic & CultureFood & Gastronomy

Tbilisi City Break

A long weekend in the Georgian capital with a local guide: the Old Town and Narikala, a private sulphur bath, Sololaki's painted hallways, Fabrika, the funicular to Mtatsminda, a supper of Georgian wine and food, and a morning in ancient Mtskheta.

Easy · CL-03Bfrom $600 pp

More in December and after

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Georgia's main film festival, a week of Georgian and international cinema in Tbilisi each December.

2027 date expectedCityTbilisi

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Singing Christmas processions that walk through Georgian towns collecting food and gifts for people in need.

Public holiday2027 date confirmedFolkNationwide

19 Jan 2027Epiphany (Natlisgheba)

The feast of Christ's baptism, when churches bless water and many believers take home bottles of holy water.

Public holiday2027 date confirmedReligiousNationwide