Tarbes in December
In December, the city lights up to offer a fairy-tale setting that will make children and adults dream.
The city center is transformed into a playground with many animations around the Christmas holidays!
Event from 29 November 2025 to 4 January 2026
Welcome to the Christmas village and its animations!
What a joy to find the Christmas village and its small chalets of merchants with original gift ideas, delicacies, specialties from here and elsewhere, illuminations and the inevitable ice rink!
Enjoy the holiday cheer with:
- THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE, open every day from 10am to 8pm except December 24 and 31 from 10am to 6pm + December 25 and January 1 from 3pm to 7pm.
- THE ICE RINK open every day
- AND MANY OTHERS: Santa Claus, The Pyrenean Singers, opening shops on Sundays, the Christmas parade, the Cash Machine etc.
>>> Full programme on the website TARBES EN DÉCEMBRE (french version)
For the holidays, the city of Tarbes offers parking a few days of December!
The green and red zones, the Verdun parking lot and the Brauhauban parking lot are free from 8am to 7pm:
- Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December
- Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 December
- Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 December
- Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December
Organisation contact details
Mairie de Tarbes
15 Place Jean Jaurès
BP 31329 – 65013 Tarbes Cedex 9
Rates
Christmas Village: free entry
Ice rink: 4 € (single rate for 1 hour)
Skating Loyalty Card: 5 tickets purchased = 1 free
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