IKEA Singapore is bringing the festive season closer to home with its first-ever Christmas Market, as part of Christmas Vinterland, a series of Christmas celebrations taking place across its stores over three weekends in December 2026.
Running from 4 December, the main festivities will transform IKEA Tampines into a Christmas destination featuring a giant Christmas tree, a festive market with more than 20 retailers, food and beverage offerings, community performances, traditional Swedish Christmas food and a special snowfall experience.
Visitors can also enjoy festive activities at IKEA Alexandra and IKEA Jurong, including photo opportunities with Santa Claus, appearances by IKEA’s popular BLÅHAJ shark mascot and Christmas craft workshops.
The Christmas Market at IKEA Tampines will feature a mix of homegrown retailers and food and beverage merchants, including Sea Apple, Clean Folks Club, The Cheese Shop and 1925 Brewing Co. The market will operate on 4 to 6 December, 11 to 13 December and 18 to 20 December. IKEA Family members can also enjoy special deals from selected participating vendors during the opening weekend from 4 to 6 December.
A series of activities will take place throughout Christmas Vinterland. Visitors to IKEA Tampines can experience a special snowfall session at the Level 1 outdoor entrance from 6pm to 8.45pm on Fridays to Sundays, from 4 to 6 December and 11 to 13 December.
On 6 December at 2pm, visitors can catch Luciatåg, a traditional Swedish Christmas choir procession celebrating light, hope and togetherness. Children aged five to 12 can also participate in the Vinterland Sticker Trail from 4 to 6 December, 11 to 13 December and 18 to 20 December, collecting eight limited-edition stickers.
Christmas movie screenings will take place every Saturday and Sunday from 5 to 6 December, 12 to 13 December and 19 to 20 December, between 1pm and 3.30pm.
Families can also visit Santa’s cabin for photographs and treats for well-behaved children, while IKEA’s much-loved BLÅHAJ shark will make appearances around the stores in festive attire.
For younger visitors, Christmas craft workshops will offer opportunities to make snow globes, candy jars and snowflake decorations. Limited slots are available. Another activity, the Joyful Cookie Party, will let participants decorate gingerbread cookies with icing, candies and jellies.
IKEA Family members also have a chance to win a pair of tickets to Stockholm through the Swedish Christmas Lottery. From 2 November to 20 December 2026, members who spend at least S$150 on IKEA home furnishing products in a single transaction, either in-store or online, can enter the draw. Terms and conditions apply.
For those preparing their homes for the festive season, IKEA’s VINTERFINT and STRÅLA collections offer two Christmas styling themes this year: traditional Scandinavian folklore and Happy Carnival charm. Selected Christmas products will also be available as in-store exclusives, while stocks last.
Shoppers who prefer a real Christmas tree can look out for live Noble Fir trees measuring 1.5m to 1.8m, arriving at IKEA stores from the end of November. IKEA Family members will receive a S$10 gift card with every purchase. The promotion is not available at IKEA Jurong or through the online store.
Alternatively, shoppers can opt for VINTERFINT artificial Christmas trees, which can be reused for future celebrations.
Food will also be part of the festivities, with IKEA bringing back its traditional Swedish Julbord Christmas buffet. The spread will include dishes such as beef goulash, Hushållsost cheese and Belgian chocolate log cake. Tickets will be available at the Swedish Restaurant cashier counters from 5 November at IKEA Jurong, 12 November at IKEA Alexandra and 17 November at IKEA Tampines.
From 9 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, IKEA’s Swedish Restaurants will also serve a selection of Christmas specials.
The festive menu includes rosemary chicken whole leg with mixed vegetables, green soya beans, mashed potato, cream sauce, mushroom soup and a mini-Christmas log cake. The set is priced at S$15.90 for IKEA Family members, compared with the regular price of S$18.70.
Another option is boneless pork knuckle served with mashed potato, cream sauce, mushroom soup and a mini-Christmas log cake, priced at S$21.90 for IKEA Family members, down from S$25.70.
Other festive offerings include a Christmas cold plate at S$7.90 and a mini-Christmas log cake at S$4.90.
