為增添節日喜慶氣氛，延續過往市集熱潮，民政總署將於澳門塔石廣場一連十六天舉辦二○一八年度聖誕市集，本年將以“聖誕糖果屋”為主題，並配合首度矚目登場的甜蜜咖啡杯及聖誕滑雪場，為市民及遊客帶來熱鬧聖誕體驗，一起共度普天同慶的聖誕節。

二○一八年度聖誕市集將於十二月十九日至二○一九年一月三日舉辦，十二月二十二日、二十三日、二十四日、二十九日、三十日及三十一日之開放時間為下午二時至凌晨十二時，其他日期為下午二時至晚上十一時。

是次市集將會設有十三個聖誕禮品檔及十一個小食檔，為使售賣產品多元化及支持本土文化創意產業，民署特別邀請社團並再次與文化產業基金合作，邀請本澳文創企業以及市民共同參與經營聖誕禮品檔，而小食檔則由社團及飲食業界為大眾帶來多款市集特色美食。

為能增添歡樂氣氛，一連串集合樂器演奏、互動遊戲、樂隊及舞蹈等舞台表演，連同聖誕樹精靈、聖誕老人、白雪天使、糖果公主巡遊，還有停不了的小丑聖誕老人派禮物予小朋友等流動表演，一連兩星期的精彩節目數之不盡。

為讓市民及遊客拍照及留下回憶，是次市集將設有特色拍照區及設置富有聖誕氣氛之馬槽及燈飾。現場設置之甜蜜咖啡杯、聖誕滑雪場、旋轉木馬嘉年華及糖果充氣屋；甜蜜咖啡杯及旋轉木馬嘉年華每日下午三時至晚上十一時免費提供予市民使用，而聖誕滑雪場及糖果充氣屋每日下午三時至晚上十時免費提供予市民使用。

舞台表演日程

2018年12月19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30日, 2019年1月2, 3 日

晚上8時30分至10時

Christmas Market 2018

To add colour to the festival and continue the popularity of previous market fairs, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will hold Christmas Market 2018 in Tap Seac Square in Macao for 16 consecutive days. The theme of this year’s Christmas Market is “Christmas Candy House”. Spinning Tea Cups and Christmas Artificial Snow Area will be provided for the first time to tie in with the Market in order to provide a lively festive experience for residents and tourists so they can celebrate Christmas together.

Christmas Market 2018 will be held from 19 December 2018 to 3 January 2019. The market will open from 2:00 p.m. to midnight on 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 December, and from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on the other dates.

The market will feature 13 Christmas gift stalls and 11 snack stalls. In order to diversify the products for sale and support local cultural and creative industries, the IACM has specially invited associations to participate and has cooperated with the Cultural Industries Fund again to invite local cultural and creative businesses to jointly operate the Christmas gift stalls with residents. The snack stalls will be operated by associations and the food and beverage industry to provide various types of special market snacks for the public.

To create a more joyful atmosphere, the Market will showcase a series of stage performances such as instrumental music performances, interactive games, band and dance performances, together with parade featuring Christmas tree fairies, Santa Claus, snow angels and candy princesses and roving performances such as gift distribution to children by Santa Claus and clowns, etc. A lot of great performances will be available in these two consecutive weeks.

There will be a special photo-taking area, a festive nativity scene and lights for residents and tourists to take photographs and make memories. There will also be Spinning Tea Cups, Christmas Artificial Snow Area, Merry-go-round and Inflatable Candy House on site. The Spinning Tea Cups and Merry-go-round will be open to residents free of charge every day from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and the Christmas Artificial Snow Area and Inflatable Candy House will be open to residents free of charge every day from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Schedule for stage performances

19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 December 2018, 2 and 3 January 2019

From 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.