‘Marché de Noël’ in Haiti, Cap-Haïtien in pictures

CAP-HAÏTIEN — As Lionel Benjamin, the legendary singer of Abdenwèl (Christmas Tree), once put it: the sky seems to have another color during the holiday season. It was the case during the Marché de Noël, Creole for Christmas Market—a two-day event held this week by media company Sakapfèt Okap, at Saint-Joseph High School in Haiti’s second-largest city.

From Dec. 23 to 24, children ran, jumped and slid in bouncing houses while adults strolled past dozens of stands set up on the outdoor basketball court. Entrepreneurs offered a range of items for sale, from shiny bracelets to liquor.

Relive the Christmas Spirit from Marché de Noël in this series of images taken on the opening day. 

A woman at a stand of toys during Marché de Noël at Saint-Joseph High School on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times A boy inside a bouncing house at Saint-Joseph High School on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times Two men decorating a Christmas tree on Marché de Noël at Saint-Joseph High School on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times Saint-Joseph High School had dozens of stands where entrepreneurs sold a variety of items, from toys to bracelets, during the Marché de Noël on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times A vendor arranging bracelets at her stand at Saint-Joseph High School on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times A woman sits near a photo frame that reads Marché de Noël, or Christmas Market, at Saint-Joseph High School on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times A man and a woman inside a stand of toys during Marché de Noël on Dec. 23, 2025, at Saint-Joseph High School. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times A boy after sliding in a bouncing house at Saint-Joseph High School on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
Two Rhum Evasion vendors holding the enterprise’s liquor during Marché de Noël on Dec. 23, 2025, at Saint-Joseph High School. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times Children in a sliding bouncing house at Saint-Joseph High School on Dec. 23, 2025. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times

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