"Windows of Wonder" competition: three joint winners
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the City of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg City Business Association (Union Commerciale de la Ville de Luxembourg – UCVL) announced the winners of the shop window decoration competition held in December 2025, with the aim of creating a festive and welcoming atmosphere in the city during the end-of-year holidays, and rewarding businesses' efforts to share the magic of Christmas with customers and visitors through their shopfront windows.
Having assessed the window displays against set criteria – overall aesthetic, technical execution, originality and creativity, and inclusion of the shop's products in the decoration – the panel chose three joint winners, each of whom will receive a EUR 2,000 prize awarded by the City of Luxembourg:
- The "Brasserie des Jardins", a restaurant located at 27B, Boulevard Marcel Cahen in Merl
- The "Ecrin de Verdure", a store located at 54, Rue de Strasbourg in the Gare district
- The "Letz Bouquet", a store located at 14, Avenue de la Porte-Neuve in Ville Haute
Additionally, between 9 and 31 December 2025, the general public had a chance to vote for their favourite window display. By the time voting had closed, over 3,200 votes had been cast, and the public's choice was:
- "Intense Coffee", a café located at 61, Avenue Pasteur in Limpertsberg, which also wins a EUR 2,000 prize.
Intense Coffee
© Philippe Schroeder pour l'UCVL68 participating businesses
Of the 68 businesses that took part in the competition, 18% were located in the Gare district, 68% in Ville Haute, and 14% in one of the capital's other districts. 85% of the entries – across all business sectors – were independent businesses.
Members of the panel of judges
The judges were:
- Claude Bizjak, City Manager at Ville de Dudelange
- Mélanie de Jamblinne, Head of Art Week Luxembourg
- Emilie Dufour, Head of Vitrines de Strasbourg
- Noémie Janes, Set designer and decorator
- Laurent Schwaller, Head of the City of Luxembourg's Service Espace public, fêtes et marchés (Department of Events, Festivals and Markets)
