During Christmastime in Candelara, visitors can attend the Candle Festival, Candele a Candelara, where all the lights are turned off and you are surrounded only by the soft glow of a candlelight procession.

Check out our favorite “Christmas Market Mug of the Week” from Dresden, Germany, sent in by Heidi Burkhardt Robinson and learn more about the market. 7 weeks until Christmas!

Student writer Eliana C from Spangdahlem Middle School shares her experience visiting Trier in the winter.

Christmas magic awaits in the Black Forest at Bischenberg’s 100 percent gluten-free Christmas market.

Here is a directory for our favorite German Christmas markets for the 2025-2026 season.

Youth writer Zoe Maassen shares her experience at the Trier Christmas market.

The local Christmas markets in Kaiserslautern are worth visiting for a drink with friends, a little shopping and some festive atmosphere.

Avoid the chaos of larger cities at one of southern Germany’s best off-the-beaten-path destinations for Christmas cheer: Regensburg.

Skip the ladders and untangling of your Christmas lights and check out one of these magical holiday light trails at a castle in England.

Check out our favorite “Christmas Market Mug of the Week” from Metz, France, sent in by Kristen Thoennes and learn more about the market. 8 weeks until Christmas!