It’s that time of year: Christmas Market Season! Here is a list of some of our favorite markets. Be ready to celebrate the season and grab yourself a steaming mug of glühwein. Not all market websites have been updated for the 2024-2025 season, but we will be updating this directory often to ensure your information is up to date.

Scheduled events and dates are subject to change. Please research each market prior to travel; some markets require tickets or advanced registration and have limited capacity, in addition to rules and restrictions.

Baden-Württemberg

Aalen, Nov. 27 – Dec. 23

Bad Buchau, Dec. 13  – Dec. 15, Marktplatz

Bad Liebenzell, Dec 14, (Music) Christmas Market, Kurpark

Bad Wimpfen, Nov. 29 – Dec. 15  (Fri. to Sun. only)

Baden-Baden, Nov. 21, 2024  –  Jan. 6, 2025

Böblingen, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1

Breitnau, Nov. 22  –  Dec. 15 (Fri. to Sun. only), Ravenna Gorge

Bruchsal, Nov. 25  –  Dec. 30, Otto-Oppenheimer-Platz and Kübelmarkt

Burg Hohenzollern, Nov. 22, 2024 – Jan. 6, 2025, Hohenzollern Castle

Esslingen, Nov. 26 – Dec. 22, Esslingen Marktplatz

Freiburg, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23, Rathausplatz, Franziskanerstraße, Unterlindenplatz & Kartoffelmarkt | closed on Totensonntag (Nov. 24)

Friedrichshafen

·      Bodensee-Weihnacht Friedrichshafen, Nov 29 – Dec. 22

·      Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Friedrichshafen, Dec. 5-8

Gengenbach, TBD

Göppingen, Nov. 21 – Dec. 24

Heidelberg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 22, Kornmarkt, Marktplatz, Universitätsplatz, Anatomiegarten & Bismarckplatz

Heilbronn, Nov. 26 – Dec. 22, Marktplatz, Kiliansplatz and in the Sülmerstraße, separate areas for food and drink consumption.

Karlsruhe, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23, Friedrichsplatz

Kirchberg, TBD, Altmarkt

Konstanz (Constance), Nov. 28 – Dec. 23, Markstätte

Ludwigsburg, Nov. 26 – Dec. 22, Marktplatz

• Poppenweiler, Nov, 30

Mannheim, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23, Kapuzinerplanken/Water Tower

• Sandhofer, Nov. 30-Dec. 1

• Bürgergarten, Nov. 30

• Kulturhaus Käfertal, Nov. 30-Dec. 1

Neckargemünd, Dec. 6-8

Prien, Nov. 29 – Dec. 22 (Fri. to Sun. only) Marktplatz

Schwetzingen, Nov. 28– Dec. 22, Schwetzingen Palace (Thurs-Sun)

Stuttgart

• Schillerplatz, Nov. 27- Dec. 23

• Vaihinger Markt, Nov. 30- Dec. 1

• Hans Rehn Stift, Dec. 7

Tauberbischofsheim, Dec. 6-15 (Fri. to Sun. only)

Triberg, Dec 25 – 30, Weihnachtszauber at the waterfall

Tübingen, Dec. 13 – 15, Old Town

Überlingen, Dec. 12 – 22, Old Town

Ulm, Nov. 25 – Dec. 22, Münsterplatz

Bayern

Abensberg, Nov. 27 – Dec. 22 (Wed. to Sun. only), Kuchlbauer’s Tower Christmas

Altötting, Nov. 22 –  Dec. 15

Ansbach, Nov. 28 –  Dec. 23

Aschaffenburg, Nov. 23 – Dec. 22

Augsburg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 24, Rathaus

• Alten Silberschmiede, Nov. 30

Bamberg, Nov. 28 – Dec. 23, Maximiliansplatz

Bad Alexandersbad, Dec. 7-8

Bad Hindelang, Nov. 28 – Dec. 12 (Fri. to Sun. only)

Bad Reichenhall, Nov. 22 – Dec. 24, Town Hall Square

Bad Tölz, Nov. 22 – Dec. 24

Bad Wörishofen, Dec. 7-22 (Fri. to Sun. only), Kurhaus

• 16th Bad Wörishofen Nativity Trail, Nov. 30, 2024 – Jan. 6, 2025

• Advent Market at the “Neue Mitte,” Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

Bayreuth, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23

Berchtesgaden, Nov. 22, 2024 – Jan. 03, 2024, Advent market, Old Town

Coburg, Nov. 29 – Dec. 23

Dinkelsbühl, Nov. 28 – Dec. 22, Spitalhof Christmas Market

Erlangen

• Erlangen on Ice, Nov. 22, 2024 – Jan. 12, 2025, Market Square

• Erlangen Forest Christmas, Nov. 25 – Dec. 24, Schlossplatz

• Historical Christmas Market, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23, Neustädter Kirchenplatz

• Old Town Christmas Market, Nov. 25 – Dec. 24, Old Town Church Square

• Rudolph’s Christmas Express, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23, Hugenottenplatz

Frauenchiemsee, Nov. 28– Dec. 8 (Thurs. to Sun. only), Bahnhof

Fürth

• Weihnachtsmarkt Fürth, Nov. 28 – Dec. 23

• Medieval Market, Nov. 28- Dec. 23

• Old Town Christmas, Dec. 6-15

Füssen, Dec. 6-15, (Fri. to Sun. only), St. Mang Monastery

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nov. 22–Dec. 23, Richard Strauss Platz

Himmelstadt, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1

Iphofen, Dec. 7 – 8, Marktplatz

Kaltenberg, Nov. 29 - Dec. 22, (Fri. to Sun only), Kaltenberg Castle

Kempten, Nov. 27 – Dec. 22, Allgäu on the Rathausplatz

Lindau, Nov. 28 – Dec. 22, Seepromenade, (Thurs. to Sun.)

Miltenberg, Dec. 6-22 (Fri. to Sun. only)

Mittenwald, Dec. 12-15

Moosach, Nov. 18 – Dec. 22, Martinskirche am Moosacher St.-Martinsplatz

München (Munich), Nov. 23- Dec. 24, Marienplatz and other areas

• Weihnachtsdorf Residenz Kaiserhof München, Nov. 18- Dec. 22

• Christkindlmarkt Marienplatz München, Nov. 25- Dec. 24

• Münchner Adventsspektakel und Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt am Wittelsbacherplatz, Nov. 25- Dec. 23

• Tollwood Winterfestival München, Nov. 26- Dec. 31 (Market ends Dec. 23)

• Schwabinger Weihnachtsmarkt, Nov. 29- Dec. 24

• Munich Airport, Nov. 15- Dec. 29

Nördlingen, Nov. 29 – Dec. 23, Old Town

Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Nov. 29 – Dec. 24, Hauptmarkt

Regensburg, Various markets

• Christkindlmarkt Regensburg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23

• Adventsmarkt St. Katharinenspital Regensburg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23

• Lucrezia Markt, Nov. 29 – Dec. 23

• Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf Schloss Thurn und Taxis, Nov. 22 – Dec. 23

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Nov. 22 – Dec. 23, Rathaus

Spalt, Nov. 30– Dec. 1, Stadt Spalt

Tegernsee, Nov. 30– Dec. 1, (Fri. to Sat. only)

Vilseck, Nov. 24, BRK Senior Home St. Ägidius

Würzburg, Nov. 29 – Dec. 23, Marktplatz

Zirndorf, Nov. 29 – Dec. 22, (Fri. to Sun. only) Gut Wolfgangshof

Berlin & Brandenburg

Alt-Rixdorf, Dec. 6-8, Richardplatz

Berlin, Various markets

• Weihnachtsmarkt am Gendarmenmarkt, Nov. 25 – Dec. 31, State Opera

• Weihnachtsmarkt an der Gedächtniskirche, Nov. 25, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

• Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem RAW-Gelände, Nov. 25– Dec. 30

• Rotes Rathaus Weihnachstzeit, Nov. 25 – Dec. 30

• Alexanderplatz, Nov. 25 – Dec. 30

• Weihnachtsmarkt vor dem Schloss Charlottenburg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 29

• Spandauer Weihnachtsmarkt in der Altstadt, Nov. 25 - Dec. 22

• Wintertraum in Köpenick, Nov. 8 – Dec. 29

Bremen, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23, Innenstadt

Bremerhaven, Nov. 25 – Dec. 30

Cottbus, Nov. 23 – Dec. 23

Potsdam

• Old Town Christmas Market, Nov. 25- Dec. 29 (closed Dec. 24)

• Bohemian Christmas Market in Babelsberg, Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 6-8

• Polish Christmas Market on the Kutschstallhof, Nov. 29-30

• Dutch Christmas Market in the Dutch Quarter, Dec. 7-8

Hessen

Bad Homburg

• Romantische Weihnachtsmarkt am Schloss Bad Homburg, Select days and weekends, Dec. 1-23

• Weihnachtsstadt Bad Homburg, Nov. 22, 2024 – Jan. 12, 2025

• Louisenstrasse: Nov. 21- Dec. 29B

Büdingen, Dec. 4-8

Burg Ronneburg, Nov. 30 – Dec. 15 (Sat. and Sun. only)

Butzbach, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

Darmstadt, Nov. 18 – Dec. 23, spread throughout the city

Dreieich-Offenthal, Dec. 21-22

Eppstein, Dec. 14-15

Erbach, Nov. 29 – Dec. 12, (Fri. to Sun. only) Marktplatz

Eltville, Dec. 7-8, Around the Parish Church of Peter and Paul

Frankfurt am Main, Nov. 25 – Dec. 12, Römerberg, Paulsplatz and Mainkai

• Finnish Christmas Bazaar, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Dornbuschkirche 

• Swedish Christmas Market, Nov. 30- Dec. 1

• Latin American Christmas Market, Nov. 29- Dec. 1, Bockenheimer Warte 

• Dog-Friendly Market at the Racetrack, Dec. 1

• Niederrad Christmas Market, Nov. 29-30

• Christmas Market at the Fechenheim Animal Shelter, Dec. 1

Gelnhausen, Dec. 12-15

Geisenheim-Johannisberg, TBD, Schloss Johannisberg

Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

Hochheim am Main, TBD

Idstein, Dec. 6-8

Kassel, Nov. 25 – Dec. 30, Fairytale Christmas Market, Königsplatz and Friedrichsplatz, closed Dec. 24-26

Limburg an der Lahn, Nov. 29 – Dec. 23

Marburg, Nov. 29 – Dec. 24, Downtown

Michelstadt, Nov. 29 – Dec. 22, Old German Market, Wednesdays to Sundays

Neu-Anspach, Nov. – Dec. 1

Rüdesheim am Rhein, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23, Christmas Market of Nations, Old Town

Seligenstadt, Nov. 28 – Dec. 24

Wetzlar, Nov. 28- Dec. 29

Wiesbaden, Nov. 26 – Dec. 23, Schlossplatz

Niedersachsen

Agathenburg, TBD, Agathenburg Castle

Braunschweig, Nov. 27 – Dec. 29, around cathedral and Domplatz

Brake, Dec. 12-14

Celle, Nov. 25 – Dec. 29, Old Town

Goslar, Nov. 27 – Dec. 30, Marktplatz

Göttingen, Nov. 25 – Dec. 29, Marktplatz

Hameln, Nov. 25 – Dec. 30, Old Town

Hannover

• Old Town and Lister Meile, Nov. 25 – Dec. 22

• Roncalli Christmas Village, Nov. 27 – Dec. 30

Hildesheim, Nov. 25 – Dec. 28, Rathaus

Lüneburg, Nov. 27 – Dec. 30, Historic Christmas Market, City Center

Osnabrück, Nov. 25– Dec. 22, Rathaus

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Aachen, Nov. 22  –  Dec. 23

Altena Holtzbrinck Castle, TBD

Bad Münstereifel, Nov. 22 – Dec. 30 (Closed Nov. 24)

Bad Oeynhausen, Nov. 25 – Dec. 27

Bad Sassendorf, Thursdays to Sundays, Nov. 14 – Dec. 22 (Closed Nov. 24)

Benrath Castle, Friday to Sunday, Nov 22 – Dec. 23

Bielefeld, Nov. 21 – Dec. 30

Bochum, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23 (Closed Nov. 24)

Bonn

• City Center, Nov. 22 –  Dec. 22

• Epiphany Market, Dec. 27, 2024 – Jan. 6, 2025

• Bad Godesberg, Nov. 22 –  Dec. 23

• Beuel, Nov. 29 –  Dec.

Dortmund

• Hansaplatz, Nov. 21 –  Dec. 30

• Fantasy Lights, TBD

Drachenburg Castle, Nov. 30 – Dec. 15 (Sat. and Sun. only)

Dülmen, Dec. 14-15

Duisburg, Nov. 14 – Dec. 30

Düsseldorf, Nov. 21 - Dec. 30

• Seven locations: Nordstrasse, Flingerstrasse, Marktplatz, Jan-Wellem-Platz, Stadtbrückchen, Schadowplatz, Engelchenmarkt

Essen, Nov. 15 – Dec. 15

Grevenbroich, Nov. 22 – Dec. 15

Hagen Open-Air Museum, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

Herne, Nov. 14 – Dec. 23

• Strünkede Castle, Dec. 5-8

Köln (Cologne) (others listed on website as well)

• Cathedral, Nov. 18 – Dec. 23

• Neumarkt, Nov. 18 – Dec. 23

• Harbour, Nov. 18 – Dec. 23

• Heavenue Gay Market, TBD

• Stadtgarden, Nov. 18 – Dec. 23

Moyland Castle , Dec. 12-15

Münster, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23

Siegburg Middle Ages Market, Nov. 23 – Dec. 22

Rheinland-Pfalz

Albisheim (Pfrimm), Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

Andernach, Nov. 24 – Dec. 23

Ahrweiler, Nov. 29 – Dec. 15 (Fri. to Sun. only)

Alzey, Nov. 25 – Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 24-26)

Bad Ems, Dec. 13-15

Bad Kreuznach, Nov. 22 – Dec. 22

Bad Marienberg, Nov. 28 – Dec. 1

Bad Münster am Stein, Nov. 30 – Dec. 22 (Sat. and Sun. only)

Bann, Dec. 14-15

Baumholder, Dec. 6-7

Bernkastel-Kues, Nov. 22 – Dec. 22

Bitburg, Dec. 4 – Dec. 15

Cochem, Nov. 22 – Dec. 22

Cochem Castle, Dec. 14-15

Deidesheim, Nov. 19– Dec. 22 (Fri. to Sun. only)

Gornhausen, Nov. 30

Herxheim am Berg, Dec. 6-8

Kaiserslautern

• Stiftsplatz to Schillerplatz, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23

• Kulturmarkt in the Fruchthalle, Nov. 29 – Dec. 22

Kindsbach, Dec. 7-8

Kirchheimbolanden, Dec 6-8

Klingenmünster, Dec. 13-15, Burg Landeck 

Koblenz, six locations, Dec. 22, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

Landau, Nov. 28 – Dec. 22

Landstuhl

• St.-Andreas-Markt, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

• Landstuhl Advent + Arts and Crafts Market, Dec. 6-8

• Landstuhl Advent. Dec. 13-15

Lauterecken, Dec. 7, Veldenz Castle

Ludwigshafen, Nov. 13 – Dec. 23

Mainz, Nov. 30 – Dec. 23

• Cathedral Square, Bahnhofsplatz, and Hofengarten, Nov. 28 – Dec. 23

• Schillerplatz, Neubrunnenplatz, Nov. 28 – Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 24-26)

Neuleiningen, Nov. 30 – Dec. 8 (Sat. and Sun. only)

Neustadt Villages, Nov. 29 – Dec. 22 (dates vary by village)

Queidersbach, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1

Reichenbach (near Baumholder), Nov. 30

Satzvey Castle, Nov. 30 – Dec. 22 (Sat. and Sun. only)

Schopp, Nov. 30

Speyer, Dec. 25, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

Stelzenberg, TBD

Thallichtenberg, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, Burg Lichtenberg

Traben-Trarbach, Dec. 22, 2024 – Jan. 1, 2025 (Fri to Sun. only)

Trier, Nov. 22 – Dec. 22 (closed Nov. 24)

Trechtingshausen, Dec. 7-8, Burg Reichenstein 

Treis-Karden, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1

Trippstadt, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

Saarland

Eppstein, Dec. 14

Blieskastel, Dec, 6-8

Homburg, Dec. 8-30 (closed Dec. 25-26)

Köllerbacher, Dec. 6-8,  Burg Bucherbach

Saarbrücken, Nov. 18 – Dec. 23

• ASV Altenkessel e.V., Nov. 30

Saarlouis, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23 (closed Nov. 24)

St. Wendel, Dec. 6-15

Völklingen. Dec. 1, Nerd’s Christmas Market

Weiskirchen, Dec. 7-8

Sachsen

Annaberg, Nov. 29 – Dec. 23

Chemnitz, Nov. 29 – Dec. 23

Dresden Striezelmarkt, Nov. 29 – Dec. 24

Freiberg, Nov. 26 – Dec. 24

Görlitz, Nov. 29 – Dec. 15

Großenhain, Nov. 29 – Dec. 22

Leipzig, Nov. 26 – Dec. 24

Marienberg, Nov. 27 – Dec. 22

Sachsen-Anhalt

Bad Lauchstädt, Dec.12-15

Dessau, Nov. 25 – Dec. 22

Halle, Nov. 11 – Dec. 29

Magdeburg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 29

Staßfurt, TBD

Quedlinburg, Nov. 27 – Dec. 29

Wittenberg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 29 (closed Dec. 24-25)

Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg

Bad Oldesloe, Dec. 7-8

Flensburg, Nov. 25 – Dec. 31

Hamburg (there are more, but these are the large ones)

• City Hall Market, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23

• Winterwald, Nov. 22 – Dec. 29 (closed Dec. 25-26)

• White Magic on the Jungfernsteig, Nov. 22 – Dec. 29

• Fleet Christmas Market, Nov. 21 – Dec. 22

Kiel, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23 (closed Nov. 24), Holstenplatz

Lübeck, Nov. 25 – Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 25)

Mölln, Nov. 29 – Dec. 27

Neumünster, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23

Thüringen

Altenburg, TBD

Erfurt, Nov. 26 – Dec. 22

Leuchtenburg Castle, Dec. 7-22 (Sat. and Sun. only)

Weimar, Nov. 26, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025 (four locations)

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