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When do Christmas markets open in Germany this year?
If you’re trying to research the answer to this question, you may have run into some trouble… that’s because the opening dates for Christmas markets in Germany vary by town, city & region.
Generally speaking though, you can expect most markets to open around the first Advent Sunday, and end (usually) just before Christmas Eve.
Of course, there are many exceptions to this! Some Christmas markets in Germany open earlier, and some stay open later even into January… and finding out the exact opening dates for each market can be a total headache.
That’s why we created this page for you, so you can peep the opening dates for Germany’s Best Christmas Markets quickly and at a glance.
We hope you find it helpful!
This list is by no means exhaustive, and includes mainly bigger Christmas markets that we could find official websites and dates for. Let us know in the comments if you have any more we should add.
NOTE: Most Christmas markets don’t announce their confirmed dates until a few months before, so please excuse the sparse list for the time being! We’ll be sure to update this list with more dates as soon as they are released. Let us know in the comments if you know of any we should add for 2024!
First: Top Christmas Markets in Germany to Visit
Below, you’ll find a table containing dozens of dates for various Christmas markets in Germany. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, don’t worry!
This video is a great place to start with figuring out some of the top must-sees (or at least getting a peek at what to expect).
Looking for more Germany travel inspiration?
Check out these guides on the best places to visit in…
German Christmas Market Opening Dates 2024
As of September 2024, only the dates for some of German’s largest Christmas markets have been announced. We will update this page as we learn more.
But for now, here is a table summarizing the opening dates of 2024 German Christmas markets that we know of so far.
Referencing this information on your own website or article? We’ve put a lot of work into researching and creating these Christmas Market resources for our visitors, so we would greatly appreciate if you referenced/credited us with a link back to this page. Thank you for your understanding!
| City | Christmas Market Name | 2024 Dates | Official Website | Hotels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aachen | Aachener Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Alsfeld | Alsfelder Weihnachtsmarkt | Dec 6 - Dec 15 | Official Website | |
| Altötting | Altöttinger Christkindlmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 15 | Official Website | |
| Annaberg-Buchholz | Annaberger Weihnachtsmarkt (Annaberg Christmas Market) | Nov 29 – Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Ansbach | Ansbacher Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 28 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Anwanden (Zirndorf) | Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt Gut Wolfgangshof | Nov 29 - Dec 1 Dec 6 - Dec 8 Dec 13 - Dec 15 Dec 20 - Dec 22 | More Info | |
| Augsburg | Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt | Nov 25 – Dec 24 | Official Website | |
| Bad Godesberg | Bad Godesberger Nikolausmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Bad Hindelang | Bad Hindelanger Erlebnis-Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 28 - Dec 1 Dec 5 - Dec 8 Dec 12 - Dec 15 | Official website | |
| Baden-Baden | Baden-Badener Christkindelsmarkt | Nov 21 - Jan 6 | Official Website | |
| Bad Tölz | Tölzer Christkindlmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 24 | Official Website | |
| Bautzen | Bautzen Christmas Market (also known as the Bautzener Wenzelsmarkt, or Bautzen Wenceslas Market) | Nov 29 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Bad Wimpfen | Altdeutscher Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 29 - Dec 1 Dec 6 - Dec 8 Dec 13 - Dec 15 | Official Website | |
| Berlin | WeihnachtsZauber Gendarmenmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 31 | Official Website | |
| Bernkastel-Kues | Weinachtsmarkt Bernkastel-Kues | Nov 22 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Bielefeld | Bielefelder Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 30 Closed Dec 24 - Dec 26 | Official Website | |
| Bochum | Bochumer Weihnacht | Nov 21 - Dec 23 Closed Nov 24 | Official Website | |
| Bonn | Bonner Weihnachtsmarkt in der Innenstadt (Bonn Christmas Market in the City Center) | Nov 22 - Dec 22 Closed Nov 24 | Official Website | |
| Braunschweig | Braunschweiger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 27 - Dec 29 Closed Dec 24 - Dec 25 | Official Website | |
| Bremen | Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Celle | Celler Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 29 | Official Website | |
| Chemnitz | Chemnitzer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 29 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Coburg | Weihnachtsmarkt Coburg | Nov 29 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Cologne | Weinachtsmarkt am Kölner Dom | Nov 18 - Dec 23 (Nov 24 Closed) | Official Website | |
| Cologne | Heinzels Wintermärchen | Nov 25 - Jan 5 | Official Website | |
| Cologne | Heavenue | Official Website | ||
| Cologne | Markt der Engel | Nov 18 - Dec 23 (Nov 24 Closed) | Official Website | |
| Cologne | Nikolausdorf | Nov 18 - 20 | Official Website | |
| Cologne | Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 15 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Cologne | Weihnachtsmarkt im Stadtgarten | Official Website | ||
| Cottbus | Weihnachtsmarkt der tausend Sterne (Christmas Market of a Thousand Stars) | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Donaueschingen | Fürstenberg Weihnachtswelt Donaueschingen | Nov 28 - Dec 1 | Official Website | |
| Dortmund | Dortmunder Weihnachtsstadt | Nov 21 - Dec 30 (Nov 24 & Dec 25 Closed) | Official Website | |
| Dresden | Dresdner Striezelmarkt | Nov 27 - Dec 24 | Official Website | |
| Duisburg | Duisburger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 14 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Düsseldorf | Engelchen-Markt Handwerker-Markt Altstadt-Markt Sternchen-Markt Märchen-Markt Schadow-Markt Kö-Bogen-Markt | Nov 21 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Erfurt | Erfurter Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 -Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Essen | Internationaler Weihnachtsmarkt Essen | Nov 15 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Esslingen | Esslinger Mittelaltermarkt Esslinger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Europapark (Rust) | Europapark Winter Magic | Nov 30 - Jan 12 Closed on Dec 24 - Dec 25 | Official Website | |
| Flensburg | Flensburger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 31 | Official Website | |
| Frankfurt | Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Freiburg | Weihnachtsmarkt Freiburg | Nov 21 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Freudenstadt | NikolausFreuden | Official Website | ||
| Friedrichshafen | Bodensee-Weihnacht | Nov 29 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Gera | Gerarer Märchenmarkt | Nov 28 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Goslar | Goslar Weihnachtsmarkt & Weihnachtswald | Nov 27 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Göttingen | Göttinger Weihnachtsmarkt | Official Website | ||
| Hamburg | Hamburger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Hamburg | Weihnachtlicher Gänsemarkt | Nov 18 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Hamburg | Fleetweihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Hamburg | Weihnachtsmarkt Osterstraße | Official Website | ||
| Hamelin | Hamelner Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Hannover | Weihnachtsmarkt Hannover | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Hattingen | Nostalgischer Weihnachtsmarkt Hattingen | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Heidelberg | Heidelberger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Heidelberg | Weihnachtsmarkt Bismarckplatz | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Heidelberg | Winterwäldchen auf dem Kornmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Heilbronn | Käthchen-Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Hildesheim | Weihnachtsmarkt Hildesheim | Nov 25 - Dec 28 | Official Website | |
| Ingolstadt | Christkindlmarkt Ingolstadt | Nov 27 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Kaiserslautern | Lautrer Advent | Nov 21 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Karlsruhe | Karlsruher Christkindlesmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Kassel | Märchenweihnachtsmarkt Kassel | Nov 25 - Dec 30 Closed Dec 24- Dec 26 | Official Website | |
| Kempten | Weihnachtsmarkt Kempten | Nov 27 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Kiel | Kieler Weihnachtsmarkt (Kiel Christmas Market) | Nov 21 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Kleve | Klever Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 29 - Dec 8 | Official Website | |
| Koblenz | Koblenzer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 22 - Jan 5 | Official Website | |
| Konstanz | Weihnachtsmarkt am See Konstanz | Nov 28 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Leipzig | Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Lindau | Lindauer Hafenweihnacht | Nov 28 - Dec 22 Every Thursday to Sunday | Official Website | |
| Lübeck | Lübecker Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburger Barock-Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Lüneburg | Lüneburger Weihnachtsmarkt. | Nov 27 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Magdeburg | Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt (Magdeburg Christmas Market) | Nov 25 - Dec 29 | Official Website | |
| Mainz | Mainzer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 28 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Mannheim | Mannheimer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Michelstadt | Michelstädter Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 29 - Dec 22 Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays | Official Website | |
| Monschau | Monschau Weihnachtsmarkt (Monschau Christmas Market) | Nov 29 - Dec 22 | More Info | |
| Munich | Münchner Christkindlmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 24 | Official Website | |
| Munich | Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 27 - Dec 23 (Mondays & Tuesdays Closed) | Official Website | |
| Munich | Schwabinger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 31 - Dec 24 | Official Website | |
| Munich | Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt München | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Munich | Pink Christmas | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Münster | Weihnachtsmarkt *Rund um das Rathaus* Münster | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Nuremberg | Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt | Nov 29 - Dec 24 | Official Website | |
| Osnabrück | Weihnachtsmarkt Osnabrück | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Paderborn | Paderborner Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Passau | Passauer Christkindlmarkt | Nov 27 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Plauen | Plauener Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Potsdam | Weihnachtsmarkt Blauer Lichterglanz | Nov 25 - Dec 29 (24 Dec Closed) | Official Website | |
| Ravenna Gorge | Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market | Nov 22 - 23 Nov 29 - 30 Dec 1 Dec 6 - 8 Dec 13 - 15 | Official Website | |
| Regensburg | Christkindlmarkt auf dem Neupfarrplatz | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Regensburg | Romantischen Weihnachtsmarkt auf Schloss Thurn und Taxis | Nov 22 - Dec 23 Closed Nov 24 | Official Website | |
| Regensburg | Lucrezia Markt | Nov 29 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Regensburg | Adventsmarkt im St. Katharinenspital | Nov 25 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Rostock | Rostocker Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Alt-Rothenburger Reiterlesmarkt (Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas Market) | Nov 29 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Rüdesheim | Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt der Nationen | Nov 21 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Saarbrücken | Saarbrücker Christkindl-Markt Alt-Saarbrücker Weihnachtsmarkt Mittelalterliche Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 18 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Schiltach | Schiltach Christmas Market | More Info | ||
| Schwäbisch Hall | Schwäbisch Hall Weihnachtszauber | Nov 28 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Schwerin | Schwerin Christmas Market (Schweriner Weihnachtsmarkt) | Nov 25 - Dec 30 | Official Website | |
| Schwarzenberg | Schwarzenberger Weihnachtsmarkt | Dec 6 - Dec 15 | Official Website | |
| Seiffen | Seiffener Weihnacht | Nov 30 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Senftenberg | Senftenberg Fairytale Christmas Market | Dec 15 | Official Website | |
| Siegburg | Siegburger Mittelalterlicher Markt (Siegburg Medieval Market) | Nov 23 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Spremberg | Spremberger Lichterfest (Spremberg Festival of Lights) | More Info | ||
| Siegen | Siegener Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 23 Dec 27 - 29 | Official Website | |
| Stralsund | Stralsunder Weihnachtsmarkt | Official Website | ||
| Stuttgart | Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 27 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Trier | Trierer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 22 Closed Nov 24 | Official Website | |
| Tübingen | Tübinger Weihnachtsmarkt | Dec 13 - Dec 15 | Official Website | |
| Überlingen | Weihnachtsmarkt Überlingen | Dec 12 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Ulm | Ulmer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Velen | Velener Waldweihnachtsmarkt | Nov 29 - Dec 1 Dec 6 - Dec 8 Dec 13 - Dec 15 Dec 20 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Waldshut | Waldshuter Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 30 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Weimar | Weimarer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 - Jan 5 | Official Website | |
| Wernigerode | Wernigeröder Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 22 - Dec 22 Closed Nov 24 | Official Website | |
| Wiesbaden | Sternschnuppenmarkt | Nov 26 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Wismar | Wismarer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 22 | Official Website | |
| Wolfsburg | Wolfsburger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 25 - Dec 29 Closed Dec 24, Dec 25 Closed Dec 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m | Official Website | |
| Würzburg | Würzburger Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 29 - Dec 23 | Official Website | |
| Zwickau | Zwickauer Weihnachtsmarkt | Nov 26 - Dec 22 | Official Website |
Help us improve this list of German Christmas Market dates!
Do you know of a confirmed German Christmas Market we should add to our list? Let us know in the comments!
That is great even though I am not going to Germany because I don’t like the cold weather anymore as I enjoy very much living in Az
There are some European style Christmas markets in the US as well. Here are some dates for those: https://christmasmarketguides.com/christmas-markets-usa-dates/ Hope that’s helpful!
what about Minden ?
Hi Lorr, looks like the Minden Christmas Market will be taking place from the end of November until Dec 30. They haven’t posted the exact opening date yet though. You can refer to their official site here for more info: https://www.minden-erleben.de/tourismus/index.php/de/kultur-events-minden/veranstaltungen/779-mindener-weihnachtsmarkt Hope that helps!
Hello! This is one of my favorites. Looks like it is planning to happen:
https://www.gut-wolfgangshof.de/?fbclid=IwAR2b7k5g4hc8koUuW9q8rXn4wHcFWkzku4qEg9feWl-Yw7GRL9jKbNeC4o8
Hi Brandyn, thanks so much for the heads up! We’ve just added it to the list 🙂 It looks great!
Rüdesheim has canceled theirs unfortunately.
Hi Nicole, thanks so much for the heads up! We’ve updated our table accordingly. What a shame! Fingers crossed things return to normal by next year 🙂
I do not see Garmisch listed. Is there a Christmas market in Garmisch this year?
Hi Haruka, unfortunately all Christmas markets have been cancelled in Bavaria this year.
Apparently Baden-Baden just closed theirs too.
https://www.baden-baden.com/en/events/baden-baden-christmas-market
Ah yes, what a shame! We’ve updated our table accordingly. Thanks, F!
Back in 2018 and 2019, I visited markets in Potsdam and Freiberg (as opposed to FreibUrg) and they were both delightful, if a little small-ish. Do you have any details on them for 2022?
Hi Debra, we did some digging for you and it looks like the dates for Potsdam haven’t been announced yet, but the Freiberg market will be taking place from Nov 22 – Dec 22. This is their official site: http://www.freiberger-christmarkt.de/ Hope that helps!