German Christmas Market Opening Dates 2022: Officially Confirmed!

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 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 2022!

Will Christmas Markets Be Cancelled This Year?

First – you might be wondering whether Christmas markets will happen at all, given that many were cancelled last year.

While it’s still too early to know for sure, we are optimistic that at least some larger markets will take place this year. We will update this article when we know more.

So, what are the Christmas market dates in Germany we know of so far? See the table below for confirmed dates.

German Christmas Market Opening Dates 2022

Here are the current opening dates we know of for Germany’s Christmas markets.

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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!