Christmas Markets 2023 in Germany
The towns and cities along the Rhine and Moselle valleys provide an idyllic setting for a romantic Christmas Market (Christkindlmarkt) break. Half-timbered buildings are festively lit and the aromas of mulled wine out of the local vineyards and cinnamon permeate the air at traditional Christmas markets. Guests can snuggle up at cosy hotels and the Christmas shopping is friendly and relaxed. The region’s beautiful cities captivate visitors with their rich history, labyrinthine old quarters, mediaeval market squares and striking cathedrals. Buildings steeped in history are illuminated by thousands upon thousands of fairy lights, while the aroma of gingerbread wafts through the air. The Christmas markets in Trier, Koblenz and Mainz are particularly famous and are quite large. If you want to visit the smaller Christmas markets, those in Bernkastel-Kues, Cochem, Rüdesheim, Worms, Speyer and Ahrweiler are highly recommended. Although a relatively small market, Worms located on the Rhine, boasts a 'Living Nativity scene', whilst Speyer, also located on the Rhine, offers the additional attraction of an ice rink. Trier, which is Germany's oldest city tracing its origins back to Roman times, hosts a charming Christmas Market in the Hauptmarkt Square with the cathedral providing an impressive backdrop.
You'll be spoilt for choice, but one thing you can be certain of is an unforgettable experience when visiting some of the best Christmas Markets Germany has to offer in the cities and towns in the Rhineland/Pfalz region.
Aachen | 24. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market |
Aalen | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market |
Altenstadt | TBA | Christmas Market |
Altensteig | TBA | Christmas Market Altensteig |
Altötting | 24. Nov - 17. Dec | Altöttinger Christkindlmarkt |
Annaberg-Buchholz | 1. - 23. December | Christmas Market by the Marketplace |
Ansbach | 30. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market |
Augsburg | 27. Nov - 24. Dec | |
Aurich | 27. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Bad Dürkheim | 1. - 23. Dec | |
Bad Hersfeld | 24. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Bad Hindelang | 30.11. - 03.12. 07.12. - 10.12. 14.12. - 17.12. | |
Bad Lauchstädt | 14. - 17. Dec | Christkindl-Markt |
Bad Säckingen | 1.-3./8.-10. Dec | |
Bad Tölz | 24. Nov - 24. Dez | |
Baden-Baden | 23. Nov - 6. Jan 24 | |
Bamberg | 28. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Bayreuth | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Berlin | from November 16th | |
Biberach | 2. - 17. December | Christmas Market |
Bielefeld | TBA | Eckardtsheimer Christmas Market 2023 |
Bielefeld | 27. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Bochum | 23. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Bonn | 24. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Bonn | Advent Weekends | Schlossweihnacht |
Braunschweig | 29. Nov - 29. Dec | |
Bremen | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | Bremer Christmas Market |
Burg Hohenzollern | 24. Nov - 7. Jan 24 | |
Celle | 27. Nov - 28.Dec | |
Chemnitz | 1. - 23. December | |
Coburg | 1. - 23. December | |
Cochem | 24. Nov - 17. Dec | |
Cottbus | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | Weihnachtsmarkt der tausend Sterne |
Darmstadt | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Dinkelsbühl | 30. Nov - 21. Dec | |
Donaueschingen | 30. Noc - 3. Dec | Fürstenberg Christmas World |
Dortmund | 23. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Dresden | 29. Nov - 24. Dec | |
Diusburg | 16. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Düsseldorf | 23. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Erfurt | 28. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Essen | 17. Nov - 23. Dec | International Christmas Market Essen |
Esslingen | 23. Nov - 21.Dec | Christmas and medieval fairs |
Flensburg | Advents Weekend | Märchenweihnacht Schloss Glücksburg |
Flensburg | 27. Nov - 31. Dec | Christmas Market Flensburg |
Frankfurt | 27. Nov - 21. Dec | |
Freiburg | 23. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Freudenstadt | 8. - 17. December | Christmas Market Freudenstadt |
Friedrichshafen | 30. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Garmisch Partenkirchen | December | Christkindlmarkt |
Gelsenkirchen | TBA | |
Gengenbach | 30. Nov - 23. Dec | Gengenbacher Adventsmarkt |
Gera | 30. Nov - 23. Dec | Märchenmarkt |
Goslar | 29. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Göttingen | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Hamburg | TBA | |
Hamburg | TBA | |
Hamburg | TBA | |
Hamburg | TBA | |
Hamburg | TBA | |
Hamburg | TBA | Christmas Market Eimsbüttel |
Hamburg | TBA | Bergedorfer Wichtelmarkt |
Hameln | 27. Nov - 30. Dec | Hamelner Christmas Market |
Hannover | TBA | |
Heidelberg | 27. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Heilbronn | 21. Nov - 21. Dec | |
Hildesheim | 27. Nov - 28. Dec |
Ingoldstadt | 29. Nov - 23. Dec | Ingolstädter Christkindlmarkt |
Kaiserslautern | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market |
Karlsruhe | 28. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Kassel | 27. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Kempten | 29. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Kleve | 1. - 10. December | |
Koblenz | 24. Nov - 7. Jan 24 | |
Köln | 23. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market am Kölner Dom |
Köln | 23. Nov - 23. Dec | Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt |
Köln | 24. Nov - 7. Jan 24 | Heinzels Wintermärchen |
Konstanz | 30. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Langenargen | TBA | Christmas Market |
Leipzig | 28. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market |
Lindau | 23. Nov - 17. Dec | Lindauer Hafenweihnacht |
Lörrach | 30. Nov - 10. Dec | |
Lübeck | 21. Nov - 30. Dec | |
Ludwigsburg | 28. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Ludwigshafen | 8. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Lüneburg | 29. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Town Lüneburg |
Mainz | 23. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Mannheim | 27. Nov -23. Dec | |
Meersburg | 1. - 2. December | Christmas Market Meersburg |
Meissen | 27. Nov - 24. Dec | |
München | 27. Nov - 24. Dec | |
München | 1. - 24. December | Schwabinger Weihnachtsmarkt |
München | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt |
Münster | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Neuenburg am Rhein | 2. - 10. December | Christmas Market |
Neustadt | 27. Nov - 20. Dec | |
Nördlingen | 1. - 23. December | Christmas Market |
Nürnberg | 1. - 24. December | |
Oberhausen | 18. Nov - 23. Dec | Oberhausener Christmas Market |
Offenbach | 13. Nov - 30. Dec | Offenbacher Christmas Market |
Offenburg | 24. Nov - 17. Dec | Offenburger Christmas Market |
Osnarbrück | 27. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Paderborn | 24. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Passau | 29. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Pforzheim | 27. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Plauen | 28. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Potsdam | Advent Weekends | Potsdamer Christmas Market |
Radolfzell am Bodensee | 7. - 10. December | |
Recklinghausen | 16. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market |
Regensburg | 24. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market at the Thurn und Taxis Castle |
Regensburg | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | Regensburger Christkindlmarkt |
Rostock | 27. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Rüdesheim | 20. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Rust | 2. Dec - 7. Jan 24 | Christmas Market Europa-Park |
Saarbrücken | 20. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Schwäbisch Hall | 30. Nov - 22. Dec | Christmas Market |
Schwenningen | 23. Nov - 3. Dec | Christmas Market |
Siegen | 24. Nov - 23. Dec | Christmas Market |
Stralsund | TBA | |
Stuttgart | 29. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Tauberbischofsheim | TBA | |
Titisee-Neustadt | TBA | Christmas Market |
Trier | 24. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Tübingen | 15. - 17. December | |
Ulm | 27. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Überlingen | 7. - 17. December | Christmas Market |
Velen | Adventweekends | Christmas Market in the forest |
Villigen-Schwenningen | 23. Nov - 3. Dec | |
Waldshut | 25. Nov. - 22. Dec | Christmas Market in Waldshut |
Weimar | 28. Nov - 5. Jan 24 | |
Wernigerode | 24. Nov - 22. Dec | Wernigeröder Christmas Market |
Wiesbaden | 28. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Wismar | 27. Nov - 22. Dec | |
Wolfsburg | 27. Nov - 29. Dec | Wolfsburger Christmas Market |
Worms | 20. Nov - 23. Dec | |
Würzburg | 1. - 23. Dec | Würzburger Christmas Market |
Zwickau | 28. Nov - 22. Dec |