Germany Christmas markets 2026: Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich and more
Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, Dresden's Striezelmarkt (Germany's oldest), Munich's market at Marienplatz, Rothenburg's Reiterlesmarkt, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Hamburg, Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt and Cologne's Heinzels Wintermärchen with its ice rink: this year's dates for Germany's best-known Christmas markets in one place, sorted by start date.
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CultureBavaria / Marienplatz
Munich Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz
Fri, November 20, 2026 – Thu, December 24
Photo: Rosty / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureBavaria / Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt Christmas Market
Fri, November 20, 2026 – Wed, December 23
Photo: Z thomas / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureHamburg / Rathausmarkt
Historic Christmas Market at Hamburg Rathausmarkt
Mon, November 23, 2026 – Wed, December 23
Photo: Andreas Trojak / CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureBerlin / Gendarmenmarkt
WeihnachtsZauber Christmas Market at Gendarmenmarkt
Mon, November 23, 2026 – Thu, December 31
Photo: Superbass / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureCologne / Old Town
Heinzels Wintermärchen Christmas Market
Mon, November 23, 2026 – Sun, January 10, 2027
Photo: Xxlfussel / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureLeipzig / Markt
Leipzig Christmas Market
Tue, November 24, 2026 – Wed, December 23
Photo: WolfHD / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureBaden-Württemberg / Stuttgart
Stuttgart Christmas Market
Wed, November 25, 2026 – Wed, December 23
Photo: Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureDresden / Altmarkt
Dresden Striezelmarkt (592nd edition)
Wed, November 25, 2026 – Thu, December 24
Photo: DALIBRI / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
CultureBavaria / Nuremberg
Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Fri, November 27, 2026 – Thu, December 24
Baden-Württemberg / Europa-Park
Europa-Park Winter Season
Sat, November 28, 2026 – Sat, January 9, 2027
Good to know
- Most markets open late morning and run until 9 or 10 p.m.; stalls close early on Christmas Eve and many markets end before Christmas.
- Some markets close on Totensonntag (22 November this year), so check the official page before planning the first weekend.
- Leipzig and Rothenburg each have their own yearly market mug, a popular souvenir.