Christmas Markets 2024
Christmas Market season is here at last! Get ready to soak in the scent of cinnamon as it drifts through cozy cobblestone alleys and fairy-lighted historic old houses.
Usually located in city centers, Christmas markets bring families and friends together over sweet and savory delicacies like bratwurst, gingerbread Lebkuchen and Glühwein (a warm, mulled wine). Expect live music and romantic wooden huts selling crafty goods, decorations, clothes, kitchen utensils, and other goodies.
As most village markets only open for one Advent weekend, make sure to check your local postings beforehand. Larger markets often last for the entire month and some even stay open until the New Year.
MARKETS IN/NEAR Kaiserslautern (All market dates courtesy of 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs)
- Baumholder Dec. 6 – 7
- Bad Duerkheim Nov. 29 – Dec. 23
- Bad Muenster/Ebernburg Nov. 30 – Dec. 22 (weekends)
- Bad Kreuznach Nov. 22 – Dec. 24
- Castle Falkenstein (Winnweiler) Dec. 14 – 15
- Deidesheim Nov. 29 – Dec. 22 (weekends)
- Freinsheim Nov. 29 – Dec. 22 (weekends)
- Germersheim Nov. 29 – Dec. 8
- Grünstadt Dec. 13 -15
- Homburg Nov. 22 – Dec. 8
- Imsweiler/Mühle Dec. 6 – 8
- Johanniskreuz/Romantic Forest – Dec. 14 – 15
- Kirchheimbolanden Dec. 6 – 8
- Kaiserslautern Nov. 21 – Dec. 23, Dec. 27 – 30
- KL Kultur Nov. 29 – Dec. 22
- Kusel Dec. 13 – 15
- Landstuhler Advent Nov. 30 – Dec. 22 (weekends)
- Otterberg Nov. 30 – Dec. 21 (weekends)
- Ramsen/Klosterhof Dec. 7 – 8
- Ramstein-Miesenbach Dec. 7 – 8
- Rockenhausen Nov. 29 – Dec. 1
- Rodenbach Dec. 7 – 8
- Schönenberg-Kübelberg Dec. 14 – 15
- Steinbach/Glan Nov. 30 – Dec. 22 (weekends)
- Weilerbach/Weihnachstdorf Nov. 30 – Dec. 8
MARKETS IN FRANCE/LUXEMBOURG/BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS
- Colmar Nov. 26 – Dec. 29
- Metz Nov. 24 – Dec. 30
- Strasbourg Nov. 30 – Dec. 31
- Wissembourg Nov. 30 – Dec. 22 (weekends)
- Luxembourg City Nov. 22 – Jan. 1, 2025
- Brussels Nov. 22 – Jan. 1, 2025
- Amsterdam/Ice Christmas Village Dec. 12 – 26
OTHER CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN GERMANY
- Aachen Nov. 22 – Dec. 23
- Ansbach Nov. 28 – Dec. 23
- Aschaffenburg Nov. 23 – Dec. 22
- Augsburg Nov. 25 – Dec. 24
- Baden-Baden Nov. 21 – Jan. 6, 2025
- Bad Bergzabern/Castle Dec. 6-8, 13-15
- Bad Dürkheim Nov. 29 – Dec. 22
- Bamberg Nov. 28 – Dec. 23
- Berlin Nov. 24 – Jan. 5, 2025 www.berlin.de
- Bernkastel-Kues/Mosel Nov. 22 – Dec. 22
- Bitburg Dec. 4 – 15 (Wed-Sun)
- Cochem/Mosel Nov. 27 – Dec. 22
- Darmstadt Nov. 18 – Dec. 23
- Dresden Nov. 27 – Dec. 24 www.dresden.de
- Düsseldorf Nov. 21 – Dec. 30 www.duesseldorf.de
- Ettlingen Nov. 28 – Dec. 29
- Frankfurt Nov. 25 – Dec. 22 www.frankfurt.de
- Freiburg Nov. 21 – Dec. 23
- Freinsheim Nov. 29 – Dec. 22 (weekends)
- Garmisch Nov. 22 – Dec. 23
- Hamburg Nov. 21 – Dec. 28 www.hamburg.de
- Hauenstein Dec. 6 – 8
- Heidelberg Nov. 25 – Dec. 22
- Karlsruhe Nov. 25 – Dec. 23
- Karlsruhe/Durlach (Medieval) Nov. 29 – Dec. 22
- Koblenz Nov. 24 – Jan. 7, 2025
- Köln Nov. 18 – Dec. 23 www.koeln.de
- Landau Nov. 27 – Dec. 22
- Ludwigshafen Nov. 8 – Dec. 23
- Mainz Nov. 28 – Dec. 23
- Mannheim Nov. 25 – Dec. 23
- Michelstadt Nov. 29 – Dec. 22
- München Nov. 25– Dec. 24 www.muenchen.de
- Neustadt/Weinstrasse 25.11.2024 – 22.12.2024
- Nürnberg Nov. 29 – Dec. 24
- Pirmasens Nov. 27 – Dec. 22
- Potsdam Nov. 25 – Dec. 29 www.potsdam.de
- Regensburg Nov. 25 -Dec. 23
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber Nov. 29 – Dec. 23
- Saarbrücken Nov. 20 – Dec. 23
- Saarburg Dec. 6 – 8, 13 – 15
- Saarburg/Victorian Market Dec. 14 – 15
- Saarlouis Nov. 20 – Dec. 23
- Speyer Nov. 27 – Jan. 7, 2024
- St. Martin Nov. 30 – Dec. 15 (weekends)
- St. Wendel with Medieval Market Dec. 6 – 15
- Stuttgart Nov. – Dec. 23 www.stuttgart.de
- Traben-Trarbach/Underground Nov. 22 – Jan. 1, 2025
- Trier Nov. 22 – Dec. 22
- Wiesbaden Nov. 26 – Dec. 23
- Worms Nov. 20 – Dec. 23
- Würzburg Nov. 29 – Dec. 24
- Zell/Mosel Nov. 22 – Dec. 22
- Zweibrücken Dec. 6 – 15
For additional details, see: http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-deutschland.de/
Also check your “Amtsblatt” or posters and signs for markets in small villages not listed
