If you are planning, just like us, to visit a German Christmas market in 2025, you will need all the updated dates to plan ahead.
We were in contact with a couple of regional tourist offices from Germany and thought that you might like to have our Germany Christmas Market Opening Dates shortcut.
Below are all the major, top, famous, and beloved Christmas markets that you should add to your to-do list this Christmas season.
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When are all the Christmas markets taking place in Germany?
The time before Christmas is known as Advent in Germany and Europe. This is the period when Christmas markets are held.
Most start at the end of November and last up to Christmas day. That means, Christmas markets take place for almost 1 month, mostly in December.
Note that Christmas is celebrated on the 24th in Germany, and most markets close for the season by the 23rd or by the early afternoon hours on the 24th.
The big Christmas markets in the cities are open daily, but in smaller villages they are held mostly on weekends only (except if it's a famous Market).
Around the 5th and 6th December, Christmas markets also become part of the Krampus or native Perchten celebrations. This is especially true in Southern Germany, such as in Munich.
Top Christmas Market Souvenirs and Gifts to get.
German Christmas Market 2025 Dates
Note that bigger cities have more than 1 major Christmas market; therefore, in those cases, I have listed the city first with the most popular Christmas markets followed.
The most widely recognized, trending, and traditional Christmas markets are listed first at the top of the list.
If you click on the name, it takes you to the location of the Christmas market on Google Maps.
Munich Christmas Markets
- Marienplatz Christkindlmarkt — 24th November to 24th December 2025, Monday to Saturday 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday 10 am to 8 pm, 24th December 10 am to 2 pm.
- Airport Winter Market — 14th November to 28th December 2025, daily 11 am to 9 pm, 24th December 11 am to 4 pm.
- Medieval Market — 24th November to 23rd December 2025, daily 11 am to 9 pm.
- Sendlinger Tor — 24th November to 22nd December 2025, daily 10:30 am to 9:30 pm.
- Munich Residence — 17th November to 22nd December 2025, daily 11 am to 9 pm, last day up to 8 pm.
- Tollwood Festival — 25th November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Friday 2 pm to midnight, Saturday 11 am to midnight, Sunday 11 am to 10 pm.
Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt — 28th November to 24th December 2025, opening day starts at 5:30 pm, daily 10 am to 9 pm, 24th December 10 am to 2 pm.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber Reiterlesmarkt — 21st November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Thursday 11 am to 7 pm, Friday to Sunday 11 am to 8 pm.
Augsburg Christkindlesmarket — 25th November to 24th December 2025, 25th November 6 pm to 9:30 pm, Sunday to Thursday 10 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 9:30 pm, 23rd December 10 am to 9:30 pm, 24th December 10 to 2 pm.
Cologne Christmas Markets
- Cathedral Market — 17th November to 23rd December 2025, Sunday to Wednesday: 11 am to 9 pm, Thursday to Friday: 11 am to 10 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm.
- Old Town Market — 24th November to 25th December 2025, daily 11 am to 10 pm, and from December 26th to 4th January 2026, daily from 11 am to 9 pm.
- Neumarkt — 17th November to 23rd December 2025, Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am to 10 pm.
Dresden:
- Striezelmarkt — 26th November to 24th December 2025, daily 10 am to 9 pm, 24th December 10 am to 2 pm.
- Neumarkt — 26th November to 23rd December 2025, daily 11 am to 10 pm, closed from 24th to 26th December and 31st to 4th January 2026, 2nd January 11 am to 10 pm and 4th January 2026 11 am to 5 pm.
- Münzgasse — 26th November to 24th December 2025, Sunday to Monday 10 am to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 10 pm, 24th December 10 am to 2 pm.
- Medieval Market at the Stallhof — 26th November to 23rd December 2025, daily 11 am to 9:30 pm, 24th to 26th December and 31st December to 1st January closed, 27th December to 30th December as well as 2nd to 6th January daily 11 am to 9:30 pm.
Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market (Black Forest) — Friday 28th November, 5th December, 12th December, and 19th December, 3 pm to 9 pm. Saturday 29th November, 6th November, 13th December, 20th December, 2 pm to 9 pm. Sunday, 30th November, 7th December, 14th December, 21st December, 2 pm to 8 pm 2025.
Freiburg im Breisgau — 20th November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Saturday 10 am to 8:30 pm, Sundays 11:30 am to 7:30 pm.
Heidelberg — 25th November to 22nd December 2025, daily 11 am to 9 pm.
Dinkelsbühel — 27th November to 22nd December 2025, Monday to Friday 1 pm to 8 pm, Saturday and Sundays 11 am to 8 pm.
Bamberg — 25th November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Thursday 9:30 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 9:30 am to 9 pm, Sunday 11 am to 8 pm.
Würzburg — 30th November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Saturday 10 am to 8:30 pm, Sundays 11 am to 8:30 pm.
Berlin:
- Spandauer Christmas market in the Old Town — 24th November to 23rd December 2025, Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 10 pm.
- Friedrichshain — 13th November to 22nd December 2025, Monday to Friday from 3 pm to 10 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 10 pm.
- Landsberger Allee — 1st November to 28th December 2025, Monday to Thursday from 2 pm to 9:30 pm, Friday and Saturday from 2 pm to 11 pm, and Sunday from 11 pm to 9 pm, closed on the 24th November and 24th December.
- Alexanderplatz — 24th November to 30th December 2025, daily 11 am to 10 pm.
- Charlottenburg — 25th November to 28th December 2025, Monday to Thursday from 1 pm to 10 pm, Friday to Sunday from 12 pm to 10 pm, 25th and 26th December from 12 pm to 10 pm, closed on the 24th December.
Bremen Christmas Market Square — 24th November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Thursday 10 am to 8:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 9 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 8:30 pm.
Regensburg — 24th November to 23rd December 2025, Sunday to Wednesday 10 am to 8 pm, Thursday to Saturday 10 am to 9 pm.
Konstanz Christmas Market at the Bodensee Lake — 27th November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Thursday 11 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am to 9:30 pm.
Chemnitz Weihnachtsmarkt — 28th November to 23rd December 2025, Monday to Thursday 11 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday 10 am to 8 pm.
Frankfurt am Main — 24th November to 22nd December 2025, Saturdays 10 am to 9 pm and Sundays 11 am to 9 pm.
Goslar Weihnachtswald — 26th November to 30th December 2025, daily 11 am to 8 pm, except 24th December 11 am to 2 pm, 25th and 26th December 12 pm to 7 pm, and 30th December 11 am to 6 pm.
Hamburg:
- Town Hall Christmas Market — 24th November to 23rd December 2025, Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am to 10 pm.
- Gänsemarkt — dates not released yet.
- Fleetinsel — 21st November to 22nd December 2025, 12 pm to 9 pm.
- St.Pauli — 10th November to 23rd December 2025, Sunday to Friday 3 pm to 9 pm, Saturday 12 pm to 9 pm.
- Spitalerstraße — 20th November to 27th December 2025, closed 24th and 25th December, Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 9 pm.
FAQs
What are the Christmas markets called in German?
Christmas markets in Germany are either called Christkindlemarkt, Christkindlesmarkt, Christkindchesmarkt, Wintermarkt, Adventmarkt, Striezelmarkt, or simply Weihnachtsmarkt. The name is location-dependent.
What are some of the oldest Christmas markets in Germany?
The oldest Christmas markets are in Bavaria and have been taking place for about 500 years. That includes Augsburg and Nuremberg.
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