Your guide to
Germany's Christmas
Markets 2026
Dates, directions and hidden gems for every market.
Top markets
View all →Nuremberg
Christkindlesmarkt
27 Nov – 24 Dec · Bavaria
~180
stalls
27 days
open
Free
entry
Cologne
Kölner Weihnachtsmärkte
23 Nov – 23 Dec · North Rhine-Westphalia
~160
stalls
30 days
open
Free
entry
Dresden
Striezelmarkt
25 Nov – 24 Dec · Saxony
~240
stalls
29 days
open
Free
entry
Nuremberg
Sternenmarkt
27 Nov – 23 Dec · Bavaria
~50
stalls
26 days
open
Free
entry
Nuremberg
Mittelaltermarkt
28 Nov – 21 Dec · Bavaria
~40
stalls
23 days
open
Free
entry
Cologne
Weihnachtsmarkt Neumarkt
23 Nov – 23 Dec · North Rhine-Westphalia
~130
stalls
30 days
open
Free
entry
Cologne
Heinzels Märchenweihnacht
23 Nov – 30 Dec · North Rhine-Westphalia
~80
stalls
37 days
open
Free
entry
Dresden
Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt
26 Nov – 26 Dec · Saxony
~70
stalls
30 days
open
Free
entry
Dresden
Stallhof Mittelaltermarkt
25 Nov – 24 Dec · Saxony
~55
stalls
29 days
open
Free
entry