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182 Christmas markets

A lit Christmas tree stands before Aachen town hall as the Christmas market fills the square at night
Snow falls on the Aachen Christmas market entrance with its gingerbread men below the town hall
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Aachen Christmas Market

Aachen · Altstadt

Aachenfrom Nov 20

Skaters circle a winter ice rink on the Museumplein in Amsterdam in front of the Rijksmuseum.
A tram stands at the stop beside the columned brick facade of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
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Christmas Village Amsterdam

Amsterdam · Oud-Zuid

Amsterdamfrom Dec 3

Lit Christmas trees and a turreted pavilion glow over the Annaberg-Buchholz Christmas market at night.
Crowds stroll under a lit garland toward the snowy stalls and trees of the Annaberg-Buchholz market at blue hour.
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Annaberg Christmas Market

Annaberg-Buchholz · Erzgebirge

Annaberg-Buchholzfrom Nov 27

Lit stall roofs of the Augsburg Christkindlesmarkt fill Rathausplatz at night, seen from the Perlach Tower.
The candle pyramid and Christmas tree glow at night in front of Augsburg's Renaissance town hall.
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Augsburg Christkindlesmarkt

Augsburg · Altstadt

Augsburgfrom Nov 23

A lit Christmas tree stands before Aachen town hall as the Christmas market fills the square at nightArthurMcGill / Wikimedia Commons

From the guides9 min read

Are German Christmas markets open on Sunday?

Every Advent Sunday is a market day in Germany. The two Sundays before Advent are different, and on 22 November 2026 most markets that have already opened stay shut.

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The Trinkhalle in Bad Ischl glows under a blue-hour sky with snow on the peaks behind
The Zauner Esplanade sign hangs over a snowy tree-lined promenade by the Traun in Bad Ischl
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Bad Ischl Artisans' Christmas Market

Bad Ischl · Trinkhalle

Bad Ischlfrom Nov 20

Evening crowds fill the Christkindelsmarkt in Baden-Baden's Kurgarten under bare trees and star-shaped lights.
Wooden market huts stand on the lawn in front of the white columns of the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden.
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Baden-Baden Christkindelsmarkt

Baden-Baden · Kurgarten

Baden-Badenfrom Nov 26

A shopper stands at a lit wooden stall under a gold star at the Bamberg Christmas market at dusk
A carousel spins in a blur of lights at the Bamberg Christmas market at night
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Bamberg Christmas Market

Bamberg · Inselstadt

Bambergfrom Nov 24

Basel Minster rises above the Rhine houses and the Mittlere Brücke on a grey January dayPhoto of Basel

Basel Christmas Market on Barfusserplatz

Basel · Grossbasel old town

Baselfrom Nov 26

The red sandstone towers of Basel Minster stand over Münsterplatz and its treesPhoto of Basel

Basel Christmas Market on Munsterplatz

Basel · Grossbasel old town

Baselfrom Nov 26

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Bath Christmas Market

Bath · City centre

Bathfrom Nov 26

Light garlands and a star hang over the Reichenstraße toward the Reichenturm in Bautzen on an Advent evening.
Stalls of the Wenzelsmarkt stand on Bautzen's Hauptmarkt below the yellow tower of the town hall.
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Bautzen Wenzelsmarkt

Bautzen · Altstadt

Bautzenfrom Nov 27

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Weihnachtsmarkt an der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche

Christmas Market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Berlin · Charlottenburg (City West)

Berlinfrom Nov 23

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