Berlin and Brandenburg
Berlin und Brandenburg52°27′ N 13°24′ EGermany9 markets2 towns2 events5 stays
Berlin gives you a different big market every evening, from the lit-up Gendarmenmarkt, which charges entry outside weekday lunchtimes, to the ice rink and big wheel at the Rotes Rathaus. Potsdam makes an easy day out from the city, and its Weihnachtszauber stretches along the old-town shopping street. Plan Christmas Eve with care, because the markets at the Rotes Rathaus and Charlottenburg Palace both close that day.
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- 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.
- What's open in Europe on Christmas Eve?
Seventy-nine markets open on 24 December 2026, and most of them close by 18:30, so do your last shopping before dark.
- When do Christmas markets open in Germany in 2026?
Totensonntag falls on 22 November in 2026. Most German markets open in the week after it, and the date of a city's market comes from a rule you can read ahead.
- When do Europe's Christmas markets open and close in 2026?
Vienna and Copenhagen open first, on 6 November 2026, and Cologne's Heumarkt keeps its stalls up until 10 January 2027. Every row below names who published the date.