The Black Forest
Schwarzwald48°15′ N 8°06′ EGermany4 markets3 towns3 events6 stays
Freiburg makes the practical base, because its market spreads through the old town and trains stop there on the Rhine valley main line. Gengenbach opens a window of its Rathaus Advent calendar at 18:00 each evening, and Baden-Baden keeps its Kurhaus market going until 6 January 2027. The Ravenna Gorge market needs a timed ticket bought online, and the sale opens on 14 October.
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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.