Saxony and the Ore Mountains
Sachsen und Erzgebirge50°57′ N 13°21′ EGermany10 markets8 towns7 events12 stays
Dresden puts the Striezelmarkt and three other markets within walking distance of each other, and December is the city's busiest hotel month, so book early. Leipzig threads about 300 stalls through its compact centre. In the Ore Mountains Seiffen sells woodcraft straight from the workshops that make it, and since its stalls close at 17:00 on weekdays, a Saturday visit gives you the evening as well.
Photo Juri Kowski · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 and others, credited in the gallery
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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.