Overview
- Humboldt Forum’s Wintermarkt Schloßplatz runs Nov 19–Jan 4 with free entry, about 100 stalls, facade illumination, and a new lasershow every Tuesday and Thursday at 18:00 in the Schlüterhof and 20:00 outside on the Spreeterrassen.
- The queer market at Nollendorfplatz opens Nov 5 as LGBTQIA* Winterdays and is branded Christmas Avenue from Nov 24, operates to Dec 23 with stage shows and DJs, and admits visitors aged 16 and over.
- Rotes Rathaus’s Berliner Weihnachtszeit returns Nov 24–Dec 30 featuring a 50‑meter Ferris wheel, a 600 m² ice rink around the Neptune Fountain, three Santa fly‑bys daily (16:30, 18:30, 20:30), and skating priced at 5 euros plus 3 euros for rentals.
- Heissa Holzmarkt by the Spree is scheduled Nov 14–Dec 21 with DJs, family activities and a planned sauna‑boat; entry is 3 euros Fri–Sun, free on Wed/Thu, with children up to 12 and seniors always free.
- Neighborhood standouts include Spandau from Nov 24–Dec 23 with around 120 stalls and new Eisstockschießen lanes bookable on the Reformationsplatz, and Alt‑Rixdorf on Dec 5–7 with nonprofit vendors and a reusable system recognized by Deutsche Umwelthilfe.