Overview
- Most markets across Brandenburg open on November 24 with expanded programming that goes beyond stalls to include ice rinks, live music and rides.
- Cottbus confirms the return of an ice rink through January 4 with a Lausitzer Füchse autograph session on December 17 and a policy of only subtle background music.
- Potsdam rebrands its central event as Potsdamer Weihnachtszauber, shifts the main area to Bassinplatz and Luisenplatz, adopts neutral lighting and introduces a daily quiet hour from 6 to 7 p.m.
- Spreewaldweihnacht in Lehde runs on the first two Advent weekends with boat transfers between Lehde and Lübbenau that require advance tickets, and the site is not barrier-free.
- Berlin already features early openings such as Winterwelt at Potsdamer Platz and the new Spandauer Winterland, with additional attractions scheduled including Dark Matter’s light-and-ice installation, botanical and Tierpark light shows, a Humboldt Forum laser show from November 20 and more ice rinks later in November.