Overview
- The Christmas market at Schloss Bodelschwingh in Dortmund is off for 2025 and 2026 as the castle grounds become a construction site.
- Extensive restoration follows water damage to the listed building, with ecological upgrades to its moats slated to finish by late 2026 or early 2027.
- Hamburg‑Rahlstedt’s Winterterrassen will not return after two seasons because vendors earned far less there than at larger markets, organizers said.
- Rostock’s IGA‑Park historical market is canceled for a second consecutive year as organizers shift resources to a medieval event planned for May 2026.
- Despite these local changes, Germany still hosts more than 2,500 Christmas markets each year, with over 60 planned in Berlin for 2025.