Overview
- Erfurt’s Christmas market begins its 175th edition today across Domplatz and nearby streets, running from November 25 to December 22 with more than 200 stalls and regional specialties.
- Bamberg’s market opens today through December 23 with longer Saturday trading until 22:00, free local buses and trains on four Advent Saturdays, 50‑cent P+R with shuttles, and average mulled wine prices unchanged at about €4.
- Augsburg and Ulm launched on November 24: Augsburg’s Christkindlesmarkt runs daily to December 24 with the Engelesspiel on weekends, while Ulm’s Münsterplatz market operates daily 10:00–20:30 with about 130 stalls and a tree lit by over 18,000 lights.
- Across North Rhine-Westphalia, major city-center markets are already open, including Cologne’s cathedral market drawing over four million visitors annually and Aachen’s event attracting about 1.5 million through December 23.
- Local organizers report full bookings and new measures: Achim’s market is sold out with a waiting list, introduces an “Achimer Weihnachtstaler” token system, and adds vehicle and barrier protections; Potsdam debuts a larger “Weihnachtszauber” running to December 28.