Overview
- Dortmund’s Schloss Bodelschwingh has canceled its Christmas market for two years as extensive water-damage renovations turn the listed site into a construction zone through late 2026 or early 2027.
- Hamburg-Rahlstedt’s “Winterterrassen” will not return after two seasons, with organizers citing revenues that fell short for stallholders compared with other markets.
- Rostock’s historical market in the IGA-Park is off for a second straight year as organizers redirect efforts to a medieval spectacle planned for May 2026.
- The long-running “Bäuerliche Weihnacht” at Hofgut Bäldleschwaige in Tapfheim will run in a much smaller format in 2025, after the operating family said the previous scale was no longer manageable.
- Travel outlets point to Omio’s probabilistic snow ranking for guidance, naming Rovaniemi, Helsinki and Turku as top European bets and flagging Nuremberg and Munich as Germany’s likeliest options for holiday snowfall.