Overview
- Nuremberg confirms a 28 November opening led by newly elected Christkind Nora Falk, with expanded U1 service to the Hauptmarkt and family programs including the Kinderweihnacht and the Sternenhaus.
- Potsdam renames and relocates its market to Bassinplatz and Luisenplatz with neutral lighting and a daily quiet hour from 18:00 to 19:00, promising barrier‑free access across roughly 250 stalls.
- Cottbus opens 24 November with a largely accessible layout and brings back its ice rink through 4 January, featuring a 17 December visit by Lausitzer Füchse players for an autograph session.
- North Rhine-Westphalia highlights major skating offerings, including Cologne’s Heinzels Wintermärchen ice track from 24 November to 4 January and Düsseldorf’s Kö on Ice from 7 November to 11 January, plus rinks in Herne, Lippstadt, Bad Oeynhausen, and Monheim.
- Regional schedules are set across Bavaria and beyond, with Bamberg running 25 November to 23 December, Ulm from 24 November to Christmas Eve, Ingolstadt from 25 November to 22 December, and Oberhausen’s City‑Adventszauber from 27 November to 21 December with longer hours, added huts, and community‑backed programming.