Overview
- Düsseldorf launched its seven themed markets on November 20 with about 160 stalls and trading through December 30, including an expanded Roncalli promenade at the Rhine.
- Bremen’s main market opens November 24 with more than 170 stalls, the maritime Schlachte-Zauber on the Weser, and the Ansgari Winter Forest running through January 4.
- Dresden’s season starts November 26, led by the Striezelmarkt with over 200 stalls, plus the Augustusmarkt operating until January 4 and a medieval market in the Stallhof with select ticketed days and Rauhnächte dates into early January.
- Dortmund’s Christmas city is open through December 30, as police investigate pre-opening hut break-ins on the night of November 15 that included the theft of a mixing console.
- Local programs broaden the calendar with Augsburg’s Christkindlesmarkt from November 24 to December 24 and additional city venues through December 30, Gelsenkirchen’s neighborhood events, and multiple medieval-themed weekends across Hesse with posted entry fees.