Overview
- Berlin keeps several venues running, including Breitscheidplatz and the Humboldt Forum winter market through January 4 and the Christmas Garden until January 11, with Gendarmenmarkt festivities ending December 31.
- In North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf’s market areas operate until December 30 with the Corneliusplatz ice rink open to January 11, while Essen-Steele runs to January 4 and Essen’s ice rink with Winterdorf to January 6; Cologne’s Heumarkt stays open to January 4.
- Hamburg extends the season with Wandsbeker Winterzauber through January 1, and the StrandPauli winter market expected to operate roughly through the end of February.
- Bremen’s Findorffer Winterdorf is scheduled to run until February 1, and Bremerhaven keeps 65 stalls open on its city market through December 30.
- Saxony lists post‑holiday options such as Dresden’s Rauhnächte from December 27 to January 6 and the Neumarkt into January 4, while other cities add late runs including Munich’s Viktualienmarkt winter offering until January 5 and Hannover’s station market to December 30.