Overview
- Berlin keeps several high-profile sites running, including Breitscheidplatz and the Humboldt Forum winter market until January 4, with Gendarmenmarkt ending on December 31 and Schloss Charlottenburg closing December 28.
- Düsseldorf’s market areas stay open through December 30, while the ice rink on the Kö — including the Füchschenalm — operates until January 11, and Essen-Steele continues to January 4.
- Hamburg listings highlight Wandsbeker Winterzauber through January 1 and StrandPauli’s winter setup operating roughly into late February, alongside smaller markets closing between December 27 and 30.
- In Saxony, Dresden’s Augustusmarkt and the Neumarkt run to January 4, the Stallhof’s Rauhnächte program spans December 27 to January 6, and Leipzig’s winter market at the Elsterbecken is scheduled until January 18.
- Longer-season examples include Stuttgart’s Christmas Garden through January 11, Bremen’s Findorffer Winterdorf until February 1, and Speyer’s combined Christmas-and-New-Year market through Epiphany on January 6, with many extensions featuring ice rinks, laser shows and New Year’s events.