Overview
- Westfield Centro Oberhausen runs 14 November to 23 December with a 17:00 Lights On ceremony, Christkind, musical performers and an 18:00 drone show, about 140 huts, a new double‑deck carousel and a giant wheel, plus extended shopping hours from 27 November and special daily hours 12–30 December.
- Duisburg’s city market operates 13 November to 30 December with over 100 huts, three stages and a 400‑square‑meter synthetic‑ice rink, with closures on Totensonntag and Christmas Day and adjusted hours on select dates.
- The Lichtermarkt at Landschaftspark Duisburg‑Nord marks its 10th edition from 28 to 30 November, featuring curated craft vendors in the industrial heritage site with entry priced at €6.50 for visitors aged 13 and up.
- Dortmund’s Weihnachtsstadt features more than 250 stands and a 45‑meter tree fitted with roughly 138,000 LEDs, daily light shows from 17:00, free stage programming and children’s activities, with Winterlights slated for 6 December to 4 January as the city’s illuminated park event.
- Special‑format and early‑season offerings broaden the calendar, including Phantasialand’s Wintertraum from 15 November to 25 January, an underground market in the Recklinghausen training mine on 13–14 December, and early ‘winter’ openings such as Bayreuth’s mid‑October Winterdorf.