Overview
- The 455th “Christkindelsmärik” opened on 26 November with about 300 chalets and is scheduled through 24 December.
- Access to the historic center is controlled during opening hours, with real-time surveillance drones and around 1,000 police, gendarmes and CRS deployed daily alongside firefighters and Red Cross teams.
- One-way pedestrian routes will be activated on busy weekends to manage flows, complementing wider aisles, dispersed sites, an open tram stop and 15,000 park-and-ride spaces.
- Organisers spotlight Alsatian tradition, local artisans and inclusion, including a “sapin solidaire” drive to provide gifts to 300 disadvantaged children.
- After a record 3.4 million visitors in 2024, authorities report strong early attendance and say this year could challenge that mark.