Overview
- The 591st Dresdner Striezelmarkt is slated for 26 Nov–24 Dec with 200+ stalls and daily peaks of roughly 90,000 visitors, according to city officials.
- Organisers say Glühwein and roasted almonds hold at €4.50–€5.00, while the cup deposit increases from €4 to €5 and slight stollen price upticks are expected.
- The programme features the Große Bergparade’s return to Dresden on 20 Dec with 500+ participants, plus Stollenfest on 6 Dec, Pyramidenfest on 13 Dec and a choral event on 21 Dec.
- Dresden advises public transport for peak days and will add tram line 20 on Advent weekends, with parking again available in the Ostragehege flood channel area.
- NRW reports cancellations and cutbacks due to soaring security costs—Overath cancels its market, Kerpen scales back—while Hamburg’s Rahlstedt market closes permanently; Interior Minister Herbert Reul calls the losses regrettable but rejects compromising on safety, as budget-friendly Aldi Süd pop-ups offer €1 Glühwein in cities including Saarbrücken, Augsburg, Bonn and Wiesbaden with proceeds to Off Road Kids.