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50 confirmed · 10 with a typical period · Germany

November 2026
16.11.–23.12.
🛍 Christmas Market at Cologne Cathedral
Keln, Germany · Fair or market · Kölner Weihnachtsmarkt am Dom — organiser ↗
The market at Roncalliplatz, at the foot of the cathedral, is one of the most visited in Germany.
19.11.–23.12.
🛍 Christmas Market in Freiburg
Frajburg u Brajsgau, Germany · Fair or market · FWTM, visit.freiburg.de ↗
The market on Rathausplatz in the old town, easily combined with a trip into the Black Forest.
20.11.–24.12.
🛍 Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz in Munich
Minhen, Germany · Fair or market · muenchen.de, City of Munich ↗
Munich's largest and oldest Christmas market, set in front of the New Town Hall.
20.11.–23.12.
🛍 Reiterlesmarkt in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rotenburg na Tauberu, Germany · Fair or market · Rothenburg Tourismus ↗
A Christmas market set within a medieval walled town.
20.11.–03.01.
🛍 Advent in Berchtesgaden
Berhtesgaden, Germany · Fair or market · Berchtesgaden Tourismus ↗
An Alpine Advent market in the old town beneath the Watzmann, open between the holidays and through to 3 January.
23.11.–10.01.
🛍 Heinzels' Winter Fairytale in the Old Town of Cologne
Keln, Germany · Fair or market · Heinzels Wintermärchen — organiser ↗
Christmas market and ice rink on Heumarkt and Alter Markt squares; one of the few that stays open after Christmas, until 10 January.
23.11.–23.12.
🛍 Historic Christmas Market at Rathausmarkt
Hamburg, Germany · Fair or market · hamburg.de, city tourism ↗
The market in front of the City Hall, known for a Father Christmas on a sleigh that 'flies' above the square three times every evening.
23.11.–31.12.
🛍 WeihnachtsZauber at Gendarmenmarkt
Berlin, Germany · Fair or market · visitBerlin ↗
A Berlin Christmas market set between two churches and the Konzerthaus, running through to New Year's Eve.
23.11.–27.12.
🛍 Christmas Market in Front of Charlottenburg Palace
Berlin, Germany · Fair or market · berlin.de ↗
A market set against the illuminated baroque facade of the palace, with free admission.
23.11.–03.01.
🛍 Christmas Market at the Red City Hall
Berlin, Germany · Fair or market · berlin.de ↗
A market featuring a big wheel and an ice rink near Alexanderplatz, open until 3 January.
23.11.–23.12.
🛍 Christkindlmarkt at Neupfarrplatz in Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany · Fair or market · Stadt Regensburg (city) ↗
The main city Christmas market, held in the historic old town of Regensburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
23.11.–30.12.
🛍 Lübeck, the Christmas City of the North
Libek, Germany · Fair or market · Lübeck und Travemünde Marketing ↗
Multiple Christmas markets in the Hanseatic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, including a market held inside the Gothic Hospital of the Holy Spirit.
23.11.–22.12.
🛍 Heidelberg Christmas Market
Hajdelberg, Germany · Fair or market · Heidelberg Marketing GmbH, organiser ↗
The market is spread across the squares of the old town, beneath the illuminated castle, with an ice rink open until 10 January.
25.11.–24.12.
🛍 Striezelmarkt in Dresden
Drezden, Germany · Fair or market · Landeshauptstadt Dresden (city) ↗
Germany's oldest Christmas market, held on Altmarkt square, famous for the traditional Dresden Stollen bread and a large wooden pyramid.
27.11.–24.12.
🎪 Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Nirnberg, Germany · Festival · Congress- und Tourismus-Zentrale Nürnberg (city) ↗
Germany's most famous Christmas market, with a strictly preserved appearance — rows of stalls draped in red and white striped canvas awnings — opened each year by the Christkind with a ceremonial prologue on the first day.
December 2026
25.12.
🕊 Christmas Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land Berlin — Senate Department for Internal Affairs, list of public holidays ↗
26.12.
🕊 Second Day of Christmas Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Free Hanseatic City of Bremen — Law on Sundays, Days of Remembrance and Public Holidays, paragraph 2 ↗
January 2027
01.01.
🕊 New Year's Day Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land Berlin — Senatsverwaltung für Inneres, list of public holidays ↗
06.01.
🕊 Epiphany — Public Holiday in Bavaria Public holiday Non-working day
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
15.01.–24.01.
🛍 Green Week in Berlin
Berlin, Germany · Fair or market · Internationale Gruene Woche — official information ↗
The world's largest trade fair for food, agriculture, and horticulture, and one of the few major fairs designed for ordinary visitors — ten days of tastings from across Germany and around the world, in January when Berlin has no other tourist season to speak of.
February 2027
04.02.–09.02.
🎭 Cologne Carnival
Keln, Germany · Carnival · City of Cologne — carnival season dates ↗
Six days of street carnival during which the city effectively stops functioning normally: Women's Thursday opens the festivities, while Rose Monday brings the largest parade, with millions of visitors filling the streets.
10.02.–21.02.
🎨 Berlinale
Berlin, Germany · Cultural event · Berlinale — official announcement of the 2027 dates ↗
One of the three biggest film festivals in the world, and the only one where the general public has genuine access — tickets for most screenings are sold to ordinary visitors, not just accredited professionals.
March 2027
08.03.
🕯 International Women's Day — Public Holiday in Berlin
Berlin, Germany · Commemoration · Land Berlin — Senatsverwaltung für Inneres, Public Holidays Act, Section 1 ↗
18.03.–21.03.
🛍 Leipzig Book Fair
Lajpcig, Germany · Fair or market · Leipziger Buchmesse — visitor information ↗
Unlike its Frankfurt counterpart, the Leipzig Book Fair is oriented towards readers — alongside the fairgrounds, it runs a city-wide reading programme at hundreds of venues across the city, including cafés, churches and private apartments.
26.03.
🕊 Good Friday Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · State of Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
Usually takes place during this period

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May–June
🕊 Corpus Christi — Public Holiday in Bavaria date not confirmed
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
In Bavarian towns, floral carpet-lined streets serve as the setting for processions that day, while in Cologne and along the Rhine, processions are held on the water.
June–September
📅 Travel Surges at the Start of School Holidays date not confirmed
Germany · entire country · Other · Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK) — school holiday regulations ↗
01.07–31.08
📅 Summer Saturday Lorry Driving Ban date not confirmed
Germany · entire country · Other · BALM — Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility, restricted sections ↗
August
🛍 Gamescom in Cologne date not confirmed
Keln, Germany · Fair or market · Koelnmesse — trade fair calendar ↗
The largest video game trade fair in Europe, with public days drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors in costume — it is an event worth attending even for those who do not play games.
September
🏅 Berlin Marathon date not confirmed
Berlin, Germany · Sports event · BMW Berlin-Marathon — official registration information ↗
The fastest marathon course in the world, on which multiple world records have been broken — the race passes through the city centre and finishes through the Brandenburg Gate.
September
🎪 Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt date not confirmed
Bad Direkhajm, Germany · Festival · City of Bad Dürkheim — Wurstmarkt ↗
The city officially bills it as the largest wine festival in the world — two September weekends in the Palatinate, drinking wine from special half-litre glasses among the vineyards.
September–October
🎪 Cannstatter Volksfest date not confirmed
Stutgart, Germany · Festival · Cannstatter Volksfest — official website ↗
Germany's second-largest folk festival, held in Stuttgart, with beer tents and a brewery garden — less crowded with tourists than Munich's Oktoberfest, so it's easier to get in.
October
🎨 Berlin Festival of Lights date not confirmed
Berlin, Germany · Cultural event · Festival of Lights — official information ↗
Ten October evenings during which light installations are projected onto Berlin's facades, monuments, and gates — admission is free, and the city is best experienced at night, from the street.
November
🕊 Day of Repentance — Public Holiday in Saxony Only date not confirmed
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Saxon Sunday and Public Holidays Act, Section 1 ↗
December–April
📅 Ski Season in the Bavarian Alps date not confirmed
Bavaria, Germany · Other · Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG — operating hours and seasons ↗
The German Alps are home to the country's highest peak and its only glacier ski resort — on glacier terrain the season starts earlier and runs longer than at the surrounding mountains.