Christmas markets 2026: dates and PLAZA Hotelgroup hotels nearby

For each location, the main markets in town and well-known markets nearby, sorted by place. Distances as the crow flies from the hotel.

Almere

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Almere

All 8 markets in and around Almere

• Tussen Kunst en Kerst: 27–29 November
• Winter Fair in Haven: 28–29 November
• Christmas Village Amsterdam: 3–27 December · 22.8 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Kerstmarkt Almere Duin: 19–20 December

Bad Rappenau

Hotels: PLAZA INN Bad Rappenau

All 13 markets in and around Bad Rappenau

• Advent im Schloss: 21–22 November
• Altdeutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Bad Wimpfen: 27 November – 13 December · 6.4 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Berlin

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Berlin Kurfürstendamm

All 120 markets in and around Berlin

• Weihnachtsmarkt an der Gedächtniskirche: 23 November 2026 – 3 January 2027
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Schloss Charlottenburg: 23 November – 27 December · closed 24 December
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Gendarmenmarkt: 23 November – 31 December
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Roten Rathaus: 23 November 2026 – 3 January 2027
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Alexanderplatz: 23 November – 26 December
• Spandauer Weihnachtsmarkt in der Altstadt: 23 November – 22 December
• Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt in der Kulturbrauerei: 23 November – 22 December
• Potsdamer Weihnachtszauber: 23 November – 27 December · closed 24 December · 21.9 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Biberach an der Riß

Hotels: Aiden by Best Western Biberach

All 5 markets in and around Biberach an der Riß

• Biberacher Christkindles-Markt: 28 November – 13 December

Braunschweig

Hotels: PLAZA INN Braunschweig City Süd

All 2 markets in and around Braunschweig

• Wolfenbütteler Weihnachtsmarkt: 24 November – 23 December · 7.8 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Braunschweiger Weihnachtsmarkt: 25 November – 29 December · closed 24–25 December

Bremen

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Columbus Bremen

All 21 markets in and around Bremen

• Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt (Marktplatz): 23 November – 23 December
• Schlachte-Zauber an der Weser: 23 November – 23 December
• Ansgari Winterwald: 23 November 2026 – 2 January 2027 · closed 24–26 December, 31 December and 1 January

Bruchsal

Hotels: PLAZA INN Bruchsal

All 13 markets in and around Bruchsal

• Bruchsaler Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 30 December
• Adventsmarkt im Ehrenhof Schloss Bruchsal: 3–14 December · closed 8–9 December

Chemnitz

Hotels: PLAZA INN Chemnitz

All 5 markets in and around Chemnitz

• Chemnitzer Weihnachtsmarkt: 27 November – 23 December

Cologne

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Köln

All 67 markets in and around Cologne

• Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt am Schokoladenmuseum: 13 November 2026 – 3 January 2027
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Kölner Dom: 16 November – 23 December · closed 22 November
• Markt der Engel: 16 November – 23 December · closed 22 November
• Nikolausdorf auf dem Rudolfplatz: 16 November – 23 December · closed 22 November
• Bonner Weihnachtsmarkt: 18 November – 23 December · closed 22 November · 27.1 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Heinzels Wintermärchen: 23 November 2026 – 10 January 2027 · closed 24 December and 25 December

Dachau (Munich)

Hotels: PLAZA INN Dachau-München

All 27 markets in Dachau and Munich

• Dachauer Christkindlmarkt: 20 November – 23 December

Darmstadt

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Darmstadt

All 17 markets in and around Darmstadt

• Darmstädter Weihnachtsmarkt: 16 November – 23 December
• Mainzer Weihnachtsmarkt (Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt): 26 November – 23 December · 29.3 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Ditzingen (Stuttgart)

Hotels: PLAZA Residence Stuttgart-Ditzingen, PLAZA INN Stuttgart-Ditzingen, PLAZA INN Blankenburg Ditzingen

All 22 markets in Ditzingen and Stuttgart

• Ludwigsburger Barock-Weihnachtsmarkt: 24 November – 22 December · 12.8 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt: 25 November – 23 December
• Ditzinger Adventszauber: 4–6 December

Dortmund

Hotels: PLAZA INN stays design Dortmund

All 13 markets in and around Dortmund

• Weihnachtsstadt Dortmund: 19 November – 30 December · closed 22 November

Filderstadt-Bernhausen (Stuttgart)

Hotels: PLAZA INN Stuttgart Airport Messe

All 18 markets in Filderstadt-Bernhausen and Stuttgart

• Esslinger Mittelaltermarkt & Weihnachtsmarkt: 24 November – 22 December · 11.1 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt: 25 November – 23 December
• Nürtinger Weihnachtsmarkt: 4–13 December · 10.8 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Friedrichshafen

Hotels: PLAZA Hotel Buchhorner Hof, PLAZA Hotel Föhr am Bodensee

All 11 markets in and around Friedrichshafen

• Lindauer Hafenweihnacht: 26 November – 20 December · Thursday to Sunday only · 19.8 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Konstanz, Weihnachtsmarkt am See: 26 November – 23 December · 20.8 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Bodensee-Weihnacht: 27 November – 20 December

Gelsenkirchen

Hotels: PLAZA Hotel Gelsenkirchen

All 26 markets in and around Gelsenkirchen

• Internationaler Weihnachtsmarkt Essen: 13 November – 23 December · 7.8 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Weihnachtsmarkt in der Gelsenkirchener City: 20 November – 23 December

Goslar

Hotels: PLAZA INN Goslar

All 9 markets in and around Goslar

• Wernigeröder Weihnachtsmarkt: 20 November – 22 December · closed 22 November · 25.9 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Weihnachtsmarkt & Weihnachtswald Goslar: 25 November – 30 December

Graz

Hotels: PLAZA INN Graz Messe, PLAZA INN Graz City

All 24 markets in and around Graz

• Christkindlmarkt vor dem Rathaus: 20 November – 24 December
• Altgrazer Christkindlmarkt im Franziskanerviertel: 20 November – 24 December
• Adventmarkt am Glockenspielplatz: 20 November – 24 December
• Aufsteirern-Weihnachtsmarkt am Schloßberg: 20 November – 20 December

Grevenbroich

Hotels: PLAZA INN Grevenbroich

All 18 markets in and around Grevenbroich

• Neusser Weihnachtsmarkt: 25 November – 23 December · 14.0 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Jüchen, Schlossweihnacht Schloss Dyck: 28 November – 20 December · weekends only · admission charge · 6.5 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Hamburg

Hotels: PLAZA INN Hamburg Horner Rennbahn

All 42 markets in and around Hamburg

• Wandsbeker Winterzauber: 31 October 2026 – 3 January 2027
• Santa Pauli Weihnachtsmarkt: 9 November – 23 December
• Weihnachtsmarkt HafenCity (Überseeboulevard): 16 November – 30 December
• Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem Gänsemarkt: 18 November – 23 December · closed 22 November
• Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem Rathausmarkt: 23 November – 23 December

Hanau

Hotels: PLAZA Hotel Hanau

All 28 markets in and around Hanau

• Märchenhafter Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 22 December
• Künstlerweihnachtsmarkt im Neustädter Rathaus: 23 November – 22 December
• Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 22 December · 17.4 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Heidelberg

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Heidelberg

All 17 markets in and around Heidelberg

• Heidelberger Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 22 December
• Kurfürstlicher Weihnachtsmarkt Schwetzingen: 26 November – 20 December · 9.1 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Heilbronn

Hotels: PLAZA INN Heilbronn

All 19 markets in and around Heilbronn

• Käthchen-Weihnachtsmarkt: 24 November – 22 December

Hermannsburg

Hotels: PLAZA INN Heidehof

All 7 markets in and around Hermannsburg

• Celler Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 27 December · 23.6 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Weihnachtsmarkt Hermannsburg: 2026 dates not yet published (2025: 7 December)

Hilden

Hotels: Sure Hotel by Best Western Hilden-Düsseldorf

All 22 markets in and around Hilden

• Hildener Winterdorf: 18 November – 26 December (provisional)
• Düsseldorf, Benrather Weihnachtsdörfchen: 19 November – 20 December · 4.1 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Düsseldorfer Weihnachtsmarkt (Themenmärkte der Innenstadt): 19 November – 30 December · closed 22 November and 25 December · 12.7 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Hildener Weihnachtsmarkt: 27–29 November

Karlsruhe

Hotels: The Q - Quadro City Hotel, PLAZA INN Karlsruhe Nord, PLAZA Premium Karlsruhe

All 17 markets in and around Karlsruhe

• Karlsruher Christkindlesmarkt: 23 November – 23 December
• Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt Durlach: 25 November – 21 December
• Ettlinger Sternlesmarkt: 26 November – 28 December · closed 25 December · 7.1 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Baden-Badener Christkindelsmarkt: 26 November 2026 – 6 January 2027 · 30.1 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Leipzig

Hotels: Best Western Hotel Leipzig City Center

All 15 markets in and around Leipzig

• Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt: 24 November – 23 December

Leonberg (Stuttgart)

Hotels: PLAZA INN Leonberg

All 20 markets in Leonberg and Stuttgart

• Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt: 25 November – 23 December
• Leonberger Adventsdörfle: 27 November – 13 December · Friday to Sunday only

Mannheim

Hotels: PLAZA INN Mannheim

All 22 markets in and around Mannheim

• Weihnachtsmarkt am Wasserturm: 23 November – 23 December
• Der Besondere Weihnachtsmarkt auf den Kapuzinerplanken: 23 November – 24 December

Munich

Hotels: PLAZA Premium München

All 45 markets in and around Munich

• Weihnachtsdorf im Kaiserhof der Residenz: 16 November – 22 December · closed 22 November
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Chinesischen Turm: 19 November – 23 December
• Münchner Christkindlmarkt am Marienplatz: 20 November – 24 December · closed 22 November
• Münchner Adventsspektakel und Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt: 20 November – 23 December · closed 22 November
• Tollwood-Winterfestival mit Markt der Ideen: 24 November – 23 December
• Schwabinger Weihnachtsmarkt an der Münchner Freiheit: 25 November – 24 December

Mühldorf am Inn

Hotels: PLAZA INN Mühldorf am Inn

All 17 markets in and around Mühldorf am Inn

• Mühldorfer Christkindlmarkt: 26–29 November
• Altöttinger Christkindlmarkt: 27 November – 20 December · 9.7 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Neu-Ulm

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Parkhotel Neu-Ulm

All 10 markets in and around Neu-Ulm

• Ulmer Weihnachtsmarkt: 19 November – 22 December · closed 22 November · 0.6 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt Neu-Ulm: 27 November – 20 December

Norderstedt (Hamburg)

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Parkhotel Norderstedt, PLAZA INN Schmöker-Hof

All 46 markets in Norderstedt and Hamburg

• Wintervergnügen Norderstedt: 15 November – 23 December
• Advents-Markt im Stadtpark Norderstedt: 27–29 November
• 26. Weihnachtsmarkt am und im Rathaus Norderstedt: 4–6 December

Pulheim (Cologne)

Hotels: PLAZA INN Köln Pulheim

All 51 markets in Pulheim and Cologne

• Weihnachtsmarkt am Kölner Dom: 16 November – 23 December · closed 22 November · 12.6 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Barbaramarkt Pulheim: 25–29 November
• Stommelner Weihnachtsmarkt: 4–6 December

Recklinghausen

Hotels: PLAZA INN Recklinghausen

All 27 markets in and around Recklinghausen

• Weihnachtsmarkt Recklinghausen: 19 November – 23 December
• Herne, Cranger Weihnachtszauber: 19 November – 30 December · closed 24 December and 25 December · 3.3 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Bochumer Weihnachtsmarkt ('Bochumer Weihnacht'): 19 November – 23 December · closed 22 November · 9.1 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Regensburg

Hotels: PLAZA INN Regensburg

All 13 markets in and around Regensburg

• Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf Schloss Thurn und Taxis: 20 November – 23 December · closed 22 November · admission charge
• Regensburger Christkindlmarkt am Neupfarrplatz: 23 November – 23 December
• Adventsmarkt am St. Katharinenspital: 23 November – 23 December
• Lucrezia-Markt: 27 November – 23 December

Salzburg

Hotels: PLAZA INN Salzburg Messe, PLAZA INN Salzburg City, PLAZA Premium Salzburg

All 25 markets in and around Salzburg

• Salzburger Christkindlmarkt am Dom- und Residenzplatz: 19 November 2026 – 1 January 2027
• Hellbrunner Adventzauber: 19 November – 24 December · admission charge
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Mirabellplatz: 19 November – 31 December
• Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Adventromantik am Stille-Nacht-Platz: 20 November – 24 December · 15.3 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Berchtesgadener Advent: 20 November 2026 – 3 January 2027 · 20.3 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Wolfgangseer Advent – St. Gilgen: 20 November – 20 December · 23.2 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Salzburger Festungsadvent: 27 November – 20 December

Schwerin

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Schwerin

All 2 markets in and around Schwerin

• Schweriner Weihnachtsmarkt – Der Stern im Norden: 23 November – 30 December

Stuttgart

Hotels: PLAZA INN Rieker Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof

All 22 markets in and around Stuttgart

• Esslinger Mittelaltermarkt & Weihnachtsmarkt: 24 November – 22 December · 10.4 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt: 25 November – 23 December

Sylt (Wenningstedt-Braderup)

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Sylt

All 10 markets on Sylt

• Kampen (Sylt), Winterzauber am Meer (Sturmhaube): 20 November 2026 – 2 January 2027 · Thursday to Sunday only · 2.9 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Sylter Wintermarkt: 4 December 2026 – 2 January 2027
• Kampener Weihnachtsmarkt: 4–6 December · 2.6 km as the crow flies from the hotel

The Hague

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Grand Winston, PLAZA Premium Den Haag City Center

All 13 markets in and around The Hague

• Royal Christmas Fair: 3–23 December
• Leiden, Leidse Kerstmarkt: 11–20 December · closed 14–16 December · 15.4 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Timmendorfer Strand

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Timmendorfer Strand

All 17 markets in and around Timmendorfer Strand

• Lübeck-Travemünde, Schiff Ahoi – Weihnachtsmarkt Travemünde: 21 November 2026 – 3 January 2027 · 8.5 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Lübecker Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 30 December · closed 24 December and 25 December · 15.9 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Lübeck, Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 23 December · 16.4 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Lübeck, Maritimer Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 29 December · closed 24 December and 25 December · 15.9 km as the crow flies from the hotel
• Fischers Wiehnacht: 4–6 December

Ulm

Hotels: PLAZA INN Ulm

All 9 markets in and around Ulm

• Ulmer Weihnachtsmarkt: 19 November – 22 December · closed 22 November
• Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt Neu-Ulm: 27 November – 20 December · 2.2 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Vienna

Hotels: PLAZA Premium Wien, PLAZA INN Amedia Wien, PLAZA INN Wien Gasometer

All 48 markets in and around Vienna

• Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Schönbrunn: 6 November 2026 – 6 January 2027
• Wiener Christkindlmarkt am Rathausplatz: 13 November – 26 December
• Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg: 13 November – 23 December
• Art Advent – Kunst & Handwerk am Karlsplatz: 13 November – 23 December
• Altwiener Christkindlmarkt auf der Freyung: 14 November – 23 December
• K&K Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Belvedere: 20 November – 31 December
• Weihnachtsdorf am Maria-Theresien-Platz: 20 November – 26 December

Wels

Hotels: PLAZA INN Wels

All 9 markets in and around Wels

• Welser Weihnachtswelt: 13 November – 24 December
• Christkindlmarkt am Hauptplatz Linz: 21 November – 24 December · 25.2 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Wiener Neustadt

Hotels: PLAZA Residence Wiener Neustadt, PLAZA INN Wiener Neustadt

All 13 markets in and around Wiener Neustadt

• Weihnachten im Stadtpark: 20–22 November
• Advent in der Beethovenallee: 27–29 November
• Advent am Dom: 4–6 December
• Advent am Dom 2.0: 11–13 December

Zwickau

Hotels: PLAZA INN Zwickau

All 11 markets in and around Zwickau

• Zwickauer Weihnachtsmarkt: 23 November – 22 December
• Zwickauer Schlossweihnacht: 27 November – 20 December · Friday to Sunday only · admission charge
• Schneeberger Weihnachtsmarkt mit Lichtelfest: 27 November – 20 December · 18.0 km as the crow flies from the hotel

Dates according to the organisers and cities (as of 5 October 2026). Dates marked “provisional” have not yet been confirmed; short-notice changes are possible.