Erfurt Christmas Market

Erfurt’s Christmas Market is one of the loveliest in the whole of Germany and is the largest in Thuringia.

Erfurt’s medieval Old Town centered on “Domplatz” (Cathedral Square) is the perfect setting for the specially atmospheric time of Advent.
You will find traditional crafts and Thuringian specialties and also an enormous Christmas tree decorated with candles, a crib scene and hand-carved, almost life-size figures. There are also plenty of showman-like traders.

A varied events program is on offer, especially on the Advent weekends.

To learn about traditional Christmas Market specialty foods in all our 17 Historic Highlights of Germany, read this XXL guide to holiday foods beloved by locals and offered at the markets in these one-of-a-kind heritage cities.