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    Regensburg Christmas Market, Bilddokumentation Stadt Regensburg

    Regensburg Christkindl Market

    Regensburg

    Regensburg has rightly been named the Christmas-market capital, and the Regensburg Christmas Market is internationally acclaimed as one of the best and most popular Christmas markets anywhere, with its impressive setting in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To learn about traditional Christmas Market specialty foods in all our 17 Historic Highlights of […]

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    Luebeck Christmas Market, LTM

    Lübeck Christmas Markets

    Lübeck

    We cordially invite you to a Christmas visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The glow of the festive decoration in the Old Town streets creates a magical ambience. The ‘Advent Lights’ on 27th November mark the start of the Christmas season, a tradition first mentioned in records from 1648. To learn about traditional Christmas […]

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    Erfurt Cathedral and St Severi Church, Erfurt Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

    Erfurt Christmas Market

    Erfurt

    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 […]

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    Wiesbaden Twinkling Star Christmas Market

    Wiesbaden

    The Wiesbaden twinkling star market opens on the Schlossplatz between the town hall and the city palace and around the Marktkirche. A sea of ​​lights and colors, a mélange of sounds and smells, which holds lots of inspiration and is a rush for all the senses: This is what the Wiesbaden twinkling star market stands […]

  • cheerful atmosphere on the christmas market from above in Wuerzburg
    Würzburg Christmas Market, Rainer Maiores

    Würzburg Christmas Market

    Würzburg

    In the heart of Würzburg's Old Town one of Germany’s most picturesque and enchanting Christmas Markets attracts thousands of visitors every year. The Christmas market's tradition dates back to the early 19th century. The historic market square with its Gothic Chapel of St Mary and its abundance of Baroque architecture provide a scenic backdrop for almost 120 wooden stalls. Choose […]

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    Tübingen: chocolART. International Chocolate Festival

    Tübingen

    chocolART in Tübingen is an international chocolate festival showcasing artisans, chocolatiers, tastings, workshops, and creative sweets. Held annually in the old town, it attracts chocolate lovers with fair-trade products, live demonstrations, cultural events, and indulgent experiences celebrating craftsmanship, sustainability, and global chocolate traditions.

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    Tübingen Christmas Market

    Tübingen

    When you see those small huts on this amazing square surrounded by half-timbered houses, you know that this scenery was just made for a Christmas Market... 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 […]

  • Rostock: Lighthouse Festival

    The new year in Warnemünde kicks off with a spectacular New Year's surprise. "Warnemünder Turmleuchten" (Warnemünde Lighthouse Festival) is the name of this romantic show of lights, lasers, fireworks and live performances that attracts thousands of people to the seaside resort every year. It is hard to imagine the Warnemünde calendar of events without the […]

  • Aachen Carnival

    Aachen

    Carnival in Germany—called Karneval, Fasching, or Fastnacht depending on the region—is a lively pre-Lenten festival marked by parades, costumes, music, dancing, and feasting before the fasting period of Lent begins. It’s known as the “fifth season,” starting each year on 11 November at 11:11 and building to its climax in late winter with events like […]

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    Bonn Karneval, marketing@bonn-region.de

    Bonn Karneval (Carnival)

    Bonn

    Karneval in Bonn is a vibrant, traditional Rhineland carnival season celebrated from 11 November to Ash Wednesday, embodying the “fifth season” with colorful costumes, festive gatherings, and over 100 carnival sessions attracting more than a million participants. Street carnival begins on Weiberfastnacht with town hall storms and parades. The highlight is the Rosenmontag parade, where […]

  • Alemannic Shrove Monday Parade

    Freiburg

    The highlight of the "Alemannische Fasnet" (Alemannic Carnival) is a gathering of all the Carnival organizations from the whole of the vicinity for the large "Rosenmontag" (Shrove Monday) parade in Freiburg. Floats and colorful costumes can be seen on the streets. People hidden under wild, almost sinister masks play jokes on others until late at […]

  • Trier: Illuminale & City Campus Festival

    Illuminale in Trier is a spectacular light art festival that transforms the city’s historic center into a glowing open-air gallery. During this special evening event, UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Porta Nigra, cathedral, and Roman monuments are illuminated with creative light installations, projections, and artistic performances. Visitors stroll through beautifully lit streets while […]