Frequently Asked Questions

When will the Koblenz Christmas market take place in 2024?
The Koblenz Christmas market traditionally starts with its opening at the Liebfrauenkirche on November 22, 2024.
The Koblenz winter season remains open until January 5, 2025.
What are the opening hours of the Koblenz Christmas market?
Monday–Wednesday:
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday–Saturday:
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday:
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Please note the differences between the retail and food/beverage vendors during the closing days of the Christmas market. You can find the detailed opening hours here.
What makes the Koblenz Christmas market so special?
Koblenz' popular old town squares are transformed into a Christmas paradise during the Advent season. Take a relaxed stroll through the festively decorated city centre from one favorite place to the next. A particularly contemplative sight awaits you at Jesuitenplatz., where you will find the largest Advent calendar in the city, made up of the colorfully illuminated dormer windows of the baroque town hall.
Take the cable car up to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress cultural centre, where the Christmas light and sound installation "Christmas Garden" is on display; one of the event highlights in Koblenz at Christmas time. (entry fee required)
Where can I find toilets?
The following restrooms are available during your visit to the Christmas market:
Forum Mittelrhein: (Zentralplatz )
Open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m.– 8 p.m.
Handicap-accessible WC available
https://www.forum-mittelrhein.com/service/oeffnungszeiten
Forum Confluentes(Zentralplatz )
open daily from 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Handicap-accessible WC available
Underground parking garage at Görresplatz:
Open daily around the clock
Am Plan:
Open daily from 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
Handicap-accessible WC available
Münzplatz
Open daily during the opening hours of the Christmas market
Are there first aid stations at the event site?
There are no first aid stations at the Koblenz Christmas Market. Please call the emergency number 112 in the event of a medical emergency!
Where can I find the police, the public order office and security staff?
The police, the public order office and the security service have patrols at the event site.
Please call the emergency number 110 in an emergency!
Where can I collect/drop off lost or found items?
Please contact the municipal lost and found office for lost and found items.
Can I bring my dog with me?
Dogs are not prohibited at the Koblenz Christmas Market. However, due to the large number of visitors to the market, we recommend that you do not bring your four-legged friend with you.
I am planning a stay of several days.
Where can I stay overnight?
The range of accommodation options in Koblenz is just as varied as the Christmas market itself. Whether it's a family-run guesthouse or star hotel, youth hostel or campsite. Hospitality is a top priority in Koblenz.
You can currently book a package tour perfectly put together by us.
You can find more information here.
You will also find an overview of all accommodation in our host directory.
What payment options are available at the stands?
Food and drink stands at the Koblenz Christmas Market mainly offer cash payment.
Card payment is only possible to a limited extent.
Cash machines are available throughout the Koblenz city centre.
Is the Koblenz Christmas market handicap accessible?
Accessibility with wheelchairs is possible as long as the cobblestones in the historic old town do not pose an issue.
The Koblenz Christmas market is constantly becoming more handicap accessible. There is a lively exchange and an inspection of the event site with the City of Koblenz' representative for the disabled.
Photo, video and sound recordings
You are welcome to make photo, video and sound recordings for private use. Please observe the legal regulations such as copyright, exploitation rights, distribution rights, etc.
We are always happy if you post your impressions on social media under the hashtag #koblenzerweihnachtsmarkt and with a tag from @visit.koblenz.
The Koblenz Christmas Market is accompanied by photographs and videos for public relations purposes. By visiting the market, visitors agree that images may be published on various media and output channels.
Are you planning a professional report about the Koblenz Christmas Market?
Please contact us!
What is the "Child Finder"?
Unfortunately, children sometimes lose contact with their parents in the hustle and bustle of the Koblenz Christmas market. The Koblenz Christmas Market offers child finder wristbands so that parents and children can be quickly reunited.
This is a self-adhesive and tear-proof paper wristband on which the accompanying persons, parents or grandparents write the child's name and mobile number. With the help of this information, other visitors or the authorities can contact the child's parents immediately by telephone in order to reunite child and parents as quickly as possible.
Where can I get a Kinder-Finder bracelet for my child?
Children's finder wristbands are available from patrols of the public order office and the police as well as at the tourist information office at Forum Confluentes:
Tourist Information Koblenz at Forum Confluentes
Zentralplatz 1, 56068 Koblenz
When and where will the opening take place?
The Koblenz Christmas market traditionally starts with its opening in the Liebfrauenkirche on November 22, 2024 at 5 p.m. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Koblenz-Mitte gospel choir and the Pfaffendorf tower brass band.
What is the ecumenical Advent meditation "The other Advent"?
Every year, as part of the Koblenz Christmas Market, the ecumenical Advent meditation "The other Advent" takes place in the Citykirche at Jesuitenplatz.
The twenty-minute meditations with musical accompaniment invite you to pause for a moment in the middle of the city.
What is Christmas Garden?
Christmas Garden Koblenz proudly presents the sensational highlights of the 24/25 season. After dark, it's time to pause, marvel at light art at the highest level and enjoy (pre-)Christmas colorful happiness at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. The Christmas Garden Koblenz promises a magical journey through enchanting fantasy worlds and guarantees a wonderful open-air experience for young and old.
Forecourt of the Liebfrauenkirche
The square at Liebfrauenkirche is the smallest at the Koblenz Christmas market, making it particularly cozy and worth a visit. In the shade of the onion domes, visitors can enjoy a delicious Feuerzangenbowle while watching the local artisans make fine gifts from wood and mammoth ivory.
At the weekend, the Koblenz original Manfred Gniffke and his son Michael entertain visitors at the Liebfrauenkirche with the telling of the Christmas story and Christmas carols in Koblenz dialect. With a bit of luck, you might also meet St. Nicholas here, who hands out sweets to the youngest visitors at the weekends and is available for selfie requests.
The Münzplatz
At Münzplatz, visitors can fully immerse themselves in the Christmas hustle and bustle, as there is always something going on at the largest square of the Koblenz Christmas market.
The Christmas mill and coin barn on site are a popular meeting place for young people, who come here to toast with mulled wine, mulled beer and the like. The culinary delights, such as apple pancakes, chimney cakes, vegetarian pancakes, fresh potato chips or flamed salmon assure there is something for everyone at Münzplatz.
Anyone looking for special Christmas gifts can browse to their heart's content between the finest leather goods, delicious schnapps and liqueurs, ham and cheese, olive wood products and handmade glass items. Younger guests will also get their money's worth with a ride on the children's carousel.
Am Plan
Am Plan is where the Koblenz Christmas market was held for the first time over 40 years ago. Today, the beautiful pyramid in the middle of the historic square with its cozy seating huts still invites you to drink mulled wine together.
Shopping fans can also find the finest Indian scarves, various decorative items and dog cookies at the Am Plan square.
Meanwhile, younger visitors to the Christmas market can take a spin on the children's carousel. After your visit to the Christmas market, Koblenz's varied food and beverage vendors invite you to round off the evening in a cozy atmosphere.
At the Forum / Zentralplatz
If you want to make a stop at the Christmas market while shopping for presents or want to ring in the evening there, Zentralplatz is the place to be. Located right next to the Forum, the Christmas market at Zentralplatz invites you to discover all kinds of delicious and beautiful things–from classic crêpes, handmade knitwear and Christmas tablecloths to filigree, glass writing articles.
In contrast to the modern buildings on site, a 70-year-old giant wooden wheel makes its leisurely rounds between the blue and red huts. Magnificently illuminated Christmas trees, one real, the other a futuristic metal construction, set the square in the right light.
Visitors can also find a wide range of regional specialties, souvenirs and gifts at the tourist information office at "Forum Confluentes".
The Willi-Hörter-Platz
At the entrance to Koblenz's historic town hall, between the large plane tree and the Schängel fountain, the beautifully illuminated "SchaEngelbar" awaits visitors with a large selection of white and red mulled wines. In a relaxed atmosphere, (mulled) wine lovers can sample the wide range on offer and enjoy delicious sweets and freshly roasted almonds.
Opposite the "SchaEngelbar" is the entrance to the town hall courtyard, where the festive nativity scene is set up amidst atmospheric lighting. If you want to escape the Christmas hustle and bustle for a moment, you should definitely pay a visit to the town hall courtyard and enjoy the contemplative atmosphere on site.
The Jesuitenplatz
The Jesuitenplatz in the heart of the Koblenz old town is the starting point for many Christmas market strolls. Surrounded by beautiful half-timbered houses, there is a wide range of Christmas goods to discover here. From unique Christmas tree decorations, traditional candle arches, Christmas pyramids, incense smokers, nutcrackers, fruit cakes, honey, Herrnhut stars, hats and scented oils, there is always a suitable Christmas gift to be found here.
At Jesuitenplatz, it is also worth taking a look upwards, as the city's largest Advent calendar shines in 24 dormer windows on the baroque roof of the town hall.
Near the City Church, visitors will also find the charity house, where clubs and organizations offer information and lots of home-made goods every day to raise donations and help for a good cause.
The Görresplatz
Since 2017, the youngest of the 7 Christmas market squares has also been part of the action. Surrounded by festively illuminated buildings, an idyllic little Christmas village is created at Görresplatz. Things are a little more cozy here, which is why the square is particularly popular with families with small children. A small train makes its tranquil rounds through the Christmas forest around the historical column. In addition to confectionery, exquisite culinary products, wines from the region and woolen, decorative and olive wood items, visitors can also find the finest mulled wine from vintners at Görresplatz. In the cozy, heated seating huts on site, you can spend relaxing hours even in frosty temperatures.
From December 2nd onwards, the Musical Advent Calendar will also take place at Görresplatz from Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. Various choirs will entertain the audience with Christmas songs.
On the 1st & 2nd weekend of Advent, the Inclusive Christmas Market also opens its doors at Görresplatz between noon and 8 p.m. On these days, several Christmas stalls will be selling Advent items, handicrafts and handmade products from workshops for the disabled.
How does the deposit system work?
When you buy your drink at the Koblenz Christmas Market, you will also receive a deposit stamp. When you return the cup/glass, you must also return the corresponding deposit stamp. This is the only way to get your deposit back.
If the deposit stamp is lost, the deposit cannot be refunded.
How much is the deposit on cups and glasses?
The deposit for cups and glasses is €5.00.
Can I take the cups and glasses home with me?
You are welcome to take cups and glasses home with you. However, we cannot guarantee that they will be used again next year.
I have further questions about Koblenz and the Koblenz Christmas market. Where can I ask them?
If you have any further questions, please contact our tourist information office:
Tourist Information Koblenz at Forum Confluentes
Zentralplatz 1, 56068 Koblenz
Phone: +49 (0)261-129-1610
Email: Touristinformation@koblenz-touristik.de
Opening hours: Daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m.