Koblenz Christmas Market
Nov. 22, 2024–Jan. 5, 2025
For six weeks, the Koblenz old town is transformed into a festive sea of Christmas lights.Opening Times
Christmas Garden
The Ehrenbreitstein Fortress shows off a special light and sound experience.
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Seven squares of the historic old town put you in
The Christmas Mood
Every year during Advent, the Roman city is transformed into a festive pre-Christmas paradise:The scent of freshly roasted almonds, mulled wine and gingerbread wafts through the streets. At the artisans' market, numerous stalls with handmade individual items invite visitors to a cosy gift hunt.
You can stroll through the festively decorated city center from one favorite spot to the next.
A particularly contemplative sight awaits you at Jesuitenplatz. There you will find the city's largest Advent calendar, composed of the colorfully lit dormer windows of the baroque town hall.
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Discover the City Squares of The Koblenz Christmas Market
Jesuitenplatz
The Jesuitenplatz in the heart of Koblenz Altstadt 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. Unique Christmas tree decorations, traditional candle arches, Christmas pyramids, smokers, nutcrackers, stollen, 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. The city's largest Advent calendar lights up in 24 dormer windows on the baroque town hall roof. Near the Citykirche church, visitors will also find the charity house, where clubs and organizations offer information and lots of homemade items every day in order to raise donations and find supporters for a good cause.
Am Plan
Am Plan 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 little booths still invites visitors to drink mulled wine together. On weekends, a saxophonist regularly entertains visitors with iconic Christmas pop.Shopping fans will also find am Plan the finest Indian scarves, various decorative items and dog cookies. Meanwhile, the little visitors to the Christmas market can take a spin on the children's carousel. After the Christmas market visit, the varied Koblenz gastronomy Am Plan invites you to a cozy end of the evening.
Josef-Görres-platz
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 winegrowers at Görresplatz. In the cosy, heated seating huts on site, you can spend relaxing hours even in wintry temperatures. Görresplatz also hosts the sounding Advent calendar every evening from the beginning of December. Various choirs entertain the audience with Christmas songs. On the 1st & 2nd weekend of Advent, the inclusive Christmas market also opens its doors at Görresplatz. On these days, several Christmas stalls will be selling Advent items, handicrafts and handmade products from workshops for the disabled.Münzplatz
At Münzplatz, visitors* can throw themselves fully into the Christmas hustle and bustle, because there is always something going on at the largest square of the Koblenz Christmas market. The Christmas mill and the coin barn on site are a popular meeting place for young people, who toast here with mulled wine, mulled beer and co. Apple pancakes, Baumstriezel, vegetarian vegetable skillet, fresh potato chips or Flammlachs—with the culinary offerings at Münzplatz, there is something for everyone. Those looking for special Christmas gifts can browse to their heart's content among the finest leather goods, delicious schnapps and liqueurs, hams and cheeses, olive wood products and handcrafted glass items. Younger guests will also get their money's worth with a ride on the children's carousel.Willi-Hörter-Platz / Rathaushof
At the entrance to the historic Koblenz city hall, between the large plane tree and the Schängelbrunnen, the beautifully illuminated "SchaEngelbar" awaits its visitors with a large selection of white and red wine mulled wines. In a relaxed atmosphere, (mulled) wine lovers can sample the wide range of wines on offer and enjoy delicious sweets and freshly roasted almonds to match. Opposite the "SchaEngelbar" is the entrance to the town hall courtyard, where the festive nativity scene is set up amidst atmospheric lighting. Anyone who wants to escape the Christmas hustle and bustle for a moment should definitely pay a visit to the town hall courtyard and enjoy the contemplative atmosphere on site.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 go. 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 in the tourist information office at "Forum Confluentes".Liebfrauenkirche
The square at Liebfrauenkirche is the smallest at the Koblenz Christmas market and therefore particularly cozy and worth a visit. In the shade of the onion domes, visitors can enjoy a delicious Feuerzangenbowle while watching the local artisans craft fine gifts from wood and mammoth ivory.On weekends, the original Koblenz artist Manfred Gniffke and his son Michael entertain the spectators at Liebfrauenkirche with the telling of the Christmas story and Christmas carols in Koblenz dialect. With a little luck, you will also meet Santa Claus, who will be handing out sweets to the youngest visitors on the weekends and will be available for selfie requests.Christmas Garden
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Christmas Garden at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
A perfect day in Koblenz naturally includes a detour to the Deutsches Eck. From there, the cable car takes you 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.
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