Christmas Markets 2025 in the Black Forest

Photo: Gengenbach advent calendar house

Information in brief

traditional markets during the advent season

Description

Traditional christmas markets take place in many places in the Black Forest every year. The flavour of mulled wine, waffles and fir needles, candlelights and the cosy atmosphere attract the guests every year anew. Besides eating and drinking of course you can find lots of local products for your own or for your christmas gifts.

Christmas markets 2025

20 November - 23 December 2025: Christmas Market in Offenburg
20 November - 23 December 2025: Christmas Market in Freiburg
27 November 2025 - 6 January 2026: Christkindels Market in Baden-Baden (closed on November 24th, limited opening hours on December 24th, December 31st, January 1st and January 6th.)
From 28 November 2025 on 4 weekends Friday - Sunday: "Romantic Christmas Market" in Ravenna Gorge, between Freiburg and Hinterzarten (access only with tickets)
22 November - 22 December 2025: Traditional Christmas Market in Waldshut
Golden Pforzheim Christmas Market
20 November - 23 December 2025: Christmas Market on the market place in Rastatt
24 November - 23 December 2025: Christkindles Market in Karlsruhe
From 29 November 2025: Advents Market (until 23 December 2025) and the worlds largest advents calendar house in Gengenbach (until 6 January 2026)
27 - 30 November - 2025: Christmas Market "Fairytale Calw"
4 - 14 December 2025: Lörracher Advents Market
27 November - 28 December 2025: Sternles Market in Ettlingen
28 - 30 November and 6 - 7 December 2025: Gluten free Christmas Market in Spa Park Sasbachwalden
28 - 30 November 2025: Christmas Market in old town Altensteig
4 - 7 December 2025: Christmas Market Bad Säckingen
28 November - 14 December 2025: Advents Market in Gaggenau
29 November 2025: Todtnauer Christmas Market
29 November 2025: Christmas Market in Alpirsbach "Stars above Alpirsbach"
29 - 30 November 2025: Christkindle Market in Bad Dürrheim
6 - 12 December 2025: Christmas Market in Rottweil
4 - 14 December 2025 (from Thursday to Sunday): Christmas Market in Freudenstadt
5 - 7 December 2025: Christmas Village in Baiersbronn
5 - 7 December and 12 - 14 December 2025: Christmas Market at the cathedral in St. Blasien
6 - 7 December 2025: Zavelstein Castle Christmas
13 December 2025: Christmas Market in Königsfeld
13 - 14 December 2025: Bear Christmas in the Wolf and Bear Park in Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach

Photo: Christmas Market in Waldshut (Image: Werbe- und Förderungskreis Waldshut-Tiengen)

Further Christmas events

28 - 30 December 2025: Winter Market in Schluchsee