Christmas Markets 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.
2026 Christmas Market Dates
- 19 November - 23 December 2026: Christmas Market in Offenburg
- 19 November - 23 December 2026: Christmas Market in Freiburg
- 26 November 2026 - 6 January 2027: Christkindels Market in Baden-Baden (limited opening hours on December 24th, December 31st, January 1st and January 6th.)
- From 27 November 2026 on 4 weekends Friday - Sunday: "Romantic Christmas Market" in Ravenna Gorge, between Freiburg and Hinterzarten (access only with tickets)
- 21 November - 22 December 2026: Traditional Christmas Market in Waldshut
- 23 November - 22 December 2026: Golden Pforzheim Christmas Market
- 19 November - 23 December 2026: Christmas Market on the market place in Rastatt
- 23 November - 23 December 2026: Christkindles Market in Karlsruhe
- From 27 November 2026: Advents Market (until 23 December 2026) and the worlds largest advents calendar house in Gengenbach (until 6 January 2027)
- 26 - 29 November - 2026: Christmas Market "Fairytale Calw"
- 3 - 13 December 2026: Lörrach Advents Market
- 26 November - 28 December 2026: Sternles Market in Ettlingen
- 27 - 29 November and 3 - 6 December 2026: Gluten free Christmas Market in Spa Park Sasbachwalden
- 27 - 29 November 2026: Christmas Market in old town Altensteig
- 3 - 6 December 2026: Christmas Market Bad Säckingen
- 26 - 29 November and 3 - 6 December 2026: Advents Market in Gaggenau
- 28 November 2026: Todtnauer Christmas Market
- 28 November 2026: Christmas Market in Alpirsbach "Stars above Alpirsbach"
- 28 - 29 November 2026: Christkindle Market in Bad Dürrheim
- 3 - 13 December 2026: Christmas Market in Rottweil
- 3 - 20 December 2026 (from Thursday to Sunday): Christmas Market in Freudenstadt
- 4 - 6 December 2026: Christmas Village in Baiersbronn
- Christmas Market at the cathedral in St. Blasien
- 5 - 6 December 2026: Zavelstein Castle Christmas
- 13 December 2026: Christmas Market in Königsfeld
- 12 - 13 December 2026: 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 2026: Winter Market in Schluchsee