The Erfurt Christmas market
One of the most beautiful Christmas markets in Germany
The Christmas market in Erfurt is one of the most beautiful and popular Christmas markets in Germany. Every year thousands of visitors come to the Thuringian state capital to be enchanted by the Christmas atmosphere. At the romantic Christmas market in Erfurt you can find everything your heart desires: from the traditional Christmas tree to mulled wine and bratwurst to handicrafts and Christmas gifts.
When does the Christmas market open in Erfurt?
Are you one of those people who always looks frantically at the calendar and longs for the opening date on the Erfurt cathedral steps? Then you can be happy; it won't be long now. The 174th Erfurt Christmas Market 2024 begins on November 26th and on the evening of December 22nd the doors of the many Christmas houses on Cathedral Square and the other squares in the city will close this year.
On the opening day the market is open until 9 p.m. otherwise the following times apply:
The Christmas market on Cathedral Square is open Sunday to Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Thursdays it runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on weekends, Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The stands in the rest of the city center are open continuously between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. (Information provided without guarantee)
Where does the Christmas market take place in Erfurt?
Most visitors first come to Cathedral Square . This is where the heart of the Erfurt Christmas markets beats against the fascinating medieval backdrop. The impressive sight of Erfurt Cathedral creates a particularly homely and romantic atmosphere. Which city can compete with a festively illuminated 81 meter high building from the Middle Ages? OK, Strasbourg maybe – but that’s going too far.
In addition to the cathedral square, there are other market towns hidden in Erfurt's medieval old town. Each of them has its own special charm. When you arrive, you can enjoy your first mulled wine right on the station forecourt. For better orientation, so to speak. We continue over the Anger and the Schlösserbrücke. You can choose between chocolate tools, Thuringian bratwurst, waffles, sheepskins, poinsettias and Finnish honey. You will soon reach the fish market; right in the heart of the old town. Here you can take real Thuringian red sausage with you and enjoy the view of the neo-Gothic town hall with another mulled wine. A little further you can stroll relaxed through the Wenigemarkt, right next to the famous Krämerbrücke. If you manage to get past the Augustiner behind the Krämerbrücke without a fruit mulled wine, our hats off to you. And now the last piece to Cathedral Square. There is so much to do here that a Christmas market day like this is far too short.