Nuremberg Christmas Markets 2026

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  Holiday market · Nuremberg

  Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt

  🧒 With kids✨ Date night🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★World-famous market on the Hauptmarkt
  • ★Lebkuchen gingerbread and Rostbratwurst sausages
  • ★Sister Cities Market
  • ★Children's Christmas
  • ★Christkind prologue at the opening

  What visitors sayGoogle 4.4 ★ · 1,936 reviews

  For most a must-see experience: atmospheric, international, with gingerbread, mulled wine and bratwurst. At weekends and at the opening it is very full and cramped. Some regulars find the offer one-sided and overpriced.

  Go once in a lifetime - but on a weekday, and do not miss the Sister Cities Market.

  2026

  27 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Getting there and parking

  • About 15 minutes on foot from the main station through the Old Town; underground to Lorenzkirche.

  Worth knowing

  • Daily 10:00-21:00, on 24 December 10:00-14:00.
  • The Children's Christmas on Hans-Sachs-Platz is quieter for families.

  Hauptmarkt, 90403 NürnbergOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Nuremberg

  GOHOHOHO Gostenhof Christmas Market

  🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Small neighbourhood market in Gostenhof
  • ★Glowing balls in the trees, creative decorations
  • ★White chocolate with pumpkin spice

  What visitors sayGoogle 4.5 ★ · 118 reviews

  Charming and creative, especially in the evening, and ideal for groups. Long-standing guests find it more commercial than before; the grill offer is limited and expensive.

  Nuremberg's alternative neighbourhood market - cosy with friends.

  Dates

  2026 dates to be confirmed

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Getting there and parking

  • U1 to Gostenhof.

  Worth knowing

  • The lighting is most beautiful in the evening.

  Adam-Klein-Straße 6c, 90429 Nürnberg-WestOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Nuremberg

  Sister Cities Market (Markt der Partnerstädte)

  🎉 With friends✨ Date night

  What's there

  • ★Around 20 of Nuremberg's sister cities with their own stalls
  • ★On Rathausplatz next to the Christkindlesmarkt
  • ★International specialities - salep from Antalya
  • ★Quieter than the main market

  What visitors say

  Cosy, interesting and less crowded than the Christkindlesmarkt next door; visitors discover specialities from Atlanta, Prague, Nice, Glasgow or Antalya, and some find the mulled wine better.

  The relaxed corner of the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt - definitely include it.

  Dates

  2026 dates to be confirmed

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Getting there and parking

  • About 15 minutes on foot from Nuremberg main station through the Old Town.

  Worth knowing

  • Try the salep at the stall from Antalya.

  Rathauspl., 90403 NürnbergOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Nuremberg

  Children's Christmas at the Christkindlesmarkt (Kinderweihnacht)

  🧒 With kids

  What's there

  • ★On Hans-Sachs-Platz since 1999
  • ★Nostalgic rides
  • ★St Nicholas house with an angel for photos
  • ★Sweets and food for families

  What visitors say

  A special place for families: old fairground rides, a lovingly made St Nicholas house and treats. Some find sweets for children overpriced.

  A must with children at the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt.

  2026

  27 Nov - 30 Dec 2026

  Cost

  Free entry; rides cost extra.

  Getting there and parking

  • A few minutes' walk from the Hauptmarkt; travel by public transport.

  Worth knowing

  • Do not drive into the Old Town.

  Hans-Sachs-Platz 1, 90403 NürnbergOfficial site

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