Chemnitz · Germany
Chemnitz Christmas Market
Chemnitzer Weihnachtsmarkt
27 Nov – 23 Dec 2026 Not confirmed
Official websiteDates and hours may change. Check them on the market's official site.
Key facts
| City | Chemnitz |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Chemnitz, Germany |
| Dates | 27 Nov – 23 Dec 2026 Not confirmed |
| Opening hours | Erzgebirgsdorf: 27.11.2026 16-21 Uhr; 28.11. bis 23.12.2026 Mon-Thu 11-20 Uhr, Fri & Sat 10-21 Uhr, Sun 10-20 Uhr; extension 27.12.2026 to 02.01.2027 11-21 Uhr; 31.12.26 11-18 Uhr; 01.01.27 14-21 Uhr. Wichtel Village: 27.11.2026 16-22 Uhr; 28.11. bis 23.12.2026 same daily hours as Erzgebirgsdorf. (source: https://www.weihnachtsmarkt-chemnitz.de/) |
| Official website | Official website |
| Map pin | 50.83304, 12.91981. Approximate location from the sources used for this page. |
About the market
The Chemnitz Christmas Market is held every year in Advent around the historic town hall. According to German Wikipedia it has about 200 stalls and huts and counts among the larger Christmas markets in Germany. Its look is shaped by Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) Christmas customs: a five-storey Christmas pyramid, life-sized miner and angel figures, nutcrackers, Schwibbogen candle arches and smoking men. Traditional Erzgebirge handicrafts and local specialities are sold. The pyramid has turned every year since 1986, and its 24 figures show everyday life in the Ore Mountains. A spruce of more than 20 metres is set up on the market square and decorated with 800 candles. The stall village spreads over several squares and streets in the centre, including Neumarkt, Rosenhof, Jakobikirchplatz, Düsseldorfer Platz and Innere Klosterstraße. It includes a medieval market with a monastery Christmas, an Erzgebirgsdorf, and a children's area with a fairy-tale stage. Wikipedia describes the market as usually opening in early December with the traditional cutting of the Stollen by the mayor and the Christmas man, and as ending on 23 December. The Große Bergparade, a miners' parade with costumed participants and mining bands, opens the season the day before the first Advent Sunday. The official website for 2026 presents two venues, the Erzgebirgsdorf on Düsseldorfer Platz with a pyramid of around 20 metres, and the Wichtel Village on Klosterstraße. Both run from 27 November to 23 December 2026, and the Erzgebirgsdorf has an extension week from 27 December to 2 January 2027.
Sources: Wikipedia. Some wording is drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
About Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city in Saxony, after Leipzig and Dresden. It lies in the Ore Mountain Basin on the Chemnitz River, with the Ore Mountains to the south. Its first recorded mention is a document of 1143, which among other things allowed a Benedictine monastery to hold a public market. A settlement then grew around that market. Textile production grew from the 14th century, and by the early 19th century Chemnitz was an industrial centre sometimes called the 'Saxon Manchester'. Auto Union, today Audi, was founded there in 1932. Allied bombing in the Second World War destroyed 41 percent of the built-up area. From 1953 to 1990 the city was named Karl-Marx-Stadt, and a 1990 referendum restored the name Chemnitz. Today it is known for its many industrial-age buildings and monuments, and it was European Capital of Culture in 2025. Chemnitz University of Technology has around 10,000 students. The Wikipedia page shows images of the Theater Chemnitz, the New City Hall, the Petrikirche and the Karl Marx Monument. At Christmas the city hosts its Christmas market around the historic town hall, with Ore Mountains traditions, a Christmas pyramid and the opening Bergparade.
Sources: Wikipedia. Some wording is drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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