Rostock · Germany
Rostock Christmas Market
Rostocker Weihnachtsmarkt
23 Nov – 22 Dec 2026 Not confirmed
Official websiteDates and hours may change. Check them on the market's official site.
Key facts
| City | Rostock |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Rostock, Germany |
| Dates | 23 Nov – 22 Dec 2026 Not confirmed |
| Official website | Official website |
| Source | Source |
| Map pin | 54.08833, 12.13500. Approximate location from the sources used for this page. |
About the market
Rostock's Christmas market has been held every year in the Advent season since 1949. It is run by the Großmarktgesellschaft Rostock. It is regarded as the largest Christmas market in northern Germany, and about 1.5 million people visit over the whole event period. With 230 stalls, it is also described as one of the largest in Germany. Alongside typical Christmas offerings there are fairground-style stalls. The market begins on the Neuer Markt, the city's central market square, and continues into the start of Kröpeliner Straße. The city has for several years put up a canopy of lights, the "Lichterbaldachin", on Universitätsplatz. The organisers' website refers to a "Lichterhimmel" there. Behind the Kloster zum Heiligen Kreuz is the so-called "Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt". More stalls stand beyond the Kröpeliner Tor, and another row runs along Lange Straße between Breite Straße and the Radisson Blu hotel, near the "Kröpeliner Tor" tram stop. The fairground rides are set up at the Fischerbastion car park in the northern old town. Since 2024, construction work for the Volkstheater Rostock has meant part of this has had to move to an open area at the Kröpeliner Tor. The official site also promotes a Kinderweihnacht, with an advent calendar opening one door each day and child-friendly attractions. It also offers an online shop with Rostock Christmas market products, and the organisers call the event one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in the north.
Sources: Wikipedia. Some wording is drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
About Rostock
Rostock, officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock, is the largest city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It has around 210,000 inhabitants and is the third-largest city on the German Baltic coast, after Kiel and Lübeck. It stands on the estuary of the River Warnow, where the river flows into the Bay of Mecklenburg on the Baltic Sea. Warnemünde lies at the river mouth, and the coastline on either side has long sandy beaches. Rostock received Lübeck law city rights in 1218 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1251. The University of Rostock, founded in 1419, is described as the oldest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area. The port is the largest on the German Baltic coast and the fourth largest in Germany. Ferry routes run to Gedser in Denmark and Trelleborg in Sweden. The city's landmarks include St. Mary's Church, St. Peter's Church, the City Hall, Kröpeliner Straße and the Warnemünde Lighthouse. The Stein Gate dates from the rebuilding of the city walls in 1575–77 in Dutch Renaissance style. At Christmas, the city hosts its large Advent market in the old town, around the Neuer Markt, Kröpeliner Straße and Universitätsplatz.
Sources: Wikipedia. Some wording is drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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