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Christmas markets// Every year in the run-up to Christmas,Berlin shines in a festive blaze of lights. There are around sixty Christmas markets tempting residents and visitors to go for a stroll and while away some time. Whether introspective and dreamlike or trendy and urbane, there´s something there for everyone.

Calender // In the event database you can search for Berlin's Christmas markets.

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Download // Here you can download the list of Christmas markets: PDF

Christmas Market at Charlottenburg Palace // At th illuminated backdrop of the magnificent Charlottenburg Palace one of the city´s most impressive Christmas markets is taking place. Sophisticated craftwork, flamboyant seasonal events, high-quality culinary delights, and a Classical-Baroque program of music provide for a festive atmosphere...
November 23 - December 26, 2009; closed December 24
Mon - Thu 2pm - 10pm, Fri-Sun Noon - 10pm
Charlottenburg Place, Charlottenburg

Christmas Magic at the Gendarmenmarkt // Remarkable works of craftsmanship,culinary delights, and magical moments will lure visitors into a cheerful Christmastime world. In addition to variety performances, the skills of traditional craftsmen from throughout Europe will be on display.
November 23 - December 31, 2009
Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri, Sa 11am-11pm
24.12.: 11am- 06pm public holidays: 11am- 10pm, 31.12. : 11am- 01am
Gendarmenmarkt, Mitte

Christmas Market at the Opernpalais // A market replete with nostalgia! Artisans will present an overwhelming array of craftwork ...
November 23 - December 27, 2009
Mon-Thu Noon 12-9.30pm,Fri-Sat 11am-10.30pm, Sun 11am-9.30pm
24.12.: closed
25./26./27.12.: 11.30am-9pm
Am Opernpalais Unter den Linden, Mitte

Spandau Christmas Market // BUp to four hundred Christmas booths on weekends, a large Christmas tree, and a lovingly arranged lighting scheme transform the market square of the old-city section of Spandau into a magical Christmas world ...
November 25 - December 23, 2009
Sun-Thu 11am-8pm, Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 11am-10pm
Spandauer Altstadt

Christmas Market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church // The Christmas market will entertain visitors with more than 170 beautiful Christmas market booths, artisan stalls, and even merry-go-rounds in the center of the vibrant western part of the city ...
November 23, 2009 - January 3,2010
Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm
Breitscheidplatz, Charlottenburg

Chanukka-Markt // A holiday market of a special sort: the Jewish Museum is organizing a festive market centered on the eight day Jewish “Festival of Lights’ Hanukkah. The Hanukkah market will offer mulled kosher wine, Hanukkah products, kitsch, and art from Germany, the USA, and Israel
November 29 - December 27, 2009
Daily Noon - 6pm, 24.12.: closed

glass-enclosed Courtyard of the Jewish Museum, Kreuzberg

Christmas Market at the Alexanderplatz// In wooden Yuletide huts, craftsmen andrestaurateurs will offer Christmas merchandise and treats. One special attraction will be the ice rink at the fountain.
23, 2009-January 10, 2010
Daily: 9am - 10pm Alexanderplatz, Mitte

Lucia Christmas Market at the Kulturbrauerei // In the middle of the trendy Prenzlauer Berg district, a small, quiet Christmas world will be presented in the courtyards of the Kulturbrauerei. Boat swings, a bungee trampoline, and children´s merry-go-round are sure to get the young ones excited ...
November 23 - December 22, 2009
Mon - Fri 3-10pm, Sat+Sun 1pm - 10pm
Kulturbrauerei, Prenzlauer Berg

Christmas market at Sony Center // Also the futuristic Sony Center will turn into an enchanted fairyland at Christmas time.
November 23, 2009 - January 3, 2010 (with ice rink)
Potsdamer Platz, Sony Center, Tiergarten

Alt-Rixdorfer Christmas Market // The traditional Christmas market will take place around Richardplatz with kerosene lamps, pony rides, and a historical forge. Charitableorganizations will offer their own handcrafts here ...
December 4 - 6, 2009
Fri 5-9pm, Sat 2pm-9pm, Sun 2pm-8pm
Richardplatz 1, Neukölln

Berliner Weihnachtszeit // This Christmas market hat typical Old Berlin flair and an ice rank for entertainment.
until December, 27
Mon - Thu: 11am-9pm Fri - Sa.: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-9pm closed on Dec 24 December 25 - 26: 11am-10pm
in front of Rotes Rathaus, Mitte