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Berlin Christmas Market 2026: dates, hours & map

A citywide 'open on Christmas Eve' answer is misleading here: Gendarmenmarkt publishes shortened opening, while the market at Rotes Rathaus is closed. The same split matters on New Year's Eve.

  • Opens
  • Ends
  • Closed
  • Closed

What’s open on your day?

  • Berliner Weihnachtszeit at Rotes Rathaus11:00–22:00
  • WeihnachtsZauber Gendarmenmarkt11:00–23:00

The 2 markets

Berliner Weihnachtszeit at Rotes Rathaus

Rathausstraße, Berlin

Season
Usual hours
Mon–Fri 12:00–22:00Sat–Sun 11:00–22:00
  • · Closed
  • · Closed
  • · 11:00–20:00

Closed on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Do not apply Gendarmenmarkt’s hours here.

WeihnachtsZauber Gendarmenmarkt

Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin

Season
Usual hours
Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00Sun 11:00–22:00
  • · 11:00–18:00
  • 31 Dec · hours not announced

The 2026 market is at Gendarmenmarkt. Older Bebelplatz guides describe a different location.

One day in Berlin

  1. Start with Rotes Rathaus only when it has a confirmed session on your date.

  2. Continue to Gendarmenmarkt, allowing for the transfer and its own admission arrangements.

  3. For Christmas Eve, use Gendarmenmarkt's 11:00–18:00 session. Do not put Rotes Rathaus in that day's route.

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Official sources, checked 27 Oct 2026. Hours are local time.