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Best christmas markets in Berlin – your 2018 Berlin Christmas market guide

5 best christmas markets in berlin

Although we still get bits of summer here in Berlin, we know many of you are planning your winter trip to Berlin. So we cuddled up with a hot coco, put on Mariah Carey and prepared a nifty guide with this year’s best Christmas markets in Berlin. The cool ones and the traditional ones. The Berlin Christmas market to visit with your friends and the markets to visit with your family.

So where to go for the best Christmas festivities? Where to go for best Christmas sausages and mulled wine? And where to buy your best Christmas ornaments and handicrafts? We’ve got your red nose covered! After all, we wouldn’t be the best hostel in Berlin, if we didn’t do some prep work for you, right? Jingle bells, let’s be on our way.

 

Lucia Christmas Market at the Kulturbrauerei
Lucia Christmas market is located at the old brewery of Kulturbrauerei that houses numerous bars, theaters and clubs.

So it’s cozy, Scandinavian and a little more modern than the other Berlin Christmas markets so it attracts a younger, hipper crowd. But there’s enough entertainment for families as well.  Lastly, it is famous for its open air heater, where frozen visitors can warm up to a hot stove with huge fur coats, a typical Nordic tradition.

Lucia Christmas Market, Knaackstraße 97
26 November – 23 December 2018
Mon – Fri  03:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Sat- Sun 01:00 pm – 10:00 pm

 

Eko Advent Market
Here’s another cool version of the traditional Berlin Christmas market. Every Sunday in December, this market offers a Christmas shopping mile on
Wörther Straße. Only high quality and sustainable gifts, toys, tree decorations and delicacies are sold here. Often sold by individual designers.  So your visit to this Christmas market supports fair wages for the producers and the careful use of resources.

Eko Advent Christmas Market, Wörther Straße

Sunday, 02 Dec 2018,  09 Dec 2018, 16 Dec 2018, 23 Dec 2018 noon– 7pm

 

Charlottenburg Palace Christmas Market
Hello fairy-tale scenery! Indeed, the beautifully illuminated Charlottenburg Palace is a reason by itself to visit this Christmas Market. But add over 250 vendors of Christmas gifts, deco and food and drinks into the Christmas equation and the nostalgic atmosphere is complete.

Charlottenburg Palace Christmas Marjet, Spandauer Damm 20 – 24
27 November – 26 December 2018
Mon-Thu 14:00 – 22:00, Fri-Sun 12:00 – 22:00
25th & 26th of December 12:00 – 20:00, Closed on Christmas Eve

 

Christmas market at Alexander Platz
This one has to be on the best Christmas markets in Berlin list. Because the Christmas market on Alexanderplatz is set against the old city center of Berlin and houses the city’s largest ice skating rink. Off course drinks, food and plenty of entertainment can be found here as well. For kids, there’s an afternoon Santa sleigh ride and much more.

Alexander Platz
26 November – 26 December 2018 (ice rink open until 31 December)
Mon-Sun 10:00 – 22:00, Christmas Eve 10:00 – 16:00

 

Spandauer Market
So if you want to see it all, visit Berlin’s largest Christmas Market in the old suburban west Berlin neighbourhood of Spandau. Because the atmosphere is great, there are food stalls of every kind, stalls that sell decorations, crafts and gifts and a pretty decorated Christmas tree. This Berlin Christmas market is especially nice for families to visit. And did we mention the beautifully lit St. Nikolai church as a scenic backdrop of the market? And that there’s a stage with all sorts of entertainment and a real Santa that takes in all the kids’ wishes? So winter fun to be had for the whole family here!

And it’s only 20 minutes by TXL from the Amstel House Hostel Berlin to Spandau. So a nice morning or afternoon trip if you are in Berlin in the month before Christmas.

Spandauer Market, Breite Straße 37, Berlin-Spandau
26 November – 23 December 2018
Mon-Thu 11:00 – 20:00, Fri 11:00 – 22:00, Sat 11:00 – 22:00, Sun 11:00 – 20:00

Cover picture by Hans Jürgen