Christmas opening times: The bakeries are less open on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and Boxing Day. All federal states at a glance.
Cologne – Christmas 2021 is coming – and with it the reflective holidays. Many are on holiday around Christmas and enjoy the quiet time with their loved ones. A delicious breakfast with fresh bakery rolls is a must on the Christmas holidays. But watch out: the bakeries are not open to customers as usual. Because the shops have to close earlier over the public holidays, which is why the supermarkets close earlier than usual over Christmas. But how did the bakers open over Christmas? All federal states at a glance.
Opening times over Christmas
Bakeries all over Germany have adjusted opening times over Christmas. Because due to the shop opening laws of the individual federal states, only certain shops – such as in airports and train stations – are allowed to remain open on public holidays. Lidl, Aldi, Edeka and Co. have to close earlier on Christmas Eve.
Bakery opening times Christmas: How are bakeries open?
- On Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve), bakeries are often only open until the afternoon
- On Saturday, December 25th (Christmas Day) the bakers are closed or only open to a limited extent
- On Sunday, December 26th (Boxing Day), the bakers are often closed or only open to a limited extent
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the public holidays in Baden-Württemberg
These opening times apply to bakers in Baden-Württemberg over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakers are allowed to open until 2 p.m.
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries are closed
- December 26th (Second Christmas Day): The bakeries are allowed to open for a period of three hours. The bakeries can determine the exact opening times themselves
- Note: The times may vary slightly depending on the bakery
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the public holidays in Bavaria
These opening times apply to bakers in Bavaria over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakers can be open until 2 p.m.
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries are allowed to open for three hours. The companies can determine the opening times themselves
- December 26th (Second Christmas Day): The bakers remain closed
- Note: The opening times may vary depending on the location
Bakery opening times Christmas: an overview of public holidays in Berlin
These opening times apply to bakers in Berlin over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakeries are allowed to open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries are allowed to sell baked goods from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- December 26th (Boxing Day): The bakeries have to be closed on Boxing Day
- Note: The exact opening times may vary for each branch
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the public holidays in Brandenburg
These opening times apply to bakers in Brandenburg over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): The bakeries are allowed to open until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries are allowed to open for a period of five consecutive hours. The opening times must be between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- December 26th (Boxing Day): The bakeries will be closed on Boxing Day
- Note: The opening times may vary slightly depending on the location
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the public holidays in Bremen
These opening times apply to bakers in Bremen over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Confectionery and bakery businesses are allowed to sell goods for a period of three hours on December 24th. The opening times must be between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- 25 December (Christmas Day): Bakeries are allowed to sell baked goods and confectionery for a period of three hours. The opening times must be between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- December 26th (Boxing Day): bakeries and pastry shops must remain closed on Boxing Day
- Note: the opening times of the bakeries may vary
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the public holidays in Hamburg
These opening times apply to bakers in Hamburg over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): The bakeries are allowed to sell goods until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): Confectioneries and bakeries are allowed to open for a maximum of five hours. The opening times must be between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- December 26th (Second Christmas Day): The bakeries will be closed on Christmas Day
- Note: The specific opening times of individual bakery branches may differ
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the public holidays in Hessen
These opening times apply to bakers in Hessen over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakers are allowed to stay open on Christmas Eve for a period of six hours. There are no specific guidelines for opening times
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries must remain closed on Christmas Day
- December 26th (Boxing Day): On Boxing Day, bakeries can sell baked goods and confectionery for a period of six hours
- Note: The specific opening times are decided by the companies themselves, so the times may vary
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of public holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
These opening times apply to bakers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakers are allowed to sell goods until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): No information about opening times known
- December 26th (Second Christmas Day): No information about the opening times known
- Note: In principle, the bakeries in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are allowed to open for a maximum of five hours on public holidays. It is not known whether the companies will have to close on Christmas Day or Christmas Day
Bakery opening times Christmas: an overview of public holidays in Lower Saxony
These opening times apply to bakers in Lower Saxony over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): The bakeries in Lower Saxony are allowed to open until 2 p.m.
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries must remain closed on Christmas Day
- December 26th (Boxing Day): Confectioners and bakeries are allowed to sell goods for a period of five hours on Boxing Day
- Note: Since the companies determine the specific opening times themselves, the times may differ for each branch
Bakery opening times Christmas: an overview of public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia
These opening times apply to bakers in North Rhine-Westphalia over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakeries can be open until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries are allowed to sell goods on Christmas Day for a period of five hours
- December 26th (Boxing Day): Bakeries have to be closed on Boxing Day
- Note: the specific opening times may vary
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the public holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate
These opening times apply to bakers in Rhineland-Palatinate over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): The bakeries can open until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries can open
- December 26th (Second Boxing Day): The bakeries and pastry shops will be closed on Boxing Day
- Note: The specific opening times of the companies may vary
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of the holidays in Saarland
These opening times apply to bakers in Saarland over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakeries are allowed to sell goods until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The opening times on Christmas Day are not known
- December 26th (Boxing Day): The opening times on Boxing Day are not known
- Note: It only means that all holidays in December cannot be used as Sunday shopping. However, no information on bakeries is known
Bakery opening times Christmas: an overview of public holidays in Saxony
These opening times apply to bakers in Saxony over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakeries are allowed to open and sell goods until 2 p.m.
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries must remain closed
- December 26th (Second Christmas Day): The bakeries must remain closed
- Note: Depending on the baker, the opening times on Christmas Eve may be shorter
Bakery opening times Christmas: an overview of public holidays in Saxony-Anhalt
These opening times apply to bakers in Saxony-Anhalt over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakeries can sell baked goods and confectionery until 2 p.m.
- 25 December (Christmas Day): No information on Christmas Day known
- December 26th (Boxing Day): No information on Boxing Day is known
- Note: On public holidays, bakeries are allowed to sell goods for a period of five hours. It is not known whether the companies will have to close on Boxing Day
Bakery opening times Christmas: Holidays in Schleswig-Holstein at a glance
These opening times apply to bakers in Schleswig-Holstein over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakeries are allowed to sell baked goods and confectionery until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakeries must remain closed
- December 26th (Second Christmas Day): Confectioneries and bakeries are allowed to be open for five hours
- Note: The opening times of individual bakeries may vary
Bakery opening times Christmas: An overview of public holidays in Thuringia
These opening times apply to bakers in Thuringia over Christmas:
- 24th of December (Christmas Eve): Bakeries are allowed to sell goods until 2 p.m. on December 24th
- 25 December (Christmas Day): The bakers must remain closed on Christmas Day in Thuringia
- December 26th (Second Christmas Day): The confectionery and bakeries are allowed to sell goods for a period of five consecutive hours between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Note: The opening times of the bakeries may differ from one another
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