Is your city included? Where Christmas markets take place this year – and where not

The federal and state governments want to meet on Thursday for a Prime Minister’s Conference (MPK) in the Chancellery to discuss the current corona development on the one hand and to decide on new measures to counter the rising corona numbers on the other. But the first municipalities are already reacting and canceling events such as Christmas markets, Christmas flea markets or Advent concerts.

FOCUS Online says where Christmas markets are now taking place – and where not.

Baden-Wuerttemberg

In the course of the next few days, Baden-Württemberg wants to make a final decision on how to proceed with the Christmas markets. According to the current status, the Christmas markets are to take place in many regions in the “Ländle”. Visitors have to be prepared for restrictions. The 2G rule is primarily used. In addition, participants should wear a mask.

• Esslingen: Christmas market will probably take place
• Freiburg: Christmas market will probably take place
• Heilbronn: Christmas market will probably take place
• Karlsruhe: Christmas market will probably take place
• Konstanz: Christmas market will probably take place
• Ludwigsburg: Baroque Christmas market takes place
• Stuttgart: central Christmas market is apparently taking place
• Schwäbisch Hall: Christmas magic market will probably take place
• Ulm: Medieval Christmas market takes place

Bayern

Bavaria is hard hit by the current corona situation. The high incidence values ​​have already caused municipalities to cancel Christmas markets. Bavaria relies on 2G +. Visitors have to be vaccinated, recovered – and also tested negative.

• Augsburg: Christmas markets take place
• Bamberg: Christmas markets take place
• Bayreuth: Christmas markets take place
• Kronach: Christmas market canceled
• Miesbach: all Christmas markets in the region canceled
• Munich: central Christmas market canceled, private markets with 2G + rule
• New Ulm: Medieval Christmas market takes place
• Nürnberg: central Christmas market will probably take place
• Passau: Christmas markets will probably take place
• Regensburg: Christkindlmarkt will probably be canceled, decision in a few days
• Rosenheim: central Christmas market canceled

Berlin

The Christmas markets at the Gedächtniskirche, the Rotes Rathaus and the Gendarmenmarkt are among the largest markets in the Berlin capital. They should take place in compliance with the 2G rule for vaccinated and convalescent people. The Senate wants to make a final decision soon. Apparently they are still waiting for the results of the MPK meeting.

• Alexanderplatz: Christmas market will probably take place
• Breitscheidplatz: Christmas market takes place
• Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf: Christmas market canceled
• Klunkerkranich-Neukölln: Christmas market canceled
• Estate Dahlem: Christmas markets canceled
• Schloss Charlottenburg: Christmas market canceled

Brandenburg

While the corona lockdown made Christmas markets in Brandenburg almost impossible last year, many municipalities are planning the winter festival mile again this year. However, different rules will apply than in the years before Corona, which means that the locations will also change in some cases.

• Ostprignitz-Ruppin: Christmas markets are likely to be canceled
• Potsdam: Christmas markets “Blauer Lichterglanz” (Luisenplatz and Bassinplatz) take place

Bremen

The Christmas markets in Bremen should take place without the need to provide evidence. However, the number of infections in the state is increasing. The showmen announced that in extreme cases they would want to use 2G in order to keep operations going.

• Bremen: Christmas markets take place
• Bremerhaven: Christmas markets take place

Hamburg

The first Hamburg winter markets, for example in Wandsbek or “Santa Pauli” on Spielbudenplatz, have already started the mulled wine season. The traditional Christmas parade was again canceled.

• Bergedorf: Wichtelmarkt opens on November 22nd
• Hafencity: Christmas market opens on November 22nd
• Hamburg City Hall: Historic Christmas market opens on November 22nd
• Fleetinsel: Christmas market takes place
• Maiden star: “White Magic” opens on November 18th

Hessen

At the Hessian Christmas markets, the 2G rule (vaccinated and recovered) applies to covered lounge areas and indoors.

• Darmstadt: Christmas markets take place
• Frankfurt: Christmas markets take place
• Fulda: Christmas markets take place
• to water: Christmas markets take place
• Kassel: Christmas markets take place
• Offenbach: Christmas markets take place
• Wiesbaden: Christmas markets take place

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

If you want a bratwurst or a mulled wine, you usually need proof of vaccination or recovery. The Christmas markets will probably open all over Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Lower Saxony

2G is mandatory at many Christmas markets in Lower Saxony. After proof of a vaccination or the convalescent status, the visitors receive a wristband with which they can buy food and drinks. Children and adolescents up to the age of 18 are exempt from the obligation to test.

• That: Christmas markets take place
• Gossip: Christmas markets already open
• Göttingen: Christmas markets take place
• Hannover: Christmas markets take place
• Lüneburg: Christmas markets take place
• Osnabrück: Central Christmas market already open
• Salzgitter: Christmas market in Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen canceled
• Uelzen: Christmas markets are likely to take place
• Wolfsburg: Christmas markets take place

North Rhine-Westphalia

As one of the few cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg insists on compliance with the 2G rule at the Christmas market in the city center.

• Aachen: Central Christmas market takes place
• Bielefeld: Central Christmas market will probably take place
• Bochum: Christmas markets take place
• Bonn: Central Christmas market takes place
• Dortmund: Christmas markets take place
• Duisburg: Christmas markets take place
• Düsseldorf: Christmas markets take place
• Essen: Christmas markets take place
• Cologne: Christmas markets take place
• Leverkusen-Opladen: Christmas market takes place
• Münster: Christmas markets take place t

Saxony

Saxony is particularly badly affected by the current wave of corona infections. Individual municipalities have already canceled smaller Christmas markets. In the big cities, however, they should take place.

• Chemnitz: The mountain parade has been canceled, the Christmas market will probably take place
• Dresden: Christmas markets should take place
• Glauchau: Christmas market canceled
• Hainichen: Christmas market canceled
• Leipzig: Christmas markets should take place
• Zwickau: Christmas markets are likely to take place

Saxony-Anhalt

Despite the ongoing corona pandemic, several cities in Saxony-Anhalt want to offer their residents and visitors Christmas markets again this year. In doing so, they rely on different strategies. Visitors must either be recovered, vaccinated, or tested. This should not apply to smaller markets, where there is even no mask requirement.

• Magdeburg: Central Christmas market takes place
• Halle: Christmas markets take place
• Naumburg: Christmas market already open
• Quedlinburg: Christmas market takes place
• Wernigerode: Christmas market takes place

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein has the lowest corona incidence in Germany, but is still heading for a high shortly before Advent. Therefore, Christmas markets are not canceled, but tightened access restrictions apply.

• Flensburg: Christmas markets take place
• Kiel: Christmas markets take place without restricted access
• Lübeck: Open Christmas markets, 2G applies to closed rooms
• Neumunster: Christmas market takes place

Thuringia

Few cities and organizers have canceled planned Christmas markets. For the most part, vaccinated and recovered visitors with a mask should be able to drink mulled wine and eat bratwurst.

• Erfurt: Christmas market takes place (with 2G)
• Gera: Christmas market takes place
• Gotha: Christmas market takes place
• Jena: Christmas market canceled
• Meiningen: Christmas market takes place
• Nordhausen: Christmas market takes place
• Rudolstadt: Christmas market takes place
• Suhl: Christmas market takes place
• Weimar: Christmas market takes place

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