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Aachen Christmas market

Discover the Aachen Christmas market in 2025

Aachen at Christmas

With over 1.5 million visitors annually, the Aachen Christmas market is one of the most enduringly popular and authentic in Germany, and the perfect place for a festive mini break. Wander through traditional market stalls, check out a Christmas concert or try your hand at a workshop: the choice is yours.

Peckish? Treat yourself to a glass of glühwein (mulled wine) with an Aachener Printen, a local spiced biscuit.

Discover the Aachen Christmas market

Festive fun for all the family

Nothing says Christmas quite like a wintery carousel – luckily, the Aachen Christmas market has got four scattered around the city. Take a moment to enjoy a sip of Eierpunsch while the kids are busy riding horses or pretending to be firefighters.

Winter warmers

Festive shopping is hungry work. Luckily, you’ll be spoilt for choice at the Aachen Christmas market, with local drinks, snacks and sweet treats to enjoy. There’s glühwein (mulled wine) stalls galore, or beer, liqueurs or hot chocolate, if you fancy.

A festive treat (or two)

Hungry? You’ll be spoilt for choice. As well as your classic Christmas market fare, Aachen boasts countless festive specialties – try a traditional pain d’épices, reibekuchen (fried potato pancake), chestnut soufflé, Dominosteine (think almond Jaffa cakes), fruit cake and jelly, gingerbread Spekulatius, and much more.

Christmas shopping in style

Once you’re fed and watered, while away the hours wandering through the Aachen Christmas market’s countless stalls. The Aachen Christmas market is also home to a huge number of shops and department stores, so you can really shop ‘til you drop.

Take a look in the surrounding streets and you’ll find all kinds of speciality stores, including teas, oils and local produce. You’re sure to find the perfect Christmas present.

Some of the stalls on offer:

Artisan leather goods, ceramics, or traditional wooden decorations and toys
Handmade crystal jewellery
Woollen scarves, hats and mittens
Candles and cosy lights
Handmade soap and soap dishes
Unusual decorations: snow globe, music boxes or even cuckoo clocks.
Traditional German Christmas treats – think Printen (spiced cookies), mustard, ham, and meringues

FAQs

With over 130 stalls packed with handmade goods, treats and trinkets, the Aachen Christmas market is a real feast for the senses.

The Aachen Christmas Market dates for 2025 are from November 21 to December 23 2025.

The main market is based across three squares around the cathedral and town square. You’ll also find two smaller Advent markets in Aachen. The best bit: all the markets are walking distance from the station and from each other. Just hop on a Eurostar to get to the heart of the magic.