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Christmas in Berlin

Weihnachten in Berlin

Christmas Markets

Weihnachtsmarkt am Gendarmenmarkt an der Staatsoper 2023

Christmas Market on Gendarmenmarkt

November 24 - December 31, 2025

Located on one of the most beautiful squares in Berlin, this Christmas Market offers quality decorations, food and entertainment.  more

Christmas Market at Charlottenburg Palace

Christmas Market at Charlottenburg Palace

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With its romantic setting and magnificent illuminations, the Christmas market at Charlottenburg Palace is popular with Berliners and visitors alike for good reason.  more

Weihnachtsmarkt am Roten Rathaus (7)

Christmas Market at Berlin City Hall

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A market alley, an ice skating rink around the Neptune Fountain, street artists, puppeteers, storytellers and more: the Christmas market at Rotes Rathaus has a lot to offer.  more

Christmas Events

Christmas Garden 2022

Christmas Garden Berlin

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For Christmas Garden, the Botanical Garden in Berlin is transformed into a glowing fairytale landscape with all kinds of light shows, magic forests and 3D illuminated figures.  more

Weihnachten im Tierpark 2023 (1)

Christmas at the Tierpark

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Europe's largest zoo will be bathed in Christmas lights again this year. The historical Friedrichsfelde Palace is at the heart of the luminous Christmas tour.  more

Weihnachtszug der BVG 2023 (2)

BVG Winter Train

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Anything is possible in Berlin, even a shared subway ride with Santa Claus!  more

Christmas Tours

Stromma-HoHo-Weihnachten

Christmas Hop-on Hop-off Tour

A total of 22 stops with the most beautiful Christmas markets and sights await all participants on the Christmas hop-on hop-off tour.  more

Christmas Markets Tour (4)

Christmas Market Tour

Discover Berlin's most beautiful Christmas markets with a local tour guide and learn about German Christmas traditions and their historical origins.  more

Christmas Lights

Weihnachtsbeleuchtung

Christmas Lights on Kurfürstendamm

November 29, 2024 to January 06, 2025

Every year, the famous boulevard in Berlin's City West is decorated with numerous fairy lights and festive illuminations about a month before the Christmas holidays.  more

Winterlights (5)

Dark Matter: Winterlights in Rummelsburg

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In the outdoor area of the immersive "Dark Matter" exhibition, "Winterlights" is a large-scale light and sound installation that creates a Christmassy atmosphere.  more

Outdoor Christmas Activities

Ice Skating

Ice Skating Rinks in Berlin

Ice skating is the perfect way to spend a cold winter's day in Berlin. Grab your skates and head to one of the capital's ice rinks.  more

Winterwetter - Berlin

Sledding Hills in Berlin

As soon as the first snow falls, many families are drawn to the sledding hills in Berlin's parks and forests. Discover the city's best sled runs.  more

Freizeit-Sportler im Volkspark in Schöneberg

Parks & Gardens

An overview of Berlin's most popular parks and gardens with address, photos, public transport details and  more

Special Holiday Opening Hours

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