Baden-Baden
Christmas Market
From 26 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, a special kind of winter fairy tale awaits you at the traditional Christmas Market in front of the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden. Enjoy the Christmas season in the flair of the World Heritage city, framed by the mountains of the Black Forest.
Discover arts and crafts, culinary delicacies and much more.
Opening hours
The Christmas market is open until 6 January. Daily from 11:00 to 21:00
Different opening hours apply on the following days:
TBD
Travel tips
Everyone loves our beautiful Christmas market. ♥ In a small city like Baden-Baden, you can really feel it – especially on weekends and public holidays.
Please allow extra time for your journey and click on our information about getting here and parking. There you will find everything you need to know about public transport, park & ride and car parks.
Discover the Christmas Market
Special experiences at the Christmas Market
Information at a glance
From November 27, 2025 to January 6, 2026, the Baden-Baden Christmas market invites you to one of the greatest pleasures of the winter season in Baden-Baden.
Opening hours: Daily from 11 am - 9 pm
* December 24, 2025: 11 am - 3 pm
* December 31, 2025: 11 am - 3 pm
* January 01, 2026: 1 pm - 9 pm
* January 06, 2026: 11 am - 6 pm
Our selected live programme on the Sky Stage and all the many atmospheric attractions will delight both young and old this year. You can look forward to a wide variety of market stalls, a magical fairytale street, illuminated church windows and a nativity scene exhibition, a carousel and mini Ferris wheel, a Christmas bakery for children, exclusive gourmet igloos and much more.
The Christmas market in Baden-Baden, located in the picturesque Kurgarten directly in front of the historic, festively illuminated Kurhaus, offers a magical winter backdrop. The Kurhaus, an architectural landmark with magnificent colonnades, dominates the cityscape and gives the Christmas market a unique atmosphere. The city center with its numerous shopping opportunities is in the immediate vicinity. And the Lichtentaler Allee invites you to take relaxing winter walks.
Our carefully selected live program on the stage and the many atmospheric attractions will once again delight both young and old this year. Look forward to a wide variety of market stalls, a magical fairytale path, illuminated church windows and a nativity scene exhibition, a carousel and mini Ferris wheel, a Christmas bakery for children, exclusive gourmet igloos, and much more.
Everyone loves our beautiful Christmas Market ♥
To make your visit completely stress-free, here are our best tips:
By public transport:
The Leopoldsplatz and Sophienstraße bus stops are located right next to the market. If you’re arriving by bus, you can get off practically in the middle of it all – no need to worry about parking.
Park & Ride at Cineplex
For drivers, we recommend the P&R car park at Cineplex. Parking there is inexpensive – and with each parking ticket, up to five people can travel free of charge on bus line 205 into the city center.
Additional free parking (plus bus fare)
is available at two more parking garages: Mon–Fri from 4pm–9pm and Sat–Sun from 11am–9pm.
SWR parking garage (Lower TV underground parking)
– Ideal for guests coming from Rebland, Bühl or Sinzheim
– Instead of parking fees, donations to the “Herzenssache” charity campaign are welcome.
Riverty parking garage (near the fire station, on the B500 towards the city center)
– Ideal for those arriving via Rheinstraße or the B500
– From there, bus line 205 departs from the Dreieichenkapelle stop directly to the city center.
Perfect for anyone who wants to share the joy of the Christmas market: our new Christmas Market Vouchers!
Whether for a bratwurst, mulled gin, warm gloves, or a ride on the children’s railway – the vouchers are accepted everywhere.
- Available in €5 and €10
- Redeemable at all stalls of the Christmas Market (except the municipal utility hut)
- Valid for 3 years – redeemable until the Christmas Market 2027
- Cash payout not possible; change will be given in cash
Now available at the Tourist Information Office in the Colonnades
Once again this year, Germany's most renowned wine expert and sommelier, Natalie Lumpp, has awarded prizes to the best mulled wines at the Baden-Baden Christmas market. 🍷✨
Impressed by the exceptional quality of all the mulled wines, these creations are at the top of the list this year:
🥇 1st place: Spindler (stall no. 6) – The Winzerglühwein comes from Breisach, Laubs Winery. The wine has a mild acidity, less sweetness, and perfect balance. The aroma promises a hint of laurel spice.
🥈 2nd place: “Roter Hut” (stall no. 71) – The base wine, a Merlot, comes from Langenau (Swabia). It has a beautiful dark color and tastes warm, in a seductive way without being cloying.
🥉 3rd place: MJ's BurgerFactory (stall no. 77) – The wine comes from Huber in Altschweier. A slice of orange is added and it smells fresh with essential oils. It is finely balanced and on the lighter side.
Natalie Lumpp's conclusion: All of the mulled wines (exclusively vintner mulled wines) were of a very high standard and less sweet, meaning you don't get tired of drinking them so quickly.
So let's go and try the award-winning mulled wines! 🍷 P.S. Punch lovers are also catered for 😉
A Historic Backdrop
The Kurhaus, Colonnades, and Trinkhalle - all part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - form the historic stage on which the Baden-Baden Christmas Market unfolds. The result is a truly unique atmosphere, with the spirit of Christmas spreading throughout the entire city.
Social and environmental projects are once again shaping this year's Christmas market in Baden-Baden. Whether it's baking for a good cause, food sharing or promoting biodiversity, many of the stalls are driven by a commitment that extends far beyond the market itself.
Useful information
People with walking disabilities and wheelchair users can also stroll around Baden-Baden's Christmas market.
The entrances and all paths are barrier-free - only the historic drinking hall with the nativity scene exhibition cannot be visited without climbing a few steps due to the construction.
The huts are easily accessible and cables are properly laid.
Of course, there are barrier-free toilets on the premises and designated parking spaces in the Kurhaus underground garage.
There is a comprehensive underlying security concept for the Baden-Baden Christmas Market. This security concept is constantly reviewed on the basis of current findings and adapted if necessary.
This includes, among other things:
Entry protection
Preventive safety precautions have been taken extensively by the organiser.
- Barriers in the form of IBC containers as well as drive-through barriers (event defenders) are positioned at all relevant points and secure the market against unwanted entry.
- The market area is already well enclosed by the central buildings Kurhaus, the Kurhaus Kolonnaden and the Trinkhalle.
Security service
A qualified security service is permanently deployed during market operations and is closely liaised with the security staff. This security service guards the event site in order to recognise possible dangers and risks at an early stage.
Security team
A security team has been set up for the Christkindelsmarkt, which always consults in detail on the latest findings regarding potential hazards.
Information on traveling by coach
The new guided Christmas Market Tour "Art & Delicacies" is available as a private tour for groups on individual dates.
The Baden-Baden Christmas market was first held in 1971 on the small Römerplatz in the spa district, initiated and organised by the Glattfelder family. At the start, the Christmas market had around 20 vendors. Until 1978, the Römerplatz was the home of the Christmas market before it expanded to the Jesuitenplatz in 1979.
From then on, the Christmas market was an event organised by the city of Baden-Baden, which in 1980 expanded even further to the flower fountain and in 1981 included the entire pedestrian zone of Lange Straße. Since the Christmas market huts required a relatively large amount of space in the pedestrian zone and thus distracted from the shop windows, especially during the high season, the Christmas market was moved to the market square in 1983.
Since the city had the right to hold markets and subsidised them, it was possible to keep the stall rental at a reasonable level. However, there were a few conditions: local applicants were to be given preference when allocating stands, pure food and drink was not to make up more than 25% of the stands (this rule still applies today) and there was to be a Christmas programme organised by local Baden-Baden clubs. With around 50 huts, the Christmas market attracted many locals and visitors from the region year after year. With a children's carousel and a Christmas tree market, it was one of the major events and achieved cult status. Two weeks before Christmas Eve, the heart of Baden-Baden was in the old town. Until 1999, the Christmas market was organised by the city and the Glattfelder family, until they retired and the interest group of retailers, restaurateurs and hoteliers organised a Christmas market on Augustaplatz.
In 2001, the city moved the Christmas market to the area around the Fieserbrücke bridge and in front of the shops in the Kurhaus colonnades, where it has attracted visitors and an increasing number of tourists from abroad every year since then as the "Baden-Baden Christmas market". The market now extends from the Fieser-Brücke bridge to the Trinkhalle. The majority of it is in front of the Kurhaus and in the Kurgarten.
Social & ecological projects at the Christmas Market