Living in the Kaiserslautern/KMC area and need some shortcuts and good advice to plan your Christmas market season? Guests in town, and you’re looking for just the right markets for an absolutely magical visit? Here’s your ultimate planning tool for the 2025/2026 Rheinland-Pfalz Christmas markets season!
The German state of Rheinland-Pfalz – known in English as Rhineland-Palatinate – and France’s nearby Alsace Region is the absolute best place to feel the true intimate Christmas market magic we all conjure in our minds. In fact, Booking.com rates Rheinland-Pfalz as the most hospitable region in all of Germany – and the spirit of warmth is at its highest at Christmas time!
The sparkling, vibrant Christmas markets in “Castle Country,” along the Romantic Rhein, on the German Wine Road, nestled in the Palatine Forest, and in the charming preserved old towns of one of Germany’s hidden gems should be at the very top of your Christmas bucket list. I know, because I live in the Kaiserslautern area and have spent the last three Christmas seasons acting like an elf on Red Bull, checking out markets every chance I could.
This under-the-radar treasure trove of festive experiences could take you a lifetime to explore – from torchlit castle courtyards, to riverside festivals, to over-the-top shopping bonanzas. So I’m here to help you narrow down your wish list with some helpful advice, plus a handy key system showing which markets have great kids’ programs, which are set near a special landmark like a castle, how big they are, when they’re open, and much more. Everything is linked to a Google map — and at the end, you’ll even find a few suggestions for especially magical markets outside the Rheinland-Pfalz Christmas markets zone.
Get ready to explore the magic of the Reinland-Pfalz Christmas markets!
Key:
🍷 These markets are all in villages along Germany’s famous Wine Road
❤️ These markets are in villages on the shores of the Romantic Rhein River Route
🏰 These markets feature castles, forts, or similar remarkable backdrops
🌳 Forest markets are more rustic with fires, and local crafts, and a wooded area
❄️ Small local market
☃️ Mid-sized market
🎄 Large market (for the region)
🧸 Children’s programs are promoted by the market
🗓 Keeps going after Christmas, or begins early
⏳ Only runs for Limited Days
⚔️ Traditional/Medieval market or medieval town promoted by the market
🚨PLEASE NOTE that many Rheinland Pfalz Christmas markets are closed on the German Day of the Dead which falls on Sunday, November 23, or other days in late November. Even Christmas markets that are open after Christmas will generally be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and some on December 26th. Be sure to double check with the particular market you’re looking at before you make plans at that time!
💶 The vast majority of these markets are free to attend, but some markets (usually the ones in castles) may have an entrance fee of a few euros.
👀 Many of the smaller markets don’t post dates until later in the year. I’m keeping an eye out and will post as soon as the information is available!
List of Rheinland-Pfalz Christmas Markets 2025-2026 Season
❄️ ⏳Adenau: Dates TBA / Market Fountain, 53518 Adenau [map]
☃️🏰 ⏳Ahrweiler: Advent weekends in December only DATES TBA / Market Square, Ahrweilier [map]
❄️⏳ Albisheim: Dates TBA / Community park/parish garden, Fritz-Brubacher-Platz 1, 67308 Albisheim (Pfrimm) [map]
❄️⏳🧸 Altleiningen: Dates TBA / Bahnhofsplatz, Bahnhofstraße 67317 Altleiningen [map]
❄️🗓 Alzey: November 29 – December 30 (double check dates) / At the Rossmarkt and the Fischmarkt, Alzey. [map]
❄️❤️ Andernach: November 22 – December 24 / Hochstraße 80 / Stadthausgalerie 56626 Andernach [map]
❄️⏳ Antweiler: December 13 – 14 / Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Antweiler Ahrtalstraße 29, 53533 Antweiler [map]
❄️❤️ Bacharach: Dates TBA / Altstadt [map]
❄️⏳❤️ Bad Breisig: December 6 / In the Spa Park, Bad Breisig [map]
❄️🏰 🍷⏳ Bad Burgzabern: December 6-8 and 13-15, 2025 / Schlossinnenhof Königstrasse 61, 76887 Bad Bergzabern [map]
☃️🧸 Bad Dürkheim: November 28 – December 21 / Römerplatz, 67098 Bad Dürkheim [map]
❄️🏰 ❤️🧸 🗓 Bad Hönningen/Castle Arenfels: November 14 – December 28 (well-behaved dogs are allowed!) [map]
❄️⏳🧸 Bad Kreuznach: from November 24 – December 23 / Kurpark, Bad Kreuznach [map]
❄️⏳⚔️🧸 Bad Marienburg: November 27 – 30 / Market Square, Marienburg [map]
☃️⏳ Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg: All four Advent weekends: November 29-30, December 6-7, December 13-14, and December 20-21 / Kurpark Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg [map]
❄️ ⏳🍷Bellheim: December 5 – December 7 / Gemeinde Bellheim, Schubertstraße 18, Bellheim [map]
❄️⏳❤️ Bendorf: December 19 – December 21 / City Park, Bendorf [map]
☃️🧸 Bernkastel Kues on the Mosel: November 21 – December 21 / Gestade 654470 Bernkastel-Kues [map]
☃️🗓❤️ Bingen am Rhein: December 10 – 23 / City Center, Bingen [map]
☃️⏳Bitburg: December 3 – 14 / City Center, Bitburg [map]
❄️⏳🍷🧸Bobenheim am Berg: November 29 – 30 / Old Town Center, Bobenheim [map]
❄️⏳🧸Bobenheim-Roxheim: December 5 – 7, 2025 / Kurpfalzplatz, 67240 Bobenheim-Roxheim [map]
❄️⏳🍷Bockenheim: Dates TBA / Leininger Ring 79, 67278 Bockenheim [map]
❄️⏳Böhl-Iggelheim: November 28 – 30 / Dorfplatz Böhl, 67459 Böhl-Iggelheim [map]
❄️⏳❤️ Boppard: December 5 – December 14, 2025 / In front of St. Severus Church, Boppard [map]
❄️❤️ ⏳Braubach: December 6 – 7 / Obermarktstraße, Schlossstraße & Marktplatz, Braubach [map]
❄️🏰❤️Cochem: November 28 – December 21/ “Castle Christmas” event will take place on December 13 and 14, featuring a live nativity scene at the castle / Old Town Center and surrounding streets [map]
❄️🗓⏳ Dahn: Martini Market – Christmas prep and early shopping, celebrating St. Martin’s Day with a lively market and entertainment! Sunday, November 9, 2025 [map]
☃️⏳🍷Deidesheim: Advent weekends Friday – Sunday / Marktplatz, 67146 Deidesheim [map]
☃️⏳🍷Diedesfeld: November 29 – December 1 / Remigiusstraße, Weinstraße 548, 67434 Diedesfeld [map]
❄️🌳⏳Dörrenbach: December 5 – 7 / Sleeping Beauty Christmas Market in a new forest location![map]
❄️⏳🏰 Dudeldorf: November 30 – December 1, 2025 / Village Center. [map]
❄️🍷⏳Edenkoben: November 29-30 and December 5-7, 2025 / Lederstrumpfbrunnen, Weinstraße 94A, 67480 Edenkoben [map]
❄️⏳Einselthum: December 13 – 14 / Dorfplatz, 67308 Einselthum [map]
❄️⏳Eppenbrunn: December 14 / On the festival lawn in the Eppenbrunn amusement park around the pergola and the fireplace. Hunting horns and St. Niklaus [map]
☃️🏰⏳🧸 Erlangen: November 24 – December 24, 2025 / Forest Christmas with many trees in the Schlossplatz, Erlangen [map] (Outside Rheinland Pfalz)
❄️⏳Fischbach: November 29 – 30 / Rathausplatz, 66996 Fischbach bei Dahn [map]
☃️Frankenthal: November 24 – December 29 / Rathausplatz, 67227 Frankenthal [map]
❄️⏳Freckenfeld: Dates TBA / Jakobshof, Hauptstraße 112-114, 76872 Freckenfeld [map]
❄️⏳Freinsheim: 11/28/2025 – 12/21/2025 – Advent weekends Friday night, Saturdays and Sundays / Marktplatz, 67251 Freinsheim [map]
❄️🏰⏳Germersheim: November 28 – 30, and December 5 – 7 In the fortress courtyard and corridors, 76726 Germersheim [map]
❄️⏳Gerolsheim: November 22 – November 23 / Dorfgemeinschaftshaus, An der Weet 4, 67229 Gerolsheim (Bad Dürkheim) [map]
❄️⏳Grünstadt: November 28-30 / City Center Schillerplatz, 67269 Grünstadt [map]
❄️🏰 ⏳🍷🧸Haardt: Dates TBA / Mandel ring 92 67433 Neustadt-Haardt [map]
❄️⏳ Hachenburg: December 11 – 14 / Altermarkt, Hachenburg [map]
❄️⏳Hagenbach: St. Michaelsmarkt November 21 – 22 / Kirchplatz, 76767 Hagenbach [map]
❄️⏳🍷🧸Hambach: November 29-30 / Altes Rathaus, 67434 Hambach [map]
❄️⏳Haßloch: November 28 – 30, December 5 – 7, December 12 – 14, December 19 – 21/ Rathausplatz 5, 67454 Haßloch [map]
❄️⏳Hauenstein: December 5 – December 8 / Johann-Naab-Platz, 76846 Hauenstein [map]
❄️🏰 ⏳ Hellenthal-Reifferscheid Castle: November 27 – 29 / Historic town centre and castle (€1,50pp) [map]
❄️⏳🍷Herxheim bei Landau: Dates TBA / Kirchberg, 76863 Herxheim [map]
❄️⏳Hillesheim: November 29-30 / Hillesheim indoor market and exhibition hall [map]
☃️🧸🗓 Homburg: December 7 – 30 / Open Christmas Eve from 10-2, Ice Arena, Christian-Weber-Platz, Homburg [map]
☃️🏰 ⏳ Idar-Oberstein: Dates TBA / Schloss Oberstein 55743 Idar-Oberstein [map]
❄️🍷⏳Ilbesheim: December 13 – December 14 / City Center Ilbesheim [map]
❄️⏳🏰 Ingelheim am Rhein: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Advent weekends (Friday – Sunday) / At the Castle Church[map]
☃️🌳⏳Johanniskreuz/Trippstadt: December 13 – December 14 / House of Sustainability, Johanniskreuz, 67705 [map]
❄️⏳Jockgrim: December 5 – 7/ Bürgerhaus, Untere Buchstraße, 76751 Jockgrim [map]
☃️🗓 Kaiserslautern: November 21 to December 23 (Silvestermarkt December 27 – December 30) / Marktstraße 13, 67655 Kaiserslautern [map] Read all about the market at Kaiserslautern Christmas Market 2025: Dates, Tips & What to Expect
☃️⏳Kandel: November 29 – December 21 (Saturdays and Sundays) / Am Marktplatz, 76870 Kandel [map]
❄️⏳🏰 Kastellaun: December 6 – December 7 / Historic Old Town [map]
❄️⏳❤️🧸Kaub: Dates TBA / Schulstrasse 12, 56349 Kaub [map]
❄️⏳Kirchheimbolanden: December 5 – December 7 / Stadthalle an der Orangerie, Dr.-Edeltraud-Sießl-Allee 4, 67292 Kirchheimbolanden [map]
❄️🏰 ⏳⚔️🧸Klingenmünster: Dates TBA / Burg Landeck, 76889 Klingenmünster [map]
☃️❤️🗓 Koblenz (waiting for website update): November 20, 2025 to January 5, 2026 / City Center [map]
❄️🌳⏳Kohlbachtal: Dates TBA / Naturfreundehaus Im Kohlbachtal, 67471 Elmstein-Helmbach [map]
❄️⏳Kusel: Dates TBA [map]
☃️⏳Landstuhl: November 29-30, December 6-7, and December 13-14, 2025 / Alter Markt, 66849 Landstuhl [map]
❄️⏳❤️ Lahnstein: December 5 – 7 / Hintermauergasse
56112 Lahnstein [map]
❄️⏳Lambrecht: Dates TBA / Friedrich-Ebert-Platz, 67466 Lambrecht [map]
☃️🍷 Landau in der Pfalz: Thomas Nast – St. Nikolaus Markt / November 27 – December 21 / Rathausplatz, 76829 Landau [map]
❄️⏳ Langenfeld: Date TBA / Achter Straße 856729 Langenfeld [map]
❄️⏳ Lauterecken: Date TBA / Veldenzplatz, 67742 Lauterecken [map]
❄️⏳❤️ Leutesdorf: December 7, 2025 / Village Square [map]
❄️⏳ Limburgerhof: December 6 – December 8 / Burgunder Platz, 67117 Limburgerhof [map]
❄️⏳ Lingenfeld: November 30 / Schulstrasse, Lingenfeld [map]
❄️❤️ Linz am Rhein: November 28-30, December 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 / Market Square, Linz am Rhein [map]
🎄🧸 Ludwigshafen am Rhein: November 12 – December 23 / Berliner Platz, 67059 Ludwigshafen [map]
❄️⏳ Lustadt: November 29-30 / Cultural barn and town hall courtyard, Rathaushof, Obere Hauptstraße 140, 67363 Lustadt [map]
🎄🏰 🧸 Mainz: November 27 – December 23 / The Mainz Cathedral Square [map]
❄️🏰⏳ Manderscheid Castle: November 29 – 30 / Niederburg Castle – Manderscheid shuttle bus [map]
🎄🧸 Mannheim: November 24 – December 23, 2025 Daily 11am-9pm / Paradeplatz, Friedrichsplatz, and Kapuzinerplanke [map]
❄️⏳ Mayen: Dates TBA / Marktplatz, Mayen [map]
❄️⏳ Glan Münchweilier December 6 / Town Center [map]
❄️⏳ Montabaur: Christmas shopping market, November 29, 8am-6pm / Market Square [map]
❄️⏳ Morbach: December 6 – December 7 / Town Center [map]
❄️⏳ Mühlheim-Kärlich: December 13 / Schlossplatz [map]
❄️⏳Münchweiler an der Alsenz: Date TBA / Parkplatz am Bürgerhaus, Bahnpfad 1, 67728 Münchweilier an der Alsenz [map]
❄️⏳Mutterstadt: First and Second Advent weekends / Rathausplatz and in the Rathausfoyer [map]
❄️⏳Nanzdietschweiler: Date TBA / Kurpfalzhalle, Hauptstraße 61, 66909 Nanzdietschweilier [map]
❄️⏳Neuhofen: Dates TBA, and December 7-8 / Partnerschaftsplatz, 67141 Neuhofen [map]
❄️🏰 ⏳Neuliningen Dates TBA Unterer Burghof, 67271 Neuleiningen [map]
☃️🍷Neustadt an der Weinstraße: November 23 to December 22 / Marktplatz and Juliusplatz 67433 Neustadt [map]
❄️⏳Neustadt Mußbach: Dates TBA / Herrenhof, Herrenhofstraße 6, 67435 Neustadt-Mußbach [map]
☃️❤️ Neuwied: November 21 – December 23 / Neuwieder City Center [map]
❄️❤️ ⏳Nierstein: December 6 – 7 / On the market square, in the Oberdorfstraße, on the Fronhof and in the Bibelgarten [map]
❄️❤️ ⏳Oberwesel: November 29 – 30, 2025 / In the historic market square, in Rathausstraße and in the Kulturhaus [map]
❄️❤️ ⏳Oppenheim: December 13 – 14 / city center around the town hall, the market square and the square in front of the Katharinenkirche [map]
❄️⏳Otterberg: November 29 and December 6, 13, and 20 / Kirchplatz, 67697 Otterberg [map]
❄️⏳Ottersheim: November 29 – 30 / Bürgerhaus, Lange Straße 78, 76879 Ottersheim [map]
🎄Pirmasens: November 26 – December 21 / Schlossplatz, Hauptstraße 15, 66953 Pirmasens [map]
❄️⏳Queidersbach: November 22 – November 23 / Dorfplatz, 66851 Queidersbach [map]
❄️⏳🧸Ramstein-Miesenbach Date TBA / Am Neuen Markt 2, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach [map]
❄️⏳🧸Rheinzabern: November 28 – 30 / Kirchplatz, 76764 Rheinzabern [map]
❄️⏳❤️ Remagen: December 6 – 7 / City Center [map]
❄️🏰 ❤️⏳ Rheinstein Castle: Fairytale Christmas Castle, tickets are required. November 22 to December 21, 2025 (Saturdays and Sundays only) / Bingen [map]
❄️🍷⏳Rhodt unter Rietburg: Winemakers open their courtyards, December 6 – 7, and December 13 -14 / City Center, 76835 Rhodt unter Rietburg [map]
❄️⏳🧸 Rockenhausen: November 28 – 30 / Marktplatz, 67806 Rockenhausen [map]
❄️⏳Rodalben: November 29 – 30 / Marienkirche, 66976 Rodalben [map]
❄️⏳Rodenbach: December 6 – 7 / The Old Village in Niederrodenbach [map]
❄️⏳🧸Rülzheim: Dates TBA / Deutschordenplatz, 76761 Rülzheim [map]
❄️⏳Saarburg: Victorian Christmas December 13 – 14 / KulturGießerei Saarburg, Staden 130, 54439 Saarburg [map]
❄️🍷⏳🧸 Sankt Martin: Dates TBA / Alte Kellerei, Kellereistraße, 67487 St. Martin [map]
❄️⏳🧸Schifferstadt: Dates TBA / Vogelpark, Schifferstadt [map]
❄️⏳Schönenberg-Kübelberg: December 13 – 14 / Kirchgasse, 66901 Schönenberg-Kübelberg [map]
❄️🍷⏳Schweigen-Rechtenbach: Dates TBA / At the German Wine Gate, 76889 Schweigen-Rechtenbach [map]
❄️⚔️ ❤️⏳ Sinzig: December 5 – 7 / Church Square 53489 Sinzig [map]
🎄🗓🧸 Speyer: November 27, 2025 – January 6, 2026 / From the cathedral to the old gate on Maximilianstraße 67346 Speyer. Find out why the Speyer Christmas Market wins our pick for best overall market! [map]
❄️⏳Steinbach: December 6 – 7 / Rathausplatz 98587 Steinbach-Hallenberg [map]
❄️⏳🏰⚔️ Thallichtenberg: November 29 – 30 / Castle grounds of Burg Lichtenberg, Burgstraße 17, 66871 Thallichtenberg [map]
❄️🍷🗓 Traben-Trarbach: Mosel Wine & Christmas Market/ November 21, 2025, to January 3, 2026 / Underground Christmas Market: Hotel Moselschlösschen, Old Town Hall/Old Guild Barn, Axel Emert Winery, Keller Galerie Bogner, Keller Villa Nollen
Christmas Tree Exhibition: Brückenkeller (5 Euro entry fee) [map]
❄️⏳🏰 ❤️ Trechtingshausen/Reichenstein Castle: Dates TBA, traditionally the Second Weekend of Advent / Burgweg 24, Trechtingshausen [map]
🎄🏰 Trier: November 21 – December 22 / Hauptmarkt & Domfreihof, Trier [map]*
For all the details on the incredible Trier Chistmas market, read: Trier Christmas Market 2025: Oldest City in Germany Shines!
❄️🏰⏳Ulmen Castle: Date TBA / At the castle grounds [map]*
❄️❤️ Vallendar: November 29 – 30 / Rathausplatz and on Hellenstraße [map]*
❄️🏰⏳ Wachenheim/Wachtenburg: December 13 – 14, 2025 / Schlossgasse 29, 67157 Wachenheim [map]*
❄️⏳Weilerbach: Dates TBA / Dorfplatz “Alter Bahnhof”, 67685 Weilerbach [map]*
❄️🏰⏳Winnweiler: Dates TBA / Schlossplatz 53, 67722 Winnweiler Castle Falkenstein (Winnweiler) [map]*
☃️Wittlich: November 28 – December 21 / The market square on the Leiser [map]*
❄️⏳Wolfstein: Date TBA / Rathausplatz, 67752 Wolfstein [map]*
🎄🧸 Worms: November 26-29, December 3-6, December 10-13, December 17-20 / From Parmaplatz to the Obermarkt and the Winzerbrunnen to the Roman Kaiser [map]*
☃️⏳🧸 Zweibrücken: December 5 – 7 and 12 – 14 / Alexanderplatz, 66482 Zweibrücken [map]
2025 Dates for Stunning Christmas Markets in Eastern France and Alsace
These Christmas markets are fairly close to Rheinland-Pfalz and definitely worth exploring!
☃️Metz: November 24 – December 31, 2025 / From Place de la Comédie to the Opera House [map]*
🎄Strasbourg: November 27 – December 27, 2025 / Several markets [map]*
Your full guide to this epic and historic market is right here: Strasbourg Christmas Markets: Best of the Best
☃️Colmar: November 25 – December 29, 2025 [map]*
❄️Haguenau: November 21 – December 30, 2025 (Closed Christmas Day) [map]*
Read about why you shouldn’t sleep on this charming market: Haguenau Christmas Market: Best Guide to a Perfect Alsacian Christmas
❄️Eguisheim: November 28 – December 23, and December 27 – December 30, 2025 [map]*
❄️Requiwir: November 29 (inauguration on Friday evening NOV 28) to December 21, 2025 [map]*
2025 Dates for Other Great German Christmas Markets
These Christmas markets are relatively close to Rheinland-Pfalz, and worth checking out!
☃️🗓 Baden Baden: November 27, 2025 – January 6, 2026 [map]*
🎄Cologne: November 14 – December 23, 2025 [map]*
🎄Dusseldorf: November 20 – December 30, 2025 [map]*
Find all the details about the Dusseldorf Chrismas market at our post: Dusseldorf Christmas Market: Elegance on the Rhine!
🎄🧸Frankfurt: November 24 – December 22 / Multiple markets at Römerberg, Paulsplatz, Mainkai, Main, Friedrich-Stoltze-Platz, Rossmarkt [map]*
☃️ Heidelberg: November 24 – December 22, 2025 [map] – For all the inside info: Christmas Market Heidelberg, Germany: 2025 Dates, Map, and Local Tips
☃️Marburg: November 28 – December 23, 2025 [map]*
🎄Nuremberg: November 29 – December 24, 2025 [map]*
❄️ 🏰 Ravenna Gorge: Legendary Black Forest Christmas market. Tickets must be purchased well in advance. Get all the details about which tickets are best, how to get there, where to park and what to expect with our Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market Guide! [map]
☃️⚔️ Rothenburg ob der Tauber: November 21 – December 23, 2025 [map]*
Find all the details about this amazing market in a walled medieval city at our special Christmas Market post: Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas Market: Medieval Magic Awaits!
🎄Stuttgart: November 26 – December 23, 2025 [map]*
Have you been to any of these amazing markets? Do you have a favorite that’s not on the list? Leave us a comment!
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