Christmas market in Dresden

Dates.
The Striezelmarkt - 29.11.23 – 24.12.23
Dresden Winter Lights Market - Dates: 24.11.22 - 23.12.22
Augustusmarkt - Dates: 29.11.23 - 07.01.24
The Christmas Market on the Neumarkt - Dates: 30.11.23 – 07.01.24

Opening hours
The Striezelmarkt - 10.00-21.00
Dresden Winter Lights Market - Monday to Thursday: 11.00-21.00 +  Friday: 11.00-22.00 + Saturday: 10.00-22.00 + Sunday: 10.00-21.00
Augustusmarkt - 11.00-22.00 (closed Christmas Eve to Boxing Day)
The Christmas Market on the Neumarkt - 10.00-21.00

Please note that dates and opening hours may vary. You can visit the Christmas market's own website with current information.

The smell of mulled wine and gingerbread spreads through the baroque city of Dresden when the city's famous Christmas market opens in November and December.

The Christmas market in Dresden is also called Strizelmarkt, which is derived from the name of the famous local dried fruit Christmas cake, Dresdner Stollen. The Christmas market is one of the oldest in Germany and dates back to 1434.

Here you can find genuine traditional crafts from Christmas pyramids to candlesticks from the Erzebirge mountains, while you can also see glassblowers and bakers in action at the market. Every year you can also have the pleasure of seeing the largest step pyramid from the Erzebirge; a Christmas decoration more than 14 metres high.