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Munich Christmas Markets 2026

Munich's main market runs from Marienplatz along the pedestrian zone, with a Christmas village in the Residenz courtyard, a medieval market and the Tollwood winter festival.

Munich Christmas Market at Marienplatz

Münchner Christkindlmarkt

Dates20 November to 24 December 2026
ClosedSunday 22 November
Opening Times
  • Monday to Saturday: 10am to 9pm
  • Sunday: 10am to 8pm
  • 24 December: 10am to 2pm

Closed on Totensonntag, 22 November 2026. Closes at 2pm on 24 December.

WhereMarienplatz, Rindermarkt and the pedestrian zone, in front of the New Town Hall Open in Maps
Official pagewww.christkindlmarkt-muenchen.de
HotelsHotels in Munich near the market affiliate

Checked against Münchner Christkindlmarkt (City of Munich, Department of Labour and Economic Affairs, organiser), 20 October 2026; Münchner Christkindlmarkt (City of Munich, organiser), 20 October 2026; muenchen.de (official city portal), 20 October 2026.

Christmas Village in the Residenz

Weihnachtsdorf im Kaiserhof der Residenz

Dates16 November to 22 December 2026
ClosedSunday 22 November
Opening Times
  • Daily: 11am to 9pm
  • 22 December: 11am to 8pm

Closed on Totensonntag, 22 November. Closes at 8pm on the last day, 22 December.

WhereKaiserhof courtyard of the Munich Residenz, entrance Residenzstraße, Odeonsplatz Open in Maps
EntryFree
Official pagewww.dasweihnachtsdorf.de

Checked against Das Weihnachtsdorf (organiser), 20 October 2026; München Tourismus, 20 October 2026.

Medieval Christmas Market

Münchner Adventsspektakel und Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt

Dates20 November to 23 December 2026
ClosedSunday 22 November
Opening Times
  • Daily: 11am to 9pm

Closed on Totensonntag, 22 November. Formal opening at 6pm on 20 November.

WhereWittelsbacherplatz, Brienner Straße 6-10 Open in Maps
Official pagewww.mittelaltermarkt-muenchen.de

Checked against Mittelaltermarkt München (organiser), 20 October 2026; München Tourismus, 20 October 2026.

Tollwood Winter Festival

Tollwood Winterfestival (Markt der Ideen)

Dates24 November to 23 December 2026
Opening Times
  • Monday: 2pm to 10.30pm
  • Tuesday to Friday: 2pm to 11.30pm
  • Saturday: 11am to 11.30pm
  • Sunday and public holidays: 11am to 10.30pm
  • 23 December: 2pm to 10pm

Market closes at 10pm on 23 December. A New Year's Eve party on 31 December 2026 is a separate ticketed event.

WhereTheresienwiese Open in Maps
Official pagewww.tollwood.de

Checked against Tollwood (organiser), 20 October 2026.

Organisers can change hours or close early in bad weather: check the official page before you travel. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Making a Trip of It

Staying over? Most visitors from the UK make it a weekend. See hotels in Munich for two nights, priced for the first weekend the market is open. affiliate link

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