Name: Dülkener Weihnachtstreff 2026
Start: 2026-12-12T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-13T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Alter Markt — Dülken Altstadt

Dülkener Weihnachtstreff

About Dülkener Weihnachtstreff

An Advent weekend that lives up to its name: The Dülkener Weihnachtstreff on the third Advent weekend is not a classic Christmas market, but a charitably oriented neighbourhood festival in Dülken's Old Town. Clubs and social organisations run the stalls — 50% of the proceeds remain with the participating organisations for local aid projects, and 50% go to a joint social project. Live music, craft activities for children, nativity play, trumpet choir — Advent in its most communal form.

Dates 12 Dec — 13 Dec 2026

Venue Viersen (05166)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Dülkener Weihnachtstreff — edition 2026

The 15th edition of the Dülkener Weihnachtstreff will take place on the third Advent weekend, December 12 and 13, 2026, in Dülken's Old Town at the Alten Markt. Stalls by Dülken clubs and social organisations, trumpet choir and community centre choir, sawing and nailing workshop for children, nativity play, and the Juxkapelle Waers. Free admission.

The Dülkener Weihnachtstreff on the third Advent weekend of 2026 continues the proven charitable format. Club stalls around the Alten Markt in Dülken's Old Town, with a packed weekend programme of Advent songs, workshops, theatre, and sing-along music. 50% of the proceeds remain with the clubs, and 50% go to a jointly selected social project in the district.

Detailed programme to be published on duelkenbuero.de and by the City of Viersen. The Dülken Community Centre and DülkenBüro coordinate the participating clubs and social organisations.

Highlights Dülkener Weihnachtstreff 2026

Charitable profit-sharing model: 50% of proceeds for local social projects. Sawing and nailing workshop for children. Trumpet choir and Juxkapelle Waers. Nativity play by the parish community.

Programme Dülkener Weihnachtstreff 2026

Saturday, December 12, 2026

2:00 PM — Opening of the Weihnachtstreff at the Alten Markt
Daytime programme:
- Club stalls open
- Sawing and nailing workshop for children
- Painting stations, craft activities
5:00 PM–6:00 PM — Trumpet choir with Advent songs
8:00 PM — Evening Christmas dance with live DJ
10:00 PM — End of the first day

Sunday, December 13, 2026

2:00 PM — Opening of the second day
Community Advent carol singing with the Community Centre Choir
Puppet show and craft activities for children
Performance by the Juxkapelle Waers (local ensemble with a repertoire of sing-along songs)
Nativity play by the local parish community
8:00 PM — End

Charitable Component

50% of proceeds remain with participating clubs for club activities
50% of proceeds go to a jointly selected social project
Social project determined in advance by participating clubs via vote

Participants

Dülken Community Centre
DülkenBüro
City of Viersen
Dülken sports clubs, parish communities, carnival societies, schools, and social clubs

Prices Dülkener Weihnachtstreff 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at moderate prices — half of the proceeds go directly to local social projects and club activities.

Practical information

Practical information — Dülkener Weihnachtstreff

Getting There

By train to Viersen, then bus 095 to Dülken. By car via the A52 (exit Viersen-Dülken). Parking available on the residential streets around the Old Town.

Admission

Free admission. Donations to the club stalls are explicitly encouraged. Food and drinks at moderate prices — half of the proceeds go directly to local social projects.

Opening Hours

Saturday and Sunday from 2 PM to 10 PM (Saturday) and 8 PM (Sunday) respectively.

Dülkener Weihnachtstreff — Advent as a Social Project

Looking for a Christmas market not dominated by mulled wine marketing or industrial Advent stall logic? For 15 years, a different approach has been taken in Viersen's Dülken district: The Dülkener Weihnachtstreff is explicitly designed as a charitable gathering by and for the people of Dülken — supported by the DülkenBüro, the City of Viersen, and the Dülken Community Centre, with exclusively local clubs and social organisations as stallholders.

"By Dülken Residents — For Dülken Residents"

The festival's motto — "By Dülken Residents — For Dülken Residents" — is not just a slogan. It precisely describes the concept: the Weihnachtstreff is a two-day form of neighbourhood work in festive attire. The stalls are run by local clubs — sports clubs, parish communities, carnival societies, social clubs, schools. The City of Viersen provides the stall materials, and the DülkenBüro coordinates the organisation.

Charitable Profit Sharing

The special feature of the model: 50% of the proceeds remain with the participating organisations for their local club work, and the other 50% go to a joint social project, which the participating clubs determine in advance by vote. In previous years, these have included projects like a playground renovation, a social counselling centre, or an expansion of the local food bank in Dülken — all directly visible in the neighbourhood.

Saturday and Sunday Programme

The weekend features activities for families and adults:

Saturday, December 12, 2026:
- Opening and official welcome
- Trumpet choir with Advent songs
- Sawing and nailing workshop for children
- Painting stations
- Evening Christmas dance with live DJ programme
Sunday, December 13, 2026:
- Community Advent carol singing with the Community Centre Choir
- Puppet show and craft activities
- Performance by the Juxkapelle Waers ensemble (local curiosity with a repertoire of sing-along songs)
- Nativity play by the local parish community

Dülken — Historic Viersen District

Dülken is one of the four main districts of Viersen. Before the municipal reform of 1970, it was an independent town and has a conservation-listed old town centre around the Alten Markt (Old Market). St. Cornelius Parish Church, the old town hall, and several historic bourgeois houses form a cohesive historical backdrop, suitable for an Advent market with the flair of a former Rhenish small town.

Viersen and the Lower Rhine

Viersen is a district town in the Viersen district, in the western Lower Rhine region of North Rhine-Westphalia, with around 76,000 inhabitants. The city is located near the Dutch border, about 30 minutes from Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, and Krefeld. The Dülkener Weihnachtstreff is one of several Advent formats in the city — Dülken, Süchteln, and Boisheim each have their own distinct offerings.