Herbstmarkt Gifhorn
3rd Gifhorn Autumn Market in the city center – seasonal and regional products
About Herbstmarkt Gifhorn
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Tradition and New Beginnings
The Gifhorn Autumn Market builds on the decades-long tradition of the harvest festival (Erntedankfest), which is one of the oldest festivals of the agricultural year in the region. In its current form as a modern market event, the autumn market was first held in 2024. With its third edition in 2026, the market has established itself in the city's event calendar.
Regional Producers at the Center
The focus of the market is on direct marketers from the Gifhorn district and surrounding regions. Fruit and vegetable growers, beekeepers with honey and mead, cheese dairies, distilleries, bakers with sourdough specialties, heather manufacturers, and producers of jams, syrups, and liqueurs present their products. This makes the autumn market a showcase event for the regional food and enjoyment industry.
Celebrating Seasonality
The seasonal focus is the program. Pumpkins, apples, game, and mushrooms are among the market's themes. Tastings, workshops, and lectures complement the sales offerings. The connection to the heather tradition – for example, with heather honey and heath sheep products – is also evident.
Families and Stage Program
The market is designed as a family event. On a stage, music groups, demonstrations, and hands-on activities alternate. For children, there are craft activities with autumnal natural materials, small competitions, and tastings. The central location in the pedestrian zone makes the market easily accessible for families from the entire district.
Herbstmarkt Gifhorn — edition 2026
For seven hours, the pedestrian zone becomes a regional gourmet mile. Around forty to sixty stalls will present seasonal products from the Gifhorn district and the Lüneburg Heath. Pumpkins in numerous varieties, old apple varieties, heather honey, pears, quinces, mushrooms, game specialties, and autumnal baked goods form the core of the assortment.
On the stage in the city center, music groups with folk and modern sounds will alternate throughout the day. Demonstrations from the farm café culture sector and small workshops on processing autumnal products will complement the offerings. For families, craft activities with chestnuts, acorns, leaves, and pumpkins are prepared.
Programme Herbstmarkt Gifhorn 2026
10:00 a.m. – Market Opening
- Opening of the market by the City of Gifhorn
- First stage presentation with music group
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – All Day
- Stalls of regional direct marketers
- Seasonal products: pumpkin, apple, honey, cheese, game, mushrooms
- Beekeeping, distillery, bakery, manufacturers
- Tastings and small workshops
- Stage program with music groups
- Family activities: crafting with natural materials, pumpkin carving
Highlights Herbstmarkt Gifhorn 2026
- 3rd Gifhorn Autumn Market in the city center
- Regional direct marketers from the district
- Seasonal products: pumpkin, apple, heather honey, game, mushrooms
- Stage program and tastings
- Family activities with natural materials
- Free admission
Prices Herbstmarkt Gifhorn 2026
Practical information — Herbstmarkt Gifhorn
Location
Gifhorn city center, market square and pedestrian zone, 38518 Gifhorn.
Getting There
By train to Gifhorn station, then a few minutes' walk. By car via the B4 or B188; parking in the multi-storey car parks and underground garages in the city center.
Date 2026
September 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission
Free admission. Market goods and refreshments for purchase.
Organizer
City of Gifhorn. Current information at stadt-gifhorn.de.
Families
Craft activities with natural materials, hands-on activities, stage program.
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