Name: Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe 2026
Start: 2026-11-26T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Marktplatz Olpe

Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe

About Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe

From November 26 to 29 and December 3 to 6, 2026, Olpe's market square will transform into a historically staged Christmas market with eight festival days. Around 30 participating shops, local artists, music groups, and jugglers will fill the stage program. Opening hours: Thursday and Friday 2–10 PM, Saturday 11 AM–10 PM, Sunday 11 AM–7 PM. The market in the heart of Olpe's city center is one of the most atmospheric Advent markets in the Sauerland region. Free admission.

Dates 26 Nov — 06 Dec 2026

Venue Olpe (05966)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe — edition 2026

The Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe 2026 runs over two Advent weekends from November 26 to 29 and December 3 to 6 — a total of eight festival days on the historic market square of Olpe. Around 30 participating shops, a stage program with local artists, music, and jugglers. Opening hours: Thu/Fri 2–10 PM, Sat 11 AM–10 PM, Sun 11 AM–7 PM. Free admission.

Two Advent Weekends in Historic Olpe

Olpe's market square becomes the stage for historical Advent atmosphere in two installments: November 26–29 and December 3–6, 2026. Eight festival days with wooden huts, warm light, and Sauerland charm — an Advent market deliberately set against the consumer mainstream, with genuine traditional content.

Program and Opening Hours

Both weekends feature the same format: Thursdays and Fridays 2–10 PM, Saturdays 11 AM–10 PM, Sundays 11 AM–7 PM. Around 30 participating shops from the region, a stage with choirs, music associations, jugglers, and local artists.

Highlights Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe 2026

Two Advent weekends — eight festival days
Historical staging with wooden huts and warm lighting
Around 30 participating shops from Olpe and the Sauerland region
Stage program: local artists, music groups, jugglers
St. Nicholas weekend on the second Advent
Free admission

Programme Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe 2026

First Weekend (1st Advent) — November 26 to 29, 2026

Thursday 26.11.: Market opens at 2:00 PM, stage program in the evening
Friday 27.11.: 2:00 PM–10:00 PM market operations, music groups on stage
Saturday 28.11.: 11:00 AM–10:00 PM — Main visitor day, stage program with local artists and choirs
Sunday 29.11.: 11:00 AM–7:00 PM — Family day with jugglers

Second Weekend (2nd Advent) — December 3 to 6, 2026

Thursday 3.12.: 2:00 PM–10:00 PM
Friday 4.12.: 2:00 PM–10:00 PM — Eve of St. Nicholas Day
Saturday 5.12.: 11:00 AM–10:00 PM — St. Nicholas Day with special program for children
Sunday 6.12.: 11:00 AM–7:00 PM — Festival conclusion

Note: The detailed stage program will be published by the Olpe Advertising Association in the weeks leading up to the market on weihnachtsmarkt-olpe.de.

Prices Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe 2026

Free admission. Market goods at usual market prices. Mulled wine served in reusable mugs.

Practical information

Practical information — Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe

Getting There

Olpe is located in the southern Sauerland region, easily accessible via the A 4 and A 45 (Sauerlandlinie, Olpe exit). It's about a 10-minute walk from Olpe train station to the market square. Parking is available in the city center's parking garages.

Opening Hours

First weekend November 26–29, 2026, and second weekend December 3–6, 2026. Daily Thu/Fri 2–10 PM, Sat 11 AM–10 PM, Sun 11 AM–7 PM. Free admission.

Food and Drink

Mulled wine, bratwurst, Sauerland specialties like Reibekuchen (potato pancakes) and Potthucke (a potato dish), sweets, and gingerbread at the stalls.

Eight Festival Days Over Two Advent Weekends

The Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt Olpe is a Sauerland specialty: it doesn't run for a continuous week or month, but takes place over two Advent weekends — in 2026, from November 26 to 29 (1st Advent) and from December 3 to 6 (2nd Advent). Eight festival days, staged in a historical setting on Olpe's market square, organized by the Olpe Business and Advertising Association with support from the City of Olpe.

Historical Staging and Sauerland Charm

The market focuses on historical staging: traditional wooden huts, a warm lighting concept, authentic Advent atmosphere — not a modern consumer temple, but deliberately the atmosphere of a small-town Advent market in the Sauerland. The architecture of Olpe's market square, with St. Martinus parish church in the background, provides a special backdrop for the market.

Around 30 Shops and Stage Program

Around 30 participating shops from Olpe and the surrounding area present themselves at the market — from bakers offering traditional Stollen to woodworkers, candlemakers, and jewelers. On the central stage, local artists, music groups (church choirs, brass bands, Sauerland folk music), and jugglers alternate — the stage program is curated daily by the advertising association.

Opening Hours on Both Weekends

The opening hours are the same on both weekends: Thursdays and Fridays from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Sundays from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Spreading the event over two weekends makes repeat visits worthwhile — many visitors come on both the first and second Advent.

Olpe in the Sauerland

Olpe is the district town of the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia, located in the southern Sauerland region on the Biggesee lake. With around 25,000 inhabitants, Olpe is the tourist gateway to the Sauerland and a popular excursion destination. The market square with St. Martinus parish church forms the center of the inner city — the Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt has used this backdrop for years and is one of the fixed Advent dates in the Olpe district and beyond.