Nordhorn Christmas Market
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Nordhorn Christmas Market

A month-long Christmas market in Nordhorn's city centre from late November until Christmas Eve

Nordhorn — Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim (03456)
Dates 23 Nov — 23 Dec 2026
Venue Nordhorn (03456)
Prices Free
Status

About Nordhorn Christmas Market

The Nordhorn Christmas Market is one of the most important Advent markets in the Grafschaft Bentheim region and shapes the pre-Christmas cityscape from late November until December 23rd. Stalls offering Christmas crafts, gift ideas, mulled wine, and snacks are spread along the main street in Nordhorn's city centre. Pre-Christmas lighting, smaller stage formats, and activities for children accompany the daily market operations. The organiser is VVV-Stadt- und Citymarketing Nordhorn, which has developed the market into one of the city centre's most visited events in recent years.

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A Month of Christmas Spirit in Nordhorn

The Nordhorn Christmas Market runs from late November until December 23rd, making Nordhorn's city centre a central meeting point during Advent. Unlike many smaller markets in the region, it lasts for a whole month and can be visited multiple times.

Spread Along the Main Street

The stalls are set up along the main street, creating a continuous market atmosphere that shapes the pre-Christmas flair with lighting, music, and scents. Shops and market stalls complement each other.

Crafts, Gifts, and Refreshments

The market features stalls with crafts, jewellery, toys, Advent decorations, as well as food stands offering bratwurst, potato pancakes, crêpes, almonds, and mulled wine. The variety of offerings makes the market a destination for all Advent moods.

Longer Opening Hours on Thursdays and Saturdays

Opening hours are Mon-Wed and Fri from 11 am to 8 pm, and on Thursdays and Saturdays until 10 pm. This offers an option for families in the early evening and an option for working people and young adults in the late evening.

Seamless Transition to the Year-End Market

The market transitions seamlessly into the year-end market from December 27th to 30th, meaning Nordhorn offers market atmosphere for almost the entire month of December. This is a unique selling point for the district capital of the Grafschaft.

Nordhorn Christmas Market — edition 2026

From November 23rd to December 23rd, 2026, Nordhorn's Hauptstraße will transform into a month-long Christmas market. VVV-Stadt- und Citymarketing Nordhorn organises stalls with crafts, Advent decorations, and gifts, as well as food stands offering bratwurst, potato pancakes, almonds, crêpes, and mulled wine. On Thursdays and Saturdays, the market is open until 10 pm, and on other weekdays until 8 pm. Free admission and the central location make the market a firm fixture of the Grafschaft's Advent season.

The market transitions seamlessly into the year-end market from December 27th to 30th, meaning Nordhorn offers market atmosphere for almost the entire month of December.

Programme Nordhorn Christmas Market 2026

Advent Season 2026 in Nordhorn

  • November 23rd, 2026: Opening of the Christmas Market
  • Daily stall offerings with mulled wine, bratwurst, crêpes
  • Market stalls with crafts and gifts
  • Mon-Wed and Fri 11 am-8 pm, Thu and Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun 1 pm-8 pm
  • Advent lighting on Hauptstraße
  • Weekend stage formats (choirs, brass bands, small concerts)
  • Family activities with a visit from St. Nicholas in December
  • December 23rd, 2026: Market concludes in the late afternoon
  • Seamless transition to the year-end market from December 27th

The exact stage programme for 2026 will be published by VVV-Stadt- und Citymarketing Nordhorn on vvv-nordhorn.de.

Highlights Nordhorn Christmas Market 2026

  • A month of Advent market on Hauptstraße
  • Extended opening hours on Thursdays and Saturdays
  • Transition to the year-end market after Christmas
  • Free admission
  • Central location in the city centre

Prices Nordhorn Christmas Market 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks are paid for separately.

Practical information — Nordhorn Christmas Market

Location

Hauptstraße, Nordhorn City Centre, 48529 Nordhorn

Dates 2026

November 23rd to December 23rd, 2026

Opening Hours

Mon-Wed and Fri 11 am-8 pm, Thu and Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun 1 pm-8 pm

Admission

Free admission

Organiser

VVV-Stadt- und Citymarketing Nordhorn e.V.

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Gastronomy Folk traditions Family Crafts Free Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim