Advent Market at Rathausplatz Sarstedt on the 4th Advent Weekend
While many Christmas markets end in mid-December, the Sarstedt market postpones its grand appearance to the end of the Advent season. This positions it on a weekend when markets in many other cities are already being dismantled – creating a special atmosphere shortly before Christmas Eve.
On Thursday, the market opens from 3 PM to 8 PM, and on Friday from 2 PM to 8 PM. Saturday extends the program until 10 PM with DJ entertainment, turning the market square into a meeting point for young and young-at-heart audiences. New for 2026 is the opening on Sunday, December 20th, from 2 PM to 6 PM – a premiere responding to the wish of many Sarstedt residents for a final market day before Christmas.
Sarstedt is located in the north of the Hildesheim district, in the valley of the Innerste river. The town, with around 19,000 inhabitants, is an important residential and economic hub between Hildesheim and Hanover. Its town hall, with the square in front of it on Steinstraße, provides a fitting setting for the Christmas market.
The Sarstedt Christmas Market aims to appeal to multiple target groups: families in the afternoon, connoisseurs in the early evening, and a younger audience on Saturday evening.
The exact detailed program for 2026 (DJs, performances, stall assignments) will be published by the organizers on sarstedter-weihnachtsmarkt.de. The structure follows the proven cornerstones of previous years: mulled wine and food offerings every day, a family atmosphere on Thursday and Friday, DJ and extended opening hours on Saturday evening, and a cozy market day before Christmas on Sunday afternoon (premiere in 2026).
Thursday 17.12.: 3 PM–8 PM; Friday 18.12.: 2 PM–8 PM; Saturday 19.12.: 2 PM–10 PM (with DJ); Sunday 20.12.: 2 PM–6 PM (New for 2026).
Rathausplatz Sarstedt, Steinstraße 22, 31157 Sarstedt.
Free admission. Food, drinks, and goods at usual market prices.
Sarstedt is accessible via the A7 motorway (Hildesheim exit) and Sarstedt train station on the Hanover–Hildesheim S-Bahn line.
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