New Year's Eve Market Kapuzinerplanken Mannheim
Year-end market in the white tents between Christmas and New Year
About New Year's Eve Market Mannheim
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Market for the quiet week between Christmas and New Year's Eve
Mannheim is the only major German city with its own New Year's Eve market — a market format specifically designed for the days between Christmas and the New Year. From December 27 to 31, 2026, Kapuzinerplanken in squares O5 and O6 will be transformed into a winter meeting place for Mannheim residents and visitors from the Rhine-Neckar region. The organizer is VTM Mannheim (Events — Tourism — Marketing), which also organizes the Christmas market on Kapuzinerplanken.
White tents and starry sky
The market's concept is visually special: instead of typical Christmas market stalls, white tents are used, set up under a starry sky light design — the atmosphere is brighter, more festive, and more focused on the turn of the year than a classic Christkindlmarkt. Around 30 carefully selected exhibitors present arts and crafts, unique items, and culinary delights with a New Year's Eve theme.
Lucky cent campaign with chimney sweeps
A special feature of the market is the lucky cent campaign: chimney sweeps symbolically distribute luck in the form of lucky cents to visitors and collect donations in return for the "German Leukemia Research Aid Campaign for Children with Cancer — Mannheim Local Chapter e.V." A traditional custom — the chimney sweep as a bringer of good luck for the new year — is combined here with concrete charitable aid.
Mannheim, the city of squares
With around 314,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg and the urban center of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The city center is divided into numerical and alphabetical blocks according to the famous grid system — squares O5 and O6 are located in the middle of the "Planken" pedestrian zone, the city's central shopping axis. The Kapuzinerplanken form a microcosm of Mannheim's festival culture: both the special Christmas market (Nov 23–Dec 24) and the New Year's Eve market (Dec 27–31) take place here, with both markets under white tents in the same location.
New Year's Eve Market Mannheim — edition 2026
Market for the days between Christmas and New Year's Eve
From Sunday, December 27 to Thursday, December 31, 2026, the New Year's Eve Market opens on Kapuzinerplanken — a format tailored to the quiet week between Christmas and the turn of the year. In Mannheim's squares O5 and O6 (in the middle of the Planken pedestrian zone), exhibitors set up their white tents under a starry sky.
Around 30 market traders offer New Year's Eve specialties, arts and crafts, gifts, and culinary delights. A special tradition is the lucky cent campaign: chimney sweeps distribute symbolic luck in the form of lucky cents and collect donations in return for the German Leukemia Research Aid Campaign for Children with Cancer (Mannheim Local Chapter e.V.).
Programme New Year's Eve Market Mannheim 2026
Festive days and opening hours
- Sun, Dec 27, 2026 — 11:00 AM–8:00 PM (Market opening)
- Mon, Dec 28, 2026 — 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Tue, Dec 29, 2026 — 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Wed, Dec 30, 2026 — 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Thu, Dec 31, 2026 — 11:00 AM–2:00 PM (New Year's Eve, earlier closing)
Program elements
- ~30 market traders with New Year's Eve theme
- White tents under starry sky light design
- Arts and crafts, unique items, culinary delights
- Gastronomy stands with punch, mulled wine, and winter dishes
Lucky Cent Campaign
- Chimney sweeps as bringers of good luck for the new year
- Donation campaign for the benefit of the German Leukemia Research Aid for Children with Cancer (Mannheim Local Chapter e.V.)
More info at vtm-ma.de/silvestermarkt.
Highlights New Year's Eve Market Mannheim 2026
- Unique New Year's Eve market between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Location in Mannheim squares O5/O6 (Planken)
- 30 white tents under starry sky light design
- Chimney sweep lucky cent campaign for the benefit of children with cancer
- 5 market days from Sunday to New Year's Eve
Prices New Year's Eve Market Mannheim 2026
Free admission. Food, drinks, and arts and crafts at the stalls at usual festival prices. Lucky cents are given out in exchange for donations to the German Leukemia Research Aid.
Practical information — New Year's Eve Market Mannheim
Getting there
Mannheim is located on the A 5, A 6, and A 656 motorways. By train, ICE stop Mannheim Hauptbahnhof — from there, a 10-minute walk or tram to the Planken city center. You can reach squares O5/O6 via the main axes of the Planken between Wasserturm and Paradeplatz.
Opening hours 2026
Sunday, December 27, 2026 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Mon–Wed: 11:00 AM–8:00 PM. Thu (Dec 31, New Year's Eve): 11:00 AM–2:00 PM. Sun (Dec 27): 11:00 AM–8:00 PM.
Admission and contact
Free admission. Food, drinks, and arts and crafts at the stalls at usual market prices. Information: VTM Mannheim, +49 621 121 823-00 or [email protected]. More info at vtm-ma.de/silvestermarkt.
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Where it takes place New Year's Eve Market Mannheim
Kapuzinerplanken in den Quadraten O5/O6
Kapuzinerplanken · Quadrate O5/O6, 68161 Mannheim