Name: Spandauer Christmas Market in the Old Town 2026
Start: 2026-11-23T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-22T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Altstadt Spandau

Spandauer Christmas Market

About Spandauer Christmas Market

In the west of Berlin, there is a Christmas market that attracts several hundred thousand visitors every year and stretches across the historic old town of Spandau: narrow alleys with half-timbered houses, a Gothic brick church, a market square – plus stalls, mulled wine pyramids, a Ferris wheel, and carousels. The current edition runs from November 23 to December 22, 2026, for a whole month. One of the oldest and most visited Christmas markets in Berlin.

Dates 23 Nov — 22 Dec 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Spandauer Christmas Market — edition 2026

The 2026 edition of the Spandauer Christmas Market in the Old Town takes place from November 23, 2026, to December 22, 2026. One of Berlin's largest Christmas markets, four weeks of market operations in the historic Spandau Old Town, with over 250 stalls, carousels, a Ferris wheel, and a packed stage program. Free admission.

Market opening daily (opening hours to be announced by Spandau City Management in late autumn 2026, typically 11 am–9 pm weekdays, Sundays from 1 pm). Opening ceremony on Sunday, November 23, 2026, at the start of the Sunday of the Dead weekend. The Christmas market closes on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, in good time before Christmas Eve.

Highlights Spandauer Christmas Market 2026

Four weeks of market operations in the historic Old Town; over 250 stalls; Ferris wheel and carousels; stage program; one of Berlin's oldest and largest Christmas markets.

Programme Spandauer Christmas Market 2026

Detailed program for 2026 will be published from October/November 2026 by Spandau City Management on berlin.de/spandau. Expected components based on previous years:

Market area in the Spandau Old Town between Marktplatz, Reformationsplatz, and Carl-Schurz-Straße with over 250 stalls
Arts and crafts and gift items: jewelry, Christmas tree decorations, wooden toys, knitwear, leather goods
Gastronomy: mulled wine, bratwurst, crêpes, potato pancakes, gingerbread, candied almonds, regional Brandenburg specialties
Amusements: Ferris wheel, carousels, children's carousel
Stage program: choirs, brass bands, children's choirs, small concert formats (typically 2 pm–8 pm)
Opening ceremony on November 23, 2026, with a ceremonial speech and light ceremony
Special events on Advent weekends: Santa Claus visits, Santa's workshop, craft activities

Concurrently in Spandau: Spandauer Winterland (new Christmas market format on the former post office site) and the arts and crafts Christmas market in the Gothic House.

Prices Spandauer Christmas Market 2026

Free admission. Purchases at the stalls are at your own expense. Amusements (Ferris wheel, carousels) are charged according to tariff (typically €3–€6).

Practical information

Practical information — Spandauer Christmas Market

Getting there

U7 Rathaus Spandau, 5 min walk. S3/S5/S9 Spandau, 10 min walk.

Admission

Free. Ferris wheel and carousels payable by ticket.

The Old Town of Spandau

The old town of Spandau is one of the few areas of Berlin where the medieval city structure is largely preserved – Spandau was an independent city before the merger into Greater Berlin in 1920. Around St. Nicholas' Church, on the market square and on Reformation Square, between half-timbered houses and narrow alleys, the Christmas market unfolds over about four weeks.

What to find here

Over 250 stalls with arts and crafts, jewelry, Christmas tree decorations, toys, plus an unusually wide culinary range: regional specialties from Brandenburg, mulled wine creations, bratwurst, crêpes, potato pancakes, gingerbread from Nuremberg, candied almonds. For families, there are carousels, a Ferris wheel, and a dense stage program with choirs, brass bands, and small concert formats.

Three markets in one

Spandau has three Christmas markets running concurrently in December: the large classic Spandauer Christmas Market in the old town, the new Spandauer Winterland on the former post office site (dates to be announced), and the arts and crafts Christmas market in the Gothic House (with a regional focus). Those taking a day trip to the west of Berlin can visit all three.

District and Location

Old Town Spandau, Market Square / Reformation Square. Spandau District. U7 Rathaus Spandau, then 5 minutes on foot. S-Bahn Spandau, then 10 minutes on foot. Berlin, State of Berlin.