Kunsthandwerklicher Weihnachtsmarkt am Mexikoplatz

A Market Exclusively for Handmade Items

The Artisanal Christmas Market at Mexikoplatz has been curated for years by Cornelja Hasler (KUNSTHAND-BERLIN) and differs fundamentally from typical Berlin mulled wine markets. A simple rule applies here: only handmade items, only original designs, no purchased industrial goods. Those selling at Mexikoplatz have designed and usually made their products themselves.

The Setting: S-Bahnhof Mexikoplatz

Mexikoplatz in the south of Zehlendorf is one of Berlin's most charming squares. Framed by residential buildings from the 1920s and the striking Art Nouveau Mexikoplatz station with its copper dome, it forms a small stage in the green west of the city. On Advent Sundays, around 100 stalls line up in a semicircle around the square, while small fir trees flank the wooden booths.

What You'll Find

Jewellery design in silver, porcelain, and copper, Berlin ceramic studios with cups and bowls, textile printing and knitwear, illustrated children's books and postcard sets, wooden toys, leather goods, beeswax candles, soaps, glasswork. The market is famous for its density of quality – those who have shopped here once come back regularly.

A Market with Tradition

The market is organized by KUNSTHAND-BERLIN, the association of Berlin craftswomen and craftsmen around Cornelja Hasler. Despite ongoing U3 construction work in the vicinity, the BVG has confirmed that the market can continue to take place – a market that is as much a part of the Zehlendorf Advent as a walk through Glienicke Palace Park.