Leipzig Christmas market on the market square

Christmas Market
culinary delights
Family/children
tradition/customs
The Leipzig Christmas market on the market square delights visitors every year from the end of November to December 23rd with around 250 to 300 festively decorated stalls.
At the center of the Leipzig Christmas market is the traditional Christmas tree, which illuminates the square with festive festive lights. A varied program with Santa Claus talks and musical performances creates a festive atmosphere. A special highlight is the daily trumpet sound from the balcony of the Old Town Hall.
In addition to delicious specialties and all kinds of handicrafts, the surrounding markets and streets of the historic old town also invite you to take a stroll.

The dates for 2026 are subject to change.

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General Information

  • tourist event

Possible ways to pay

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Arrival & Parking

Public transport: The nearest stop is Leipzig, Markt (S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S5X, S6, and bus line 89). Other stops in the vicinity are Augustusplatz, St. Thomas Church, Goerdelerring, and Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz.

By car: Use the parking garages surrounding the city center. The nearest parking option is the "Q-Park Marktgalerie" underground car park.

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our recommendation

View from above of the Christmas market on the Nikolaikirchhof with the Old Nikolai School on the left and the Nikolai Church on the right, in between Christmas market stalls and some visitors at dusk
CC-BY | www.pkfotografie.com, Philipp Kirschner
A woman stands in front of a gingerbread stall at the Leipzig Christmas market and reaches for a gingerbread heart. A woman stands in front of a gingerbread stall at Leipzig's Christmas market and reaches for a gingerbread heart piernikami na jarmarku bożonarodzeniowym w Lipsku and sięga po piernikowe serceEen vrouw staat voor a peperkoekkraam op de kerstmarkt van Leipzig en reikt naar een peperkoekhartUna donna si trova davanti a una bancarella di pan di zenzero al mercatino di Natale di Lipsia e prende un heart of pan di zenzero
CC-BY | www.pkfotografie.com, Philipp Kirschner
View of the brightly lit Augustusplatz with the fairytale forest and Ferris wheel in the evening with the opera in the backgroundView of the brightly lit Augustusplatz with the fairytale forest and Ferris wheel in the evening with the opera in the background You can see Augustusplatz on the right side of the street with a diabolical młynem wieczorem z opera w tleUitzicht op de helder verlichte Augustusplatz with the spookjesbos en het Reuzenrad in de Avond with the operagebouw op de AchtergrondVista della Augustusplatz, illuminata a giorno, with the bosco delle fiabe e la Panoramic view of the sea with the theater of the Opera on the background
CC-BY | www.pkfotografie.com, Philipp Kirschner

Nearby

Contact

Leipzig market square
Markt 1
04109 Leipzig - Center

Organiser

Market Office of the City of Leipzig
Katharinenstrasse 11
04109 Leipzig - Center