Christmas time in Darmstadt
From 18. November to 23. December 2024, Darmstadt will once again offer the best in culinary delights, Christmas shopping and a festive atmosphere!
Culinary and handicraft specialities invite you to pre-Christmas hustle and bustle at Darmstadt's Christmas market. The adventually decorated city centre and the Christmas trees on Marktplatz, Luisenplatz and Ludwigsplatz create a Christmas atmosphere.
The special highlight every year are the stalls from Darmstadt's twin towns. Whether handicrafts or culinary specialities such as Hungarian lángos or wine and cheese from Saanen (Switzerland) - the twin towns are eagerly awaited by Darmstadt residents and visitors alike every year.
Please note: The Christmas Market will stay closed on Totensonntag (24.11.).
Did you know...
...that Darmstadt has a "Glühweinprinzessin" (mulled wine princess)? She is elected every year since 2011 and, among other things, presents the new motif of the mulled wine glasses at the opening of the Darmstadt Christmas Market. Have a look at the "Glühweinprinzessinnen" of the past years here.
Traders and shops on Darmstadt Christmas Market 2023
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Churros
Delicious churros, a Spanish speciality.
Vegetarian offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Die Glasperle - jewellry manufactory
Many people know our shop in Arheilgen, where we make our jewellery from self-made glass beads and many other materials as unique pieces or in small series. Our glass angels, stars and trees are also made there in many colours. The glass colours shine especially beautifully in the Christmas tree or on the window. The range of tree decorations is complemented by the very popular flying and moving Father Christmases made of tin.
With us you will always find something special - for every budget.
Weingut Jakobshof - auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt
The Jakobshof winery is located between Mainz and Worms in the middle of beautiful, sunny Rheinhessen, Germany's largest wine-growing region.
It has been family-owned for over 200 years and is now being successfully managed by the 9th generation.
With our wines, we always want to produce a little bit of quality of life - not only for wine connoisseurs and lovers.
See for yourself that Rheinhessen wine is the most drunk wine in Germany for good reason.
Fischhütte
Delicacies from the sea are available at the fish hut on Friedensplatz.
Vegetarian offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Wöbbeking Baumstriezel
Baumstriezel are delicious delicacies made of dough, they come in different varieties such as Oreo, Rafaello, sugar cinnamon, Bounty, Hazellnut and christmasmarket special. Also offered at the stand are speculoos, walnuts and gingerbread.
Vegan offer:
The yeast dough, based on a traditional Hungarian recipe, is vegan, and there is also a vegan filling, e.g. apple sauce, and a vegan topping for the outside, e.g. nuts, poppy seeds, cinnamon sugar, vanilla or Oreo.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Köhler's fairytale carousel
On Köhler's fairytale carousel, young and old experience a wild ride - whether on mythical creatures or familiar horses.
Kinderkarussell auf dem Ludwigsplatz
A short break from strolling through the city for the little ones: with a round on the childrens' carousel on Ludwigsplatz.
The stalls on Ludwigsplatz remain closed on Sundays.
Historisches Pferdekarussell
On Friedensplatz, the historic horse-drawn carousel, built in Mainz in 1920, invites you to take a nostalgic ride.
Steel products and household goods
Household goods, kitchen and table knives of all kinds as well as precision steel goods made of stainless steel (precision tweezers, scissors of all kinds, instruments, helpers for pedicures and manicures)!
Willi Koch stands for quality, reliability, advice and service for decades.
Spagerer Café & Crêpes
Everything for a sweet break: crêpes, waffles, steamed noodles and hot drinks - at Diana Spagerer on Luisenplatz.
China Hütte
Asian specialties are available at the China Hütte on the market square.
Confectionery Felderhoff
Felderhoff offers a wide selection of sweets for every taste.
Christmas tree on the market square
The Christmas trees for the Darmstadt Christmas market, which decorate the market square and Luisenplatz every year, traditionally come from the region. This year, both trees are from Wald-Michelbach/Kocherbach and can no longer remain in their current locations.
The tree for the market square is pushing up the tarmac surface of the passing road with its roots, while the tree for Luisenplatz in a private front garden has now become too large and is already damaging the foundations of the garden wall with its roots. However, a new planting is already planned here.
Market square: approx. 20 m tall silver fir (weight approx. 3.6 tonnes)
Lighting:
Since this year, the tree on the market square has had new lighting consisting of 13,500 LEDs. The lights are animated every hour from 6 pm.
Consorte Textilartikel
From cosy jumpers to cool T-shirts, you'll find everything your wardrobe needs here.
Ansari Textil- und Blechwaren
At Ansari's you can get textile and tinware, great signs and cool t-shirts.
Christmas tree on Luisenplatz
The Christmas trees for the Darmstadt Christmas market, which decorate the market square and Luisenplatz every year, traditionally come from the region. This year, both trees are from Wald-Michelbach/Kocherbach and can no longer remain in their current locations.
The tree for the market square is pushing up the tarmac surface of the passing road with its roots, while the tree for Luisenplatz in a private front garden has now become too large and is already damaging the foundations of the garden wall with its roots. However, a new planting is already planned here.
Luisenplatz: approx. 13 m high Nordmann fir (weight approx. 1.4 tonnes)
The tree on Luisenplatz was once again decorated with wooden stars and red baubles by the Darmstadt Showmen's Association.
Candela candels
Original lotus candles from our own production, very beautiful gift ideas made of glass, wax and light, a large selection of candle accessories.
Contact at www.candela-shop.de or www.lotuskerze.com
Gastronomiebetriebe Familie C. Hausmann
Chrisine Hausmann and her family not only offer traditional snack specialties such as bratwurst, currywurst and french fries, but also a wide range of specialties such as a various burger, kidney skewers, meatballs, spit roast and much more. Furthermore, the Hausmann family offers a daily changing special meal.
Vegetarian offer:
Mushroom pan with various dips and veggie burger.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Hill`s Weinhütte
The best wines from our own cultivation in Rheinhessen, refined into delicious mulled wine according to an old family recipe.
All our wines are vegan and we do not use any artificial flavourings for our mulled wine. We consciously rely, quite traditionally, exclusively on the taste of natural spices.
Insider tip: From February to November, you can find us with our delicious wines at the weekly market in Darmstadt. Every Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm!
Vegan offer:
All wines are vegan.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Odenwälder Holzbrennerei & Korkwaren
Werner Breidert has been at the Darmstadt Christmas market with his Odenwald wood works for almost 40 years. The wooden items such as kitchen utensils or lovingly individualized wooden boards and signs are always a great gift.
Individual branding is possible. Werner Breidert and his daughter try to carry out branding orders until Christmas.
For four years, mostly self-made cork items are also part of the range: e.g. bags, purses and accessories.
Heiße Maronen - Benjamin Levy
Hot chestnuts are simply part of the Christmas market. They taste delicious and warm the hands on cold days.
Traber´s Flammlachs
Flaming salmon - in a roll, with salad, various sauces - grilled directly on site.
Candy Factory Glock
Almonds, nuts, popcorn and all the other sweets your heart desires can be found at the Candy Factory Glock!
Mützen & Schals & Handschuhe - Marktboutique
Scarfs, caps and gloves - everything you need to keep head, neck and hands warm. In many shapes, colours and materials.
Illumination Langer Ludwig
This year, the Lange Ludwig will once again shine with over 30,000 LED light points. The illumination is energy-saving and uses green electricity.
The illumination of the Long Ludwig is a city marketing project with the kind support of ENTEGA, Sparkasse Darmstadt and the Luisencenter Darmstadt.
Illumination: daily from 4 pm to 11 pm
D`Chäsbräter
Swiss Raclette from Lake Constance... this is where the cheese happiness begins!
Vegetarian offer:
Cheese aclette with e.g. potatoes, cucumbers, bread, onions...
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Tee- und Gewürzhütte Maul
Exquisite teas and many exciting spices await you here!
Grupe's punch hut
Here you find delicous punch and mulled wine.
Hundebäckerei Goltz
To make sure that our favourite four-legged friends don't miss out either, there will be a "dog bakery" at the Darmstadt Christmas Market, with delicious biscuits and little treats for our four-legged friends.
Biebel's Süße Hütte
Delicious sweets, biscuits, etc.
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Sternenlichter - Michael Winkelmann & Halvor Wolf
The beautiful star lights paper stars light the way to the Christmas season. All will find a their decoration for Advent andwonderful glowing Christmas gifts.
Kühlewinds Kaffeehaus
Delicious sweet and hot specialities are available at Kühlewins Kaffeehaus.
Hausmann's Glockenturm - Mulled wine & chestnuts
Hot mulled wine and children's punch. You can also get delicious hot chestnuts here!
Gluten-free offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Zoe's Twister
Tornadospieße - delicious from the potato.
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Brauns leathershop
Brauns Ledershop, with Thiemo and Elke Braun, is a family business that has been travelling to fairs and markets for 30 years.
We look forward to welcoming you at the Darmstadt Spring Fair and presenting our range to you. E.g. the card case wallet SecWaL, made in Germany.
Furthermore, we offer a belt shortening and repair service.
There is the possibility of contactless payment, with all girocards that have an NFC chip.
For enquiries, please call 01523-3941600 or 0171-7923170.
Köhler Langos King
Langos, the Hungarian speciality, with various toppings.
Spagerer Süßwaren
Spagerer Süßwaren offer gingerbread hearts, roasted almonds, biscuits and popcorn at their stall at the fountain on Luisenplatz.
Christmas cot
Nativity scene on Ludwigsplatz
The stalls on Ludwigsplatz remain closed on Sundays.
Drechselarbeiten - Spiel & Kunst GmbH
We are a creative forge with company headquarters in Freudenstadt, a small town located in the idyllic northern Black Forest. As a manufacturer, we process the entire tree: the trunk wood, strong and weak branches, as well as the bark.
Making accessories in traditional craftsmanship is our passion, and good workmanship is our profession. Loving handcrafting is supported by professional milling and laser technology.
Glühweinkiste Felderhoff
In addition to traditional mulled wine, the mulled wine box also contains specialities such as baked apple punch and sugar-free children's punch, pure grape variety mulled wine "Merlot" and "Chardonnay".
NEW: Premium mulled wine "PINO GRITIO" & "PRIMITIVIO".
Naturally organic and vegan, without sugar.
The traditional Swiss raclette is served freshly scraped on:
- Rye bread
- Walnut fig bread
- Potato flatbread
- Spelt flatbread
Various vegetarian variations. Let us surprise you.
For detailed questions about the vegetarian offer, please contact the stand staff directly.
Hausmann's Imbiss auf dem Marktplatz
Snack stand with classics such as currywurst and chips and tasty burgers.
In addition to mulled wine and other hot drinks, the tried and tested Feuerzangenbowle will of course not be missing!
vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free offer:
-Veggi- Burger (vegetarian or vegan possible)
-Vegan mushroom pan
-Jacket potatoes with vegetarian or vegan toppings
We always have gluten-free buns and burger buns available for customers with gluten intolerance.
The fruit wines, apple mulled wine and children's punch are also vegan.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Perlkönig GmbH
Perlkönig has been offering high-quality jewellry of its own design for over 20 years. The range includes pendants and chains as well as necklaces and earrings. Due to the high quality and customer friendliness, Perlkönig has gained a steadily growing circle of regular customers.
All pieces of jewelry are available in different versions as well as individually or as a set.
Schokofrüchte Bauer
For those with a sweet tooth and hangover, here are many delicious chocolate fruits, from pineapple to lemon.
Zoe's Kartoffelhaus
Delicious food from the potatoe with various dips and sauces.
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Reibekuchen Roscher
Roscher offers delicious potato pancakes, as a snack or for the big appetite.
The eighth-generation family business offers potato pancakes made from fresh potatoes every day in proven quality.
Vegetarian offer:
The potato pancakes are baked in vegetable fat. They are served with apple sauce or garlic sauce (made from crème fraiche).
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Rawiel's Backstube - filled hand bread
Delicious hand bread with different fillings.
Vegetarian offer:
Hand bread filled with cheese and mushrooms.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Imbiss Manfred Hausmann - auf dem Karolinenplatz
In addition to currywurst & chips, kidney spits and burgers, Hausmann's Imbiss also serves delicious drinks and a large selection of different cold drinks.
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free offer:
On offer e.g. mushrooms with cream sauce (gluten-free), vegan bratwurst.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Pfannen-Muntsch
The company Pfannen-Muntsch has been selling pots and pans for over 40 years in a well-established family tradition:
- Eurolux pans, roasters and pots
- Seitz baking release spray
- Kitchen gadgets made of silicone from the Kochblume brand
Telephone: +49 157 378 300 95
Fax: +49 6257 9189213
Email: info@pfannen-muntsch.de
Christmas Pyramid
The Darmstadt Showmen's Association, in co-operation with the City of Science Darmstadt, gave the Darmstadt Christmas market a landmark in 1996 with the Christmas pyramid on the market square fountain. The association finances the pyramid and the city provides support with the licences.
The pyramid was made in 1995 by the Hilmersdorf local history association in the Ore Mountains. For its 20th anniversary in 2015, the pyramid was given a new structural design with a substructure made of steel beams. It was also completely repainted and the lighting was converted to modern LED technology.
The assembly of the 9 metre high pyramid is carried out by the showmen's association and takes approx. 10 hours with 8 workers - the dismantling takes approx. 8 hours.
Nungesser Crêpes
Delicious crêpes with sweet or savoury fillings and toppings are available from Nungesser.
Vegetarian offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Hausmann´s Heiße Hütte
In a cozy Christmas atmosphere you can drink a mulled wine and get in the mood for the holidays.
Holzspielwaren Denker
Children's toys made of wood are becoming rare - but you can still find them at the Darmstadt Christmas Market!
Pastahütte Goltz
Delicious pasta dishes are available at the Goltz Pasta Hut on Friedensplatz.
Grupe's Punschhütte auf dem Marktplatz
Delicious mulled wine and cold drinks.
Willi's Grill
Bratwurst, steaks and meatballs are available fresh and hot from the beechwood grill.
Grupe's Pizza mit Herz
Pizza, the Italian speciality, in many different variations.
Vegetarian offer:
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Sheep's wool items
Manufacturer in 2nd generation of sheep's wool items from the Odenwald
All items made from virgin sheep's wool come from the own production. The company and production site is in the Odenwald. Here blankets, pillows, slippers and various other things are made from Oeko-Tex certified materials.
Due to the in-house production, it is possible to realize custom-made products at any time.
Kinderkarussell Zauberwelt
Magic World children's carousel
M&S Hausmann GmbH
The carousel in enchanting Disney style offers lovingly designed vehicles with light effects and the well-known and popular talking horns.
Even the youngest passengers can ride in the specially designed Formula 1 car.
Of course, parents can accompany their children free of charge during the ride.
Cashless payment possible.
Spagerers Backhäusel
Crêpes: sweet, savoury or tipsy.
Wholemeal crêpes: sweet or savoury.
Churros: with bueno cream, raffaello cream, Nutella, icing sugar.
Quarkbällchen:with icing sugar - NEW
Belgian waffles like grandma used to make them
All doughs are made fresh every day.
Also: Rothenburg snowballs
Beverages:
Honey wine from the beekeeping Holger Schemel Bickenbach, mead with cherry wine, Christmas mead.
And brand new: the honey glow.
Kartoffelhaus by Grupes Grüne Kiste
Our potato specialities are homemade & vegan potato pancakes according to a cross-generational recipe and jacket potatoes. Our potatoes are of course from the region!
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free offer:
The potato pancakes are vegan, accordingly also vegetarian. The jacket potatoes are gluten-free.
All sauces are vegetarian, applesauce is vegan and there will be a vegan chilli mayo.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Bonneau Crêpes
Delicious crêpes in many different variations.
Mützen-Paradies Potschies
Scarfs, caps and gloves - everything you need to keep head, neck and hands warm. In many shapes, colours and materials.
Korbwaren
Baskets, boxes and containers in many sizes and colours woven from wicker.
Crêpes Bei Moppel
Moppel offers crêpes and waffles (also vegan) and the special mulled beer fresh from the barrel.
There are also hearty waffles made from potato dough in two different variations.
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free offer:
The vegan crêpes and waffles are made from oat/almond milk and spelt flour, with toppings such as cinnamon-sugar, apple sauce and daily changing toppings, e.g. spinach, mushrooms, vegan creams.
The hot chocolate is also available as a vegan version made from oat milk.
For detailed questions, please contact the stand staff directly.
Unterköflers Kindereisenbahn
Generations of Darmstadt children have ridden on the historic children's railway. Today, the children's railway still enchants large and small Darmstadt residents visiting the Christmas market.
Holz- und Metall Dekoartikel
Figures and animal figures made of wood and metal, wind chimes, scented woods.
Contact
Darmstadt Shop Luisencenter
Luisenplatz 5
64283 Darmstadt
Tel.: +49 6151 - 1345-13
Fax: +49 6151 - 1347-5858
information@darmstadt.de
Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
infopoint Mathildenhöhe
Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
(The Infopoint is located on the Mathildenhöhe in Olbrichweg, on the north side of the exhibition building (rear), between the Wedding Tower and the Darmstadt h_da University of Applied Sciences.)
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