The Gorgeous Hamburg Christmas markets

Hamburg Christmas market locations

Hamburg Christmas Market is spread across many sites: the largest is on Rathausmarkt in front of historic City Hall.

• Rathausmarkt: 25.11.19 – 23.12.19
  Open daily from 11 am – 9 pm,
  On Fridays and Saturdays until 10 pm
• Spitalerstraße: 25.11.19 – 29.12.19
  Handcrafts daily from 10 am – 9 pm,
  Gastronomy daily from 10 am – 11 pm,
  Closed on 25.12.19
  
• Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz: 25.11.19 – 29.12.19
  Handcrafts daily from 10 am – 9 pm,
  Gastronomy daily from 10 am – 11 pm,
  Closed on 25.12.19
  
• St.-Petri-Kirche: 25.11.19 – 30.12.19
  Handcrafts daily from 10:30 am – 9 pm,
  Gastronomy daily from 10:30 am – 11 pm,
  Closed on 25.12.19 and 26.12.19
• Jungfernstieg: 25.11.19 – 30.12.19
  Open daily from 11 am – 9 pm,
  On Fridays and Saturdays until 10 pm
  Closed on 24.12.19 and 25.12.19
  
• Gänsemarkt: 25.11.19 – 23.12.19
  Handcrafts daily from 11 am – 9 pm,
  Gastronomy daily from 11 am – 11 pm,
• Fleetinsel: 25.11.19 – 23.12.19
  Open daily from 12 am – 9 pm

A very special Christmas market takes place each year on the first Advent weekend. From Friday till Sunday, Hamburg’s oldest Christmas market since 1919 opens its doors in the historic crypt and also in the community hall of the St. Michaelis church. Opening hours: Friday 3 pm – 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am – 7 pm.

Hamburg’s city center is the only one in Germany situated on the shores of a lake, the Alster. The Outer Alster, the larger part of the lake at 160 hectares, is a paradise for sailors and rowers.

Eat and drink:

• Roasted chestnuts
• Mulled Wine or Apple Punch “Glühwein” or “Apfelpunsch” (
• Fire tongs punch (traditional drink with rum and fire) “Feuerzangenbowle”
• Giant Potato Pancakes – “Rösti-Taler”
• grilled Champignons with garlic dip
• Potato pancakes (“Kartoffelpuffer”) with apple sauce
• Fried pork sausage “Currywurst” with bread
• Leaf cabbage with German pre-cooked sausage – “Grühnkohl” with “Kochwurst” or “Kassler”
• Donuts –  “Schmalzgebäck” or “Crêpes”
• Gingerbreadhearts ”Lebkuchenherzen” or “gebrannte Mandeln”

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