Christmas Market

Hildesheim Christmas Magic

Every year, around 60 festively decorated stalls and many tried-and-tested, as well as new, highlights await visitors in the historic market square and the square An der Lilie. During Advent, the Hildesheim Christmas Market attracts residents, tourists, and day-trippers to the city center with its Christmas scents, colorful lights, and appealing program, even beyond the Christmas holidays.

As a special highlight, the traditional heart of the Christmas market, the city's historic market square, will once again feature a Christmas pyramid. Alongside arts and crafts and food stalls, small wooden huts adorn the square around the market fountain, their design echoing the half-timbered style of old Hildesheim buildings. In these stalls, vendors offer a wide variety of Christmas items and accessories. As in previous years, several large fir trees further enhance the wintry, Christmassy atmosphere.

Against the impressive backdrop of the market square with its famous Butchers' Guildhall, a Christmas tree approximately 10 meters tall once again provides a very special festive glow. Numerous stalls, framed by tall fir trees, also invite visitors to stroll and relax in the square "An der Lilie." 

Here you will find an overview of how to get there and where to park.

How wonderful it is when it's Christmas!

Call for proposals: Attractions for the Hildesheim Christmas Market 2026

"Let us introduce ourselves!" – The Christmas market stall for Hildesheim

Hildesheim Marketing GmbH provides a Christmas market stall for volunteers, clubs and institutions as part of the Hildesheim Christmas market. The stall can from December 12th to December 23rd 2026 inclusive can be used free of charge. 

The platform is used for presenting the work of the association or institution, collecting donations, carrying out events, and selling association or gift items. Commercial use beyond the association's purpose is not permitted.

Advent Atelier – The changing booth for arts and crafts

The Advent Atelier creates a special hut for creative crafts at the Christmas market. This rotating hut offers artisans the opportunity to present and sell their work for one week at a time in a festive atmosphere.

The event is exclusively for exhibitors working in the crafts sector, showcasing their own handcrafted products. This results in a diverse selection of high-quality, unique handicrafts that enriches the market every week.

At a glance

  • From November 23rd to December 28th, 2026

  • 12 pm to 20 pm (In addition, individual stalls may open from 11 am to 22 pm)

     

  • The market will be closed on December 24th and 25th. On December 26th, the market will open at 14 pm.