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Munich Christmas Market opening times

Munich Christmas Market hours vary by market. From Monday to Friday, nine of the 14 markets on the map with announced hours open between 10:00 and 12:00 and close between 20:00 and 21:00, while three stay open until 22:00 or later.

Rows follow the map numbers of the Munich Christmas Markets.

What time do the Christmas Markets in Munich open and close?

Weekly opening times of the 18 Christmas Markets on the map, 7 November to 28 December 2026, in map order (empty cell: time not announced):

#1
Christmas MarketChristkindlmarkt at Marienplatz
Open from20 Nov to 24 Dec
Mon to Thu10:00-21:00
Fri10:00-21:00
Sat10:00-21:00
Sun10:00-20:00
#2
Christmas MarketMedieval Christmas Market
Open from20 Nov to 23 Dec
Mon to Thu11:00-21:00
Fri11:00-21:00
Sat11:00-21:00
Sun11:00-21:00
#3
Christmas MarketChristmas Village in the Kaiserhof of the Residenz
Open from16 Nov to 22 Dec
Mon to Thu11:00-21:00
Fri11:00-21:00
Sat11:00-21:00
Sun11:00-21:00
#4
Christmas MarketPink Christmas
Open from20 Nov to 20 Dec
Mon to Thu16:00-22:00
Fri16:00-22:00
Sat14:00-22:00
Sun14:00-22:00
#5
Christmas MarketTollwood Winter Festival
Open from24 Nov to 23 Dec
Mon to Thu14:00-23:30 (Mon to 22:30)
Fri14:00-23:30
Sat11:00-23:30
Sun11:00-22:30
#6
Christmas MarketChristmas Market at the Chinese Tower
Open from19 Nov to 23 Dec
Mon to ThuWed-Thu 11:30-20:30 (Mon-Tue closed)
Fri11:30-20:30
Sat11:00-20:30
Sun11:00-20:30
#7
Christmas MarketChristkindlmarkt at Sendlinger Tor
Open from20 Nov to 22 Dec
Mon to Thu10:30-21:00
Fri10:30-21:00
Sat10:30-21:00
Sun10:30-21:00
#8
Christmas MarketSchwabing Christmas Market
Open from25 Nov to 24 Dec
Mon to Thu12:00-20:30
Fri12:00-20:30
Sat11:00-20:30
Sun11:00-20:30
#9
Christmas MarketHaidhausen Christmas Market
Open fromFrom 24 Nov
Mon to Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
#10
Christmas MarketChristmas Market at Rotkreuzplatz
Open from20 Nov to 23 Dec
Mon to Thu11:00-20:30
Fri11:00-20:30
Sat11:00-20:30
Sun11:00-20:30
#11
Christmas MarketMärchenbazar
Open from26 Nov to 28 Dec
Mon to Thu14:00-22:00 (Thu 14:00-23:00)
Fri14:00-23:00
Sat12:00-23:00
Sun11:00-21:00
#12
Christmas MarketSendlinger Bergweihnacht
Open from20 Nov to 23 Dec
Mon to Thu11:00-21:00
Fri11:00-21:00
Sat11:00-21:00
Sun11:00-21:00
#13
Christmas MarketArabellas Glühweinzauber
Open from12 Nov to 23 Dec
Mon to Thu12:00-20:00
Fri12:00-20:00
Sat12:00-20:00
Sun12:00-20:00
#14
Christmas MarketChristmas Market under the maypole
Open from
Mon to Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
#15
Christmas MarketPasinger Christkindlmarkt
Open fromAdvent weekends from 28 Nov
Mon to Thuclosed
Friclosed
Sat13:00-19:30
Sun13:00-19:30
#16
Christmas MarketWeihnachtsMacherei
Open from19 Nov to 19 Dec
Mon to ThuWed-Thu 17:00-21:00 (Mon-Tue closed)
Fri17:00-21:00
Sat15:00-21:00
Sunclosed
#17
Christmas MarketWinterworld Motorworld
Open from7 Nov to 20 Dec
Mon to Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
#18
Christmas MarketMoosacher Hüttenzauber
Open from
Mon to Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
  • Tollwood Winter Festival: the market closes at 22:30 on Sundays and Mondays, and on Wednesday 23 December the whole festival closes at 22:00 (Tollwood Winter Festival visitor information and opening hours).
  • Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower: closed on Mondays and Tuesdays except Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 December (11:00 to 20:30).
  • Christmas Village in the Kaiserhof of the Residenz: open until 20:00 on its last day, Tuesday 22 December.
  • Schwabing Christmas Market: the food stalls stay open until 21:00 (Schwabing Christmas Market dates and hours).
  • Arabellas Glühweinzauber opens at 15:00 on its first day, Thursday 12 November.
  • Hours have not been announced for the Haidhausen Christmas Market, the Christmas Market under the maypole, Winterworld Motorworld and the Moosacher Hüttenzauber; the seasons are in the Munich Christmas Market dates.

Special opening days at the Munich Christmas Markets

Sunday 22 November is Totensonntag (Sunday of the Dead), a quiet day in Bavaria:

  • Closed: Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz, Medieval Christmas Market, Christmas Village in the Kaiserhof of the Residenz, Christkindlmarkt at Sendlinger Tor, Christmas Market at Rotkreuzplatz, Sendlinger Bergweihnacht, Arabellas Glühweinzauber.
  • Opening not confirmed: Pink Christmas, Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower, Winterworld Motorworld.

On Sunday 15 November (Volkstrauertag), Arabellas Glühweinzauber is closed; Winterworld Motorworld has not confirmed whether it opens.

Three markets with a confirmed closing date run to 24 December or later:

Christmas MarketChristkindlmarkt at Marienplatz
24 Dec10:00-14:00
25 Decseason over
26 Decseason over
31 Decseason over
1 Janseason over
Christmas MarketSchwabing Christmas Market
24 Dec11:00-14:00
25 Decseason over
26 Decseason over
31 Decseason over
1 Janseason over
Christmas MarketMärchenbazar
24 Decclosed
25 Dec12:00-21:00
26 Dec12:00-21:00
31 Decseason over
1 Janseason over

Märchenbazar also opens on 27 December (11:00 to 21:00) and on 28 December, its last day (14:00 to 22:00). Every other market with confirmed dates ends before Christmas Eve.

Late openings and early closures at the Munich Christmas Markets

The Tollwood Winter Festival keeps its market open until 23:30 from Tuesday to Saturday, and its food and drink stands serve until midnight on those nights. Märchenbazar runs until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday, and Pink Christmas closes at 22:00 all week.

In the morning, the Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz opens at 10:00 (Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz dates and opening hours) and the Christkindlmarkt at Sendlinger Tor at 10:30. Several markets only start in the afternoon on weekdays: Pink Christmas at 16:00, the Tollwood Winter Festival and Märchenbazar at 14:00, and the WeihnachtsMacherei at 17:00 from Wednesday to Friday. On Sundays the Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz shuts an hour earlier than on other days, at 20:00.

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