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Harbour Christmas Market (Chocolate Museum, Cologne)
On the Rhine in front of the Chocolate Museum, the harbour market is the first in Cologne to open and stays open until 3 January.
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Christmas Market at Cologne Cathedral
Roncalliplatz · Cologne, GermanySeason16 November – 23 December 2026
Todayclosed
Entryfree
Whereoutdoors
The market is inside Cologne low-emission zone (Umweltzone)
A green emissions sticker (Umweltplakette) on the windscreen is required — also for foreign cars.
Guide: what to do · official website · Advent 2026: on Saturdays 28.11, 5.12, 12.12 and 19.12 (9-16 h) a parking ticket from the LANXESS arena car parks or the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring underground car park is a free KVB ticket for up to 5 people; P22 Messeparkhaus Zoobrücke has a free shuttle to Heumarkt (26.11-23.12). These car parks are inside the zone (sticker needed). KVB P+R list: check each site.
About
Held on Roncalliplatz right beside the cathedral and also known as the 'Markt der Herzen', this market has the most dramatic setting in the city. Beneath a canopy of lights you will find crafts, decorations, mulled wine and Rhineland snacks, plus music on the stage. Cologne's main station is a two-minute walk away, so it is perfect by train. It is also the busiest market, so aim for a weekday early afternoon if you want room to move.
Opening hours
| Monday | 11:00–21:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 11:00–22:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–22:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00–21:00 |
- Sun 22 November — closed. Closed on Totensonntag (Sunday of the Dead).
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Markt der Engel – Angels' Market (Neumarkt, Cologne)
On Neumarkt in the heart of the shopping district, the Angels' Market glows with thousands of star lights in the trees and angels strolling between white stalls.
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Nikolausdorf – St Nicholas Village (Rudolfplatz, Cologne)
In front of the medieval Hahnentorburg gate, a 'village' of huts where St Nicholas makes his rounds every day and local Kölsch bands play in the evening.
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Heinzels Wintermärchen (Cologne Old Town)
Cologne's market of the Heinzelmännchen house elves spreads over Alter Markt and Heumarkt, with a large open-air ice rink running into January.
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Bonn Christmas Market
More than 160 stalls across Bonn's pedestrian centre, from Münsterplatz and its Beethoven statue to Friedensplatz.
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Düsseldorf Christmas Market
Several themed markets link the old town, the Königsallee and the Rhine, with a Ferris wheel, an ice rink and opening until 30 December.