The Advanced Guide To Münster Christmas Market

By Dutch Norwegian CoupleTravel

Have you ever wanted to go to a German Christmas Market? They are world famous. And every year they bring the Christmas spirit to Germans and tourists from all over the world. They are mostly open from end November to end December. For years I’ve wanted to go to one. And finally, this December we travelled to Germany and Holland. And had a chance to go. The first thing we did was to researched which was the best Christmas Markets in Germany. We’ve included a list at the end of this post. Then we looked at which one was the closest to our destination. We were staying in Twist with Pascals sister. Therefore fe found out that the one in Münster was a great choice. Read further to find out more about the Christmas Market in Münster and general information about the Christmas Markets in Germany.

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How to get to Münster

How to get there of course depends on where you’re coming from. But we’ll list up a few examples. From Bremen to Münster it’s just 2 hours to drive. From Amsterdam 2,5 hours. And from Düsseldorf it’s 1,5 hours. We lived as we already said in Twist, from Twist it’ll take you only 1 hour to drive. The best option is if you drive by car. You can park in one of the parking garages in the middle of the city. We parked so that when we exited the garage, we were immediately in the middle of the Christmas Market.

Locations and stalls

In the historic Old Town in Münster you can find five squares, with a total of 300 stalls. It’s truly a romantic and wonderful stroll through the town from square to square. All the lights and Christmas decorations are unbelievable beautiful. And it feels like walking in a fairy tale. 

When to go

Münster Christmas Market is open from 25 Nov – 23 Dec. Sun – Thu 11am – 8pm. Fri – Sat 11am – 9pm. We arrived around 3 pm on a Sunday, and it was just starting to get dark. While we were there it got completely dark, and we could truly enjoy all the Christmas lights. We recommend you to go from this time and later, because in daylight it’s really not the same.

Things to do

First of all; Enjoy! If you love Christmas, you’ll also love this Christmas Market. While walking around looking at all the different stalls, you should drink Glühwein and eat a bratwurst to get the true German feeling. 

Do you have kids? Then they will also love it. There are carousels for them to ride. And hot chocolate milk. And candy stalls. 

General info about Christmas Markets in Germany

To get into the Christmas spirit it’s great to go to a magical Christmas Market. Germany first started to have Christmas Markets in 1310, and they first started out as winter markets. Since then they have become world famous for them. In general, both Germany and the Netherlands have markets at all times of the year. And for me as Norwegian it’s so nice to go to these! If we ever live in the Netherlands, I’d love to do all my groceries shopping at markets instead of supermarkets. 

In a Christmas Market you can buy just about everything. You find a lot of handcraft and Christmas stars and decorations. But we also saw a stall selling Christmas dog treats(!) and dog leashes. One that had different types of homemade food like honey and jams. One with leather and purses. And one selling kids’ toys. 

Do you want to go to a German Christmas Market?

Here’s a list of the top Christmas Markets in Germany:

  • Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg
  • Römerberg market, Frankfurt
  • Marktplatz, Stuttgart
  • Lucia Christmas market, Berlin
  • Marienplatz Christmas market, Munich
  • Striezelmarkt, Dresden
  • Leipzig Christmas market
  • Hamburg Christmas markets
  • Markets in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  • Cathedral Christmas market, Cologne

Choose one and plan your December trip already now!

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