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590. Dresden Striezelmarkt 2024
Period
Wednesday, November 27th to Tuesday, December 24th 2024
Opening hours
November 27th (opening)
4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
November 28th to December 23th
daily 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
December 24th
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The following programme awaits you on the opening day:
3 p.m. | Ecumenical church service and opening ceremony with the Dresdner Kreuzchor and the Dresdner Kapellknaben in the Kreuzkirche
4 p.m. | Cultural opening on the Striezelmarkt stage
from 4.30 p.m. | Opening of the Striezelmarkt stalls and sales until 9 p.m.
Location: Dresden’s Altmarkt
Let there be light!
The Altmarkt will shine in Christmas splendour for the first time. The 590th Dresden Striezelmarkt is almost here, and the construction work is going well. On Friday, November 22th at around 4.45 p.m., all Dresdeners and guests are invited to witness the Striezelmarkt fir tree and other traditional elements in all their glory for the first time when the first light test takes place.
The 25-metre-high Nordmann fir from Freital is the centrepiece of the Christmas market. It is decorated with a 2,900-metre-long string of lights, 16,200 sparkling LEDs and the XXL Herrnhut star at the top. It attracts everyone's attention alongside nativity scene, candle arch and pyramid.
Christmas carol singing competition
We are looking for brave singers for the traditional pyramid festival at the Dresden Striezelmarkt on 14 December 2024! All singing enthusiasts between the ages of 6 and 16 are invited to present their Christmas song on the Striezelmarkt stage and compete for valuable prizes. An original Erzgebirge pyramid awaits the winners, presented by representatives of the Association of Erzgebirge Craftsmen and Toy Manufacturers. Apply now, stating the title of your song / artistic contribution, to info@alexander-und-partner.de.
Travelling and parking
Every year during the Advent season, thousands of Dresdeners and guests visit Dresden city centre to experience the traditional Christmas markets, including the famous Dresden Striezelmarkt. Comprehensive information on the various travel and parking options are available here (in german language).
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Striezelmarkt highlights
- Advent Calendar Festival
November 30th 2024 | from 2.30 p.m. - Day of the Church (Kreuzkirche)
December 1st 2024 | from 9.30 a.m. - Dresdner Stollen Festival, more Information
December 7th 2024 | from 9 a.m. - Gingerbread Festival
December 8th 2024 | from 2.30 p.m. - Pyramid Festival
December 14th 2024 | from 1.30 p.m. - Day of Christmas crafts
December 15th 2024 | from 1 p.m. - Festival of the Choirs
December 21th 2024 | from 2 p.m. - Dresden Striezel Children's Festival
December 22th 2024 | from 2.30 p.m. - Farewell to the 590. Dresdner Striezelmarkt
December 24th 2024 | from 11 a.m.
What makes the Striezelmarkt unique?
The Dresden Striezelmarkt is regularly voted the favourite Christmas market in German-speaking countries. The 590th edition will take place in 2024, making it the oldest Christmas market in Germany. This visitor magnet attracts visitors with superlatives such as the world's largest 14.61-metre-high step pyramid from the Ore Mountains, what is probably the world's largest walk-in candle arch and a free daily Christmas cultural programme for young and old.
A real heartbreaker: the popular plum potato. Nobody can resist the wrinkly little figure when it smiles mischievously at the other person from under its top hat. The loving craftsmanship can be seen in every millimetre of this fruity doll on wooden legs.
And anything but particularly large - but all the more romantic: the historic Ferris wheel. A ride on it is a bit like travelling back in time, when you can look happily over the glittering huts of the Striezelmarkt with candy floss in your hand, the smell of roasted almonds in your nose and a barrel organ playing softly from somewhere.
Daily Striezelmarkt programme
- On the Striezelmarkt main stage
daily from 3 p.m.: programme with the original traditional figures of the Dresden Striezelmarkt, musical and dance performances, concerts and meet Santa Claus - At the Advent calendar
daily 3.45 p.m.: Puppet theatre - The Puppet Theatre Company from Dresden and the surrounding area perform their puppet theatre plays such as The Golden Coin and Sleeping Beauty.
daily 4.15 p.m.: Santa Claus opens a Christmas calendar door - At the Kreuzkirche
daily: Striezelmarkt music, tower tour and much more. Here you can find detailed events at the Kreuzkirche Dresden.
Showroom Bakery
Dresdner Christstollen
Welcome to the true old (and young) masters of the city. In the Showroom Bakery, Dresden's stollen bakers demonstrate their skills and reveal the secrets of the Dresden original to visitors while Dresdner Christstollen is baked in a wood-fired oven. Listen to Stollen-stories, and, above all, taste it.
Opening hours:
- November 27th: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Monday to Friday: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Showroom Handicrafts from the Ore Mountains
Erzgebirgische Volkskunst
At this Showroom, you can touch and experience the art of the very famous original handicafts from the Ore Mountains, called Erzgebirgische Volkskunst. Experienced craftsmen show and explain their traditional woodturning and carving skills to visitors.
- Opening hours Monday to Friday: 11 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 7 pm
Funfair rides at the Striezelmarkt
- Nostalgic 2-storey carousel and historic Ferris wheel
- children‘s carousel
- fairytale forest with children´s train
Secret Santa cinema
Watch wonderful short films for young and old and enjoy a daily changing film programme. Special short film fay at December 21th.
Opening hours:
- Monday to Thursday: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Friday: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- Saturday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Sundays: 12 a.m. – 6 p.m.
free entry | donation requeste
Fairytale house
The story house at the Christmas market.
- Open daily from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Fairytale hour 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (registration required)
- Striezelmarkt stories: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Christmas Bakery
Young bakers can make their own biscuits under the guidance of experienced master bakers.
Opening hours:
- November 27th: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Monday to Friday: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Plum potato house & Crisp house
Handicrafts for children under professional and friendly supervision
Opening hours:
- November 27th: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- Friday: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Striezelmarkt mugs and Striezeltaler coins
The 590th edition of the Striezelmarkt will also see a new edition of the popular collector’s cups and taler coins, which are available for purchase here in the shop.
Christmas in Dresden and the Elbland region
Get ready for big Christmas celebrations – from Dresden’s old town to festively decorated wineries. Centuries-old handicraft traditions, old and new friends, and radiant children’s faces. Right across Dresden and the Elbland region. Find out all there is to know about winter happenings in and around Dresden.
Press
For press and media representatives: Please contact the organiser, Landeshauptstadt Dresden, by email at presse@dresden.de for enquiries and information material.