Weihnachtsmarkt „Lichterglanz im Tannenwald“
Visitors can wander through Germany's oldest tree nursery among more than 100 artisan stalls offering handmade crafts, wooden toys, and festive decorations. Entertainment includes live brass and jazz bands, evening fire shows, horse-drawn carriage rides, and fairy tale performances in the Schwarze Scheune. Guests can also warm up around campfires and wood stoves while enjoying specialties like Swedish glögg, Thuringian fruit mulled wine, and fresh holiday bakery treats.
What to Expect
Historic tree nursery market featuring 100 stalls, live music, and fairy tales.
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Neighborhood
Niederschöneweide
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Späth'sche Baumschulen
Food & Drink
Find hearty seasonal food, sweet treats and bakery cookies, plus Thuringian fruit mulled wine, vintner’s mulled wine, Swedish glögg, hot chocolate and children’s punch.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Families with children and christmas-market shoppers
Vibe
Festive and cozy
Energy Level
Moderate
Budget
€
Photo Friendly
High
Weather Sensitivity
Moderate
Location
Know Before You Go
- Tickets: Admission is €8; children up to 16 years enter free. Reduced admission is €5 for pupils, students and apprentices up to 28 years, and for guests with a severely disabled person's ID. All program offerings are included after paying admission. The admission ticket also serves as a discount voucher when buying a Christmas tree.
- Hours: 11 bis 20 Uhr.
- Parking: A large parking lot is at Ligusterweg.
- Accessibility: Guests with a severely disabled person's ID get reduced admission.
Tips & Advice
- Keep your admission ticket after you enter, because it works as a discount voucher when you buy your Christmas tree in the Tannenwald.
- Stay into the evening for the Flammenrausch fire show and dancing to the live bands on the courtyard stage under the night sky.
- All shows, crafts and the horse-drawn wagon ride are free once you've paid admission, so plan enough time to fit several of them in.
- Drivers should leave the A113 at the Späthstraße exit and use the large Ligusterweg car park, which has its own entrance to the market.
- Dress warmly for an outdoor afternoon, and warm your hands at the campfires and wood stoves set up around the grounds.
Special Events & Promotions
- New this year: an illuminated light garden in the 'Franz sein Garten' biotope by the carp pond.
- Reduced admission for pupils, students and apprentices up to 28, and for guests with a severely disabled person's ID; children up to 16 enter free.
- Your admission ticket doubles as a discount voucher when you buy a Christmas tree.
Quick Actions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it good for families with children?
Yes. Children up to 16 get in free. The Monbijou-Theater performs Grimm's and other fairy tales in the Schwarze Scheune, and storyteller Ellen Luckas tells fairy tales with music. Families can also make gifts together and take a horse-drawn Kremser ride around the decorated grounds. Santa arrives with a Christmas angel.
What music and shows are on?
Live bands play pop, brass, soul and jazz on the courtyard stage, hosted by rbb 88.8 presenter Ingo Hoppe, along with raffles and surprises. The Weihnachtsmänner Hornquartett and the Berliner Blechbläser-Trio play under the Christmas tree. Each evening ends with the Flammenrausch fire show.
What is there to eat and drink?
There's hearty Christmas food and sweet treats. Drinks include fruit mulled wine from Thuringia, winemaker's mulled wine, original Swedish glögg, hot chocolate and children's punch, and there are cookies fresh from the Christmas bakery. The herb winter garden serves specialties from the Nordic countries.
Can I buy a Christmas tree there?
Yes. Cut Nordmann firs, pines and spruces stand like a forest in the Tannenwald, so you can walk through and pick one. Potted trees with root balls are also sold, from dwarf conifers to Nordmann firs for the garden.
How do I get there by public transport?
Take the S-Bahn to Baumschulenweg, then bus 170 or 265 to Königsheideweg. Or take the U7 to Blaschkoallee, then bus 170. The market has entrances on Ligusterweg, Späthstraße and Königsheideweg.
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