Last updated: 11. November 2024
Discover the festive winter season in Borken with our comprehensive event guide. We present all the important holiday events that our Westphalian town has to offer during the Advent season.
The historic marketplace transforms into an atmospheric Christmas market, while the pedestrian zone is adorned with traditional lighting. The winter attractions extend from the cozy wooden huts at the town hall to the festively decorated shops in the city center. The neighboring towns of Rhede and Velen, just a few kilometers away, complement the holiday program with their own Christmas events.
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Borken Holiday Markets and Shopping
Borken Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Diverse stage program with local artists and choirs.
- Description
- The Borken Christmas market takes place on St. Remigius Square and features around 30 wooden huts offering various handicrafts, drinks, and food. The diverse stage program is performed by local artists, choirs, and dance groups.
- Where
- Borken | More Info : Borken Christmas Market
Münster Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Handicrafts and culinary specialties in a festively decorated atmosphere.
- Description
- The Christmas Market Münster around the town hall offers a variety of stalls with handicrafts, culinary specialties, and Christmas items. Visitors can immerse themselves in a festively decorated atmosphere and enjoy the traditional Christmas market specialties.
- Where
- Münster | More Info : Münster Christmas Market
Coesfeld Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique regional and handmade products.
- Description
- The Coesfeld Christmas Market offers a variety of regional and handmade gift ideas, craftsmanship, and decorative items. Visit the market in Pfauengasse and be inspired by the festive atmosphere.
- Where
- Coesfeld | More Info : Coesfeld Christmas Market
Gronau Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Shopping Sunday with Christmas market
- Description
- The Christmas market in Gronau offers handmade items, mulled wine, and delicious food. Visitors can look forward to a diverse program featuring music, reading hours, and party atmosphere.
- Where
- Gronau | More Info : Gronau Christmas Market
Ahaus Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- More than 50 festively decorated huts with handmade products and delicious food.
- Description
- The Alstätter Adventsmarkt in Ahaus offers a diverse range of Christmas goods and culinary specialties. Over 50 festively decorated huts invite visitors to stroll, while Feuerzangenbowle, Bratwurst, and Glühwein enhance the atmosphere. Christmas music completes the market.
- Where
- Ahaus | More Info : Ahaus Christmas Market
Vreden Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Traditional Christmas market around the church.
- Description
- The Ammeloer Christmas Market takes place on December 8, 9, and 10. It offers traditional Christmas market atmosphere around the church in Ammeloe. The opening hours are Friday from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Saturday from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The Nativity scene exhibition at the Heimathaus is open all three days.
- Where
- Vreden | More Info : Vreden Christmas Market
Stadtlohn Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Cozy atmosphere with festively lit St. Otger Church.
- Description
- The Christmas market in Stadtlohn features numerous stalls with local products and handicrafts, arranged around the festively lit St. Otger Church. Open shops and a shopping weekend ensure extensive shopping opportunities in a cozy atmosphere.
- Where
- Stadtlohn | More Info : Stadtlohn Christmas Market
Heek Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique atmosphere with traditional Christmas items and delicious food.
- Description
- The Heek Christmas Market offers a variety of traditional Christmas items and delicious food in a festively decorated setting.
- Where
- Heek | More Info : Heek Christmas Market
Gescher Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Musical Christmas atmosphere with 250 decorative huts.
- Description
- The Erlebnis-Weihnachtsmarkt Gescher features a musical Christmas atmosphere with 250 decorative huts, Christmas cinema and bakery, and sweets from Santa in the Christmas tree forest and the Glockenstadt Express.
- Where
- Gescher | More Info : Gescher Christmas Market
Borken Holiday Shows and Entertainment
New Year's Eve Celebration Münster
- What to Expect
- Fantastic view of Münster and fireworks at midnight.
- Description
- Celebrate New Year's Eve at the ATLANTIC Hotel Münster in a stylish atmosphere. The hotel offers an exquisite 6-course menu and a New Year's Eve party in the Engelsaal with great mood and dancing.
- Where
- Münster | More Info : New Year's Eve Celebration Münster
Christmas Concert Münster
- What to Expect
- Film music focus with Christmas classics and modern film scores.
- Description
- The Weihnachtskonzert Münster offers a relaxing atmosphere with music that crowns the Advent and Christmas season. Alongside excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and classic Christmas carols, there is a Finnish sleigh ride and other Christmas treasures. A film music focus delights fans of Home Alone, Three Nuts for Cinderella, or The Polar Express.
- Where
- Münster | More Info : Christmas Concert Münster
Borken Other Holiday Activities
Borken Ice Skating Rink
- What to Expect
- Large ice surface for ice sports enthusiasts and winter fans
- Description
- The ice rink in Borken offers a great opportunity to train and have fun in the winter. The large ice surface is ideal for ice sports enthusiasts and winter sports fans.
- Where
- Borken | More Info : Borken Ice Skating Rink
Maitremse Event
- What to Expect
- A practical piece of furniture with colorful loops and chains.
- Description
- Members of the Borken Heimatverein e.V. are working together to create a new Maitremse. The crafters process colorful foil strips into loops and chains to complete the traditional piece of furniture. Flags, fans, and egg chains are still missing before the Duwe, the white dove inside, takes its place.
- Where
- Borken | More Info : Maitremse Event