Last updated: 11. November 2024
Experience the festive winter season in Bornheim! Our event guide presents all the important events and activities of the Christmas season. Whether you're a local or a visitor - here you'll find everything for a atmospheric Advent season.
Around the historic marketplace and St. Josef's Church, winter activities come to life. The traditional Christmas market with its regional specialties, craft stalls, and cultural program forms the heart of the festivities. In the immediate vicinity, especially along Königstraße and in the city garden, you'll find additional festive attractions, while the neighboring metropolis of Cologne with its famous Christmas markets is just a short ride away.
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Bornheim Holiday Markets and Shopping
Aachen Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of traditional Christmas items and handmade crafts.
- Description
- The Aachen Christmas Market offers a variety of traditional Christmas items, delicious food and drinks, and handmade crafts. The stalls are located near the Aachen Cathedral and the town hall.
- Where
- Aachen | More Info : Aachen Christmas Market
Bornheim Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- A large Christmas market with over 40 exhibitors and delicious treats.
- Description
- The Bornheimer Christmas Market takes place during the first Advent weekend and features a variety of exhibitors, delicious treats, and festive activities.
- Where
- Bornheim | More Info : Bornheim Christmas Market
Düsseldorf Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Themed markets throughout the city center.
- Description
- The Düsseldorf Christmas market offers a diverse range of local and international delicacies, as well as handmade and seasonal products. The various themed markets invite visitors to stroll and linger, while enjoying mulled wine and festive treats.
- Where
- Düsseldorf | More Info : Düsseldorf Christmas Market
Cologne Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Star-shaped layout and unique starlight canopy.
- Description
- The Cologne Cathedral Christmas Market features around 150 festively decorated stalls with handicrafts, gifts, and food. The starlight canopy and the highest natural Christmas tree in North Rhine-Westphalia shine with over 70,000 LEDs.
- Where
- Cologne | More Info : Cologne Christmas Market
Bonn Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Over 160 stalls with handicraft and culinary offerings.
- Description
- The Bonner Christmas Market offers over 160 stalls with handicraft and culinary offerings. From decorative handicrafts to culinary delights, there is almost everything that Christmas market fans desire.
- Where
- Bonn | More Info : Bonn Christmas Market
Bornheim Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Ominous Advent
- What to Expect
- Live crime event with aperitif and four-course menu
- Description
- In the "Unheilvoller Advent," you experience a live crime event with an aperitif and a four-course menu. The event offers an entertaining evening with a murder mystery to solve.
- Where
- Bornheim | More Info : Ominous Advent
We Wish You A Jazzy Christmas
- What to Expect
- Unique Christmas concerts with jazz improvisations.
- Description
- The JAZZPRIX Quintet presents their Christmas program under the motto „We wish you a jazzy Christmas“. Known and lesser-known Christmas songs are performed with great enthusiasm and imaginative improvisations.
- Where
- Bornheim | More Info : We Wish You A Jazzy Christmas