Last updated: November 22, 2024
Discover the festive atmosphere in Kurten with our detailed event guide. Whether you already know Kurten or are visiting for the first time, this guide helps you make the most of the Advent season.
In Kurten's historic center, traditional Christmas markets await you with regional specialties and craftsmanship. From St. Johannes Church to the Community Center, you'll find numerous venues connected by atmospheric lighting. The nearby cities of Bergisch Gladbach and Wipperfürth, just 20 minutes away, complement the winter program with their own Christmas traditions.
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Christmas Market at Cologne Cathedral
The Christmas market at Cologne Cathedral offers a variety of festively decorated stalls with handicrafts, gifts, and cuisine. With over 150 stalls, it invites visitors to an eventful experience, while around 300 Herrnhuter stars shine and the starlight tent with more than 70,000 LEDs transforms the entire Roncalliplatz into a cozy atmosphere.
Market of Angels at Neumarkt
The Market of Angels on Neumarkt offers a festive Christmas world with enchanting angels, the Snow Queen, and fascinating living snow owls. Visitors can enjoy various culinary specialties under a unique starry sky and participate in various events and programs.
Heinzel's Winter Fairy Tale in the Old Town
Heinzels Wintermärchen in Cologne's Old Town offers a rich variety of specialties, handicrafts, and gifts. Over 100 market stalls stretch across Alter Markt and Heumarkt, surrounded by a spectacular ice rink and various activities like curling and children's programs.
Christmas Market in the City Garden
The Weihnachtsmarkt im Stadtgarten is a popular gathering place for the people of Cologne. From November 15th, more than sixty weekly changing exhibitors showcase selected items ranging from unique craftsmanship to lovingly crafted goods and exquisite design. This is complemented by a diverse culinary offer, biologically grown winzer-glühwein, and a child-friendly cultural program.
Christmas Market in Bergisch Gladbach
The Christmas market in Bergisch Gladbach features a colorful array of 57 beautifully decorated stalls and food stands. The numerous lights and diverse program with live music and entertainment make the market a unique event.
Refrath Christmas Village
Refrather Weihnachtsdorf opens its gates from November 18 to December 23, 2024. Visit the festive market with culinary Advent classics and beautifully decorated market stalls. For shining children's eyes, there are carousels, roasted almonds, and a selected children's program. A highlight is the artificial ice stock track, where you can compete against each other and experience an unforgettable time together. The visit to the large alpine hut rounds off every market visit.
Christmas Market in Kürten
The Weihnachtsmarkt in Kürten traditionally offers regional handicrafts and a stylish atmosphere under illuminated trees. The unique aspect is that the market is organized by the local interest group with exclusively voluntary helpers. The diverse stage program presents local artists as well as guests from the surrounding area.
Christmas Market at Eulenbroich Castle
The Christmas market on Schloss Eulenbroich features over 100 exhibitors from the fields of art, craftsmanship, fashion, design, decoration, floristry, and cuisine. Visitors can enjoy a diverse range of goods and an elaborate lighting of the castle and the workshop. The "Christmas workshop" invites children to decorate trees and bake bread, while musical highlights are set by performances from Björn Heuser, Stefan Knittler, and the Sülztaler Blasorchester.
Christmas at Türnich Castle
The Hofweihnacht on Schloss Türnich transforms the baroque estate into a winter wonderland. Visitors can enjoy enchanting shadow plays, tours of the castle chapel, and Christmas concerts in the Advent barn. The event features a high-quality selection of handmade crafts, regional, and organic delicacies.
Horrem Christmas Market
The Horremer Christmas Market offers a diverse range of handmade decorations, creative gift ideas, and traditional Christmas market classics like mulled wine and sausages.
Barbara Market in Pulheim
The Barbaramarkt in Pulheim features festively decorated Christmas market stalls with decorative items, gift ideas, and jewelry. Mulled wine, punch, and traditional treats like sausages and gingerbread ensure a pleasant atmosphere. A diverse stage program completes the event.
Christmas Market at Clarenhof Estate
The Christmas market at Gut Clarenhof offers a cozy atmosphere with many food stalls, children's carousels, and discovery camps. Visit the market to buy or cut down your own Christmas trees and enjoy delicious food and drinks.
Christmas Market in Bonn
The Bonn Christmas Market offers over 165 stalls with handicrafts and culinary offerings. From decorative handicrafts to culinary delights, there is almost everything that Christmas market fans desire.
Nicholas Market Bad Godesberg
The Nikolausmarkt in Bad Godesberg offers four weeks of festive atmosphere with culinary delights, a Christmas tree sale, and handicrafts. Visitors can enjoy traditional events like the visit of Saint Nicholas and live music.
Christmas Market in Waldbröl
The Waldbröler Christmas Market offers hot mulled wine, delicious food, and handicrafts in a festively decorated marketplace with large fire pits.
Alternative Advent Market in Wipperfürth
The Alternative Advent Market in Wipperfürth takes place on November 29 and 30, 2024, at Hausmannsplatz. Here, the Catholic and Evangelical Community of St. Nikolaus offers handmade crafts and stalls from non-profit organizations. There are also self-sung Advent songs and musical contributions from kindergartens and schools.
Traditional Old Town Nicholas Market
The Traditional Altstädter Nikolausmarkt takes place at the Heimatmuseum in the Historic Old Town of Bergneustadt. Christmas offerings like wooden goods, handmade Christmas decorations, and Bergish delicacies such as orange punch, spit-roasted meat, and waffles create a cozy atmosphere. Various 'Nystädter Schmiedewasser' are offered in the museum forge.
Vilkerath Christmas Market
The Vilkerather Christmas Market takes place on the second Advent Sunday, December 7, 2024, from 1:30 PM at Vogels Platz. Here, nice people gather and offer a variety of Christmas items and culinary delights.