Last updated: 11. November 2024
Discover the festive pre-Christmas season in Schwabach with our comprehensive event guide. Whether you're a local or a visitor, here you'll find all the important information for your Advent experiences in our Franconian city.
The historic marketplace transforms into an atmospheric meeting point with a traditional Christmas market, while the City Church of St. Johannes and St. Martinus hosts festive concerts. Along Königsstraße, numerous decorated shop windows extend, and the City Museum regularly holds winter exhibitions. The neighboring cities of Nuremberg and Fürth complement the region's festive offerings with their own Christmas markets.
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Schwabach Holiday Markets and Shopping
Schwabach Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- The unique miniature Trachtenmuseum in the Franconian Nativity House.
- Description
- The Schwabacher Christmas Market attracts with Christmas products, handicrafts, cultural events, and culinary delights. On Königsplatz, a small city made of lovingly decorated wooden houses is created, where mainly non-profit organizations and groups offer Christmas decorations, Christmas cards, candles, and everything one would wish for a traditional Christmas market.
- Where
- Schwabach | More Info : Schwabach Christmas Market
Nuremberg Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Traditional craftsmanship and local specialties.
- Description
- The Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt is one of the oldest and most famous Christmas markets in the world. In the wooden stalls of the “little town made of wood and cloth,” you can find traditional, often handmade Christmas decorations and sweet treats like gingerbread. Additional attractions include the Children's Christmas and the Star House, the Sister Cities Market, and the Nuremberg children's procession of lights.
- Where
- Nuremberg | More Info : Nuremberg Christmas Market
Schwabach Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Christmas Party with Santa
- What to Expect
- Children's poems and piano performances.
- Description
- The Christmas celebration of the Siebenbürgische Nachbarschaft Schwabach was a contemplative and cozy afternoon, where the guests were immersed in a festive atmosphere by the decorated tables and the scent of cakes, oranges, and pine. The children Charlotte Eitel, Johanna, and Ferdinand May impressed with their poems and piano performances. The neighborhood theater group presented a Christmas story adapted by Hilde Kirschner, highlighting the connection between the young and the old.
- Where
- Schwabach | More Info : Christmas Party with Santa