Last updated: November 22, 2024
Plan your Christmas season in Winsen with our comprehensive event guide. Discover the festive activities and events our city has to offer during the Advent season.
The historic marketplace transforms into a traditional Christmas market featuring regional specialties and handcrafted goods. Winter attractions extend from St. Mary's Church to Winsen Castle, while the Town Hall Street invites visitors to stroll under festive illuminations. The surrounding communities, such as Stelle and Pattensen, enhance the program with their own Christmas events.
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Winsen Holiday Markets and Shopping
Christmas Handicraft Market
- What to Expect
- Handmade goods from regional handicraft artists.
- Description
- A Christmas market for handicrafts takes place at the Museum im Marstall, featuring around 50 regional handicraft artists selling their handmade goods. The Weihnachtszauber at the Weihnachtsschloss invites visitors to a festive event on December 7th and 8th, characterized by handicrafts and a colorful program.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Christmas Handicraft Market
Christmas Market at the Marstall
- What to Expect
- Diverse range of handmade products in a historical setting.
- Description
- The Weihnachtsmarkt im Marstall in Winsen (Luhe) features over 40 exhibitors with lovingly and creatively handmade products such as wood, fabric, paper, or metal. Special items and exquisite gifts are available on the market. Children can participate in free crafting activities, while the museum's volunteers offer coffee and cake.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Christmas Market at the Marstall
Exchange Booth in November
- What to Expect
- Wooden hut with seasonal products and ideas.
- Description
- The Wechselstube in November offers a variety of handmade and craft products. Initiatives can present themselves and attract participants. The hut is open daily and offers seasonal products, ideas, and activities.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Exchange Booth in November
Weekly Market at City Hall Street
- What to Expect
- Unique offering of fresh food and local products.
- Description
- The Rathausstraße Market offers a variety of fresh food and local products, sold directly by the vendors at the market.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Weekly Market at City Hall Street
Museum on Site
- What to Expect
- Diverse range of handmade products and game classics.
- Description
- The Museum vor Ort offers a variety of events, including the Handicraft Christmas Market and the special exhibition "Come, play with me!" Visitors can enjoy lovingly and creatively handmade products and a rich history of games.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Museum on Site
Winsen Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Friedemann Wuttke: Pictures (Castle Concert at the Marstall)
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of classical guitar music and historical instruments.
- Description
- Friedemann Wuttke presents his program "Pictures" at the Marstall, featuring music from Romanticism and Impressionism, as well as Bach and Piazzolla. The concert guitar is showcased in its most beautiful colors.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Friedemann Wuttke: Pictures (Castle Concert at the Marstall)
Winsen Other Holiday Activities
Commemoration on National Day of Mourning
- What to Expect
- Central memorial service with wreath-laying.
- Description
- The Volkstrauertag memorial service is a solemn day of remembrance for the victims of war and tyranny. The city and the Winsen church communities hold a central memorial service with wreath-laying at the Waldfriedhof in front of the memorial.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Commemoration on National Day of Mourning
Digital Experience Day 2024
- What to Expect
- Journey through the history of digital games
- Description
- The Digital Experience Day offers a journey through the history of digital games, from the console to the VR headset. At display and interactive stations, classic games can be discovered.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Digital Experience Day 2024
Children's Building Hut
- What to Expect
- Children can use historical building materials and tools under expert guidance.
- Description
- The Kinderbauhütte allows children aged 5 and above to build a 1:3 scale wooden house frame under expert guidance and use real building materials like bricks in child-friendly sizes. In the winter half-year, there is a digital version where children can learn about regional building history.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : Children's Building Hut
City Tours
- What to Expect
- Thematic city tours with historical costumes
- Description
- The city tours of Winsen offer various guided tours, from thematic city walks to exhibitions at the Museum im Marstall. The tours take place at fixed times throughout the year and feature a variety of focuses, including historical costumes and thematic tours about Jewish life in Winsen.
- Where
- Winsen | More Info : City Tours