Last updated: December 01, 2024
Discover the festive winter season in Wipperfürth with our comprehensive event guide. Whether you're a local or a visitor, here you'll find all the essential information for a atmospheric Advent season in our Bergisch town.
The historic marketplace forms the heart of winter activities, surrounded by characteristic half-timbered houses of the Bergisch region. From here, the festive activities extend through the High Street to the old town church, where traditional market stalls, regional specialties, and artisanal crafts await visitors. The surrounding shops and cafés in the old town invite you to linger with their Christmas decorations.
Contact information and details below.
St. Nikolaus Catholic Church and Hausmannsplatz as event location.
The Alternative Advent Market in Wipperfürth takes place at Hausmannsplatz and offers a diverse selection of Christmas goods and culinary specialties. The market begins with an opening ceremony on Thursday, 28.11.2024, and is open from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM on 29 and 30 November.
Where: Wipperfürth | More Info: Alternative Advent Market Wipperfürth
Children's program with puppet theater, magicians, and picture book cinema.
The Advent Market in the Village offers handmade Christmas items, potato soup, hot sausages, apple punch, and mulled wine, rapeseed oil candles, flea market and book stands, and Christmas music. On Saturday, there is bread from the fire cauldron, and on Sunday, coffee, cocoa, and waffles. There is a children's program with puppet theater, magicians, and picture book cinema every day.
Where: Odenthal | More Info: Advent Market in the Village
Opening by Mayor Larissa Weber
The traditionally held first Advent weekend market in Waldbröl opens this year already on Fridays at 18:00. Mayor Larissa Weber will open the market at 19:00. Following this, hot mulled wine, delicious food, handicrafts, and a festively decorated market with large fire pits await the visitors.
Where: Waldbröl | More Info: Christmas Market Waldbröl
Unique atmosphere through festive offers and traditional smelting water.
The Traditional Altstädter Nikolausmarkt takes place at the Heimatmuseum in the Historical Old Town of Bergneustadt. Here, Neustädter associations, schools, and kindergartens offer festive items like wooden goods, handmade Christmas decorations, and Bergish delicacies. The 'Nystädter Schmiedewasser' and the public performance by the Music School Bergneustadt are particularly noteworthy.
Where: Bergneustadt | More Info: Traditional Old Town Nicholas Market
57 lovingly designed sales booths and gastronomy stands.
The Bergisch Gladbach City Center Christmas Market features a colorful booth city in front of the historic town hall, St. Laurentius Church, and the Bergischer Löwe civic house. Numerous lights and a diverse program with live music and entertainment make the market a unique event.
Where: Bergisch Gladbach | More Info: Christmas Market Bergisch Gladbach City Center
Unique combination of indoor and outdoor structures.
In the Winterdorf Gummersbach, you can experience a Christmas landscape of unparalleled fascination. Stroll through wooden "village alleys" and enjoy a view of an event area fully covered with a mulch carpet, decorated with natural fir and artificial snow. The Winterdorf features an indoor and outdoor structure combination on an area of approximately 3,000 square meters, with over 50 sales and dining stands, as well as a stage and a children's carousel.
Where: Gummersbach | More Info: Winter Village Gummersbach
Artificial ice stock shooting track and raclette special in the alpine hut
Refrather Christmas Market offers a festive atmosphere from November 18 to December 23, 2024, with a culinary market, carousels, roasted almonds, and a selected children's program. A highlight is the artificial ice stock shooting track, where visitors can compete against each other. The large alpine hut offers mulled wine and raclette special. A memorable visit for the whole family!
Where: Refrath | More Info: Refrath Christmas Village
Unique Christmas market atmosphere in a historic watermill.
The Christmas Market in Lambertsmühle offers a variety of Christmas items and culinary specialties. Visitors can discover traditional craftsmanship and local products.
Where: Burscheid | More Info: Pre-Christmas Market at Lambertsmühle
Regional handicrafts and volunteer-organized event.
The Weihnachtsmarkt in Kürten offers traditional regional handicrafts and a stylish atmosphere under illuminated trees. The market is organized by the local interest group with exclusively voluntary helpers and features a diverse stage program with local artists and guests from the surrounding area.
Where: Kürten | More Info: Christmas Market in Kürten
Unique blend of sports and entertainment.
The Sportlerball 2024 is a major sports and entertainment event taking place on November 23, 2024, at the Alte Drahtzieherei in Wipperfürth. It offers a variety of activities and entertainment for sports enthusiasts and families.
Where: Wipperfürth | More Info: Athletes' Ball 2024
Unique author reading with the author's personal experiences.
Michael "Charly" Ilchmann will recount his life story in his author reading, spanning from his childhood and youth in the Bergisches Land to his literary works.
Where: Wipperfürth | More Info: Michael "Charly" Ilchmann - Author Reading
Unique concert of Alexander Wied in Wipperfürth.
Alexander Wied will perform on November 28, 2024, in the main hall of the Alte Drahtzieherei in Wipperfürth. His concerts are known for their emotional and intense performances.
Where: Wipperfürth | More Info: Alexander Wied - Piano Concert
A spooky Halloween evening with eerie short stories and costumes.
Jennifer Ebbinghaus takes us on a night in the small town of Bleak Pine, where a 12-hour curfew is imposed every 10 years on Halloween. In 13 short stories, each written by 10 different authors, we gradually participate in the eerie events around "Red River Lane," until the threads come together. A spooky Halloween evening is guaranteed. Costumes are welcome Red and white wine, as well as mineral water, are offered for a donation.
Where: Wipperfürth | More Info: Halloween Reading
Unique nativity scene exhibition with around 40 nativity scenes at various locations.
The Mucher Krippenweg features 40 nativity scenes on seven routes at various locations such as companies, churches, chapels, and Burg Overbach. The stations are open daily, with exceptions for the large nativity scenes on holidays.
Where: Much | More Info: Mucher Nativity Trail
Meticulous detail in each station.
The exhibition "Auf nach Bethlehem - Stationen einer orientalischen Krippenlandschaft" at the Engel-Museum features an extraordinary oriental landscape nativity scene, vividly depicting the Christmas events surrounding the birth of Christ. Each station is meticulously detailed and showcases the bustling market scene, the grand procession of the three wise men, and the depiction of the newborn Jesus with Mary and Joseph.
Where: Engelskirchen | More Info: On to Bethlehem - Stations of an Oriental Nativity Landscape