Last updated: 11. November 2024
Discover the festive atmosphere of Wismar with our comprehensive event guide. Whether you're familiar with the city or visiting for the first time, here you'll find all essential information for the Christmas season.
The historic marketplace forms the heart of winter festivities, surrounded by magnificent brick buildings from the Hanseatic period. From here, the pre-Christmas activities extend throughout the old town, featuring traditional craft stalls, regional specialties, and a diverse cultural program. The St. Nicholas Church and Town Hall provide an impressive backdrop for numerous events.
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Wismar Holiday Markets and Shopping
Wismar Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique atmosphere with historic buildings and Christmas decorations.
- Description
- The Wismar Christmas Market features a variety of stalls offering handmade crafts, traditional specialties, and Christmas decorations. Visitors can immerse themselves in the historic market setting and enjoy activities like ice skating and carousel rides.
- Where
- Wismar | More Info : Wismar Christmas Market
Advent at St. Nikolai Church
- What to Expect
- Historical market with medieval atmosphere and tales.
- Description
- The historical market in and around St. Nikolai Church offers music, food, and drink in a medieval atmosphere. Tales and stories are told under the illuminated trees by the ditch.
- Where
- Wismar | More Info : Advent at St. Nikolai Church
Wismar Art Market
- What to Expect
- Unique exhibition of regional artists and craftsmen in a historic brick Gothic cathedral.
- Description
- The KUNSTMARKT Wismar takes place at the St.-Georgen-Kirche during the third Advent weekend. Artists and craftsmen from the region showcase their works at many stalls. The impressive interior of the brick Gothic cathedral provides a grand backdrop for wooden artworks, jewelry creations, ceramics, and various products made from metal, leather, glass, or paper.
- Where
- Wismar | More Info : Wismar Art Market
Wismar Holiday Shows and Entertainment
JULVISOR - Christmas in Scandinavia
- Unique musical and artistic performance for Christmas.
- JULVISOR presents "Christmas in Scandinavia" with the program "Lys i desember", a unique musical and artistic experience.
- Güstrow | More Info : JULVISOR - Christmas in Scandinavia
Iontach
- What to Expect
- Handmade and virtuosic music with a varied mix of harmony singing and dance music.
- Description
- The Irish-British-German folk trio Iontach presents a contemplative yet joyful Christmas program with many instruments and multi-part singing. Traditional songs from Ireland and other countries are interpreted to celebrate the Advent season.
- Where
- Hagenow | More Info : Iontach
Advent Songs
- What to Expect
- Family band with emotional arrangements and harmonious multi-part singing.
- Description
- Stefanie Hertel presents a heartwarming Christmas concert featuring well-known and original Christmas songs in German and English. The family band, consisting of Stefanie Hertel, Lanny Lanner, and Johanna Mross, brings their musical passion to the stage and enchants the audience with emotional arrangements and harmonious multi-part singing.
- Where
- Ludwigslust | More Info : Advent Songs
Christmas Gala at Redefin State Stud
- What to Expect
- Christmas horse show with winter-themed program
- Description
- The Weihnachtsgala on the Redefiner Stud farm offers a festive horse show with a winter-themed program including Christmas tree sales, mulled wine, and Christmas treats. It features hearty wild specialties, a visit from Santa Claus, and pony rides for children, as well as selected stands with Christmas gifts.
- Where
- Redefin | More Info : Christmas Gala at Redefin State Stud
Ludwigslust Castle Concert
- What to Expect
- An extraordinary program à la André Rieu featuring masterpieces for cornet and orchestra.
- Description
- At the Ludwigsluster Schlosskonzert, Joachim Karl Schäfer with the Preußischen Kammerorchester under the direction of Aiko Ogata presents masterpieces for cornet and orchestra. The program includes famous melodies, tavern songs, and opera arias with Paganini variations.
- Where
- Ludwigslust | More Info : Ludwigslust Castle Concert
Christmas Concert with Andreas Pasternack
- What to Expect
- Unique Christmas music with the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Police Orchestra.
- Description
- The Christmas concert with the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Police Orchestra offers a unique musical atmosphere just before Christmas. Concert-goers can look forward to a variety of classical Christmas songs and traditional music pieces.
- Where
- Ludwigslust | More Info : Christmas Concert with Andreas Pasternack