Once a year...

Three Christmas markets (in the old town, in front of the main railway station and on the Lister Meile) at once put the whole of Hannover in a Christmassy mood in Advent.

Not commercialised but staged: that is the motto for the Christmas market around the Market Church in the old town.

The festive illumination of the Market Church and Old Town Hall makes sure that this traditional Christmas market has a very special atmosphere of its own. One unusual attraction is the "Finnish Christmas Village" held at the adjacent Ballhofplatz with Finnish tents and specialities such as "Flammlachs" (grilled fish) and "Glögi" (mulled wine).

9 tips for your visit to the Christmas market

• Christmas Shopping in one of Germany's largest pedestrian zones
• For children: puppet shows and storytellers at the Christmas markets
• Herrenhausen Winter Festival
• When it freezes: skating on the lake Maschsee
• Plant houses in the Royal Gardens
• Models of town at the New Town Hall
• Hannover's Museum Landscape
• Municipal Opera and Theatre with their performances holding international awards
• Hannover festival of street art (Kunstmeile)

Please click here for more information about your Christmas market holidays to Hanover!