Wiesbaden · Germany
Wiesbaden Shooting Star Market
Wiesbadener Sternschnuppenmarkt
24 Nov – 23 Dec 2026 Not confirmed
Official websiteDates and hours may change. Check them on the market's official site.
Key facts
| City | Wiesbaden |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Dates | 24 Nov – 23 Dec 2026 Not confirmed |
| Opening hours | Mon-Thu 10:30-21:00, Fri-Sat 10:30-21:30, Sun 12:00-21:00 (source: https://www.wiesbaden.de/microsite/sternschnuppenmarkt/ueberblick) |
| Official website | Official website |
| Source | Source |
| Map pin | 50.08194, 8.24139. Approximate location from the sources used for this page. |
About the market
The Wiesbadener Sternschnuppenmarkt is the Christmas market held since 2002 on the Schlossplatz in Wiesbaden, the state capital of Hesse. Before that, the market was based on the Luisenplatz and in the inner city. It runs from the Tuesday after Totensonntag until 23 December. According to the German Wikipedia article, many hundreds of thousands of people visit, including English tourists and members of the US forces stationed at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne. The setting is the area around the Hessian Landtag, the Marktkirche and the new and old town halls. Four blue-and-gold portals topped with illuminated lilies, the lily being part of the city's coat of arms, mark the corners of the site. More than 130 stalls stand here, 111 of them in blue and gold, and the lighting uses over 120,000 LED bulbs. The opening is led by three "Lilchen" figures with the mayor and a city councillor, followed by angels, music and fireworks. A 25 to 28 metre tree stands in front of the town hall, next to a city nativity scene with life-size wooden figures carved by Hans-Albert Herrmann, which was handed over to the city in 2001. Stalls sell decorations, clothing, food and crafts. There are also 18 food and drink stalls, including a bar in a Christmas pyramid, plus two carousels and a children's railway. Collectible mulled-wine mugs show city landmarks and carry a two-euro deposit. A 2012 study by Fachhochschule Südwestfalen found that visitors to the Wiesbaden, Karlsruhe and Mainz markets considered them particularly Christmassy.
Sources: Wikipedia. Some wording is drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
About Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is the capital of the German state of Hesse and its second-largest city after Frankfurt am Main, with around 283,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Rhine at the foothills of the Taunus, opposite Mainz, and forms a conurbation of around 500,000 people with that city. The city sits in the Rheingau wine-growing region. It is one of the oldest spa towns in Europe, and its name means "meadow baths". Its city centre has 15 mineral springs, 14 of them hot. The city has been called the "Nice of the North" for its climate and architecture. Landmarks shown in the article include the Kurhaus, the Russian Church, the Biebrich Water Tower, the Neroberg funicular, the City Palace and the Market Church. Its history goes back to a Roman fort of 6 AD, and the Roman settlement was named Aquae Mattiacorum in 121. Wiesbaden became capital of the Duchy of Nassau in 1806 and capital of Hesse in 1946. The headquarters of United States Army Europe and Africa is in the Erbenheim district. Winters are relatively cold, with a January mean temperature of 1.2 °C. At Christmas time the city hosts the Sternschnuppenmarkt. There is also an ice rink and a tree of poinsettias in the Kurhaus foyer, and other markets take place in the outlying districts on Advent weekends.
Sources: Wikipedia. Some wording is drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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