Festival
Christkindlmarkt opening and Christmas tree lighting
Festival at Rathausbalkon, Marienplatz, 20 Nov.
One day, Friday 20 November 2026.
The facts
- Dates
- 20 Nov
- Hours
- 17:00
- Venue
- Rathausbalkon, Marienplatz
- Address
- Marienplatz 8, München · OpenStreetMap
- Source
- The organiser’s page (christkindlmarkt-muenchen.de) Checked against it on 12 November 2026.
What it is
The tree on the Marienplatz is lit at the opening ceremony on 20 November 2026 at 17:00, with brass bands from the donor town of Sauerlach.
Getting there
The venue is in Altstadt.
Marienplatz: Central square of the old town with the Neues Rathaus and the Mariensäule.
Places on the map within a 10-minute walk of the venue:
Also on nearby
Other listings within 2 km on 20 Nov:
- Advent music from the Rathaus balcony
- Winterhof
- Viktualienmarkt, weekdays
- Barcelona moderna. Von Gaudí bis Picasso
- Winterzauber on the Viktualienmarkt 2026
- Weihnachtsmarkt Alpenwahn
Later that week within 2 km, 21 to 26 Nov: