{"id":461357,"date":"2026-10-29T05:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T04:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/zittau-germany-christmas-market\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T05:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T04:52:59","slug":"zittau-germany-christmas-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/zittau-germany-christmas-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Zittau Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Train & Parking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
TL;DR<\/strong>The Christmas market in Saxon Zittau, Germany (Zittauer Weihnachtsmarkt mit Lichterfest) takes place December 5\u201313, 2026<\/strong>, which means it lasts only nine days and ends already in mid-December. The town lies just 6 km beyond the Czech border near Hr\u00e1dek nad Nisou and is easily accessible by Trilex train from Liberec in about 30 minutes, or by car in roughly half an hour. Admission was free in 2025; check zittau.de for current conditions before your visit. You can stay overnight in Zittau’s city center, in Oybin, or in Liberec.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

Saxon Zittau, Germany, lies so close to the Czech border that you can reach it from the Liberec region in half an hour. If you enjoy a more intimate Advent atmosphere and don’t want to fight crowds in giant metropolises, this corner of the Czech-German-Polish tripoint shouldn’t be missed in December. You do need to watch the calendar carefully, though, because the local market lasts only nine days<\/strong> and unlike larger cities doesn’t start on the first Sunday of Advent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The local celebrations don’t kick off until Saturday, December 5, when the Lichterfest takes place and shops in the center invite visitors from 4:00 PM to shop by candlelight, and the market stalls close as early as Sunday, December 13. Even in such a short time you can explore local crafts, warm up with a hot drink, and easily combine the trip with a ride on the narrow-gauge steam railway into the Zittau Mountains. If you’re planning broader pre-Christmas travels this year and are interested in other Christmas markets in Germany<\/a>, Zittau serves as a very pleasant and peaceful stop just across the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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