German Christmas Markets in NYC
New York's big holiday markets — Bryant Park's Winter Village, Union Square, Columbus Circle and the indoor Grand Central Holiday Fair — are American-style craft fairs rather than a German Weihnachtsmarkt. They're good for gifts and a mug of something warm, but if you want Bratwurst, Lebkuchen and Christmas carols in German, look to the German-American clubs and community organizers listed below.
Advent traditions show up all season: Christkindl markets at German-American clubs, Krampusnacht parties around December 5, St. Nikolaus visits for children, Glühwein evenings, and Stollen at German bakeries and delis. The Bryant Park Winter Village opens October 28 this year; most German community markets run on weekends from late November.
Dates, entry prices and age rules change every year, so every event below links to the organizer's own page.
Upcoming events
Morbid Anatomy Krampus Holiday Market
· Tom Kane Theater, Industry City
Austrian and Bavarian Krampus folklore inspires Morbid Anatomy’s Brooklyn holiday market of unusual art, antiques and gifts.
Nativity Play for Children: Sign-Up and First Rehearsal
· German Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul’s Church
Children ages four and up are invited to take part in the German Lutheran church’s annual Advent nativity play. This is the first rehearsal.
Christkindl Markt — Saturday
· Plattduetsche Park Restaurant
Traditional German Christmas market at German-American club.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Christkindl Markt — Sunday
· Plattduetsche Park Restaurant
Traditional German Christmas market at German-American club.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Annual Nikolaus/Posadas Holiday Event — Pusteblume
· Pusteblume International Preschool
Pusteblume combines German Nikolaus traditions and Posadas with music, crafts, a holiday market and a visit from St. Nikolaus.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Philadelphia Christmas Village & Holiday Market Bus Trip from NYC
· 426 Eleventh Avenue — NYC bus departure
Travel from Midtown Manhattan to Philadelphia’s German-style Christmas Village for wooden market stalls, European ornaments, German food and Glühwein. This bus trip departs from NYC.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Annual Alumni and Partners Holiday Gathering at the German House
· German House
German university alumni and partners gather at the German House for music, Glühwein and holiday carols. December 8; time still unconfirmed.
Liederkranz Christkindlmarkt
· The Liederkranz — Wartburg
A German Christmas market in the Wartburg room at New York’s historic German-American singing society.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Frohe Weihnachten 2026 — Christmas dinner and singing party
· Liederkranz of the City of New York
Celebrate Christmas with Liederkranz’s German singing community over dinner and songs. Advance paid reservations are required by December 10.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
CityKinder Nikolausfeier at Black Forest Brooklyn
· Black Forest Brooklyn — Fort Greene
A mostly German-language family brunch with Christmas songs, crafts and a visit from Nikolaus at Black Forest Brooklyn in Fort Greene.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Krippenspiel und Adventsfeier
· St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s German congregation welcomes families to its traditional nativity play and Advent gathering.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Fort Greene
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
Black Forest Christmas Caroling
· Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street
Sing German and English Christmas songs with a live brass and piano ensemble at Black Forest Brooklyn.
