Christmas market tip - Munich Wittelsbacherplatz: medieval Advent spectacle
The medieval Christmas market in Munich - Advent spectacle at Wittelsbacherplatz
Maximilian I greets visitors from afar from his equestrian statue on Wittelsbacherplatz - until December 23, 2024
Munich. You have to see this - Germany in the Middle Ages live!!! Maximilian I greets visitors to the medieval Advent spectacle from his equestrian statue: until December 23rd (daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.) his pedestal is surrounded by numerous medieval stalls, traveling folk, knights and craftsmen. Warmth and the smell of fried food flow towards visitors to the Munich Advent spectacle at Wittelsbacher Platz. The historic Munich City Guard from around 1490 is located directly at the entrance to the Advent market. The live depiction of a Munich city guard was based on drawings and descriptions from the time. The current costume design and the equipment are based on museum templates. For example, the guards wear the Munich Tartsche (hand shield) from 1463, the original of which can be found in the Munich City Museum (incidentally, the oldest and completely preserved museum piece in Munich).
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| Medieval Christmas market Bronze monument to Maximilian I on the Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich, photo: Helga Waess |
Some more European Royal History about the equestrian monument:
Maximilian I (1573-1651) from the House of Wittelsbach was the Duke of Bavaria from 1597 and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623. - His burial place in the Wittelsbach crypt in St. Michael in Munich (Neuhauser Str. 6 - pedestrian zone) can be visited. -
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| Bronze monument and medieval tower on Wittelsbacherplatz, Photo: Helga Waess |
Full program at the medieval market in Advent
The Advent spectacle attracts visitors with dance performances from the Renaissance, with puppet shows and with medieval music, for example from the Horn Ensemble Blutenburg... and there is an oriental show, a fire spectacle and much more on the weekends - program information on the official homepage: www.mittelaltermarkt- muenchen.de
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| Look over the shoulder of the medieval craftsman, Foto: Helga Waess |
Schupfnudeln or crepes, Feuerzangenbowle or mulled beer
For your physical well-being, there are tree striezel baked over charcoal embers, organic flame bread, fair meat, grilled suckling pig, organic cheese patties, ox braised in the wood oven, Irish salmon smoked over a beech wood fire and the popular barbarian skewer with organic stick bread as well as hot soups and fine drinks Knights of the Round Table... and always something sweet. Knight's armor, shield and sword: the Middle Ages come to life here.
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| Here you can also after December 6th meet Santa Claus, Photo: Helga Waess |
Craftsmen and traders
Various craftsmen and traders offer goods, for example there is a feltery at the camel market, the Zeidlery with honey and beeswax candles, lots of weapons and knight's supplies (also for children) at the Schirrmeister, gemstones, minerals, rings and a silversmith.
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| Glaskunst, Foto: Helga Waess |
Great Christmas presents can be found in Munich at this medieval market
How about wooden boxes, watch and jewelry boxes and hand-carved things for Christmas
Thuya design or with hand-made pottery, woolen blankets, Jancker and, more rarely, medieval botany and much more... you can definitely find special gifts at this Christmas market.
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| Foto: Helga Waess |
The fishery
The fish in Munich tastes best freshly smoked at the medieval smokehouse - by the way, a great snack for an Advent visit to neighbors etc. |
| Freshly smoked fish or fish soup is also available, Photo: Helga Waess |
The harness master
If you still need a chain mail shirt, a sword or a tabard, you should contact the Schirrmeister by December 23rd.
And there is even a children's armory, a schnapps distillery, horn jugs, drinking horns, pocket watches, wooden boxes or medieval robes, wool clothing, jewelry, all kinds of quills, embossing seals, sealing wax, an oriental bazaar, great lambskin products
Natural fur paradise and dragons, fairies, elves, magicians, mythical creatures figures, cups and elves made from fairytale wool and repeated demonstrations of old crafts.
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| The master crockery at the Medieval Christmas market in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess |
The Middle Ages program on Saturday, December 14, 2024
There is music, dancing and shows on the stage and throughout the market area:11:00 Horn Ensemble Blutenburg and L.v. Kornelia Nawra
12:00 “de Hochhaxat’n”: puppet show
12:30 Dance performance by the Renaissance dance group Vivunto Saltatores and L.v. Brigitte Liebhardt, musical accompaniment: Sonus Aeneus
13:20 Scarazula's Oriental Show
2:00 p.m. horn ensemble Blutenburg and L.v. Kornelia Nawra
2:45 p.m. “de Hochhaxat’n”: puppet show
3:30 p.m. Dance performance by the Renaissance dance group Vivunto Saltatores and L.v. Brigitte Liebhardt, musical accompaniment: Sonus Aeneus
16:45 “de Hochhaxat’n”: puppet show
5:15 p.m. Scarazula's Oriental Show
7:15 PM EVENING CONCERT: Lumen
then the fire show: Drakeley
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| Market people in historical clothing ensure the physical well-being of the visitors, photo: Helga Waess |
