"Munich in the Middle Ages" - A Christmas Market with Many Historical References
The knights are back in town before Christmas! The Middle Ages are taking over Munich! Starting November 24th, the Munich Advent Spectacular will be enticing visitors with its medieval Christmas market on Wittelsbacherplatz
The Munich Advent Spectacular will be set up and will open on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 6 p.m. (stalls open from 11 a.m.) until December 23, 2025 - Wittelsbacherplatz - daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Deutsch, Italiano, English, Français)
Munich. It's a very special Christmas market that takes us on a journey back in time to over 500 years ago. The knights and their ladies will be back on Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich starting November 24, 2025. They will be offering fine wares for sale. In the heart of the city: at the medieval Christmas market. Maximilian I greets visitors from afar from his equestrian statue on Wittelsbacherplatz. During the Christmas season, numerous medieval-style stalls surround his platform. Lights radiate warmth, and the aroma of roasted and boiled food wafts towards visitors to this Munich Advent spectacle. Dressed in medieval garb, minstrels, troubadours, and merchants transport visitors to Munich over 600 years ago. Knights and noblewomen stroll through the medieval Christmas market at the foot of the equestrian statue of Elector Maximilian I (1573-1651). The period from 600 AD to 1500 AD is generally considered the Middle Ages. This Munich Advent spectacle takes place at the medieval Christmas market on Wittelsbacherplatz, Brienner Straße 6-10 (daily from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM). The market is easily accessible from the Odeonsplatz U-Bahn station.
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| Medieval crafts at the medieval Christmas market in Munich, photo - Press archive: Helga Waess |
The Christmas market on Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich brings this medieval era back to life.
It was the time of minstrels, jugglers, musicians, and chamber music. All of these served as entertainment.
The pre-Christmas season, with its tarte flambée, popular venison roast, hot soups, grilled sausages, mead, and hot drinks like mulled wine and truly fiery Feuerzangenbowle (a type of mulled wine), draws visitors to Munich every year for a journey back to the Middle Ages.
On weekends, the Munich City Guard even marches here as a living reenactment based on original models from Munich museums:
"Munich City Guard around 1490".
At one stall, visitors will even find a display case with eight wax casts of historical seals dating from the 11th to the 15th centuries. They are originals and on loan from the Munich City Archives — Calligraphy Stall.
Display case with the Munich city seal from 1268 to 1302 at the Calligraphy Stall.
The Munich city seal from 1323 can be found on the mulled wine glasses this year—always a good souvenir...
For school groups: experiential tours on the topic of "Munich in the Middle Ages."
Considering its historical context, Munich has always been a global trading city with beautiful marketplaces along the Isar River. Students can relive Munich's medieval past here during the market days.
There's another great cultural program featuring the knight Caspar Notthafft.
The Munich Morris dancers are scheduled to appear,
and Munich patricians will be making appearances here and there.
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| Medieval kitchens at the medieval Christmas market in Munich, photo - Press archive: Helga Waess |
GIFT Ideas from the Middle Ages
Our medieval marketplace, located near Odeonsplatz on Briennerstrasse, entices visitors with all sorts of beautiful items that make wonderful gifts for others and yourself:
Besides "Filzerey, Filzwaren" (felt goods) at the camel market, there's also the so-called "Zeidlery" (beekeeper's shop) with honey and beeswax candles, or even armor and knight's supplies. Historical glass is offered by the armorer, and there's the gemstone paradise with gemstones, minerals, rings, and silversmith work such as exquisite rings and jewelry...
There are wooden boxes, watch cases, and jewelry boxes, all hand-carved.
Yes, the Middle Ages are brought to life here.
- Warm wool blankets, jackets, and rare medieval botanicals, or glass beads and pearl jewelry—all timeless classics—make wonderful gift ideas.
- But there are also culinary delights and spirits – delicacies and treats from the Middle Ages, reinvented.
- From organic vinegar to schnapps distillery, you can sample the offerings in horn jugs and drinking horns.
- And then there are the pocket watches and wooden boxes, and so much more...
- Medieval garments are sure to turn heads, because they are of the finest quality.
- With quill pens, embossed seals, and sealing wax, calligraphy comes alive with the "beautiful calligrapher" Michael Hiemann.
- It was always cold, and for that, there were items like yak wool blankets.
- Yak wool hats, scarves, socks, leather goods and belts, lambskin products...
- The world of dragon, fairy, elf, magician, and mythical creature figurines
- and much more...
The Munich Advent Spectacular at the Medieval Christmas Market on Wittelsbacherplatz
Brienner Straße 6-10
(daily from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
The market is easily accessible from the Odeonsplatz U-Bahn station.
Medieval Christmas Market from November 24th to December 23rd, 2025
Opening on Monday, November 24th, 2025 at 6:00 PM (Market opens at 11:00 AM)
- Mon 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Tue 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Wed 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Thu 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Fri 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Sat 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Sun 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
November 24th - December 23rd, 2025
Wittelsbacherplatz, Brienner Straße 6-10
See you at the Medieval Market on Amiraplatz in Munich!
Subway: U3, U4, U5, U6; Bus: No. 100. Odeonsplatz stop.
If you're driving in Munich, the best place to park is in the nearby parking garage at:
- Salvatorplatz 1
- Jungfernturmstrasse/Amiraplatz
