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Advent transforms Berlin into one of the busiest and most atmospheric times of the year, as the four weeks before Christmas fill the city with markets, lights and seasonal food. Advent is when squares from Gendarmenmarkt to Alexanderplatz set up stalls, and cafes turn to mulled wine and baked treats. This tag collects Berlin locations that come into their own during the season.
Christmas markets are the centrepiece, with crafts, roasted almonds and Gluehwein drawing crowds after dark. Churches host concerts, department stores dress their windows, and bakeries sell Stollen and Lebkuchen by the counter. Many spots stay open late so an after work stroll can double as a chance to shop for gifts.
Browse the venues below to plan an advent outing, from traditional markets to quieter corners of the city.
From November 30 to December 26, 2025, Brasserie Colette Tim Raue in Berlin's Wilmersdorf will serve a festive 4-course Christmas menu. Guests will enjoy a whole duck, carved directly at the table, with chestnut dumplings, red cabbage salad, cranberry jus, and croissant butter.
Alpine ambiance in Zehlendorf, directly on the Great Wannsee: Loretta's Almhütte transforms into a rustic celebration venue for the Christmas season, offering lake views, Bavarian cuisine, and the possibility to customize Advent and Christmas parties according to your wishes.
In the basement of the Berlin TV Tower, one of the city's most curious museums is located: BODY WORLDS displays real human bodies as plastinated artworks. Anatomy, health, and the big questions of life across 1,200 square meters.
In the heart of Köpenick, on the Palace Island directly on the Dahme river, the Schlosscafé Köpenick combines baroque architecture with upscale gastronomy. Those who host their Christmas party here get a historic ambiance, water views, and a tailor-made festive menu all in one.
Successful Christmas baking with professional help: At the Charlotte Baking School in Charlottenburg, you learn the tricks for perfect Christmas cookies!
Anchored in Friedrichshain, in the middle of the Spree, the Hauptstadtfloß transforms into a floating alpine hut: sheepskins, deer antlers, and a crackling fireplace make the Winterfloß's cozy hut atmosphere arguably Berlin's most rustic Christmas party location.
Autumn and the 2018 Christmas season will be exciting and interesting at MACHmit! Museum for Children in Berlin Prenzlauer-Berg!
Located at Kollwitzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg, Gugelhof has been serving Alsatian cuisine since 1995, fitting as perfectly in Strasbourg as it does in Berlin. Choucroute, stone oven tarte flambée, and Sundgau raclette make a Christmas party here an evening with genuine tri-border region charm.
Anyone looking for a Christmas party in Schöneberg that feels like real Berlin will find it at Renger-Patzsch. The restaurant on Wartburgstraße stands for down-to-earth German-French cuisine with character, and during the Christmas season, this transforms into a classic festive menu with Sauerbraten, truffles, and cheese dumplings.
From October to April, the Labyrinth Children's Museum in Berlin-Wedding is also open on Thursdays, inviting children in the 2018/2019 winter season to discover the diversity of the world. The Advent workshop starts in December.
If you want to celebrate your Christmas party in a restaurant with a sophisticated atmosphere, the Hotel Palace Berlin in City-West is the perfect choice. This privately managed luxury hotel on Budapester Straße focuses on an elegant ambiance, classic Christmas cuisine, and a service that takes care of all the planning.
The children's show 'Playing with Time' tells an exciting story about time travel on the world's largest theater stage - the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Mitte.
Berlin's first pure fondue restaurant is located in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg and transforms into a cozy alpine hut with a fireplace, lake view, and steaming pots during the Christmas season. Those planning their Christmas party here will experience over 20 years of fondue passion on their table.
From 01.11.2024, the Ratskeller Köpenick will be offering its popular goose dinner, combined with live music in a historic setting.
Berlin on Ice once again offers sports combined with romantic lights until the end of the year with festive curling 'Unter den Linden'!
Alpine coziness in the heart of Charlottenburg: Engelbecken on Lietzensee in Berlin offers seasonal home-style cooking with a Bavarian-Austrian touch, a no-frills ambiance, and a Christmas celebration that feels like an evening in a cozy inn.
If you want to see one of the great filming locations from the series "Babylon Berlin", you have the opportunity to do so in the former silent film cinema Delphi. Shakespeare's Winter's Tale will be performed here until the end of the year.
What would the Advent and winter season be without a fairy tale variety show at the Wintergarten? Zimt & Zauber 2018 is all about the "Revolt of the Clocks – or when no one knows what time it is anymore".
Shortly before Christmas, the open-air museum Museumsdorf Düppel opens its gates for the last time in 2018 for a family advent festival.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the houses of the Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin - with an extensive Advent program 2018 and even a visit from Santa Claus!
At Grimm's Hotel on Potsdamer Platz, specifically in the Tiergarten district, the Tischlein deck Dich restaurant transforms into a magical setting for corporate and private Christmas parties during the holiday season. Christmas menus based on Grimm's logic included.
From December 24th to 25th, 2025, the Kitchen Library in Berlin presents its exclusive 5-course Christmas menu starting at 6:30 PM, with limited 25 seats per evening. Guests can look forward to extraordinary creations such as Koji Carrot, Sauerbraten, and Franconian Elisen Lebkuchen, complemented by special extras and wine pairing.
Hotel Q! in Charlottenburg combines award-winning design ambiance with genuine Christmas coziness. The Fox Bar with its fireplace lounge and the light-flooded inner courtyard transform corporate or private Christmas parties into an atmospheric experience right on Kurfürstendamm.
Berlin's most famous craft specialty store has been located in Schöneberg for decades and has long been a city-wide institution. Hobbyshop Wilhelm Rüther combines everything creative minds need at four locations: from artist supplies to pottery accessories, beads, and jewelry. Honest expert advice instead of lifestyle aesthetics.
One of the most significant brick ruins in Northern Germany is not located in a city, but in the middle of the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve, just over an hour from Berlin. The former Cistercian monastery in the village of Chorin combines medieval architecture with one of Brandenburg's most beautiful music festivals.