Christmas

“All we want for Christmas is you” – The nhow Hotel Berlin invites you to a magical Christmas party in the PopUp restaurant on the rooftop terrace.

Rum-soaked sugar cones and the classic film "Die Feuerzangenbowle" (The Fire-Tongs Punch) are the focus of the atmospheric Winter Film Festival in the Nikolaiviertel in Berlin-Mitte.

On Veteranenstraße in Berlin-Mitte, behind the vibrant logo of Frau Tulpe Fabrics & Sewing School, there's much more than just a fabric store: Here, Japanese printed fabrics meet American patchwork collections, while the attached sewing school turns both beginners and advanced sewers into creative minds.

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.

Winterfeldt Schokoladen on Goltzstraße in Schöneberg sells chocolates and pralines in a former pharmacy from 1892. The goods are displayed in original wooden drawers, and the small café offers Italian-style hot chocolate.

Charlottenburg has its very own crafting cosmos: StempelBar on Weimarer Straße is Berlin's go-to spot for stamping, scrapbooking, and handmade greeting cards, offering a range from clear stamps to embossing powder, and Saturday workshops where true DIY spirit comes to life.

Those who want to learn sewing in Wilmersdorf will find exactly what they're looking for at the Berliner Schnitte sewing school and fabric shop. Andrea Alms' studio on Brandenburgische Straße combines sewing courses for all levels with an open sewing studio and a carefully curated assortment of high-quality fabrics and sewing patterns.

The Steiff Shop Berlin is located at Kurfürstendamm 40/41 with its entrance on Knesebeckstraße, recognizable by the large brown bear figure in front of the door. It is the only Steiff store in the city. The 28-centimeter Berlin Teddy Bear, priced at 55 Euros, is available exclusively here in Berlin and in the manufacturer's online shop.

The cozy ceramic café Colour Your Day in Berlin-Friedenau is the right place for creative ceramic painting.

The French restaurant La Maison de L’entrecôte serves various multi-course Christmas menus on December 24th, 25th, and 26th.

Since 1989, Perlenbar in Charlottenburg has been Berlin's premier destination for homemade jewelry and DIY craft projects. On Uhlandstraße, beads from all over the world meet expert advice and a craft table where creativity takes concrete form.

Wilde Schwäne on Breite Straße in Pankow has been selling high-quality wooden and metal toys off the mainstream since 1999. Around 55 manufacturers fill the shelves, from Haba and Brio to Ostheimer, Käthe Kruse and Cuboro. A section of its own is devoted to juggling, with clubs, diabolos, devil sticks, poi and ribbons.

The Weihenstephaner restaurant traditionally serves a tender Innviertler goose from November 11, 2023, to start the goose season with St. Martin's Day.

The illuminated Linden trees, Kurfürstendamm with its string lights, and the large illuminated Christmas trees at the Brandenburg Gate – seen "from above" from the bus – are a great Christmas delight not only for tourists!

In the BVG Christmas train, children meet Santa Claus personally. Small Christmas surprises on the subway are included!

Since the Gaffelhaus (home for exile Rhinelanders and Berlin Carnival stronghold) celebrates Carnival on November 11 the Rhenish Martinmas goose is served on November 13.

Those who want to enjoy a Martin’s Day goose in an informal atmosphere in a brasserie-style with French bistro dishes, is definitely right in the Brasserie Le Bon Mori.

In the basement of Mein Haus am See, "Cosmic Kaspar", the Christmas party can take place with an exclusive DJ system, a private bar, event technology, and many other extras!

Ave Maria at Lützowstraße 23 is a devotional shop opened in 1996 by Dieter Funk and Ulrike Schuster. It specializes in over 40 types of incense, religious sculptures, rosaries, and literature. Christmas decorations here include nativity scenes, nativity figures, and large altar candles instead of tinsel and fairy lights.

Anyone looking for craft supplies in Charlottenburg will sooner or later end up at idee. Creativmarkt: Berlin's best-known creative market chain with four branches in the city, a huge assortment, and a fabric selection that is unparalleled in Berlin.

Anyone looking for Berlin's largest craft supply and toy store in Steglitz will find it on Schloßstraße: Werken-Spielen-Schenken combines over 200,000 products across 2,500 square meters, decades of family history, and an ongoing course program for anyone who wants to get hands-on.

Since 1985, Fadeninsel on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg has been the premier destination for knitting, crocheting, and handicrafts in Berlin. Over a hundred yarn qualities, a focus on natural fibers, and truly thoughtful advice make this wool shop a vibrant DIY institution in the neighborhood.

Anyone in Berlin serious about crafting, painting, or designing can hardly avoid boesner. With branches in Prenzlauer Berg, Charlottenburg, and Neukölln, the professional art supply dealer is the first choice for creatives who want more than the average drug store assortment.