Weimar Christmas at the Market Square

A Christmas tree for all

In Weimar's market square, a magnificent fir tree glows in the light of the city's special Christmas tradition: the brightly lit Christmas tree that, in Goethe's time, came out of the bourgeois living room of the magnanimous Weimar bookseller Hoffmann and onto the Market Square - to the delight of all children, rich and poor. This was the first public Christmas tree in Germany in 1815. The custom quickly spread beyond Weimar's borders.

For families

From 1 to 21 December, Santa Claus opens a small door for Weimar's children every day at 3pm at the town hall on the market square. To the delight of the excited children, he will have a big sack of presents with him. The children's groups will thank him with a specially rehearsed programme.