Fact check: Has Germany canceled Christmas markets in 2025?

Deutsche Welle (DW)CenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by Tetyana KlugOctober 25, 2025 at 04:26 PM

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A viral social media claim suggests that Germany has canceled all Christmas markets for 2025. However, DW Fact check found no evidence of widespread cancellations. Germany hosts over 2,500 Christmas markets annually, and while a few smaller local markets have been canceled due to various reasons such as low revenues or renovations, numerous cities including Berlin, Dresden, Cologne, Frankfurt, and Hamburg are already announcing their festive plans for late November openings in 2025. The false claims often cite Duna Press as a source, but German media report only isolated cancellations.

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Cologne 30% Frankfurt 30% Hamburg ×230% Leipzig 30% Dresden 40% Berlin ×250% Germany ×980%

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christmas markets 100% germany 90% fact check 80% social media rumors 70% 2025 cancellations 60% viral claims 50% official confirmation 40%

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Center (-0.10)

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90%

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Germany

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