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The medieval centre of Kaltenberg, Germany Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Medieval Kaltenberg

Village in the municipality of Geltendorf, about 50 km west of Munich, home to Schloss Kaltenberg, its brewery and the arena of the Kaltenberg Knights' Tournament.

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Medieval festivals in Kaltenberg

Kaltenberger Ritterturnier in Kaltenberg Dark Avenger · CC BY 3.0
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Kaltenberger Ritterturnier

Kaltenberg, Germany

The Kaltenberg Knights' Tournament is a professionally staged jousting spectacle with horse stunts and pyrotechnics in a 13,000-capacity arena at Schloss Kaltenberg, surrounded by a large medieval market and five stages. Founded in 1980 by Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, it runs over three weekends every July and draws around 120,000 visitors.

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Munich Medieval Christmas Market at Wittelsbacherplatz

Munich, Germany

The Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt am Wittelsbacherplatz, billed by the city as the Münchner Adventsspektakel, has filled the square north of Odeonsplatz with costumed traders, historical crafts, medieval music and staged sword fights every Advent since 2005. The 2026 market runs 20 November – 23 December, daily 11:00–21:00, closed on Totensonntag (22 November); entry is free.

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Siegburg Medieval Christmas Market

Siegburg, Germany

The Mittelalterlicher Markt zu Siegburg turns the market square below the Michaelsberg abbey into a medieval town market for the whole of Advent, with costumed traders, working craftspeople, jesters and musicians and a night watchman's call every evening; the 2026 market runs 20 November – 22 December. Held since 1991, it is free to enter, and the organiser has already published the 2027 dates, 19 November – 22 December.

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Lübeck Historical Christmas Market on the Marienkirchhof

Lübeck, Germany

The Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt on the Marienkirchhof, the churchyard between St Mary's and the Rathaus in Lübeck's UNESCO-listed old town, is the medieval-styled one of the Hanseatic city's eleven Christmas markets: craftspeople showing forgotten trades, coppersmiths, silversmiths and pewter casters, walk-acts and musicians in historical dress under candles and a canopy of red paper stars. The 2026 market runs 23 November – 23 December and is free to enter.

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Other medieval cities in Germany: Brokeloh · Bückeburg · Dresden · Durlach