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Bremen Christmas Market and
Schlachte Magic

Christmas glow in the city

The festive season bathes Bremen in a soft light; fairy lights, candles and the lovingly adorned stalls create a special atmosphere that enchants more and more visitors every year. The air is full of delicious aromas – freshly roasted almonds, gingerbread and glühwein. There are more than 160 Christmas stalls, wonderfully romantic and beautifully decorated, assembled right in front of the 600-year-old town hall, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, on the historical market square and in the shopping arcades.

Follow the illuminated circular tour from the Christmas market to Bremen’s defi ning feature, the River Weser. The popular Schlachte Embankment on the river truly captures the magical festive spirit with historical, seasonal and maritime attractions.

Organ recitals and Nativity plays, fairytale theatre performances and Christmas exhibitions; Bremen’s cultural venues are offering a variety of festive events for all ages.

Bremen is magical!

Festively lit streets, wonderfully atmospheric shopping arcades and seasonally decorated shop windows – Bremen city centre at Christmas time has something for every one. Stroll through the historical centre and fi nd the perfect gifts for the whole family.

The city centre is easily accessible:

- by public transport; alight at Am Brill, Domsheide,
Obernstraße or Schüsselkorb

- by car; follow the parking information system to the
multi-storey car parks in the centre of Bremen


Festive season events


EXHIBITIONS

12.09.2010 – February 2011, botanika, Tropical butterflies
26.09.2010-13.03.2011, Focke Museum, Bremen 1945-2010 – a time of unprecedented change
26.09.2010-09.01.2011 Gerhard Marcks House, The world of Johann Tahon, plaster sculptures
10.10.2010-09.01.2011 Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, Elfriede Stegemeyer – Elde Steeg: the double life of an avant-garde artist
From 29.10.2010 Ethnological Museum, Discover what‘s changing the world
20. + 21.11.2010 Town Hall (lower hall), Christmas bazaar
26.11.-05.12.2010 Town Hall (lower hall), Christmas exhibition
27.11.2010-06.01.2011 St. Peter’s Cathedral, Exhibition of nativity scenes
09.-23.12.2010 Town Hall (lower hall), Arts and crafts market


CONCERTS

26.11.2010 at 7.30pm, Hall 7 (Bremen Exhibition Centre), Traditional festive folk music with Kastelruther Spatzen
28.11.2010 at 12 noon to 5pm, Church of Our Lady, Church open day, 15 minutes of church music every hour for Advent
01.12.2010 at 8pm, Die Glocke, Benefit Christmas concert with the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra
02.12.2010 at 6pm and 8pm, St. Peter’s Cathedral, Candlelight concert I – festive cantatas
03.12.2010 at 4pm, St. Stephen‘s Church, "Let us be happy and cheerful" – Christmas concert and entertainment
03.-05.12.2010, at 3.30pm and 7.30pm, Die Glocke, Festive Christmas concert – musica viva
09.12.2010 at 6pm and 8pm, St. Peter’s Cathedral, Candlelight concert II – instrumental Christmas music
11.12.2010 at 12 noon, St. Peter‘s Cathedral, Santa Lucia comes to Bremen – Lucia’s "handmaidens" perform traditional Swedish carols
11.12.2010 at 4pm and 6pm, Church of Our Lady, The Church of Our Lady‘s boys‘ choir sing Christmas carols
12.12.2010 at 8pm, St. Peter’s Cathedral, J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio I-III
14.12.2010 at 8pm, Bremen Arena, Nokia Night of the Proms
14.12.2010 at 8pm, Die Glocke, Irish Christmas – Irish Harp Orchestra
17.12.2010 at 8pm, St. Stephen’s Church, Christmas concert – listen and sing along to festive music
19.12.2010 at 8pm, St. Peter’s Cathedral, Evening of Christmas carols – soloists, Bremen Cathedral Choir, gospel choir and instrumentalists
21.12.2010 at 8pm, St. Stephen’s Church, The Australian Voices – "Summer Star" – an unconventional Christmas, programme
31.12.2010 at 8pm, St. Peter’s Cathedral, New Year‘s Eve Concert, J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio IV – VI, 31.12.2010 at 6pm, Die Glocke, New Year‘s Eve concert


THEATRE / MUSICALS
18.11.-13.12.2010, various dates and times, Waldau Theatre, Beauty and the Beast
26.11.-26.12.2010, various dates and times, Waldau Theatre, Aladdin – family musical
07.-23.12.2010 at 7pm, Waldau Theatre, Nuncrackers – the nunsense Christmas musical
27. + 28.11.2010 at 3.30pm, and 29.11. at 10am, Theater 62, Pippi Longstocking
22.12.2010-02.01.2011 at 7.30pm, various dates, Bremen Musical Theatre, Sternenzauber: Roncalli‘s Circus set to classical music
26.12.2010 at 6pm, Die Glocke, The Nutcracker – Russian State Ballet


MISCELLANEOUS

Daily at 4pm, Church of Our Lady, A new Advent calendar window is opened
Daily at 5pm, Hanseatenhof square, Bremen Town Musicians Play
25.12.2010 at 5pm, Market square, Ceremonial opening of the Christmas market by the Mayor of Bremen, Jens Böhrnsen
Various dates for pre-booked groups, Bremen School Museum, Christmas bakery: delicious baked apples for kids and grown-ups and snow-flurry desserts
28.11. at 11.30am, 05.12. at 2pm, 12. 12. at 11.30am, 19.12. at 2pm, 24.12. at 11.30am, 25.12. at 2pm, Olbers Planetarium, Sam and Santa Claus
28.11., 05.12., 12.12., 19.12., 24.12., 25.12., 26.12., all dates 4pm, Olbers Planetarium, The Star of Bethlehem
November 2010 – January 2011 Bremen School Museum, "Sugar, cinnamon and snow" (winter programme)
11.12.2010 at 8.30pm, Bremen Arena, Quotenfete goes Christmas – festive fun with the countryside youth
11.12.2010 Bremen city centre, Late-night Christmas shopping
12.12.2010 at 3pm, Bremen School Museum, Delicious baked apples for kids and grown-ups!
21.12.2010 at 7pm, Olbers Planetarium, Winter solstice
25.12.2010 at 8pm and 26.12.2010 at 2pm, Bremen Arena, Apassionata – By the Light of the Stars
25. and 26.12.2010 at 7pm, Olbers Planetarium, Special Christmas event
31.12.2010 at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm, Olbers Planetarium, New Year’s Eve special

Address

Around the roland statue, on Hanseatenhof and Ansgarikirchhof and at Schlachte Promenade
Show map

Opening hours

Daily from 10am-8pm
Sun from 11am

How to get there

Tram 2,3,
Stop Obernstraße

Date:
25 November - 23 December 2010

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