Apply for a stand permit for the Christmas market
Places at the Bremen Christmas market are in high demand. Early registration is required.
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Basic information
The event area includes the following squares:
- Marketplace
- Our Lady's Churchyard
- Schoppensteel
- grass market
- Upper Domshof
- Sögestraße (up to Pelzerstraße)
- Hanseatenhof
- Pieperstrasse
- Chestnut grove
- Station forecourt
- Bahnhofstrasse
- Obernstraße (section)
- Marktstraße (section)
Opening hours:
- Sunday to Thursday from 11:00 to 20:30
- Friday and Saturday from 11:00 to 21:30
The Christmas market is an "annual market".
Any applicant may participate in the market. However, the organizer is entitled to exclude individual applicants from participation for objectively justified reasons. This applies in particular if there is not enough space available.
On average, around 400 applications are received for the Christmas market. Due to the limited space available, only less than half can be admitted. Different sectors and types of offerings are admitted in proportion to each other so that the character of the event, which has grown over the years, is preserved. Furthermore, the aim is to ensure that the expectations of the public are met.
The prospect of admission is open to those who
- can present an attractive, high-quality offer and who
- has adapted its (independently managed) business to the high design standards of the current Christmas market.
These sectors are represented at the Bremen Christmas Market:
- Fairground rides
- Stores selling goods for immediate or immediate consumption
- Carousels
- Children's rides (e.g. children's railroads, children's ship swings, floor carousels, ...)
- Puppet theaters, model trains, etc.
- Pubs
- Toys and household goods
- Toy shops
- confectionery
- shops
- Raffles
- Christmas articles, arts and crafts
Requirements
Not specified.
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Procedure
- Applications can be submitted by post or online.
- Use the link to the online service or the application form under "Forms".
- Applications by e-mail will not be considered
- Late applications will not be considered and will not take part in the remaining places allocation procedure.
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Necessary Documents
- Completed application form (printout under Forms)
- Name and address (Internet address if applicable)
- nature of business
- Dimensions of the shop (width x depth x height)
- Photo of the shop (by day and night)
- accurate quote
- Connected loads for light and power current
- Accessories (caravans, supply vehicles including their dimensions)
- for amusement rides: construction plan
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Competent Department
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5.04 Marktangelegenheiten - Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Häfen und Transformation
- (0421) 361-2385
- Katharinenklosterhof 3, 28195 Bremen
- marktangelegenheiten
@wht. bremen. de
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Online Services
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Market application online
Apply online for Bremer Osterwiese, Freimarkt, Weihnachtsmarkt.
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Fees / Costs
Not specified.
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
The application deadline is January 31 of the current year.
How long does it take to process
Not specified.
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Legal Bases
- Zulassungsrichtlinie für die Volksfeste und Marktveranstaltungen der Stadtgemeinde Bremen
- Änderung der Festsetzung von kommunalen Volksfesten und Jahrmärkten in der Stadtgemeinde Bremen
- Ergänzung der Festsetzung von kommunalen Volksfesten und Jahrmärkten in der Stadtgemeinde Bremen für den Freimarkt und den Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt
- § 68 Absatz 2, der Gewerbeordnung
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More Information
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 05.11.2025