It is one of the most spectacular Christmas market locations in Germany: Table Mountain Königstein with its famous fortress in Saxon Switzerland.
Here, around 250 meters above the Elbe and in the midst of an impressive ensemble of important architectural monuments, the "Historic-Romantic Christmas Market: Königstein - a winter fairy tale" invites you to get in the mood for Christmas every Advent weekend from 29 November to 21 December 2025. From November 29, 2025 to December 21, 2025, every Advent weekend, the Advent market invites you to get in the mood for Christmas.
As it once was: a market straight out of a picture book
The Advent market is a nostalgic experience: the stalls are built on site from wooden slats and fabric panels according to historical models. The traders wear traditional costumes. Goulash soup and fortress punch steam in large copper pots over open fires. Puppeteers entertain the children. The chain carousel is hand-operated. And the stage program also celebrates the traditional and handmade with music and fairy-tale plays.
The pre-Christmas hustle and bustle not only extends across the Paradeplatz, but also includes historical buildings on the almost 100,000 square metre fortress plateau: Visitors can experience the first attraction in the 60-metre-long vaulted walkway of the complex with the "SterneDom", a unique light and sound installation with 70 Herrnhut stars. In the baroque Friedrichsburg, visitors can marvel at an electoral table with original Meissen porcelain. In the small garrison church, cantors from the region play organ music. Fairytale figures can be discovered in the fortress forest. A film project from Saxon Switzerland is shown in the Pulverkasematte. And in the underground vaults, the Kasematten Christmas with other market stalls invites you to stroll under the stars.
Tickets are limited and can only be purchased online!
Special event during Advent - After Work Advent
Experience the fortress Christmas on Friday afternoons during Advent in "small but nice" - with friends and colleagues or with your loved ones. Eat your way through the delicious variety: you will find sweet, savory, hearty and crispy treats in the market stalls. Warm up with hot cocktails, mulled beer & fortress punch - if that's not warm enough for you, head to the bathhouse!
