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What to do · Spreewald

Spreewald Christmas Market in Lübbenau and Lehde

Market · Half a day · Two markets linked by punts · Advent weekends at the Lübbenau harbour and the Lehde museum

Information
Duration
4 h
Next edition
28 and 29 November 2026
Who it's for
All ages

What it is

On Advent weekends, the Spreewald sets up its Christmas market in two places at once: at Lübbenau's Großer Spreewaldhafen and inside the open-air museum in Lehde, with the nineteenth-century farmhouses decorated. You go between the two markets by punt.

When

In 2026, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, and Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December. The Lehde museum is open those days from 11:00 to 18:00.

Tips

  • Wrap up for the punt In December the water is very cold.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Spreewald Christmas market?

In 2026, on the weekends of 28 and 29 November and 5 and 6 December.

How do you get from one market to the other?

By punt, or on foot along the Lehde path.

With young childrenAs a family

Directions See all of Spreewald

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Table on the wooden terrace with flowers, next to the house© Kaupen No. 6

Kaupen No. 6

Restaurant · Lehde · €€€€

What to order: a dish made with its Spreewald mustard

The Safari room of the Quappenschänke, with antelope trophies on the wall and a table laid with a candelabra© Hotelanlage Starick

Quappenschänke

Restaurant · Lehde · €€€€

What to order: a Spreewald fish or game dish

To stay 28 and 29 November 2026

The palace and the red-roofed stables among the trees of the park, from the air© Schloss LübbenauHotel

Schloss Lübbenau

Palace with a park · Rooms in the stables · Spa from October to Easter · LINARI restaurant

Why we like it: A hotel in the palace complex of the Counts of Lynar, in Lübbenau, with rooms and suites in the baroque stables, a park, a spa in winter and the LINARI restaurant.

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A wooden cabin beside a path with autumn leaves© Spreewald-Natur-Camping Am SchlossparkCampsite

Spreewald-Natur-Camping Am Schlosspark

All year · Between Lübbenau and Lehde · Cabins and small houses · Canoe access from the campsite

Why we like it: A campsite open all year on a peninsula between Lübbenau's old town and Lehde, with pitches, cabins, small houses and direct access by punt or canoe.

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A typical Spreewald boat moored on the canal beside a terrace with tables, at dusk© Hotelanlage StarickHotel

Hotelanlage Starick

In Lehde, beside the canals · Several houses · Boats, canoes and bikes · Two restaurants

Why we like it: A four-star hotel complex in the village of Lehde, spread across several houses beside the canals, with two gasthäuser, a gherkin museum, boats and bikes.

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Those days fill up early: when you open a place to stay, the festival dates are already filled in.

Useful services

More to do nearby

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