Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market opens to serve its traditional treats.

The market will be officially opened when the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zaker Choudhry and the German Ambassador to the UK, Susanne Baumann, will switch on the city’s festive lights in Victoria Square at 5.30pm on 5 November.

This year, due to ongoing public realm works on Bennetts Hill and Temple Street, there will not be stalls between the Apple store and Nando’s on New Street – but the market resumes beyond Corporation Street, with craft stalls also along High Street.

It will feature 42 stalls serving German food and drink, including hot gluhwein, schnitzel, bratwurst, alongside a wide array of handcrafted gifts, decorations, toys, and jewellery.

During the festivities, the Victoria Square bandstand will host a programme of performances of German musicians and upcoming Brummie performers.

German musicians will perform weekday lunchtimes and evenings daily, with local performers performing between midday and 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

The market will run from 5 November to 24 December 2026: Mondays to Thursdays - 11am to 9pm, Fridays - 11am to 9.30pm, Saturdays - 10am to 9.30pm and Sundays - 10am to 9pm.

On Remembrance Sunday, the market will open at 1pm, as a mark of respect as the city’s Civic Service of Remembrance and Parade takes place on Colmore Row on 8 November.