Mainz Christmas market at the cathedral
Mainz Christmas market at the cathedral is held on December 3. This event in the first decade of the month December is annual. 
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Fancy some Christmas spirit? Numerous cathedral concerts and matinees, the traditional fairytale performance in the Mainz State Theatre and the popular Christmas card printing in the Gutenberg Museum's print store are just as much a part of the special Christmas attractions in Mainz as the many other smaller Christmas markets in the city center and around the city.
Thousands of guests come to Mainz every year to visit the Christmas market at the cathedral and the numerous events. To give visitors a quicker overview of the wide range of offers, the city has now developed the "Christmas City Mainz" together with mainzplus Citymarketing.
And the Mainz Christmas market looks back on a long tradition: the "Nikolose Markt" has been around for over 200 years, since 1788 to be precise.
Twinkling lights, Christmas stalls, delicious treats, special arts and crafts and the smell of roasted almonds in the air: that's how atmospheric the Christmas season is in Mainz!
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
World Futures Day on December 2
Striezelmarkt in Dresden on December 3
St. Barbara's Day in Germany on December 4
Baden-Württemberg Youth Film Award on December 4
Kläschenmarkt in Lemgo on December 4 (Christmas market);
Advent market in Bretzenheim on December 6
The Second Sunday of Advent on December 7 (is the third last Sunday before Christmas Day);
Advent Market in Bielefeld on December 7