Can we book an ice stock lane?

Yes. There are two lanes for up to 10 people each, booked online through the organizer's website in afternoon (2 to 5pm) and evening (5 to 8pm) slots. Lanes, the carousel and carriage rides are paid extras.

When do the carriage rides run?

Thursday to Sunday from 1pm into the evening. A two-horse carriage takes you from the market through the English Garden and back.

Is there a hot drink for kids?

Yes, an alcohol-free punch is sold alongside the mulled wine, plus waffles, crepes, roasted almonds and hot chestnuts.

Not at the market. The few spaces at the edge of the English Garden fill up in Advent. Buses 54 and 154 stop right at the tower and are the easiest way back after dark.

Upcoming

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Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower

Name: Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower
Start: 2026-11-19
End: 2026-12-23T23:59:59
Location: Chinesischer Turm

When: Thu Nov 19 - Wed Dec 23
Ages: All ages
Price: Free entry, rides extra

What you need to know

Go in the early afternoon, when the carousel and storytelling hut have short waits; Advent Saturdays get busiest from 4pm
Perchten can scare toddlers: these Bavarian winter figures wear fur and horned masks, so check the schedule for their two Friday evenings
A dark walk through the park, since the paths are not fully lit; bring a phone light and boots for snow and slush

About

A Christmas market set inside the English Garden, with wooden huts around the lit-up Chinese Tower pagoda. Kids ride a historic 1913 carousel and a small kids' train, take a horse-drawn carriage loop through the park, and try Bavarian ice stock, a curling-style game, on two lanes. Brass players perform from the tower. It suits families who want a calmer market than the crowded Old Town ones.

Schedule

Thu, Nov 19

6pm–8pm
Alphorn players
Opening night with Bavarian alphorns.

Sat, Nov 21

4pm–7pm
Tower brass
Advent music played from the pagoda.

Wed, Nov 25

Time TBA
Glockenbach Choir

Thu, Nov 26

5pm–8pm
Live music

Fri, Nov 27

6pm–7:30pm
Brucker Perchten
Masked winter figures in fur and horns; can frighten small kids.

Sat, Nov 28

4pm–7pm
Tower brass

Sun, Nov 29

4pm–7pm
Tower brass

Wed, Dec 2

4pm
Ventriloquist

Thu, Dec 3

6pm–8pm
Alphorn players

Fri, Dec 4

Time TBA
Sing-along with the Rupert-Mayer Choir

Sat, Dec 5

4pm–7pm
St. Nicholas and tower brass
Nicholas visits the market; the time given is for the brass.

Sun, Dec 6

4pm–7pm
St. Nicholas and tower brass
Nicholas visits the market; the time given is for the brass.

Thu, Dec 10

5pm–8pm
Live music

Fri, Dec 11

Time TBA
Chor Marienplatz

Sat, Dec 12

4pm–7pm
Tower brass

Sun, Dec 13

4pm–7pm
Tower brass

Wed, Dec 16

4pm
Ventriloquist

Thu, Dec 17

Time TBA
Sing-along with the Rupert-Mayer Choir

Fri, Dec 18

6pm–7:30pm
Brucker Perchten
Masked winter figures in fur and horns; can frighten small kids.

Sat, Dec 19

4pm–7pm
Tower brass

Sun, Dec 20

4pm–7pm
Tower brass

Tue, Dec 22

Time TBA
Glockenbach Choir

Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower

Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower

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