--- title: "Event" url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/veranstaltungen/event/advent-market-in-thale-2026" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Harzinfo > Events in the Harz > Event" --- Share Advent Market in Thale 2026 =========================== - Other families/children - Other gastronomy - Advent market - Christmas market - Other market - Other music - Other show - Other dance Advent Market in Thale 2026 **From December 18 to 20, 2026, Thalens’ Town Hall Square will be transformed into a wintry Christmas scene.** … for the festive spirit and holiday delights. The Christmas season is all about anticipation, reflection, children’s sparkling eyes, and the glow of festive lights. Let yourself be enchanted; escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life for a few hours and enjoy the cozy, warm atmosphere around the festively decorated Town Hall Square in Thale. From December 18–20, 2026, Bodetal Tourismus GmbH, in partnership with the City of Thale, invites you to a festive celebration for young and old alike. A variety of food and arts-and-crafts booths invites you to stroll across Town Hall Square. Listen to the festive music, breathe in the scent of Christmas in the air, and savor all kinds of delicacies! You’re also welcome to sing, dance, and make music **together** . **Admission is free every day.** Hours: Friday, December 18, 2026: 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM Saturday, December 19, 2026: 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2026: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. **PROGRAM SCHEDULE** *(As of October 13, 2026; subject to change)* **Friday, December 18, 2026** (*Advent Market open from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*) 3:00 p.m. **Opening** of the Thale Advent Market on Town Hall Square with the **mayor of Thale**, Mr. Maik Zedschack Followed by: Cutting of **the giant stollen** (*courtesy of the Dirk Pfeiffer Bakery*) Starting at 6:00 p.m. Mulled wine party with **DJ TIPPI** **Saturday, December 19, 2026** (*Advent market open 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.*) 2:00 p.m. Choir performance by the **Auf den Höhen** Thale **Elementary School** 3:30 p.m. **“Tannenspitz” and “Kugeltreu”** This Christmas program is a children’s variety show with theatrical elements and stage technology. Lots of fun and plenty of laughs for all the kids —and for the “grown-ups” too—with games, fun, music, and dance! Starting at 6:00 p.m. X-MAS Party with **DJ Ingo** **Sunday, December 20, 2026** (*Advent Market open 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.*) 3:00 p.m. **Christmas Fun with Hoppel-Has** Hoppel-Poppel invites all friends, big and small, to the Christmas Play Show show. We’ll sing, do magic tricks, and juggle together, and a Christmas orchestra. Of course, we’ll also Christmas carols together. 4:00 p.m. **REWE Supermarket Christmas Bet 2026** Once again this year, Mr. Michael Herker from REWE Michael Herker oHG is once again presenting our mayor, Maik Zedschack, with a Christmas-themed challenge... Stay tuned and join us when the bet is settled ! 5:00 p.m. Musical finale of the 2026 Thalens Advent Market featuring singer and TV host **Uta Bresan** *We recommend traveling by public transportation and using the Bodetal large-capacity parking lot.* Read more Dates ----- Good to know ------------ General information - Open Air - Tourist Event Eligibility - Barrierfree - Target Group Teenager - Target Group Adult - Target Group Family - Target Group the Elderly - for Children of the age of 6-10 - for Children of the age of 10 upwards - for Groups - for familys - for individual guests Foreign Language German Payment methods Cash payment on site Directions & Parking facilities 1 Rathausplatz, 06502 Thale Read more Price info Admission is free every day. Read more Contact person Bodetal - Touristinformation THALEBahnhofstraße 1 06502 Thale Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Christmas market - Christmas market - Christmas market Event location Rathausplatz 1 06502 Thale Organizer **Bodetal Tourismus GmbH** Walpurgisstraße 37 06502 Thale