The market
The Striezelmarkt is named after the Striezel, the ancestor of the Christstollen, and the 2026 edition is the 592nd. It fills the Altmarkt with Erzgebirge wood crafts, the world's tallest Christmas pyramid and the smell of Stollen. Around it, the baroque Old Town adds the Frauenkirche, the Stallhof medieval market and the Elbe terraces.
Also in Dresden
- Medieval market in the Stallhof
- Neumarkt Advent market by the Frauenkirche
What to eat and drink
- Pulsnitzer Pfefferkuchen, the local gingerbread
- Roasted almonds and Glühwein
- A Pflaumentoffel, the edible prune chimney sweep, for luck
The local specialty: Dresdner Christstollen, with the Stollenfest on an Advent weekend.
The walk
One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works
Your host meets you at the Striezelmarkt, explains the Erzgebirge crafts and the Stollen story, then walks you through the rebuilt Old Town to the Frauenkirche, the Stallhof medieval market and the Brühl terrace above the Elbe, with a Pfefferkuchen and Glühwein stop.
- Striezelmarkt, the pyramid and the Erzgebirge craft stalls
- Christstollen: the story and a tasting
- Frauenkirche, Neumarkt and the Stallhof medieval market
- The Brühl terrace and the Elbe at night
Your host is a Dresden local from the LocalBini network who knows the Striezelmarkt, its traditions and the Old Town around it.
