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Drensteinfurt in festival fever: New date for the Advent event!
On November 11th, 2025, a traditional event will take place in Warendorf, which will be celebrated for the first time in November in order to avoid Christmas markets.
Drensteinfurt in festival fever: New date for the Advent event!
It's that time again: the cups are rising, the lights are shining and the anticipation for Christmas is increasing enormously. The popular Christmas market in Drensteinfurt has something new to offer this year: it will no longer open on the first weekend of Advent, but on the third weekend in November. “We didn’t make this easy for ourselves,” reports Rüdiger Pieck, the head of the Kulturbahn. In recent years, the date has come under repeated scrutiny, particularly due to strong competition from other Christmas markets in the region, which led to a decline in visitor numbers. Now it is hoped that the new scheduling will revitalize the event and attract more guests.
Christmas markets are generally very popular, as a recent survey shows. According to YouGov, 61 percent of Germans plan to visit a Christmas market. Younger people in particular are particularly interested: a whopping 73 percent of 25 to 34 year olds and 71 percent of 18 to 24 year olds can't miss a visit. This makes it clear that for many people the Christmas season is an important event to meet up with friends and family in a festive mood.
The numbers speak for themselves
The current survey results show quite impressively the opposite picture that prevails in the over 55 age group. Here only 51 percent of respondents intend to visit a Christmas market. In comparison, 42 percent of this age group are not interested. This can be partly explained by the different demands and traditions that vary from generation to generation.
The popular Christmas markets, including the Drensteinfurt one, attract numerous visitors every year. Places like Hamburg (69 percent), Hesse (67 percent) and Berlin (66 percent) enjoy high visitor numbers. In Brandenburg, on the other hand, 43 percent said they did not want to visit a Christmas market. In Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland it is 37 percent each. These different trends could also impact the decision for the market in Drensteinfurt and similar events.
A good time for an innovation
By postponing the Christmas market, it is hoped that guests will have a better experience and give the event a new lease of life. “We hope that we can address the relevant target groups with the new date,” said Pieck. Perhaps the restart of the Christmas market will also attract new groups of visitors and revive the tradition in Drensteinfurt. This could be a good step in the right direction, especially in a year when Christmas markets hold a high place in the hearts of the population.
Looking forward to the festival, a cozy get-together and perhaps even browsing through the stands – all of this is at the heart of the old tradition. On to the new Advent season! And when the first lights shine, many people will certainly be ready to visit Drensteinfurt.
Further information about planning Christmas markets can be found on the website of the Deutscher Schaustellerbundes.
For those interested in visitor numbers, the article by YouGov is an interesting read.
In any case, it will be exciting to see whether the changes in Drensteinfurt will have a positive impact on visitor numbers and whether old and new traditions will merge harmoniously.