Every winter some campsites in Germany open over Christmas and prepare special plans: visits from Father Christmas, New Year’s Eve dinners and activities for the whole family. Here are the ones that have announced it for 2026, with their dates.
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Furtwangen, Freiburg
Dates: on 28 and 29 November 2026
On the first Advent weekend the Christmas market “Wilder Weihnachtsmichel” takes place at the Zum Wilden Michel campsite in Furtwangen. In the barn there are stalls of regional artists and craftspeople, Christmas music, mulled wine, grilled sausages and waffles. The market is open on Saturday from 12:00 to 21:00 and on Sunday from 12:00 to 18:00.
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Bad Wildbad, Karlsruhe
Dates: from 24 December 2026 to 7 January 2027
From 24.12.2026 to 07.01.2027 the campsite offers a winter programme for the whole family with ceramic painting, torchlit walks, a family barbecue and a mulled wine get-together. On 31.12.2026 a big New Year's Eve party takes place in the sports hall. Camping can be booked in this period from 7 nights.
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Glatten-Neuneck, Karlsruhe
Dates: from 27 December 2026 to 1 January 2027
For the turn of the year the campsite offers a New Year's Eve break on camping pitches and in alpine huts, with a raclette buffet on New Year's Eve in the Almstüble. The minimum stay in the camping area runs from 27.12.2026 to 01.01.2027, and arrival is possible from 25.12.2026. Places are allocated by the length of stay requested, via an online booking request.
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Neuenburg am Rhein, Freiburg
Dates: on 31 December 2026 (New Year's Eve menu)
For the turn of the year the campsite has a small winter programme with mulled wine, a torchlit walk and campfire bread; the exact dates will be announced before New Year. On 31.12.2026 guests can enjoy a festive New Year's Eve menu in the campsite restaurant; a table reservation is required.
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Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Freiburg
Dates: on New Year's Eve 2026/27
For New Year 2026/27 the campsite invites you to a relaxed get-together in a personal atmosphere. There is meat fondue, a vegetarian menu alternative on request, and deliberately no fireworks.
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Übersee am Chiemsee, Upper Bavaria
Dates: from 6 to 8 November 2026
A pre-Christmas market takes place at Almdorado. It is open on all three days from 11:00 to 20:00.
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Eging am See, Lower Bavaria
Dates: from 13.11. to 20.12.2026
The campsite announces a Christmas market in its events calendar. It takes place in winter 2026, before the site closes for its winter break from 03.01.2027.
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Bad Birnbach, Lower Bavaria
Dates: from 19 to 28 December 2026
At the end of the year the campsite invites you to a Christmas programme at the estate: a reflective pre-Christmas evening with Rottaigerl music, mulled wine and brass band music in the inner courtyard, a performance by the Lengham Gospel Choir, and a lantern walk to the wooden chapel with a forest Christmas.
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Bad Füssing, Lower Bavaria
Dates: from 21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
Over Christmas and New Year the campsite offers a 10-day programme with an excursion to St. Florian Monastery with a guided tour and concert on 29.12.2026, the traditional Perchten procession on 30.12.2026 and a New Year's Eve menu at the Tennis Camping restaurant. Arrival is possible from 21.12.2026 to 27.12.2026; there is also a camper Christmas with live music and a mulled wine evening.
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Illertissen, Swabia
Dates: on 31 December 2026
On New Year's Eve the campsite invites you to winter barbecuing and a cosy get-together in the Camper Lounge. Fireworks are banned on the site, so guests with pets can celebrate stress-free too.
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Senftenberg OT Großkoschen, Brandenburg
Dates: from 18 to 20 December 2026
A week before the holidays, the family park invites you to its Park Christmas at the Senftenberger See. On Friday there is a Christmas bingo evening, on Saturday a small Park Christmas with a Christmas market on the lakeside promenade, and on Sunday a brunch at the Seestern restaurant.
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Groß Köris OT Löpten, Brandenburg
Dates: from 30 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
For the turn of the year the campsite offers a quiet break in the pine forest with cosy winter evenings and a sauna. There is no fireworks display of its own and no New Year's Eve party. Stays of 1 to 4 nights can be booked, for guests seeking peace and quiet aged 12 and over.
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Teupitz (OT Neuendorf), Brandenburg
Dates: on New Year's Eve, 31 December 2026
The campsite is celebrating New Year's Eve again. The celebration is dog-friendly and takes place without fireworks, but with a barbecue and fire bowls. The campsite is open until 05.01.2027.
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Zeschdorf, Brandenburg
Dates: on 31 December 2026
On New Year's Eve the campsite invites overnight guests to a cosy New Year's Eve evening with a small warm buffet and a sparkling wine toast by the lake. Participation is by reservation only; places are limited.
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Greifenstein, Giessen
Dates: on Saturday, 28 November 2026, from 11:00 to 17:00
The campsite hosts a Christmas market for people and dogs. More than 30 regional exhibitors, stalls and culinary offerings create a Christmas atmosphere. Dogs are allowed and expressly welcome.
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Eppstein, Darmstadt
Dates: on 19 and 20 December 2026 and from 30 December 2026 to 1 January 2027
The campsite invites you to winter camping with Advent glow around the campfire, with live Christmas music at the Deck 39 beer garden at the weekend. For New Year there is a beer garden atmosphere and a New Year's Eve menu under the open sky.
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Haren (Ems), Weser-Ems
Dates: on 21, 27 and 28 November 2026
A small, cosy Christmas market takes place at the campsite by the lake. There are handmade goods, creative gift ideas and artistic sculptures at lovingly decorated stalls.
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Holle (OT Sottrum), Hanover
Dates: on Saturdays 28.11., 05.12., 12.12. and 19.12.2026 at 16:00
During Advent the family park invites you to Advent Magic in the car park. Every Saturday at 16:00 there is a nativity scene, stories, waffles, cocoa, mulled wine and sausages.
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Dransfeld, Braunschweig
Dates: on Sunday, 29.11.2026
The family sports club invites members and guests to an Advent celebration on the club grounds. It starts at 14:30.
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Coppenbrügge, Hanover
Dates: on Saturday, 5 December 2026, from 15:00 to 23:00
The CC Weserbergland e.V. Christmas party takes place at the Rattenfängerplatz am Ith. The event runs on Saturday from 15:00 to 23:00 and is listed in the campsite's events calendar.
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Schiffdorf (Wehdel), Lüneburg
Dates: from 30 December 2026 to 2 January 2027
The campsite is holding a New Year gathering with an absolute ban on fireworks. On 31.12.2026 Café Silbersee opens from 10:30 pm to 1:00 am for registered campers, with quiet music; no food is offered. On 01.01.2027 a kale buffet and a communal campfire follow.
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Langelsheim (Wolfshagen), Braunschweig
Dates: on 31 December 2026, from 19:00
For the turn of the year the campsite's restaurant invites you to a New Year's Eve celebration on 31.12.2026 from 19:00. There is a large cold and hot buffet, music and dancing with DJ Marlin, and a midnight soup.
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Zorge (Walkenried), Braunschweig
Dates: on 31 December 2026
The campsite celebrates New Year's Eve 2026 without bangers, that is, without firecrackers and rockets. Guests with dogs can spend the turn of the year calmly and quietly on the site.
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Dambeck (Groß Kiesow), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Dates: from Friday, 27 November 2026, from 15:00 until Sunday, 29 November 2026, 14:00
At the mulled wine meeting at the LandCamp of the Altes Kulturhaus Dambeck, campers can look forward to a wintry weekend with mulled wine, children's punch and bratwurst. The programme includes a short travel talk, a cosy campfire, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, and the panorama sauna in the afternoon.
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Neuendorf, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Dates: on 28.11.2026 and on 31.12.2026
On 28.11.2026 the ranch offers an hour of Christmas music from 18:00, followed by a country concert. The saloon celebrates the turn of the year on 31.12.2026 with a New Year's Eve event.
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Rostock (Markgrafenheide), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Dates: on 28 and 29 November 2026
On the first Advent weekend a Christmas market takes place at the campsite, with festive treats, small gift ideas and music. For children there is a carousel, carriage rides and a raffle, and Father Christmas visits on Saturday and Sunday. Open from 10:00 to 19:00 each day
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Vlotho, Detmold
Dates: on the Advent weekends of 4 to 6, 11 to 13 and 18 to 20 December 2026
The campsite hosts the Winterglanz winter market with a Viking village over three Advent weekends. Expect historic camp life, craft demonstrations such as blacksmithing and weaving, blacksmithing for kids, a children's carousel, and winter specialities and drinks. The event is open to day visitors and campers alike, and on these weekends overnight stays are possible in the Hafenblick area from Friday to Sunday.
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Datteln-Ahsen, Münster
Dates: from 22 December 2026 to 1 January 2027
For Christmas and New Year the campsite offers special stays with full board, including a lunchtime snack, dinner and admission to the big New Year's Eve ball including drinks. The Christmas days run from 22 to 28 December 2026, the New Year days from 28 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.
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Coesfeld-Lette, Münster
Dates: from 28.12.2026 to 31.12.2026
Between Christmas and New Year, the campsite's Stübchen opens on three evenings from 17:00; booking in advance is recommended. For 31.12.2026 the campsite also announces a New Year's Eve event; more information will follow.
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Görlitz, Dresden
Dates: on 12 and 26 December 2026
A programme takes place on the Kühlhaus grounds in December: on 12.12.2026 a handmade Christmas market opens from 14:00 to 20:00, followed on 26.12.2026 by the Kantinenrauschen event with electronic music from 21:00 to 04:00.
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Pirna, Dresden
Dates: on 28 and 29 December 2026
In the winter season the campsite invites its guests on 28 December from 17:00 to a cosy evening at the barbecue hut with a campfire. On 29 December a free guided winter hike through Saxon Switzerland is on the programme.
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Niedere Börde, Saxony-Anhalt
Dates: on 28.11.2026 from 15:00 to 21:00
For Advent the campsite grounds turn into a small market with stalls. There are handmade Christmas decorations, biscuits, as well as mulled wine, Bockwurst sausages and other Christmas specialities. The campsite points out that content and times may still change.
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Schönebeck (Elbe), Saxony-Anhalt
Dates: 29.11., 13.12. and 31.12.2026
The adventure park invites you to two Christmas markets, on 29.11.2026 and 13.12.2026, each from 10:00 to 17:00. For the turn of the year, a big New Year's Eve party with fireworks takes place on 31.12.2026 from 18:00; reservations are requested.
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Kemberg, Saxony-Anhalt
Dates: on 31 December 2026 and on 1 January 2027
For the turn of the year the campsite's library invites you to a New Year's Eve party starting at 18:00. On New Year's Day a New Year's brunch follows at the BiblioTheke.
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Süplingen (Haldensleben), Saxony-Anhalt
Dates: on 31 December 2026
The campsite celebrates New Year's Eve with a party in the Camping-Oase. There is a gala buffet and a big fireworks display. Registration is binding and possible at reception or by email.
Belau, Schleswig-Holstein
Dates: 31 December 2026
To see out the year, the campsite invites you to a New Year's Eve party by the lake, where you can start the new year calmly and without firecrackers. There is a drinks package, a cold buffet and live music. It starts at 19:00, with the buffet and music from 20:00.
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Schalkau, Thuringia
Dates: from 15 November 2026 (Christmas meals on Sundays) and on 13 December 2026 (Advent bazaar)
From 15 November 2026 the holiday park serves classic Christmas dishes on Sundays, with the offer changing. The traditional Advent bazaar also takes place on 13 December 2026.
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Many coastal and mountain campsites open all year or over the Christmas holidays, especially with bungalows and heated accommodation. Each listing gives its dates.
At most campsites the activities and dinners are for guests staying there. If you only want to go to a celebration, ask the campsite first.
Activities usually run from early December to 6 January, with Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Three Kings as the main days. Each campsite gives its own dates.
Information gathered from each campsite's website. Dates, activities and prices may change: confirm them with the campsite before booking.
