Frankfurt Christmas Market
About Frankfurt Christmas Market
Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market is now the UK's largest outdoor Christmas Market. Market dates for 2019: Thursday, November 7- Monday December 23.
Frankfurt Christmas Market Description
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market is a firm fixture in the city’s annual calendar a massive favourite with both residents and visitors to the city from across the UK and Europe. Birmingham comes alive every winter with the arrival of the Market, a clear sign that Christmas is just around the corner. With more than 80 stalls there is something for everyone.
The largest authentic German Christmas market outside of Germany or Austria Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market offers a large range of traditional good and gifts and a selection of tempting food and drink. Pretzels, schnitzels, bratwursts, and roasted almonds will tempt your tastebuds, all of which can be washed down with gluhwein, weissbeer (wheat beer), or tasty hot chocolate.
A great place to meet up with family and friends and enjoy the live music programme on Victoria Square. And whilst you’re here why not pick up some presents for your family and friends with everything from handcrafted wooden decorations and delicate glass baubles to in the form of the ever-favourite crystal lamps, Sounds of Nature, hand-crafted leatherwork, toys, jewellery and much more besides!
Reviews
WINNERS! Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, Cllr Brigid Jones thanks readers of Birmingham What's On for voting us the best outdoor event (thanks folks) We're back this year on 15 November
It's the last weekend for the Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market 2017. Open 10am-9pm Saturday & Sunday. Ice Skate Birmingham and the Big Wheel at Eastside Green remain open until 7 Jan bit.ly/ChristmasBham MERRY #ChristmasinBham EVERYBODY 😀❄️🎡
Planning your festive visit to #ChristmasinBham this weekend? All the info to help make your Christmas trip a magical one is here http://socsi.in/19N5U
Get Christmas all wrapped up - Love your Bull Ring Markets, open up until 5.30pm on Saturday 23 December: . http://socsi.in/7rGy2 #ChristmasinBham
Thanks to everyone who voted making the Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market 3rd best loved Christmas Market in the UK!
Remember we're open from 10am-9pm all this week. Closes 24 Dec: bit.ly/ChristmasBham #ChristmasinBham
The Bull Ring Markets are open all this week, so you can get your presents, parsnips and poultry right up until 5.30pm on Saturday 23 December: http://socsi.in/l6Pks #ChristmasinBham
Can you believe it's the last week of the Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market 2017!!! The market closes on 24 December. We're open daily 10am-9pm. If you're visiting Birmingham in the run-up to #Christmas check out the downloadable map and loads more info here bit.ly/ChristmasBham #ChristmasinBham
Planning your festive visit to #ChristmasinBham? All the info to help make your Christmas trip a magical one is here bit.ly/ChristmasBham Please consider using public transport to get to Birmingham this year and remember to wrap up warm folks!
Nursery plant sales for #ChristmasinBham with our award winning Parks and Nurseries Team at Cofton Nursery weekends 16 & 17, 23 & 24 December #Brum #Birmingham
Actors Nadi Kemp-Sayfi and Morgan Philpott - who play Mr & Mrs Dearly in 101 Dalmatians, at Birmingham Repertory Theatre - share what they love about #ChristmasinBirmingham, which includes our lovely singing reindeer, @thechrismoose. For more info and to book tickets for 101 Dalmatians, which runs until 13 January 2018, go to www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
We're open for business as usual today (Mon 11 Dec), but wrap up warm and take care when travelling folks!
If you're visiting the Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market this week don't forget you can download our market map from the website: bit.ly/ChristmasBham #ChristmasinBham
With so many attractions and activities taking place for #ChristmasinBham it's best to plan your journey and allow plenty of time for travel. Please use public transport if possible. Don't forget to download our market map from the website bit.ly/ChristmasBham We're open daily 10am - 9pm up to and including the 24 December.
This is a lovely video from Chloe Gunning who visited #ChristmasinBham recently. Enjoy ❄️🎡😀
Our brilliant workplace choir are singing tonight at the Birmingham City Council Christmas Carol Concert with the Lord Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Anne Underwood in attendance. Everyone is welcome, 6.30pm at St Martins in the Bullring. Do come along for some festive spirit at the end of the day #ChristmasinBham
Nursery plant sales for #ChristmasinBham with Cofton Nursery weekends 16 & 17, 23 & 24 December http://socsi.in/ojnRr
If you're visiting Birmingham in the run-up to #Christmas check out the downloadable market map and find loads more info here: http://socsi.in/kkpAR With so many attractions and activities taking place for #ChristmasinBham it's best to plan your journey and please allow plenty of time for travel #brum #christmas #birmingham
Thanks to CLC World for a mention in their best UK Christmas markets
Our Trading Standards team have been working hard at the #FrankfurtMarket to ensure compliance with partners inc Birmingham Police and West Midlands Fire Service. Trading Standards inspected 16 alcohol stalls, 12 stalls were tested for weighing machines and 38 German craft stalls were inspected. Our Environmental Health Officers visited 38 food stalls for food safety and labelling. #KeepingBrumSafe #Brum #Birmingham #ChristmasinBham #TradingStandards
Planning a festive visit this Christmas to Birmingham? There's maps, guides, FAQs & travel tips to help make your #Christmas trip a magical one here bit.ly/ChristmasBham #ChristmasinBham
The German market is the best
Really really love the DJ that was put on under the subway by the mailbox
Great pizza � & beer � to ����
Love it here!
A proper German Market
It feels like you are actually in Germany when you come here!
We’ve been for the last 5 or 6 years & will return again
Have been a few times already. I really love the German market so festive.
Lots of food to choose from hot dogs to pork baps to pretzels.
Cakes are Allso amazing and really good value.
Some nice little gifts there to.
Love the different mulled wines and beer
Although some prices are a tad expensive it's only once a year you go. And the fatal keepers also have to make a good profit.
And it really does make me feel all Christmassy and festive.
Can't wait to come again next week I love it so much 🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽
Had the most enjoyable evening at Birmingham...brilliant atmosphere, lots of singing and dancing the entertainer/singer kept the crowd thoroughly entertained throughout the evening. We will definitely be back next year. Great selection of both non alcoholic/ alcoholic beverages and food available and quirky stalls. Loved the evening atmosphere and enjoyed being involved in the Christmas party spirit 🎉💃🏻🕺🏻🍻
Good market for the Christmas season with lots of little stalls with gifts on. Food stalls are good and the beer is even better.
A fantastic buzzing atmosphere,I w as there last night, enjoyed a wheat beer,with my brother,brum was heaving,A cold crisp night lit up by my fellow Brummie revellers,the German market just brings out the Christmas spirit,and puts you in the mood to enjoy the festive season, Happy Christmas
Went yesterday. Very busy, good atmosphere queues for food quite long, think we will skip breakfast and have brunch next year before it gets too busy! Felt safe, lots of police and security about. We missed the stall that sells scratchings, anyone find it?
We went yesterday (Thursday 7th) when it wasn't hussle n bussle, got served rather quickly which was a bonus, everyone friendly enough, if you can get to go in the week then i think that will be a better experience
Very colourful but a little spoilt by lack of choice. There only two German beers available, Hofbrau and a weissbier whose name escapes me. You will also see manyl stalls selling the same things. But if you take the time to go all the way round it you will find some nice things to eat, drink and buy.
You can also haggle a bit when buying trinkets
To sum up, enjoyable but not outstanding.
There needs to be more variety of stalls and not alot of repatition as you would spend more time on the market than the big stores. It's first time I have been to Birmingham one and may stay at home in Manchester were I know there is variety.
It's okay for what it is. If only people stopped going on about German markets like it's best thing on the planet. Then maybe my expectation would be less and I would have been delighted when I got their.
First time I have been.
I will give 5* for atmosphere.
Stalls were nice but pricey.
I was disappointed as the stalls were all selling exactly the things and set up exactly the same.
It wasn't as big as I expected either.
Yes, it is very busy but it's a Christmas market so if you don't like crowds or lots of people I suggest going earlier as it seemed to get busier late afternoon.
Glad I went but now I have done it probably won't go again.
Been most years do really enjoy it very very busy tho this year and the stalls were selling the same things and it’s so over priced, little disopointed that you couldn’t get a normal beef burger but still a great day
Went for the 1st time yesterday... food was good quality a little pricey... drinks very expensive especially the mulled wine. Gift stalls some lovely stuff but shockingly over priced... Chocalate covered marshmallows and cinnamon doughnuts were bloody lovely and a great price too x Very cold yesterday but still enjoyed a nice walk around the market.
It was a good day. But the stalls are very repetitive and its just to busy to be able to enjoy it because the space is very narrow and you just can't get through. It is a nice place and its lovely how it's all done.
I loved going to the Christmas market how every i found this year was a big let down with the size of it i travelled from south wales and booked a hotel over night stay we had walked around with in less than an hour and it was just repeated stalls all the way big let down next year i will go to bath
Billed as the biggest German Christmas Market outside of Austria/Germany - I think not; Manchester is by far and away the bigger, and better market.
It's all about the alcohol here. Food choice is limited to hot dogs and the odd waffle stand.
I thought there were going to be lots more gift/craft stalls, but again I was disappointed.
Having travelled to Birmingham from County Durham, expecting a fantastic Christmas Market experience, I'm afraid to say it was lacking in festive Christmas spirit - even the stall holders looked miserable �
A much smaller market this year and because it is only on one street - New Street - more people are crammed into a smaller area. Nigh on impossible to walk round at leisure, Building works in front of the library down to the Copthorne Hotel means the top half of the market that is usually there has gone.
Worst year i have ever known
Very few of the stallholders were actually German. Most of them appeared to be dodgy Eastern European gypsy-types who just wanted to rip you off - and not even smile while they were doing it. Everything was over-priced and I came away with the feeling that we'd just been taken for mugs. I won't be going again.
The German market is the best
Really really love the DJ that was put on under the subway by the mailbox
Great pizza � & beer � to ����
Love it here!
A proper German Market
It feels like you are actually in Germany when you come here!
We’ve been for the last 5 or 6 years & will return again
Have been a few times already. I really love the German market so festive.
Lots of food to choose from hot dogs to pork baps to pretzels.
Cakes are Allso amazing and really good value.
Some nice little gifts there to.
Love the different mulled wines and beer
Although some prices are a tad expensive it's only once a year you go. And the fatal keepers also have to make a good profit.
And it really does make me feel all Christmassy and festive.
Can't wait to come again next week I love it so much 🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽
Had the most enjoyable evening at Birmingham...brilliant atmosphere, lots of singing and dancing the entertainer/singer kept the crowd thoroughly entertained throughout the evening. We will definitely be back next year. Great selection of both non alcoholic/ alcoholic beverages and food available and quirky stalls. Loved the evening atmosphere and enjoyed being involved in the Christmas party spirit 🎉💃🏻🕺🏻🍻
Good market for the Christmas season with lots of little stalls with gifts on. Food stalls are good and the beer is even better.
A fantastic buzzing atmosphere,I w as there last night, enjoyed a wheat beer,with my brother,brum was heaving,A cold crisp night lit up by my fellow Brummie revellers,the German market just brings out the Christmas spirit,and puts you in the mood to enjoy the festive season, Happy Christmas
Went yesterday. Very busy, good atmosphere queues for food quite long, think we will skip breakfast and have brunch next year before it gets too busy! Felt safe, lots of police and security about. We missed the stall that sells scratchings, anyone find it?
We went yesterday (Thursday 7th) when it wasn't hussle n bussle, got served rather quickly which was a bonus, everyone friendly enough, if you can get to go in the week then i think that will be a better experience
Very colourful but a little spoilt by lack of choice. There only two German beers available, Hofbrau and a weissbier whose name escapes me. You will also see manyl stalls selling the same things. But if you take the time to go all the way round it you will find some nice things to eat, drink and buy.
You can also haggle a bit when buying trinkets
To sum up, enjoyable but not outstanding.
There needs to be more variety of stalls and not alot of repatition as you would spend more time on the market than the big stores. It's first time I have been to Birmingham one and may stay at home in Manchester were I know there is variety.
It's okay for what it is. If only people stopped going on about German markets like it's best thing on the planet. Then maybe my expectation would be less and I would have been delighted when I got their.
First time I have been.
I will give 5* for atmosphere.
Stalls were nice but pricey.
I was disappointed as the stalls were all selling exactly the things and set up exactly the same.
It wasn't as big as I expected either.
Yes, it is very busy but it's a Christmas market so if you don't like crowds or lots of people I suggest going earlier as it seemed to get busier late afternoon.
Glad I went but now I have done it probably won't go again.
Been most years do really enjoy it very very busy tho this year and the stalls were selling the same things and it’s so over priced, little disopointed that you couldn’t get a normal beef burger but still a great day
Went for the 1st time yesterday... food was good quality a little pricey... drinks very expensive especially the mulled wine. Gift stalls some lovely stuff but shockingly over priced... Chocalate covered marshmallows and cinnamon doughnuts were bloody lovely and a great price too x Very cold yesterday but still enjoyed a nice walk around the market.
It was a good day. But the stalls are very repetitive and its just to busy to be able to enjoy it because the space is very narrow and you just can't get through. It is a nice place and its lovely how it's all done.
I loved going to the Christmas market how every i found this year was a big let down with the size of it i travelled from south wales and booked a hotel over night stay we had walked around with in less than an hour and it was just repeated stalls all the way big let down next year i will go to bath
Billed as the biggest German Christmas Market outside of Austria/Germany - I think not; Manchester is by far and away the bigger, and better market.
It's all about the alcohol here. Food choice is limited to hot dogs and the odd waffle stand.
I thought there were going to be lots more gift/craft stalls, but again I was disappointed.
Having travelled to Birmingham from County Durham, expecting a fantastic Christmas Market experience, I'm afraid to say it was lacking in festive Christmas spirit - even the stall holders looked miserable �
A much smaller market this year and because it is only on one street - New Street - more people are crammed into a smaller area. Nigh on impossible to walk round at leisure, Building works in front of the library down to the Copthorne Hotel means the top half of the market that is usually there has gone.
Worst year i have ever known
Very few of the stallholders were actually German. Most of them appeared to be dodgy Eastern European gypsy-types who just wanted to rip you off - and not even smile while they were doing it. Everything was over-priced and I came away with the feeling that we'd just been taken for mugs. I won't be going again.