Westphalian Christmas Market

A special Christmas market with a lot of nostalgia takes place on all Advent weekends in the historic open-air museum Mühlenhof. On the approximately five-hectare site, visitors can expect to find wooden huts lovingly decorated for Christmas alongside around 30 buildings from the 17th to 19th centuries. They offer high-quality and typical Westphalian goods, decorations and many beautiful gift ideas for Christmas.

30.11./1.12.  + 7./8.12. + 14./15.12. + 21./22.12.
Saturday 14 p.m. – 20 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. – 19 p.m.
www.muehlenhof-muenster.org

XMAS LIGHTS at the im Allwetterzoo Münster

XMAS LIGHTS takes you into a world full of glamour and special show elements on the grounds of the Allwetterzoos in Münster. Enjoy breathtaking shows in which lasers, water, projection and light merge in perfect symbiosis.

28.11.2024 - 5.1.2025
Wednesday - Sunday 17 p.m. – 21/22 p.m.
www.xmas-lights.de

Public guided tour of the old town

Organiser: k3 Stadtführungen
Start: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., in November even 4 p.m
Dates: every Saturday
Meeting point: opposite the town hall under the street sign „Michaelisplatz“
Group tours are ONLY possible in EN/NL and other languages on request.
k3.de/muenster/altstadtfuehrung

Guided tour of the old town in advent

Organiser:  Stadt Lupe Münster e.V.
Start: 11 a.m., 1,5 hours
Dates: every day
Meeting point: in front of the Münster Information, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 7
stadtlupe-muenster.de

Christmas Münster - guided tour with mulled wine

Organiser: Stadt Lupe Münster e.V.
Start: 2 p.m., 1,5 hours
Dates: on all four saturdays in advent
Meeting point: in front of the Münster Information, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 7
Group tours are ONLY possible in EN/NL and other languages on request.
stadtlupe-muenster.de

Night watchman's tour of the adventurous Münster

Organiser:  StattReisen Münster
Start: 8.30 p.m.
Dates: on all four fridays and saturdays in advent
Meeting point: Platz des Westfälischen Friedens at the Chillida-Benches.
Group tours are ONLY possible in EN/NL and other languages on request.
stattreisen-muenster.de

City tours in a festive double decker

Organiser: Christkindl-MÜNSTERBUS
Dates: Fri - Mon, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
muensterbus.ms

Pablo Picasso Art Museum

The Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso Münster is showing the exhibition “Mona Lisa zum Anbeißen - Kunst und Werbung” from 12.10.2024 to 19.1.2025.

Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso

"Otto Mueller" at LWL-Museum of Art and Culture

The LWL State Museum of Art and Culture presents "Otto Mueller" from 20.9.2024 to 2.2.2025.

LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur

Münster City Museum

Discover the city's history since 793. Tue - Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat / Sun / public holidays 11 am - 6 pm.

Stadtmuseum Münster

Dominikanerkirche

From Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gerhard Richter's artwork "Zwei graue Doppelspiegel für ein Pendel" can be seen in the Dominikanerkirche.

Dominikanerkirche

Hall of Peace

Also of interest is the Hall Of Peace in the city's historic town hall, which was awarded the European Heritage Seal in 2015. It is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friedenssaal

Advent offers from the churches

The Cityadvent with its artistic installations and impulses attracts visitors to the Liebfrauen-Überwasserkirche. Experience the exhibition ‘Mensch, wo bist Du?’ with sculptures by Aron Demetz. St Paul's Cathedral, St Lambert's Church and St Apostle's Church are also home to figures by the artist, music events, candlelight, services and prayer.

www.cityadvent.de

Himmelsleiter

An installation by Viennese artist Billi Thanner in the interior of St. Lamberti and on the outside of the church tower.

Inside: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Symphony concerts

The Münster Symphony Orchestra performs the Christmas concert ‘Winteridyll’ at the Münster Theatre:
on 20 December at 5.30 pm
on 21 December at 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm
on 23 December at 5.30 pm
on 25 December at 3 pm

theater-muenster.com

Carillons

Music envelops the entire city in an atmospheric ambience: Six chimes play Christmas melodies in the city centre.

Info about the carillons

Christmas music from the Sentenzbogen

Christmas music for a stroll through the city can be heard from the Sentenzbogen of the historic town hall on the Saturdays of Advent: starting at 4.48 pm.