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Erfurt Christmas market without a home port”: a sad loss!
Erfurt, known for its Christmas market, surprises with cancellations and festive offers. Find out more about highlights and local specialties.
Erfurt Christmas market without a home port”: a sad loss!
A Christmas experience in Erfurt has now been marred! The popular Christmas market, which takes place from November 26th to December 22nd, 2024, will be affected by a painful loss: the Erfurt brewery “Heimathafen” will not be offering its own booth this year. Jan Schlennstedt, the brewery's master brewer, explained in an interview with Thüringen24 that they had to turn it down due to significant bureaucratic hurdles and unfavorable conditions. “You can bend that,” said the master brewer, who after a year of deliberations and challenges came to the conclusion that the effort and benefits simply weren’t right.
The Christmas market in the state capital of Thuringia attracts numerous visitors every year with over 200 wooden houses and numerous attractions. From the festively lit Christmas tree to a 12 meter high original Erzgebirge Christmas pyramid, there is a lot to discover. The traditionally offered Thuringian specialties such as the Erfurter Schittchen and the Thuringian Bratwurst are indispensable, as the official website of the Christmas market reveals. Even if the “Erfurter Schittchen” from “Heimathafen” will not be available, it can be purchased in various shops in the city center, such as the Teegut on Domlatz and the Rewe branches on Anger. Visitors don't have to give up Christmas beer entirely.
Bureaucratic hurdles and culinary highlights
The cancellation of “Heimathafen” is a clear example of the challenges that vendors at the Erfurt Christmas market have to overcome. The requirements that are necessary for the serving of alcoholic beverages mainly concern the bureaucracy, which makes it difficult for small businesses to take part in the festive event. In addition, stall operators are only allowed to serve either beer or mulled wine, which limits the choice and makes planning complicated. Despite these setbacks, the Christmas-scented market on Cathedral Square will continue to be a place where visitors can experience the festive season in all its glory, just as the official Christmas market website promises.
Thüringen24 reported on the cancellation and the challenges the brewery faces during the official website of the Christmas market all festive offers and program items in Erfurt are presented.