Christmas markets. Advent between the Allgau and Lake Constance.

Six markets, from the church square in Scheidegg to the Bregenzerwald. 2026 dates, sorted by region. Driving times from the house. Please check the organiser's page before you go.

Kirchenanger 6
88175 Scheidegg

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Christmas decorations in gold and cream: nativity figures, Father Christmas in a white swan sleigh and glittering blossoms

Allgau & Lake Constance

From the village market on our doorstep to the harbour promenade in Lindau.

Scheidegg Christmas market

On the first Advent weekend around the church square, with a Christmas room in the town hall.

Sat 28 and Sun 29 Nov · Sat from 1 pm, Sun from 11 am · About 5 minutes by car.

Lindau harbour Christmas market

Right on the island's harbour promenade, with the lake as a backdrop. Also reachable by boat from Bregenz.

26 Nov to 20 Dec, Thu to Sun · 11 am to 9 pm · About 25 minutes by car.

Wangen Christmas market

In the old town, with different stallholders on each market day.

Advent Saturdays 28 Nov, 5, 12 and 19 Dec, 10 am to 8 pm, plus Sun 13 Dec, 12 to 5 pm · About 30 minutes by car.

Vorarlberg

Across the border to Bregenz, Dornbirn and the Bregenzerwald.

Bregenz Christmas market

From the Kornmarkt up to the old upper town, with a small ice rink. Crafts in the upper town on December weekends; the Christmas boat to Lindau runs Thursday to Sunday.

15 Nov to 23 Dec, daily · Stalls 11 am to 8 pm, food and drink until 9 pm · About 30 minutes by car.

Dornbirn Christmas market

The whole town centre in Advent, with curling on two artificial ice rinks and a family area in the Pfarrpark.

20 Nov to 23 Dec · About 35 minutes by car.

Schwarzenberg Advent market

In the Bregenzerwald: stalls on the church square, in the Tanzhaus and in the Krone and Ochsen inns, plus an Advent café in the Kronen-Stuben.

Fri 27 and Sat 28 Nov · Fri from 3 pm, Sat until 7 pm · About 45 minutes by car.

Terrace
Terrace of Suite Three with sun loungers and a view across the meadows to the snow-capped Alpine panorama
Design
Armchair upholstered in sheepskin beneath a brass floor lamp
Breakfast
Tiered stand with cheese, cold cuts and fruit, alongside juices and coffee
Alpine meadows
Alpine meadow and forest above Scheffau, with the hills of the Westallgau behind
Detail
Black surface-mounted switches against wallpaper with vine leaves and a bird
Lounge
Alpenloge's lounge with a bar cart, botanical wallpaper and dark green armchairs
View
Two sun loungers on an Alpenloge balcony with a view into the green
Fireplace
Panorama Suite Seven with a gas fireplace as room divider between the sleeping and living areas
Badstube
Small oil bottles with sprigs of rosemary, a rose and a brass bowl on a wooden table
Bathroom
Freestanding bathtub with a towel rail and a dark tiled wall
Terrace
Terrace of Suite Three with sun loungers and a view across the meadows to the snow-capped Alpine panorama
Design
Armchair upholstered in sheepskin beneath a brass floor lamp
Breakfast
Tiered stand with cheese, cold cuts and fruit, alongside juices and coffee
Alpine meadows
Alpine meadow and forest above Scheffau, with the hills of the Westallgau behind
Detail
Black surface-mounted switches against wallpaper with vine leaves and a bird
Lounge
Alpenloge's lounge with a bar cart, botanical wallpaper and dark green armchairs
View
Two sun loungers on an Alpenloge balcony with a view into the green
Fireplace
Panorama Suite Seven with a gas fireplace as room divider between the sleeping and living areas
Badstube
Small oil bottles with sprigs of rosemary, a rose and a brass bowl on a wooden table
Bathroom
Freestanding bathtub with a towel rail and a dark tiled wall