The old-fashioned carousels will catch everyone's eye, not just the children's. Hamburg has so much to offer during the winter season: you can enjoy a mug of mulled wine or you could visit a Christmas exhibition in one of the city's museums. There is a Christmas parade through the festively decorated city centre every Saturday during Advent. It's a magical time for young and old alike in Hamburg's theaters or on a 'fairytale ship' anchored along the Jungfernstieg promenade.

Every day at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm Santa Claus will be flying his reindeer sleigh up to the sky high above the roofs of the Christmas Market cottages telling the story of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.