Bregenz opens Vorarlberg’s first Christmas market

Bregenz will host Vorarlberg’s first Christmas market of the season when the Bregenzer Weihnacht opens on November 15, ORF reports. The market at Kornmarktplatz will feature food and craft stalls, along with an artificial ice-skating rink.

Dornbirn’s Christkindlemarkt opens on November 20 at the Marktplatz. The city says its centrepiece will again be a Christmas tree and nativity scene.

A day later, a tree will be illuminated at Hohenems’ Schlossplatz to launch the Weihnachtszauber. Feldkirch’s Christmas city and the Bludenzer Christkindlemarkt open on November 26. Feldkirch will also hold its traditional Blosengelmarkt on November 20 and 21.

Markets outside the cities are also expected to serve as meeting places during the run-up to Christmas.