Märlistadt Stein am Rhein: it starts when others are already running – and ends in the new year
✓ Checked at the source · as of 20 October 2026
Go to Stein am Rhein in November and you are too early. The Märlistadt only starts after the first Advent – and is still open when New Year has passed.
📅 Dates 2026 — when and where
Märlistadt Stein am Rhein
✓Wednesday, 2 December 2026 – Sunday, 3 January 2027 · 33 days
- Organiser
- Märlistadt Stein am Rhein
Source: maerlistadt.ch · checked on 20 October 2026
🕐 Opening hours 2026
Where stalls, food and bars close at different times, each window is listed separately.
Wed–Fri 14:00–20:00 · Sat 11:00–20:00 · Sun 11:00–19:00 (the organiser gives no times for Monday and Tuesday) · 24 Dec 14:00–17:00 · 25 Dec no programme, restaurants partly open · 26 Dec 11:00–20:00 · 31 Dec 14:00–17:00 · 1 Jan 14:00–20:00 · 2 Jan 14:00–19:00 · in fine weather or with large crowds some stalls until 22:00 at the latest
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🚋 Transport & access
- Meeting point
- Altstadt Stein am Rhein
📋 Good to know before you go
- During the Märlistadt the shops of Stein am Rhein open on three Sundays: 6, 13 and 20 December 2026.
✨ Highlights on site
What sets this market apart from every other one is not in its run dates.
The Märlistadt does not keep to the usual calendar. It starts on Wednesday 2 December 2026 – three days after the first Advent, when most markets are already open.
Its rhythm is its own: open Wednesday to Sunday, with no times given for Monday and Tuesday.
And third: during the Märlistadt the shops of Stein am Rhein open on three Sundays, 6, 13 and 20 December. To combine market and shopping, pick one of them. Read on 20 October 2026 on the organiser's site.
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🎯 Practical tips for your visit
For the Märlistadt: not in November, not on a Monday or Tuesday – but also between the holidays and on New Year's Day.
- 1Avoid Monday and TuesdayThe organiser only gives opening times for Wednesday to Sunday. On a weekday, pick a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from 14:00.
📊 Season comparison with nearby markets
None of the 3 neighbours in the chart ends later.
Each bar is a documented run. Dark = this market, pale = the nearest ones. Read only a single date and you miss that a neighbouring market has already closed when this one opens.
- Stein am RheinMärlistadt Stein am Rhein
🗺️ Nearby markets
In the canton of Schaffhausen the ConvivaPlus overview of Schaffhausen Christmas markets lists Stein am Rhein alongside the town of Schaffhausen. If you want a market that opens anew after Christmas, you will find it in Bern on the Waisenhausplatz.
Nationwide the season runs from 18 November 2026 to 10 January 2027; the densest day is 5 December 2026, with 45 markets open at the same time.
More Christmas markets in the canton of Schaffhausen
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❓ FAQ — answered
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The ConvivaPlus verdict
The Märlistadt is the market for the second half of the season: it starts late and ends late, and between the holidays it is one of the few markets still open.
Come in November or on a Monday and you find a silent old town. Know the schedule and you have a market when almost everything else is closed.
When we last checked: Dates, opening times, holidays and Sunday shopping from the organiser (maerlistadt.ch), read on 20 October 2026.
Check the latest: ConvivaPlus Christmas market dataset 2026 – Stein am Rhein →
🗓️ At the same time in the canton of Schaffhausen
How we check
According to the ConvivaPlus calendar, 43 of the 77 confirmed events this season start earlier than this one and 30 later.
Every date comes from the organiser's, the municipality's or the canton's own site — never from an aggregator, never copied over from last year. Next to each source is the date we last read it.
Something missing or changed? A note below is enough; we check it at the source.
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The Märlistadt fills exactly the weeks in which many others are already closing.
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