About us
As twilight falls, the magic begins ...The Christmas Garden Concept
Inspired by Christmas at Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens the Christmas Garden in the Botanical Garden Berlin opened for the first time in 2016.
After two very successful years at the Berlin Botanic Garden, the opening of the locations Dresden, Münster, Stuttgart and Madrid followed in 2018 and 2019. We also opened the second location in Berlin under the name “Weihnachten im Tierpark”. Over 1.5 million visitors have already embarked on this extraordinary winter journey.
The concept of the Christmas Garden is unique in Germany and enchants its guests from mid-November to the beginning of January with constantly redesigned circular paths and diverse sound and light installations. The festive winter event format is constantly being expanded. In the coming years, further locations in Germany and abroad are planned.
Christmas Garden Deutschland GmbH
The Christmas Gardens of all German and foreign locations are in-house productions of Christmas Garden Deutschland GmbH (CGD). This company was founded in 2018 and belongs to the DEAG-Group, the Deutschen Entertainment AG.
In order to transform the impressive parks, zoos and gardens into sparkling winter landscapes during the winter months, the Christmas Garden team works throughout the year to design convincing and new creative concepts and to realise them together with all partners.
The Team
A team of over 300 internal and external employees ensures the annual improvements, implementation and expansion of the concept.
Christmas Garden Deutschland GmbH – Producer of the event and the brand
Realization Christmas Garden Berlin, Dresden & Weihnachten im Tierpark
Sebastian Stein
Managing Director
Christian Diekmann
Managing Director
COO (DEAG)
Jenny von Busse
Head of Operations & New Business
Margareta Humbert
General Team Manager
Anika Donner
Head of Marketing
Florian Denks
Project & Marketing Manager
Ute Hafermalz
Senior Projektmanager
Local Promoter Berlin & Dresden
Isabel Kruppke
Senior Project Manager & Technical Coordination
Local Promoter Berlin & Dresden
Fabian Wehr
Technical Manager
Lutz Grotehöfer
Managing Director
(Concert Concept GmbH)
Cathleen Lösche
Manager Ticketing
(Concert Concept GmbH)
Matthias Schwarze
Chief Logistics Manager
(Concert Concept GmbH)
Dunja Rogalinski
Online Marketing Manager
(DEAG)
Viktoria Walter
Online Marketing Manger
(DEAG)
Kristin Aßmann
Graphic Designer
(DEAG)
Julian Schleiminger
Graphic Designer
(DEAG)
Max Schwenkow
Graphic Designer
(DEAG)
Jule Steinfath
Graphic Designer
(DEAG)
Helene Biebinger
Graphic Designer
(DEAG)
Fabian Giese
Public Relations
(Van Almsick & Team GmbH & Co KG)
Laura Scherler
Public Relations
(Van Almsick & Team GmbH & Co KG)
Carlos de Carvalho
Projekt Manager Sponsoring
(DEAG)
Handwerker promotion e.GmbH – Realization Christmas Garden Köln, Münster, Barcelona
Fred Handwerker
Managing Director
Viktoria Rosenmüller
Head of PR & Marketing
Vanessa Malinowski
Manager PR & Marketing
Johanna Holthöwer
Head of Projekt Management
Jana Gröschl
Projekt Manager
C² Concerts GmbH – Realization Christmas Garden Hannover, Stuttgart
Christian Doll
Managing Director
Melanie Becker
Project Manager
Kim Molzer
Project Aassistent
Christoph Bubeck
PR & Marketing Manager
Leonard Goth
Marketing Manager
Tina Schübelin
Manager Ticketing
iMotion GmbH – Realization Christmas Garden Koblenz
Oliver Vordemvenne
Managing Director
Rebecca Stuffer
Head of Marketing
Carina Küpper
Project Manager
Svenja Heinemann
PR Manager
Rhein Main Concerts GmbH – Realization Christmas Garden Frankfurt
Oliver Hoppe
Managing Director
Fred Handwerker
Managing Director
Florian Trometer
Project Manager
Silke Badeck
Project Manager
Tobias Dietermann
PR & Marketing Manager
Jacqueline Dahlke
PR & Marketing Manager
Torsten Meier
Technical Supervisor
Andreas Heck
Manager Ticketing
Marc Lemgen
Technical Manager
Alexander Gockel
Technical Manager
PROACTIV S.L. – Realization Els Llums de Sant Pau in Barcelona
Horacio Renna
Founder & CEO
Nicolás Renna
Managing Director
Xavier Sànchez
Project Manager
Luciana Forte
Senior Marketing Manager
Pol Larrea
Digital Marketing Manager
Fran Campaña
Ticketing Manager
Héctor Sánchez
Creative Producer
Yndira Escobar
Graphic Designer