FAQ

If tickets for a specific time slot are no longer available online, that time slot is sold out, and tickets will not be available at the box office either. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance at a lower price through our ticket shop.

Yes. With a FlexTicket, you can visit the Christmas Gaden on any day during opening hours without having to commit to a specific date and entry time in advance. Even if certain entry times are sold out, you’ll still be able to enter.

Yes. We offer two gift certificate options—which you can purchase on the ticket page—to bring joy to your loved ones:
• FlexTicket as a gift: The recipient can visit the Christmas Garden on any day during opening hours without having to commit to a specific date in advance.
• Gift Certificate: With a gift certificate from our partner myticket.de, you’re giving the freedom to redeem the certificate for various events, including the Christmas Garden.

You can find instructions on how to redeem a promotional code with our partner myticket.de here.

If you have any questions about tickets you have already purchased, please contact the respective ticket provider. If you purchased your tickets through our website, please contact the customer service department of our official ticket partner, myticket.de.

If you have any problems purchasing tickets, please contact the customer service department of our ticket provider, myticket.de.

Yes. The e-ticket will be provided to you as a PDF. You can either show it digitally on your smartphone, print it out and bring the paper copy to the event, or save it to your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.

Gift certificates can be issued with a custom amount (starting at €1.00) and personalized with a message.
Gift certificates can be redeemed directly at the Christmas Garden box office, provided that tickets are still available for the desired date and time slot.
We recommend redeeming the gift certificate online in our ticket shop for admission tickets before your visit to the Christmas Garden. You may pay the difference if needed. Any remaining balance on the gift certificate can, of course, be used at myticket.de for other events.
Please note that gift certificates cannot be redeemed at the food and beverage stands in the Christmas Garden.

You can find information about payment methods on the website of our ticket provider, myticket.de. The box offices at Christmas Garden Augsburg and Christmas Garden Berlin are cashless. At all other locations, cash, debit cards, and credit cards are accepted at the box office.

You can conveniently book tickets on our website or purchase them at the following ticket outlets:
• Koblenz Cable Car Office (Rheinstr. 6)
• Cable Car Valley Station (Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer)
• Koblenz Tourist Information (Forum Confluentes, Zentralplatz 1)

No. If a ticket is lost, it cannot be replaced or reprinted. Likewise, tickets cannot be returned. Pursuant to Section 312g(2), sentence 1, no. 9 of the German Civil Code (BGB), there is no right of withdrawal for the purchase of tickets, despite the fact that the transaction generally constitutes a distance sale. This means that the two-week right of withdrawal and return is completely excluded when purchasing tickets.

For groups of up to 20 people, you can book your tickets through our ticketing page. For groups of 21 or more, please send us a request, which you can also submit through our ticketing page.

We use a demand-based pricing system. This means that our admission prices depend on how early you book your ticket and for which date. As a result, we can offer you your Christmas Garden experience at a particularly low price on many show days. It pays to book your tickets early! So be sure to secure your discount now.

Yes. If you purchased a ticket through our website or myticket.de, you can reschedule the ticket to a new date and/or time slot up to five days before your booked time slot.
Ticket booking via a guest account:
If you booked your tickets as a guest, please use the “Request a new password” feature via the following link to convert your guest account into a customer account: myticket login. Please enter the email address you used to book the tickets. You can then make the change in your customer account under “Ticket” and the sub-section “Ticket Exchange.”
Ticket booking via a myticket customer account:
Log in to your customer account using this link: myticket login. You can make the change under “Ticket” and the sub-section “Ticket Exchange.”

Please note: Discounted tickets for schoolchildren, students, and seniors can only be exchanged for tickets valid Monday through Thursday. It is not possible to reschedule to Friday through Sunday. A fee of €5.00 is charged per exchange/transaction. Exchanges can only be made via online payment (credit card, Klarna, Amazon Pay, Giropay) and not with prepayment.

Yes. Tickets are also available at the box office:
• Adults: from €18.00 to €29.00; Combo Ticket: from €29.50 to €40.50
• FlexTicket for Adults: €34.00
• Children: from €12.00 to €21.00; Combo Ticket: from €18.50 to €27.50
• FlexTicket for Children: €27.00
• High school students, college students, and seniors aged 65 and older (Mondays through Thursdays only, except between December 18 and January 2): from €15.00 to €25.00; Combo Ticket: from €21.50 to €31.50
• Family Day: €42.00; Combo Ticket: €62.00
• Families: from €52.00 to €69.00; Combo Ticket: from €83.00 to €100.00
The cheapest tickets are available only online! The earlier you book a ticket, the lower the price.

The on-site box office is open during the following hours:
• Monday through Thursday, Sunday: 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Friday and Saturday, as well as December 18 through January 2: 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Children 5 years old and younger are admitted free of charge to the Christmas Garden. Children 6 years and older must have a ticket, which can be purchased in our ticket shop.
Children under 14 years of age may only enter when accompanied by an adult.

Yes, we offer discounts for the following visitor groups and tickets:
• High school students, college students, and seniors age 65 and older
Discounted admission Monday through Thursday (except December 18 through January 2). The discount can only be granted upon presentation of valid identification at the entrance.
• Families
Reduced admission on Family Days.
Reduced admission with the Family Ticket.
On Family Day or with the Family Ticket, up to 5 people from the same family (up to second degree of kinship) can visit the Christmas Garden:
a) 2 adults and at least 1 to a maximum of 3 children aged 6 to 14
b) 1 adult and at least 1 to a maximum of 4 children aged 6 to 14
• Children
Children up to and including age 5 receive free admission to the Christmas Garden.
• Guests with disabilities
All guests who require an accompanying person (marked with a “B” on their severe disability ID card) may bring their accompanying person free of charge. However, they must purchase a regular ticket.
• Annual Pass Holders for the Fortress / Cable Car
Holdersof an annual pass for thefortressorcable carreceive a 10% discount on tickets for adults, children, as well as K-12 students, college students, and seniors aged 65 and older. Available only at the box office or at advance ticket sales locations. Valid only upon presentation of the corresponding ID.
• Members of the Friends of the Fortress Association (
) Members of the Friends of the Fortress Association receive a 10% discount on tickets for adults, children, schoolchildren, students, and seniors aged 65 and older. Available only at the box office or at advance ticket sales locations. Valid only upon presentation of appropriate identification.

Discounts and reductions cannot be combined.

With a standard ticket, you can only visit the Christmas Garden. The combo ticket includes admission to the Christmas Garden and round-trip travel on the cable car. You can purchase tickets through our ticket shop.

Your ticket indicates your admission time. Please enter through the entrance within the specified time frame. You do not need to arrive earlier.

No. Public transportation is not included in the Christmas Garden ticket.

You can find all the cable car's operating hours on the Koblenz Cable Car website.

To ensure an enjoyable experience for all guests, admission times are staggered in 30-minute intervals. Your ticket indicates your admission time. Please enter through the entrance within the specified half-hour window. For example: If you purchased a ticket for 5:30 p.m., you may arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Of course, you are welcome to stay in the Christmas Garden for longer than 30 minutes.

Here you can find out more about how to get here, including directions and parking information.

You can find information about the Christmas Garden Koblenz opening hours and days it is closedhere.

You can find information about the Christmas Garden Koblenz opening hours and days it is closedhere.

No. Day passes and annual passes for Ehrenbreitstein Fortress are not valid, as the Christmas Garden is an event that takes place at the fortress in the evening. If you have an annual pass for the fortress or the cable car, or if you are a member of the Friends of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, you will receive a 10% discount when purchasing tickets at the Christmas Garden box office or at advance ticket sales locations.

Discounts and reductions cannot be combined.

Yes. Dogs on a short leash Christmas Garden Koblenz in the Christmas Garden Koblenz . If you have booked a combo ticket (admission to the Christmas Garden, including a round-trip ride on the cable car), please note that an additional dog ticket is required for the cable car. The dog ticket for the Koblenz cable car (price: €4.00) is available exclusively at the valley station.

Yes. You may bring a stroller or handcart. All paths are also wheelchair-accessible.

No. The exhibition halls are not part of the Christmas Gardens and remain closed in the evening. They can be visited during their regular hours.

If you have lost something at the Christmas Garden, please send us an email with a description of the lost item.

With an increased number of security and usher staff and a professional admission process, we are meeting the heightened security requirements of recent years while adhering to current standards. To ensure a smooth admission process, we ask that you refrain from bringing large bags.

The Christmas Garden is an open-air event, and winter evenings can get very cold. We therefore recommend that you wear warm, weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes. Please also bring an umbrella if necessary.

Yes. The Christmas Garden takes place regardless of the weather—even if it rains. Please be aware of this before purchasing a ticket. Ticket refunds due to inclement weather are not permitted, provided there is no immediate danger to our guests.

No. For safety reasons, bicycles, sleds, balance bikes, and other children's vehicles are not allowed on the Christmas Gardens grounds.

You are cordially invited to film and photograph our installations. Of course, you are welcome to bring a tripod. We’d love for you to capture the special atmosphere of the Christmas Garden and share your impressions with us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook using #christmasgarden. Please understand that, for safety reasons, drone photography is not permitted. At our event, photos and videos may only be taken for personal use. Photography or videography for commercial purposes is not permitted and requires prior written authorization.

You can find information about the energy efficiency and sustainability of our events here.

Yes. You can find music from the Christmas Garden on all major music streaming services. You can find a list here.

There are currently fraudulent sweepstakes circulating on social media that are supposedly being held on behalf of Christmas Garden. Please note that we are in no way affiliated with these sweepstakes. In official sweepstakes, you will never be asked for confidential information such as bank details or phone numbers. To ensure that you are participating in a genuine Christmas Garden sweepstakes, please check whether it was posted directly on our official channels. Stay vigilant and protect your personal information!

In the Christmas Garden, rapidly changing light patterns, strobe-like effects, and/or intense visual stimuli are used in a few areas. Therefore, we ask people with epilepsy or increased sensitivity to light to exercise caution.

It is generally possible to propose marriage in the Christmas Garden. However, please note the following guidelines:
• Please stay on the designated loop trail and on the marked paths.
• Do not leave any trash behind: no confetti, no plastic, no balloons, no candles, no fireworks, etc.
• To ensure that all guests can enjoy their visit to the Christmas Garden, please be considerate: Other visitors must not be disturbed or held up.
• The Christmas Garden team cannot provide organizationalsupport or assistance with planning the proposal.
We still wish you a romantic moment and are delighted that you have chosen the Christmas Garden for this special occasion.

The loop trail is about two kilometers long and takes you past all the sparkling light displays, so you won’t miss a thing. Depending on how long you linger and how many breaks you take, a visit to the Christmas Garden takes about two hours. Take your time to slow down, enjoy the atmosphere, and capture those magical moments with your camera. Along the loop trail, there are signposted restrooms as well as festively decorated food stands offering mulled wine, snacks, and other delicacies.

Yes. There are accessible restrooms on the premises.

There are accessible paths for visitors in wheelchairs or with strollers; however, the natural terrain on site can still pose a challenge.

Visitors with a severe disability ID card (Category B) may bring one companion into the Christmas Garden free of charge. However, children and adults with disabilities must purchase a regular ticket. The companion does not need a separate ticket; they may enter with the person they are accompanying. Unfortunately, we cannot offer discounts to guests with disabilities who do not have a Category B ID card.

Adult visitors with disabilities need an adult ticket. Children with disabilities need a child’s ticket. Upon presentation of a severe disability ID card (Category B), one accompanying person receives free admission to the Christmas Garden. The accompanying person does not need a separate ticket. They may enter with the person they are accompanying. Unfortunately, we cannot offer discounts to guests with disabilities who do not have a Category B ID card.

Yes. Wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge at the box office, subject to a deposit and availability. No advance reservation is required.

Yes. We'd be happy to host your Christmas party at the Christmas Garden. You can find more details and information here.

Yes. You can pay for food and drinks in cash or with a debit or credit card (except American Express).

Yes. Our diverse selection of culinary delights awaits you along the loop trail at huts decorated for Christmas, inviting you to take a short break during your magical journey.