Experience magical moments at Europe's excellent Christmas markets.

The Association of Excellent Christmas Markets is an association of Christmas market organizers and partners who have founded a community of quality and values, where a high conceptual level with an exceptional experience factor, great service and sustainability awareness, value on an authentic product range, fair dealings with partners as well as safety and customer satisfaction are of great importance.

This close collaboration in the premium segment of Christmas market organizers will significantly increase public and political awareness. The quality seal also serves as a trustworthy guide for visitors, so it should be effectively showcased as part of your own marketing and press activities. Now is the time to send a strong signal and to engage in dialogue with our members and partners to discuss current issues and to launch joint activities and initiatives.

Make a statement and clearly demonstrate your quality standards and your market offering by displaying the quality seal.

Become part of our alliance and apply for membership or join as a partner.

Exchange, network, cooperate: When if not now?

The awarding of the quality seal “Excellent European Christmas Market” is carried out after our Quality Council has assessed the documents submitted by the applicant, together with independent experts and external research monitoring. Compliance with the quality criteria is subject to ongoing monitoring, as well as on-site testing. By using the quality seal, our members and partners demonstrate their quality standards with verifiable data and facts. In addition, we implement a wide range of measures to continuously improve our offering and focus.

European Excellent Christmas Markets

The first ISO-certified Christmas market in Germany – Christmas market at Cologne Cathedral sets standards in terms of sustainability.

Veedelperlen - the "biggest Görlband in the world" from Cologne will once again bring the pre-Christmas spirit to the stage of the Christmas market at Cologne Cathedral this year.

The Passau Christmas market is breaking new ground in its supporting program. In order to evade the GEMA dictates, the Passau Christmas market is focusing on traditional groups, readings, puppet theater, ice arts and walking acts this year. The financial outlay for live music would be too high. But the audience will still be well entertained.