Shopping Sundays in Bielefeld

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in 38 days: Bielefeld, Stadtbezirk Brackwede, 13-18 Uhr

Dates, from Thu 29 October16
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Bielefeld, from Thu 29 October: dates with area, occasion and official source
DateTownAreaOccasionHoursSource
Sun 6 DecemberBielefeldStadtbezirk BrackwedeAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 6 DecemberBielefeldStadtbezirk HeepenAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 13 DecemberBielefeldStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Weihnachtsmarkt (3. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 4 AprilBielefeldStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Straßenkunstfestival Hut ab!13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 18 AprilBielefeldStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Frühling13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 30 MayBielefeldStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Leinewebermarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 13 JuneBielefeldStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Sommer13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 13 JuneBielefeldStadtbezirk SennestadtSennestadtfest13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 29 AugustBielefeldStadtbezirk BrackwedeSchweinemarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 5 SeptemberBielefeldStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Ting13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 19 SeptemberBielefeldStadtbezirk JöllenbeckJürmker Herbstmarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 26 SeptemberBielefeldStadtbezirk SchildescheSchildescher Stiftsmarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 10 OctoberBielefeldStadtbezirk BrackwedeGlückstalertage13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 5 DecemberBielefeldStadtbezirk BrackwedeAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 5 DecemberBielefeldStadtbezirk HeepenAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 12 DecemberBielefeldStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Weihnachtsmarkt (3. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld

Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · acts and ordinances checked on 29 October 2026

Bielefeld has a standing ordinance that sets rules rather than dates: “first Sunday in April”, “second Advent Sunday”, “Sunday of the Leineweber market”. The dates of any year follow from that, which is why 13 dates for 2027 are already on the list, as many as for 2026. The centre opens for the “Hut ab!” street-art festival, the Leineweber market and, on the third Advent Sunday, the Christmas market. Heepen has four dates including an Advent market, Brackwede three, plus Sennestadt, Schildesche and Jöllenbeck. Every date runs from 1 pm to 6 pm. If a date falls on Easter Sunday, Whit Sunday, 1 May or 3 October, section 2 of the ordinance moves it to the following Sunday; so “Hut ab!” is on 12 April 2026 instead of Easter Sunday. The public order office’s page no longer mentions Jöllenbeck, but the current 2023 version still includes the Jöllenbeck autumn market.

Rules instead of dates

A standing ordinance cuts both ways. For visitors it is convenient, because the dates are known years ahead. For the city it means the festivals must stay stable; if one changes, the council must amend the ordinance. Bielefeld last amended it in 2023. We compute the dates from the rules and note this with the source.

Because the rules take Easter and Whitsun into account, spring dates shift from year to year. Check each date in the finder rather than reusing last year’s. Other towns whose 2027 dates are already fixed: dates 2027.

Dates in 2026 in Bielefeld

Shopping Sundays and holidays 2026 in Bielefeld, as published by the town
DateAreaOccasionHoursSource
Sun 12 AprilStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt, Anlagen 4.1.1/4.1.2)Straßenkunstfestival Hut ab! (1. Sonntag im April = Ostersonntag, daher Folgesonntag)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 19 AprilStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Frühling13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 7 JuneStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Leinewebermarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 14 JuneStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Sommer13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 14 JuneStadtbezirk SennestadtSennestadtfest13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 30 AugustStadtbezirk BrackwedeSchweinemarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 6 SeptemberStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Ting13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 20 SeptemberStadtbezirk JöllenbeckJürmker Herbstmarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 27 SeptemberStadtbezirk SchildescheSchildescher Stiftsmarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 11 OctoberStadtbezirk BrackwedeGlückstalertage13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 6 DecemberStadtbezirk BrackwedeAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 6 DecemberStadtbezirk HeepenAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 13 DecemberStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Weihnachtsmarkt (3. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld

Dates in 2027 in Bielefeld

Shopping Sundays and holidays 2027 in Bielefeld, as published by the town
DateAreaOccasionHoursSource
Sun 4 AprilStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Straßenkunstfestival Hut ab!13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 18 AprilStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Frühling13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 30 MayStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Leinewebermarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 13 JuneStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Sommer13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 13 JuneStadtbezirk SennestadtSennestadtfest13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 29 AugustStadtbezirk BrackwedeSchweinemarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 5 SeptemberStadtbezirk HeepenHeeper Ting13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 19 SeptemberStadtbezirk JöllenbeckJürmker Herbstmarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 26 SeptemberStadtbezirk SchildescheSchildescher Stiftsmarkt13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 10 OctoberStadtbezirk BrackwedeGlückstalertage13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 5 DecemberStadtbezirk BrackwedeAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 5 DecemberStadtbezirk HeepenAdventsmarkt (2. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld
Sun 12 DecemberStadtbezirk Mitte (Innenstadt)Weihnachtsmarkt (3. Advent)13-18 UhrStadt Bielefeld

Is a 2027 Sunday possible in North Rhine-Westphalia?

North Rhine-Westphalia, Sunday, 28 November 2027

Can be released

Maximum per year8
Opening hoursfrom 13:00, 5 hours at most
Possible Sundays 202746 / 52
Who releasesthe local public order authority, by ordinance
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The state’s rules and its other towns: shopping Sundays in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Common questions

When are shops open on Sunday in Bielefeld in 2027?

Under the standing ordinance, in the centre on 4 April for “Hut ab!”, on 30 May for the Leineweber market and on 12 December for the Christmas market, plus dates in Heepen, Brackwede, Sennestadt, Schildesche and Jöllenbeck. The dates are computed from the ordinance’s rules; only the Leineweber market is given with fixed dates.

Why does “Hut ab!” move in 2026?

The ordinance places the festival on the first Sunday in April. In 2026 that is Easter Sunday, which is barred in North Rhine-Westphalia. For that case section 2 provides for the following Sunday, so the centre opens on 12 April.

Are shops open in Bielefeld during Advent?

Yes. Brackwede and Heepen open on the second Advent Sunday for their Advent markets, the centre on the third for the Christmas market. Because the releases cover different districts, Bielefeld stays within the limit the state act sets for Advent Sundays.

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