Shopping Sundays in Karlsruhe

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Karlsruhe: next shopping Sunday

Sun 8 November

in 10 days: Karlsruhe, Umfeld Messplatz/Durlacher Allee bis A5, 13-18 Uhr

Dates, from Thu 29 October7
Towns with a date1
Maximum in Baden-Württemberg3 a year (LadÖG)
List checked on29 October 2026

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Karlsruhe, from Thu 29 October: dates with area, occasion and official source
DateTownAreaOccasionHoursSource
Sun 8 NovemberKarlsruheUmfeld Messplatz/Durlacher Allee bis A5Herbstmess'13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe
Sun 25 AprilKarlsruheInnenstadtFest der Sinne13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 25 AprilKarlsruheStadtteil DurlachDurlach blüht auf13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 12 SeptemberKarlsruheStadtteil MühlburgMühlburger Kerwe13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 19 SeptemberKarlsruheStadtteil DurlachDurlacher Kerwe13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 10 OctoberKarlsruheInnenstadtStadtfest13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 7 NovemberKarlsruheUmfeld Messplatz/Durlacher AlleeHerbstmess'13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt

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

Karlsruhe plans its shopping Sundays several years ahead. The bylaw for 2024 to 2026 releases the same festivals every year: “Fest der Sinne” in the centre and “Durlach blüht auf” in April, the Mühlburg and Durlach fairs in September, the city festival in the centre in October and the autumn fair at the Messplatz in November, each from 1 pm to 6 pm. In September 2026 the council adopted the dates for 2027 to 2029; the city announced them in a press release, but the new bylaw was not yet available in the city’s law portal on 29 October 2026. That is why 6 dates for 2027 are already on the list. Each area stays within the three days Baden-Württemberg allows per town, because the bylaw spreads the festivals over the centre, Durlach, Mühlburg and the Messplatz area. Advent Sundays are barred in the state.

Planning several years ahead

A three-year bylaw has a big advantage for visitors: the dates are known early. Karlsruhe ties them to festivals held on the same weekend each year and derives the dates from that. If a festival changes, the city must amend the bylaw. Until then you can rely on the dates, as long as the festivals take place.

Unlike Stuttgart, which issues a new general order every year and had to revoke two dates in 2026, Karlsruhe’s calendar is stable. More towns with 2027 dates: shopping Sundays 2027.

Dates in 2026 in Karlsruhe

Shopping Sundays and holidays 2026 in Karlsruhe, as published by the town
DateAreaOccasionHoursSource
Sun 26 AprilInnenstadtFest der Sinne13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe
Sun 26 AprilStadtteil DurlachDurlach blüht auf13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe
Sun 13 SeptemberStadtteil MühlburgMühlburger Kerwe13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe
Sun 20 SeptemberStadtteil DurlachDurlacher Kerwe13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe
Sun 11 OctoberInnenstadtStadtfest13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe
Sun 8 NovemberUmfeld Messplatz/Durlacher Allee bis A5Herbstmess'13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe

Dates in 2027 in Karlsruhe

Shopping Sundays and holidays 2027 in Karlsruhe, as published by the town
DateAreaOccasionHoursSource
Sun 25 AprilInnenstadtFest der Sinne13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 25 AprilStadtteil DurlachDurlach blüht auf13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 12 SeptemberStadtteil MühlburgMühlburger Kerwe13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 19 SeptemberStadtteil DurlachDurlacher Kerwe13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 10 OctoberInnenstadtStadtfest13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt
Sun 7 NovemberUmfeld Messplatz/Durlacher AlleeHerbstmess'13-18 UhrStadt Karlsruhe, Presse- und Informationsamt

Is a 2027 Sunday possible in Baden-Württemberg?

Baden-Württemberg, Sunday, 28 November 2027

Barred

Maximum per year3
Opening hoursending by 18:00, 5 hours at most
Possible Sundays 202745 / 52
Who releasesthe competent authority (the town), after hearing the churches
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The state’s rules and its other towns: shopping Sundays in Baden-Württemberg.

Common questions

When are shops open on Sunday in Karlsruhe in 2027?

The council decided in September 2026: 25 April in the centre and Durlach, 12 September in Mühlburg, 19 September in Durlach, 10 October in the centre and 7 November at the Messplatz. The bylaw had not been published by 29 October 2026, but the city has announced the dates.

Are shops open in Karlsruhe city centre during Advent?

No. Baden-Württemberg’s act bars every Advent Sunday and the December holidays. Karlsruhe’s last date of the year is therefore the autumn fair in early November. The Christmas market cannot support a shopping Sunday. This applies to every town in Baden-Württemberg, not only Karlsruhe, and to December holidays as well.

What opens for the autumn fair?

The release covers the area around the Messplatz along Durlacher Allee, not the centre. In 2026 the date is 8 November, in 2027 7 November, each from 1 pm to 6 pm. For 2029 the city has also adopted a Sunday for the World Games.

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Baden-Württemberg

Only three days, never in Advent

Stuttgart

Districts only, no city centre

Baden-Württemberg

Only three days, never in Advent

Dates 2027

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