Travel Club day trip
Day Trip: Cullman Christkindlmarkt
Friday, December 11, 2026 | 1:00 PM
Cullman Christkindlmarkt, Depot Park, 107 Arnold St NW, Cullman, AL 35055 (leaving from Abba's House, 5208 Hixson Pike, Hixson, 1:00 PM Eastern)
$89 a person
for your seat on the coach, driver's tip included
Photo: Cullman Christkindlmarkt
A look at the market
Real photos from the Cullman Christkindlmarkt. Tap any photo to see it bigger.
Photo: Cullman Christkindlmarkt
See it for yourself
Two short videos from the people who run the market.
The 2023 market, from above and up close
Video: Cullman Parks and Recreation, on YouTube
Opening weekend in 2022
Video: Cullman Parks and Recreation, on YouTube
A German-style Christmas market day trip down to Cullman, Alabama. Wooden chalets, handmade gifts, German food, live music, and the whole park lit up after sundown.
Please note the day: this is a FRIDAY, December 11.
HOW THE DAY RUNS:
- 1:00 PM Eastern - we leave from Abba's House, 5208 Hixson Pike in Hixson. Please be there by 12:30 to park and get settled
- We stop along the way at the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, the world famous lost luggage store, always good for a browse
- It is roughly two and a half hours down, and Cullman is on Central time, so your phone jumps back an hour on the way
- Afternoon and evening at the market to shop, wander, and eat dinner
- We stay through sundown, when the whole park lights up
- Around 7:00 our time we head for home, so plan on a full day and a late evening
THE MARKET ITSELF: Cullman Christkindlmarkt, Depot Park, 107 Arnold St NW.
- Admission is free
- On the Friday we are there it runs 11 in the morning to 9 at night, Central time
- More than 40 vendors, German food and drink, and live entertainment
- Ice skating, a double decker carousel, and horse carriage rides
- Alabama's largest Ferris wheel, a 108 foot ride brought over from Germany
- The Weihnachtspyramide, which is the tallest Christmas pyramid in North America
- Parking around Depot Park is a mix of free lots, paid lots and street parking, so we will sort that out together when we get there
THE RIDE AND THE PRICE:
- We're going by motor coach, there and back, from Abba's House in Hixson
- Coming from farther out? We're happy to help match up carpools to Abba's House. Just let us know your town when you sign up
- $89 a person covers your seat on the coach, and your driver's tip is included
- Driving yourself? Pick Meeting you there when you sign up. There's no bus fare.
- Food, drinks and shopping at the market are on your own
- There are 50 seats, and paying is what holds yours
- Once all 50 are taken, new names go on a waitlist
HOW TO SAVE YOUR SEAT:
- Add your name below, and we'll email you the link to your own trip page
- Already on the list? Use the link in your email
- On your trip page there are two quick things to do, an emergency contact and a short rider release, and then you'll see how to pay
Seats go to the first 50 people who pay, so if you want to come, please don't wait too long.