Lucia-Weihnachtsmarkt, Nordic Christmas market in Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, Germany

The Lucia Christmas market is a Nordic-themed winter market at the Kulturbrauerei complex in Pankow featuring red and white wooden stalls set among brick industrial walls. It offers handcrafted goods, regional food specialties, and a variety of Nordic and German mulled wines.

The Kulturbrauerei occupies the former Schultheiss brewery, built from 1898 onward on the site of earlier brewery buildings in Prenzlauer Berg. After brewing ended, the brick complex was converted into a cultural venue. The Lucia market, held in the courtyards in the weeks before Christmas, takes its name from the Swedish feast of Saint Lucia on 13 December.

The market takes its name from Lucia, the Swedish saint celebrated on 13 December with processions of girls in white gowns and candle crowns. Stalls sell Nordic goods such as Swedish sweets and handicrafts, and the Kulturbrauerei courtyard fills with visitors wrapped in winter clothing. The setting is the former Schultheiss brewery in Prenzlauer Berg, whose brick halls now host the market each Advent.

The market occupies the cobbled courtyards of the Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg, with stalls arranged around the main yard and through passages between the brick buildings. Ground can be uneven and slippery in frost or snow, so wear sturdy shoes. Entrances are off Knaackstraße and Sredzkistraße.

The Kulturbrauerei site was a Schultheiss brewery from 1871 until 1967, and the market's Lucia name comes from the Swedish festival of light held around 13 December. Look for the brick chimney and the former machine house among the stalls.