A Little Weihnachtsmarkt Magic in Washington, DC!

Christmas is coming to the nation's capital, and we're thrilled to be part of it! This year, The Taste of Germany is joining the 2026 DowntownDC Holiday Market, running November 13 through December 23 on F Street NW, between 7th and 9th Streets, right in front of the National Portrait Gallery.

Inspired by Germany's beloved Weihnachtsmärkte, this festive open-air market brings together more than 120 vendors, seasonal treats, unique gifts, twinkling lights, and plenty of holiday cheer. If you're in the Washington, DC area, come say hallo, soak up the Christmas spirit, and make us part of your holiday tradition!

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Meanwhile, Back at Our Very Busy Warehouse...

While we're preparing to welcome visitors at the holiday market, there's plenty of Christmas excitement happening behind the scenes, too! Our warehouse has been bustling with incoming shipments, holiday orders, and all the German Christmas favorites you've been waiting for.

More than 800 holiday goodies have arrived in recent weeks, including Advent calendars, Stollen, gingerbread, Spekulatius, historic Lebkuchen tins, Baumkuchen, liqueur-filled pralines, spices, and festive cake mixes.

And for everyone who placed a Christmas preorder, thank you for your patience! We're working through orders as the products arrive, making sure your favorite holiday traditions can find their way to your doorstep.

Here's what you need to know about holiday shipping and fulfillment.

As indicated on each product listing page, we will begin shipping holiday preorders on November 1, in the order they were received. Shipments containing heat-sensitive items may be delayed if temperatures are too high for safe transport. We prioritize orders with advent calenders (so that they arrive before December 1) and orders to Canada.

When you place your order on or after November 1 please allow 10-12 days for us to pick and ship the order.

Need the products before Thanksgiving? Add Expedited Fulfillment to your order so we can accommodate your rush request. We will continue shipping holiday orders via ground transportation through December 14. Explore the categories below—just click the links to find your holiday favorites!

• Cookies & Gingerbreads
• Historic Gift Tins
• Advent Calendars
• Chocolate, Marzipan & Candies
• Cakes & Stollen
• Christmas Beverages
• New Year's Eve Party

We work overtime to ship all orders to arrive in time for the holidays. Browse to your heart's delight.

Recipes & Meal Ideas

For home bakers, we have a vast recipe collection to make your own lebkuchen, stollen, cinnamon cookies and marzipan cake. Vist our sister site www.germanfoods.org

The following sections may be of interest to you:

• 10 Beloved Christmas Traditions
• Guide to German Holiday Baking
• 22 Traditional German Christmas Cookies Recipes
• What Makes Good Stollen Great
• Christmas Markets in North America

It's clearly too early to think in the middle of the summer of the Christmas holidays. But it's never to early to be prepared for the season.