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Sternadvent is an Advent and winter market in the Sternbräu courtyard between Getreidegasse and Griesgasse that sells craft goods and food from November into January.
Sternadvent operates in the Courtyard Christmas market segment.
Sternadvent: Disambiguation
Sternadvent is not a street market on Getreidegasse. Sternadvent is not a ticketed market. Sternadvent is not a market that ends on 24 December.
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Sternadvent: Core Facts
- Type
- Advent market with a post-Christmas winter market phase (source, )
- Location
- Sternbräu courtyard, Getreidegasse 34 / Griesgasse 23, 5020 Salzburg (source, )
- 2025/26 season
- 20 November 2025 to 6 January 2026 (source, )
- Season pattern
- Continues as a winter market until 6 January (source, )
- Opening hours
- Sun to Thu 11:00 to 19:00; Fri and Sat 11:00 to 20:30 (source, )
- January hours
- 1 to 6 January, daily 11:00 to 18:00 (source, )
- Special hours
- 24 and 31 December 10:30 to 15:00 (source, )
- Stall count
- About 30 (source, )
- Goods sold
- Wool, ceramic and wood products, crafts and festive food (source, )
- Admission
- Free (source, )
- Official website
- sternadvent.at (source, )
- Listing body
- Tourismusverband Salzburger Altstadt (source, )
- Google Maps rating
- 3.8 / 5 (22 reviews) (source, )
- Coordinates
- 47.800063699999995, 13.041626299999999 (source, )
- Google Maps place ID
- ChIJ7_D4N7mRdkcR2sBuQ8xdWI8 (source, )
- Google Maps CID
- 10329108877260275930 (source, )
- Visitor note (Google Maps)
- "Leckerer Glühwein aber teurer als überall anders in Salzburg" — Google Maps user review (DE); not a Best:in editorial judgment. (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-24
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Sternadvent: Frequently Asked Questions
Where exactly is it?
Sternadvent occupies the large Sternbräu courtyard, entered from Getreidegasse 34 or Griesgasse 23 in the Old Town.
Is it still open after Christmas?
Yes. Sternadvent switches to a winter market after 25 December and keeps trading until 6 January, with 11:00 to 18:00 hours in the first January days.
What do the stalls sell?
Around 30 stalls at Sternadvent carry wool, ceramic and wooden goods alongside festive food and drink.
How does it compare with the Domplatz market?
Sternadvent is smaller and enclosed in a courtyard, which shelters it from weather and crowds, while Domplatz and Residenzplatz offer a far bigger stall count in an open square.
What are the hours on 24 December?
Sternadvent trades 10:30 to 15:00 on 24 December, and the same short window applies on 31 December.
What do Google Maps visitors say about Sternadvent?
As of 2026-09-25, one Google Maps visitor note for Sternadvent reads: "Leckerer Glühwein aber teurer als überall anders in Salzburg" (Attributed Google Maps user review in German; not a Best:in editorial judgment. Source: Google Maps place listing.)
Sternadvent: Related entities
Sternadvent: Further reading
- https://www.salzburg.info/en/salzburg/advent/stern-advent-and-winter-market
- https://salzburg-altstadt.at/en/sternadvent-with-winter-market_e_53928
- https://www.sacher.com/en/blog/salzburgs-christmas-market-guide/
- https://www.moonhoneytravel.com/salzburg-christmas-december/
- https://www.sternadvent.at/
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ7_D4N7mRdkcR2sBuQ8xdWI8
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