"Sleep in your city 2025" invites you to a very special St. Nicholas weekend in Karlsruhe
Advance booking for a break from everyday life in your own city starts on October 22
For the third time, KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH is teaming up with 13 Karlsruhe hotels to offer a very special experience: "Sleep in your city 2025". On the St. Nicholas weekend from 6 to 7 December 2025, residents of the city and region can enjoy a short break on their own doorstep at exclusive special rates.
This unique opportunity is perfect for discovering the pre-Christmas decorations of Karlsruhe around St. Nicholas Day, experiencing the cultural scene at a theater or concert or looking forward to new culinary delights - without having to travel far! The "Sleep in your city" offer is available from just 79 euros (including city tax) for an overnight stay for two people in a double room, breakfast included.
As a special highlight, there is an exciting adventure program for the participants on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning: they can choose between various free guided tours, for example the city tour "GENESIS by Markus Lüpertz in the underground" or take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the IKEA store in Karlsruhe, the private brewery Hoepfner GmbH or the State Museum of Natural History. There are also small St. Nicholas gifts such as a KVV ticket for the duration of the entire campaign, a voucher for a free mulled wine and a Karlsruhe gift voucher worth 15 euros from the City Initiative Karlsruhe e. V.
"All the ingredients for a wonderful St. Nicholas weekend in Karlsruhe," says a delighted KTG Managing Director Pascal Rastetter. "We are delighted at how many hotel partners and Karlsruhe institutions were immediately willing to support the campaign again. We would also like to express our sincere thanks for the support of DEHOGA Karlsruhe. The past two years have obviously shown how much Karlsruhe as a destination benefits from "Sleep in your city"."
In this way, guests not only take advantage of the gastronomy and shopping on offer this weekend and thus support the local economy. They also discover the regional hotel landscape for future visits by family and friends. And very importantly: "They experience their own city as a tourist destination, get to know new corners of Karlsruhe and talk about it enthusiastically - in short: they are the best Karlsruhe ambassadors," explains Pascal Rastetter.
Sleep in your city is bookable from October 22 - here's how it works
The offer can be booked from October 22, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. at: www.karlsruhe-erleben.de/schlaf-in-deiner-stadt. The only condition: At least one overnight guest per room must provide proof of residence in the city or region of Karlsruhe at check-in. In the event of cancellation, the respective terms and conditions of the selected hotel apply.
The participating hotel partners are:
AAAA Hotelwelt Karlsruhe, Allvitalis Traumhotel, Hotel Der Blaue Reiter, Hotel RIO Karlsruhe, Hotel Santo Karlsruhe, Hotel zum Erwin, ibis Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, IntercityHotel Karlsruhe, Motel One Karlsruhe, Moxy Karlsruhe, Novotel Karlsruhe City, Schlosshotel Karlsruhe, The Q Quadro City Hotel.
And that's what's going on at the St. Nicholas weekend in Karlsruhe:
Marktplatz and Friedrichplatz Karlsruhe, opening hours from 11:00 to 22:00:
The Karlsruhe Christkindlesmarkt enchants with lovingly decorated gabled houses with exquisite arts and crafts, lots of tasty treats and warm drinks - as well as a 40-meter-high Ferris wheel and the "Flying Santa Claus".
Karlsruhe Schlossplatz, opening hours from 10:00 to 22:00:
Against the unique backdrop of Karlsruhe's baroque palace , Stadtwerke Karlsruhe WINTERZEIT invites you to enjoy ice skating and curling. Guests can also look forward to a festive illumination, a romantic circular path under the trees and a cozy winter village with a heated parlor and fireplace.
Karlsburg Durlach, opening hours from 11:30 to 22:00:
With a festive atmosphere and fire baskets, candlelight, jugglers and musicians from another time, the Durlach Medieval Christmas Market fascinates the whole family. Craftsmen, traders and the knights of the Badische Schwertspieler offer an insight into times gone by and food and drink are also well catered for.
Hofbistro Anders on the Turmberg, opening hours from 12:00 to 21:00:
The smallest and highest Christmas market in the city is the Winterzauber on the Turmberg. Here you can enjoy over 1,000 twinkling lights and a breathtaking view of Advent Karlsruhe.
Badisches Staatstheater, Großes Haus, performance starts at 19:00:
Even the grandiose, dark overture gives away the fact that this "Don Giovanni " is in for it! This impressive production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera is only performed a few more times in Karlsruhe and is in Italian with German and English surtitles.
Kammertheater K1, Herrenstraße 30/32, performance starts at 19:00:
The festive comedy "Merry Christmas?" is the right choice for anyone looking for a hearty laugh in the run-up to Christmas. Here you accompany the two policemen Blunt and Gobble - and experience the darkest humor in the best English tradition.
More information at:
www.karlsruhe-erleben.de/schlaf-in-deiner-stadt