Dublin Ohio Christmas Market Opens Nov. 21 at Riverside Crossing Park

Dublin's Christkindlmarkt will run November 21 through December 24, 2026, at Riverside Crossing Park, the City of Dublin announced August 28. The free, German-inspired holiday market is operated by Christkindlmarkt Dublin LLC, led by CEO Maria Adele Rosenfeld, under an agreement Dublin City Council approved in November 2025.

A Free Holiday Market at Riverside Crossing Park

The market will occupy Riverside Crossing Park at the base of the Dublin Link pedestrian bridge in Downtown Dublin, according to a City of Dublin news release. Admission is free, and the market will run Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 9 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m., closing Mondays and Tuesdays for most of the season.

How Dublin Selected an Operator

Dublin City Council approved an agreement on November 19, 2025, to move the project forward after a feasibility study the city began in 2022, according to a separate City of Dublin release. The city selected Maria Adele Rosenfeld, the former CEO of Carmel, Indiana's Christkindlmarkt, to lead the Dublin operation.

A Detail That Changed Between Announcements

Dublin's November 2025 release named the operating company Christkindlmarkt Consulting LLC. The city's August 28, 2026, announcement instead credits a different corporate name for the same market, without explaining the change; both releases identify Rosenfeld as the person running it. Readers checking the market's own marketing should expect either name to show up on signage, invoices or vendor contracts.

What Dublin Hasn't Said Yet

Neither city release nor Columbus Navigator's write-up specifies how many vendor chalets will open for the first season, and the city has not published a public budget or lease terms for the operator. Columbus Navigator reported the market plans limited-edition annual Glühwein mugs, a tradition borrowed from Rosenfeld's Carmel market. Shoppers weighing a trip should treat the chalet count and any vendor list as unconfirmed until Dublin or the operator publishes one, rather than assuming the market will match the scale of larger Midwest Christkindlmarkts.

Why It's Landing Next to Bridge Park

Riverside Crossing Park sits inside the Bridge Park entertainment district CREN has covered as it fills in with apartments, restaurants and shops, giving holiday visitors a reason to linger beyond the market itself. The market's run from November 21 through December 24 overlaps with the length of Dublin's shopping season at Bridge Park and Historic Dublin.