Gifts and Christmas decorations can also be purchased on Sundays in several Saxon cities in the run-up to Christmas. In many places, Sundays open for business in the Free State run parallel to Christmas markets.
In Dresden, the stores in the city center open on November 30 and December 14 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. - parallel to the Striezelmarkt, which begins a few days earlier. In Leipzig, open Sundays are planned for November 30 and December 21 to coincide with the Leipzig Christmas market.
Customers in Chemnitz can also shop for their Christmas presents on the Advent Sundays of November 30 and December 21. In the east of the state, stores will open on December 7 in Görlitz and in Freiberg, Pirna and Bautzen, the Sundays open for business will take place on November 30 and December 14 respectively. The stores in Plauen and Zwickau invite you to go Christmas shopping on December 7 and 21.
As a rule, stores in Saxony's city centers are open from noon to a maximum of 6 p.m.
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