An important change at this year’s Gdańsk Christmas Market is the introduction of a deposit system with special regional cups from Lubiana. This eco-friendly solution will help reduce the amount of waste and keep the city clean. The deposit for a cup will be PLN 30. The cups will be distributed at the 12 mulled wine chalets, and they can be returned at two special containers on the Market grounds. Returns will be possible Sunday–Monday 12:30–20:00 and Friday–Saturday 12:30–21:00. Cashless transactions are preferred. This year the deposit system will be tested, and from the next editions it will cover all outlets serving hot drinks.
This year the mulled wines available at the Gdańsk Christmas Market have also been standardised. They were made from red and white grape wines from family vineyards in eastern Austria, in the federal state of Burgenland – mainly from the Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt grape varieties. Their Christmas aroma was obtained by infusing cinnamon bark, cloves and aniseed. The wines contain no preservatives or other artificial additives. The wine producer was chosen through a competition. Each of the 12 outlets serving mulled wine at the Market will receive a base from which to create its own, original product. All of this is to ensure that its quality is of the highest level.
As is traditional, collector’s mugs will be on sale at the Market. This year they come in four colours: chocolate, caramel, blue and white. They are an ideal souvenir or gift from the Gdańsk Christmas Market. They are produced every year on commission from the event organiser at Bardoń Ceramika, in a run of several thousand. Each year the graphics on the mug and its colours differ from the previous ones. The mugs are undoubtedly a hit of the Market; in 2024 they sold out to the last one. You can also drink hot drinks from the collector’s mugs during the Market, but they are not deposit cups, so they cannot be returned after use at the deposit cup return points.
