The Andreasmarkt is considered the oldest market in Wiesbaden and has been documented since 1350. In 1547, the old privileges of the city were renewed and with them the right to hold two weekly markets and four annual markets. Emperor Maximilian II confirmed these privileges on 29.07.1567. Of the annual markets held at Jubilate, Johanni, Michaelmas and Andreas, only the latter has survived through the centuries. It owes its name to the day of St. Andrew the Apostle on November 30th.

In the Middle Ages, it was held on and around the market square, but then moved to the area around the clock tower in 1567. Over the course of the 19th century, the fairs became superfluous as markets for stalls, livestock and goods and increasingly developed into entertainment events. For the Andreasmarkt, the change to an entertainment market marked the beginning of a constant change of location. In 1850 it was moved to Neugasse and Kirchgasse, in 1866 to Luisenstraße and Friedrichstraße and in 1882 to Rheinstraße, before moving to the Westend in 1899. But even there, the venue changed several times before the Andreasmarkt was held on Elsässer Platz for the first time in 1910.

Traditionally, St. Andrew's Market began on the Thursday after St. Andrew's Day and lasted a full five days until Monday. Since the showmen changed the date in 2006, the St. Andrew's Market has been held in October.

Since 2010, the traditional event has been held as the "Biebricher Herbst- und Andreasmarkt" (Biebrich Autumn and St. Andrew's Market) on the Gibber Bleichwiesen meadows following a decision by the town council.