Christkindlmarket, Chicago

Christkindlmarket is a Christmas market held annually at Daley Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The festival attracts more than 1 million visitors each year.

Christkindlmarket, Chicago
Date(s)Varies
BeginsFriday before Thanksgiving Day
EndsChristmas Eve
Location(s)Chicago, United States
Inaugurated1996
Most recent2019

History
The market in 2015.

The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest first held Chicago's Christkindlmarket on Pioneer Court in 1996.[1][2] Christkindlmarket was inspired by the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1997, Mayor Daley requested that the festival be moved to Daley Plaza.[2] That year the market attracted more than 750,000 visitors.[2] By 1999, the Christkindlmarket had become part of the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.[2] In recent years, Chicago's Christkindlmarket has become the largest Christmas market in the United States, hosting well over 1 million visitors annually.[2] In 2016, Christkindlmarket expanded to the Chicago suburb of Naperville.[3] Four years later, a virtual market took place.

Vendors and attractions

The market is situated by a large Christmas tree at Daley Plaza and also houses a small nativity scene.[4] The site features entertainment from Christmas choirs, dance groups, and brass bands.[2] It also houses a Santa house.[2] At the site beer, wine, baked goods, meats, toys, holiday ornaments, and other Christmas decorations are sold by vendors from Germany, Ukraine, Austria, and the Chicago metropolitan area.[2]

See also

References

Further reading
  • Zug, J.D. (1991). German-American Life: Recipes and Traditions. Iowa City: Penfield Press.

Notes
  1. German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. (2006, November 17). Christkindlmarket Chicago - Contact. Retrieved July 08, 2007, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. (2006, November 17). Christkindlmarket Chicago - Facts. Retrieved July 08, 2007, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "IT'S TIME FOR CHRISTKINDLMARKET CHICAGO". Retrieved Nov 10, 2016.
  4. German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. (2007, July 13). Fireworks. Retrieved August 26, 2007, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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