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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]
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The official Chicago Christmas tree has varied in height from the 35-foot (11 m) spruce used in 1913 to the 85-foot (26 m) tree used in 2008. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The contest rules in 2010 laid out a number of prerequisites that were required of the winning tree.
Christkindlmarket Chicago. Based on Nuremberg's Christkindlmarket, Christkindlmarket Chicago takes place in three locations around the city. - Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg/Getty Images.
Christkindlmarket is the ultimate Chicago Christmas market to help you get in the holiday spirit. Here's what to do at Christkindlmarket, what to eat, and more.
First launched in 1996, Christkindlmarket Chicago takes inspiration from the historic Christkindelmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany, bringing a taste of traditional German Christmas markets to the Windy ...
Almost 700 days since it sold its last mug of Gluhwein, Christkindlmarket has reopened for its 25th season at two locations — Daley Plaza and Gallagher Way outside Wrigley Field. Mugs have been ...
Christmas market in Merano, Italy. The first traces of Christmas markets in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire go back to late medieval sales fairs and—often one-day—markets, which gave citizens the opportunity to stock up on meat and winter necessities at the beginning of the cold season. [10]