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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]
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 ...
The market’s footprint expands beyond Daley Plaza to include the vacant Block 37. 2002 Glass blowers from the Bavarian Forest demonstrate their craft and sell the finished products.
Chicago farmers' markets include approximately 30 open-air markets across neighborhoods with farmers from Illinois and surrounding states including Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Most of the markets are sponsored by the city and are held on one day of the week, with the exception of a few of the more popular ones, such as the Green City Market .
The tree was a combination of many smaller trees, stood 70 feet (21 m) tall, and was decorated with over 4000 lights and 2000 ornaments. Beginning with Christmas 1966 the official Chicago Christmas tree was placed in Civic Center Plaza, now known as Daley Plaza. With the exception of 1982, the tree was installed in Daley Plaza each year until 2015.
Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza will run daily from November 22 to December 24. Christkindlmarket Chicago at RiverEdge Park will run daily on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays ...
The plaza serves as a location for many civic functions including weekly farmers' markets in the summer, regular ethnic festivals, and the meeting place for Chicago's Critical Mass ride. The plaza was used extensively in the climactic scenes of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. The interior of the building, as well as the plaza, the Picasso ...
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