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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]
Originally known as the Chicago Civic Center, the building was renamed for Mayor Daley on December 27, 1976, seven days after his death in office. [6] The 648-foot (198 m), thirty-one story building features Cor-Ten , a self-weathering steel.
Christkindlmarket Chicago at RiverEdge Park will run daily on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from November 22 to December 24. The information in this article was current at the time of ...
Make room in your cupboard: Christkindlmarket has added two new types of drinkware to its annual keepsake mug tradition this year. For the first time, Chicago’s version of a German open-air ...
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 ...
Christkindlmarket – Chicago, Illinois [121] Christkindl Market – Denver, Colorado [122] Christkindlmarket Des Moines – Des Moines, Iowa; Christkindlmarkt – Ferdinand, Indiana; Christkindlmarkt – Front Royal, Virginia [123] Christkindlmarkt – Helen, Georgia [124] Christkindlmarkt – Leavenworth, Washington [125]
The Chicago Christmas Tree in December 2012. The first official Christmas tree in the city of Chicago was installed in 1913 in Grant Park and lit on Christmas Eve by then-mayor Carter Harrison. [1] This first tree was a 35-foot (11 m) tall spruce tree. [1]
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