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Christkindlmarket in Chicago Dates: November 22, 2024 to December 24, 2024 The Christkindlmarket in Chicago is one of those Christmas markets that feels as if it was plucked straight from Europe.
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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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 ...
Some in the U.S. have adapted the German name to quasi-English Christkindlmarket, swapping German Markt and market. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Christmas markets date to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire , which included many eastern regions of modern France. [ 2 ]
German food, drink and trinkets still attract crowds to Daley Plaza 15 years after the event began in Chicago. 2011 In addition to running Christkindlmarket, German American Services expands to ...
Get ready for the last weekend before the holiday—lots of fun stuff happening in the city and suburbs!
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