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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]
For the first time, Chicago’s version of a German open-air Christmas market will sell a ceramic beer stein with a holiday-themed design. The cost: $20. The cost: $20.
My destination is the crown jewel of City Center: the Christkindlmarkt, an open-air, German-inspired plaza that’s become one of the country’s most-celebrated holiday events.
European Christmas Market – St. Paul, Minnesota [134] German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc – Oconomowoc, Wisconsin [135] [136] Germania Society Christkindlmarkt – Cincinnati, Ohio [137] Holiday Shops – Bryant Park, New York City [138] Old World Christmas Market – Nashua, New Hampshire [139]
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]
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The anniversary, which was watched by one million spectators, was also highlighted by a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus and a Christmas display in Chicago's Christkindlmarket. [12] In 2016, The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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