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Christkindl Market, December 6-9, 2012
Interested in becoming a vendor at our 16th annual Christkindl Market "A festival of German Christmas?" Complete the 4 page Vendor Application Form today! All applications are due June 15th.
Did you visit Kitchener's Christkindl Market? Tell us about your experience.
"Congratulations on another amazing Christkindl Market. Saturday's donations were the highest single day donations in the 15 year history of the Market (Wow !!!). I know that you all wanted to reach the $5,000. mark and yes........we did it! We not only reached it, but we exceeded it. I delivered a really wonderful wish on Sunday night and I told them all about your Market and how successful it was. Thank you for everything that you do for the children." Anne Boehm, The Children's Wish Foundation Kitchener ON 519-742-0637
Location: Kitchener City Hall, FREE admission. See the 2011 Brochure PDF.
For news & "WIN a trip to Germany" info subscribe to our newsletter.
Read Jim Fox' ONE TANK TRIP, The Record article.
Here's another local favorite to get you into the spirit. Potje's Christmas Village Open House.
Read Amenda Chow's - Chowcipes Blog "This was my first time at Christkindl Market and it was quite magical and really epitomized the feel of the holidays..."
"I'm sure you'll make memories and you'll want to return to time and time again. Enjoy the ambience! Jeder ist herzlich Wilkommen! Good luck winning the Trip to Germany and many other prizes. A special thank you to our very generous sponsors for their support." - Astrid Braun, President
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"Willkommen! Welcome! We invite you to the sights, sounds and tastes of Christmas. Visit Canada's original Christkindl Market and relive a centuries-old tradition. Our festival of German Christmas is a 4-day festival, with over 70 vendors and free entertainment.
Explore our market, share the joy and plan to visit. Imagine how much fun your family and friends will have when you start off your holiday season with a visit to Kitchener's Christkindl Market. As founder Tony Bergmeier says, "the joy is yours."
For up-to-date news, events subscribe to our e-Newsletter. Coming from out of town? There's lots to do in the area. Let us help you plan your trip with maps, brochures and helpful links. Planning to visit our Market this year with your group or bus tour group. Please email us about your experience at Christkindl Market, Read about our previous contest winners...
We absolutely love it!
"It's been a family tradition to go to the German Christmas market at the Toronto International Centre since I was a small child back in the 70's and 80's. Now I have children of my own and we have been coming to the Kitchener Christkindl Market for the past 10 years. We stay at a nearby bed and breakfast go to the farmers market and then the Chirstkindl. It's a beautiful weekend that we look forward to all year long. I love the whole German feel. My mother was German from Darmstadt. We grew up speaking German with all the German customs and festivities. Christmas and Nikolaus Tag were our favourites. Your Christkindl still captures that traditional German feel with the products, food, childrens/adult choir and German people. The smell of the the roasted beer nuts, bratwurst, goulash soup, saurkraut, potato pancakes and blacksmith fire in the crisp, cold winter air creates a feeling in me that I cannot explain. It really makes me and my family feel wonderful and happy. With all the craziness in today's world, it's so good to know we can disappear for a weekend in the warmth and nostalgia of the Christkindl." - Onil, Whitby Read more comments
Photos courtesy of Jan Pisarczyk at pirak.com
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