Thank You for Celebrating 25 Years with Us!
Thank you for visiting our Chriskindl Outdoor Market, for enjoying our 25-Day Advent Calendar, browsing our Christkindl Marketplace, and participating in our outdoor walking tours and events.
Thank you to all our performers, volunteers, artists, and contributors over the years.
We welcome you to take our one-minute "2021 Christkindl Market Visitor Anonymous Survey" and let us know what you think!
Please save these future dates:
December 2-5, 2022 Downtown Kitchener
We look forward to seeing you then for our 26th Annual Festival of German Christmas.
Subject to change without notice.
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Thank You Sponsors
Appreciation goes to our valued sponsors for bringing so much joy to so many. And to the volunteers including the bands, choirs, dance groups, folklore characters and committee members that donate their talents and time. Our rewards come from seeing the joy in the children's eyes, the applause, hearing the glowing comments from visitors and sharing the 'stimmung,' or experience of it all.
Visitors, we invite you to visit the websites linked below.
Monica Reid, President
Christkindl Market Leadership Committee
Silver Sponsors Friends of Christkindl Market
- C to C Productions
- Emerge2 Digital
- Gross Klein Investments
- Radio Herz
- W. Ristau Construction Ltd. & Family
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Christkindl-in-a-Box
Learn More & Link to BUY NOW! Reserve Pickup
- Crowsfoot Smokehaus - $10 Gift Certificate
- Graffiti Market Restaurant - $10 Gift Certificate
- Piller's Fine Foods - Salami Whips
- Piller's Fine Foods - Reusable Festive Cloth Bag
- Ritter Sport - Whole Hazelnut Bar
- Grainharvest Breadhouse - Marzipan Stollen
- Stickling's Bakery - Baseler Honey Slices
- Italo Foods - Bottle of Glühwein
Friends of Christkindl Market
- CHIN Radio
- CKWR, FM 98.5
- Das Journal
- German-Canadian Remembrance Society
- German-Canadian Business & Professional Assoc.
- Maiterth, Hannelore (Founding Postmaster of Christkindl's Post Office)
- MUK'S EXPORT Inc.
- Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association
Photo/Video Credits
- Jan Pisarczyk of Pirak Studios
- Jens Langen of Langen Studios
- Monica Reid of Emerge2 Digital
- Rob Currie of C to C Productions
Shop Downtown Kitchener
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When you want to shop, dine and do business in downtown Kitchener, you'll want this directory in hand Your Guide to Downtown Kitchener.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Giving Back
Since 1997, Christkindl Market visitors have generously supported Make a Wish Canada (formerly Children's Wish). The Foundation helps fulfill the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. Net proceeds of our Christkindl-in-a-Box sales will go Christkindl Market and "Make-a-Wish" Canada.
You can donate now to Make a Wish and help make a wish come true for a special child.
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The photos, videos and concerts presented on this website are a chance for visitors to relive Christkindl Markets from 1997 through 2019. In 2020 we were online only.
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