Celebrating 25 Years!
Online festivities:
- 25-Day Advent Calendar format this year
- Christkindl Marketplace of artisans and shops
- Christkindl in a Box (for sale)
Outdoor festivities:
We’re planning a safe experience for our visitors to enjoy some of their favourite sights, smells and sounds of our traditional festival of German Christmas - downtown Kitchener (once we hear from public health), and at home with Christkindl Market.
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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
- Priority Mechanical
- Radio Herz
- Fred & Jenny Aldred - Railway
- W. Ristau Construction Ltd. & Family
Christkindl-in-a-Box
Friends of Christkindl Market
- CHIN Radio
- CKWR, FM 98.5
- Das Journal
- German-Canadian Remembrance Society
- German-Canadian Business & Professional Assoc.
- Maiterth, Hannelore (Postmaster of Christkindl's Post Office)
- MUK'S EXPORT Inc.
- Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association
- Wehrenberg, Hurdy Gurdy Klaus
Photo Credits: Pirak Studios, Langen Studios and Monica Reid of Emerge2 Digital.
Video Credits: Rob Currie of C to C Productions.
Shop Downtown Kitchener
MORE TO UNCOVER. YOURS TO DISCOVER.
When you want to shop, dine and do business in downtown Kitchener, you'll want this directory in hand.
This PDF is Your Guide to Downtown Kitchener and where you can spend your Downtown $Dollars.
We look forward to hearing from 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 Foundation.
You can donate now to Make a Wish and help make a wish come true for a special child.
Contact Form
December 1st you will be able to visit our Christkindl Marketplace of Shops & Artisans
Food & Bakery
Christmas & Home Decor
Arts & Crafts
Toys & Games
Clothing & Accessories
Jewelry & Accessories
Health & Body
Shop DTKChristmas spirit ...we like to see all of the vendors. It's a wonderful event and my Christmas spirit doesn't begin until I attend your festival.
Contact
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Christkindl Market
Kitchener City Hall
200 King St. W. Kitchener, ON Canada N2G 4G7
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Giving Back
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 are online only.