Christkindl Market is home to approximately 100 vendors each year, including artisans, jewelers, crafters, carpenters, bakers, cooks, candlestick makers and more.
Many of them have online stores or a catalog of products, or a special holiday offer. Shop our online Marketplace (links are below).
For many centuries, craftspeople from across Germany have made objects to help people celebrate – and create – family traditions during the holiday season.
From the Erzgebirge region in the Ore Mountains of Germany come Schwibbogen, or light bows – candle holders made in the shape of an arch. The first Schwibbogen, crafted from iron, are believed to have been made in the 1700s to decorate and light churches, later being made from wood and used in the windows of peoples’ homes. It’s also been suggested that the curved shape of Schwibbogen represents the entrance to a mine. An old story tells that at the end of the year, all the miners gather in front of the mines to celebrate Christmas; if there were no fatalities in the mine that year, they hung their lanterns across the mine’s entrance.
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Triplet Nutcrackers are painted in the same style to match the Silver Thistle's candlesticks and other folk art painted toys.
View our whole collection in the Nutcracker Gallery and go visit the nutcrackers in all their glory displayed in downtown Kitchener on a self-guided walk.
Christkindl Market is home to approximately 100 vendors each year, including artisans, jewelers, crafters, carpenters, bakers, cooks, candlestick makers and more.
Don't forget to browse the "Marketplace" section of the Christkindl website to see what vendors have in store and online this year.
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It was wonderful to hear from so many visitors and customers how much they enjoyed the market. I had many people tell me that they had lived in the KW region for decades and that this was their first time visiting Christkindl. They were very impressed with the Market, the entertainment and the vibe. Once again, thank you.
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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.