Christmas Village, Philadelphia
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| Location | City Hall, Philadelphia |
| Address | 1400 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
| Website | http://www.philachristmas.com http://www.facebook.com/philachristmas |
| Preview | November 19/20, 2016 |
| Opening | Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016 |
| Closing | Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016 |
| Hours | 11am to 7pm Sunday-Thursday
11am to 8 pm Friday-Saturday |
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11am to 8 pm Friday-Saturday
The Christmas Village in Philadelphia is an annual outdoor Christmas market event in Center City Philadelphia, at which vendors in wooden booths and a vendor tent sell international seasonal holiday gifts, ornaments, arts and crafts, as well as European food, sweets and hot beverages. Along with The Nutcracker, the light shows at Wanamaker's and the Comcast Center, the Christmas Village is one of Philadelphia's main Christmas attractions.
The Christmas Village was formerly held at Dilworth Plaza, on the west flank of City Hall. It was moved to LOVE Park to make way for the construction of Dilworth Park in 2011. In 2016 Christmas Village was moved back to City Hall due to the remodeling of LOVE Park.
The Christmas Village in Philadelphia is modeled on the style of traditional German Christmas Markets. Christmas Market events such as the famous Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, which dates back to the 16th century, are part of a long tradition of farmers' markets in Germany's inner cities.
Several wooden booths and tents sell food specialties such as German bratwursts with sauerkraut, schnitzel, Berlin doner kebab, goulash and Bavarian pretzels. A wide assortment of traditional sweet Christmas-food items like lebkuchen (gingerbread cookies), stollen, spekulatius, roasted nuts, cotton candy, chocolate covered fruits, waffles and crepes are offered. In addition to hot drinks such as hot chocolate, coffee and tea, Christmas Village offers Gluhwine (mulled wine).
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