Christkindlmarket Coming to Naperville

• A view of the 2015 Christkindlmarket in Chicago.
  

NAPERVILLE, IL — A beloved holiday tradition is coming to Naperville.

The Christkindlmarket will offer people who live in the western suburbs a chance to experience a traditional German holiday market without having to travel into the city, although the Chicago market will still be held this holiday season.

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Traditional wooden huts will be filled with one-of-a-kind gifts including woodcarvings and German delicacies reminiscent of the original Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremburg, Germany, which began in 1545. The Christkindlmarket Naperville will open on Friday, Nov. 25 and on 21 select days in November and December. It will transform the village square at Naper Settlement into a picturesque marketplace.

“This new location offers an exciting opportunity for the market, which is free and open to the public, to expand and grow,” said Maren Biester Priebe, General Manager of German American Events, LLC. “Visitors will experience the traditional wooden huts with candy cane-striped canopies filled with goodies sold by some new and some popular vendors who are seen at the Chicago market on Daley Plaza.”

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico said Christkindlmarket’s history and popularity will continue to add to the prestige of Naperville.

“Hosting the market here helps add to the influx of visitors to our area during the holiday season and gives the Naperville community and our local businesses and partners a chance to shine even brighter,” Chirico said in a press release.

Christkindlmarket Naperville will begin Friday, Nov. 25 and run on select days until Dec. 24. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Special openings will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 19-23 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas Eve.

Naper Settlement is located at 523 S. Webster St.