Relax sipping on mulled wine and European-style Christmas cocktails as you browse through the selection of hand-made ornaments, wood carvings and crafts. Then cozy up by the fire or listen to carollers and brass bands and check out authentic European dancers. Don’t forget to stop by the giant Christmas tree for your kodak moment (I know I'm showing my age here!).
Free admission Tuesday to Friday; $6.00 admission Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. The Market is closed on Mondays.
The the Lowe's Christmas Market as it was christened is a great time for all ages, especially for the kids (which is what I think Christmas is really for anyways).
You'll find on weekends, the crowds are over the top leaving little for wiggle room. So if you can take some time off during the week, it may be easier to keep your eye on your kids.
Every year the Market opens with the traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the 22nd of November, there are Christmas carolers and dance performances, ferris wheel and a horse carousel and lots of lots of foodies.
The kids will love activities like Santa’s House and the life-sized gingerbread house. You will love the cold and warm brews in the beer gardens.
A Christmas market, is known as Christkindlmarkt where it originated in Germany and although they are held all over the world now, the basic feel to the market still remains in the Germanic theme with the street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the first four weeks of Advent. This also will explain why Santa Claus has the appearance of wearing long robes rather than a red suit as they are keeping his attire akin to the Germanic Christmas traditions.It's definitely worth a visit, whether you make it a part of your annual Christmas family time or just a one time visit.
