Friday 14 November to Sunday 21 December 2008
Millennium Square
Christkindelmarkt is one of the largest and most established German Christmas markets in the UK, with traditional wooden stalls, festive greenery, Christmas carousel rides and twinkling colourful lights all creating a unique continental style festive atmosphere in the heart of the city centre.
First established in 2002 and returning to Millennium Square for a seventh consecutive season, Christkindelmarkt attracts many hundred thousands of visitors to Leeds city centre each year and forms an integral part of the city’s annual events programme.
The market consists of over 30 wooden chalet stalls from authentic German traders providing a wide range of seasonal gift ideas for everyone including; handcrafted toys, jewellery, Christmas cards and festive decorations, speciality foods and traditional German delicacies such as gluhwein, bratwurst sausages, soups, stollen, gingerbread and candied fruits.
To compliment the market stalls and enhance the overall visitor experience at the event, an adjoining festive funfair provides fun for all the family including a traditional Christmas Carousel, a large scale dodgems and a selection of small children's rides.
The ever popular 'Frankfurter Scheune' provides an authentic bier-keller experience with real German bier and specialist food menu and regular musical entertainment.
Live entertainment for 2008 features a new authentic German Showband (every evening between Friday 14th to Sunday 23rd November) and the popular Herr Jens Bavarian Oompah Band (playing every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon from Thursday 27th November).
The Frankfurter Scheune is the ideal venue for all office gatherings and Christmas parties with a specialist Christmas menu available (a full menu is available to download opposite). For party reservations and further information call 07975 797474
The market is open daily:
10.30am to 9.00pm Monday - Saturday*
10.30am - 8.00pm Sundays
* 'Frankfurter Scheune' bier-keller and selected stalls open late until 11.00pm
For more information, call the events team on 0113 395 0891 or email events@leeds.gov.uk