Get your glühwein and bratwurst! Vancouver's Christmas Market opens Saturday
The 7th annual market runs Nov. 26 to Dec. 31 in new location at Jack Poole Plaza
With a month to go before Christmas, Vancouverites can indulge in one of the city's most popular yuletide attractions: the Vancouver Christmas Market.
The seventh annual Vancouver Christmas Market opens Saturday at its new location at the Jack Poole Plaza.
Malte Kluetz, founder of the Vancouver Christmas Market, said the market is a homage to traditional German markets held in town squares during the holiday season.
"I grew up with these Christmas markets in Germany. I was surprised not to see them here. So I thought, 'why not start one in Vancouver?'"
Kluetz said the new location is great for the growing attraction.
"It fits perfectly: the contrast of the old, wooden medieval village with modern Vancouver."
The market — with tickets starting at $4 — features multiple vendors selling traditional crafts as well as food and beverage huts offering everything from chocolate to pretzels to hot glühwein — the traditional European mulled wine.
With files from Margaret Gallagher
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