Welcome to Holidazzle Village featuring Minneapolis Holiday Market

Monday, December 8 Friday, December 12

Holidazzle Village featuring Minneapolis Holiday Market is here! You wont want to miss any of the fun! Enjoy musical performances, glistening lights, tasty treats, hand-crafted ornaments and much more.

Stop By For Live Entertainment!

An eclectic mix of music, both festive and fun, instrument-performed or a cappella, can be heard at the Minneapolis Holiday Market stage throughout the week from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

The Minneapolis Holiday Marketan open-air, European-style market filled with unique and eclectic foods, beverages and hand-crafted items made both locally and internationallyhas implemented a complimentary stroller corral for families who wish to leave their strollers as they walk through the Market.

Visit the Minneapolis Holiday Market Over Lunch!

The Minneapolis Holiday Market features a Weekday 2 for 1 Lunch Special! Anyone with a printout from their website receives 2 for 1 admittance to the market from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. There is also a Free Family Tuesday special each Tuesday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., when families may enter the Market with complimentary admission.

Dont forget to come to the Holidazzle Village this weekend! Stop by Nicollet Mall between 11th & 12th Streets and see beautiful and festive reindeer up close in the Holidazzle Reindeer Barn! Tweet @holidazzle for a retweet on social media (for selfies, #Selfiedazzle)

Minneapolis Holiday Market Sneak Peek: German Steingut

Stein is the abbreviation for German Steingut stoneware, the common material for beer mugs before the introduction of glass. The Minneapolis Holiday Market has a collection of these steins, which originated in the 14th century, of all shapes and sizes. They also have glass boots of all shapes and sizes that have become incredibly popular. Find your favorite motif that can become a great personal gift for any beer lover.

Minnesota Harvest

Homegrown in our own back yard, Minnesota Harvest out of Jordan is an apple orchard and bakery that is represented here at the Minneapolis Holiday Market. Baker Cornelio Hernandez has perfected his craft over 13 years at Minnesota Harvest, and his apple squares, strudels and dumplings are worth the trip. The caramel drizzled on top of the apple squares takes six hours to perfect, and the condensed apple cider on the dumplings adds the perfect topping. Their apple orchard and bakery draws between 8,000-10,000 each day on the weekends in September and October.

Coverage Tips

· Holidazzle Village featuring Minneapolis Holiday Market is located on Nicollet Mall between 12th & 10th Streets. The Minneapolis Holiday Markets entrance at Peavey Plaza is located at 11th & Nicollet Mall

· Hours:

o Holidazzle Village: Weekends, 3 p.m. 8 p.m.

o Minneapolis Holiday Market: Daily, 11 a.m. 9 p.m. (Dec. 24, 11 a.m. 6 p.m.)

· The Minneapolis Holiday Market has performances taking place on the circular stage near the white warming tent at the south end of Peavey Plaza. Stop by for sound bites and visuals of the atmosphere inside Minneapolis Holiday Market.

About the Holidazzle Village

The Holidazzle Village is managed and produced by the Minneapolis Downtown Council. Holidazzle Village featuring the Minneapolis Holiday Market is sponsored by Nelson, Ripbang Studiosa division of Nelson, Xcel Energy, IATSE, Ryan Companies, U.S. Bank, CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council, North Central States Region Council of Carpenters, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 292, Painters and Allied Trades International Union, Laborers Union Local 563, Swanson & Youngdale, Minnesota Twins, NRG, Low Voltage Contractors, dotcom.printing.inc., Fraser-Morris Electrical Co., Warning Lites, Tangletown Gardens, Hirshfields, PCi Roads, Minnesota Orchestra, WCCO-TV, Star Tribune, Metro Transit and Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine.

About Minneapolis Holiday Market

The Minneapolis Holiday Market, located at Peavey Plaza on 11th and Nicollet, is an authentic European-style market featuring an old-world setting and will be the cornerstone of the Holidazzle Village. It will be open daily from Nov. 28-Dec. 24 from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (6 p.m. on Dec. 24). Enjoy unique market items including sweet and savory treats, ornaments, candles, handcrafted gifts, mulled wine, beer, brats and more as you weave through more than 30 festively-decorated huts featuring local and international vendors. For more information on the Minneapolis Holiday Market, visit MinneapolisHolidayMarket.com.

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