The Vancouver Christmas Market—share a gift, share a bite, share holiday cheer!

Beloved holiday tradition features more than 80 huts of authentic German sweets, treats, and treasures

by The Georgia Straight Staff on November 21st, 2018 at 12:00 AM

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(Community announcement by the Vancouver Christmas market)

A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market features more than 80 huts of authentic German sweets, treats, and treasures coupled with a lineup of large-scale activities and live entertainment. Experience the signature yuletide celebration at its expansive seaside site at Jack Poole Plaza.

Among this year’s expanded highlights is a cozy heated Alpine Lounge where visitors will be able to relax and enjoy hot beverages and delicious food in a warm holiday environment. Couples will delight in venturing down Lovers’ Lane – an Instagram-worthy 30-foot long tunnel adorned with 10,000 twinkling lights and mistletoe. Visitors will be dazzled by the return of Canada’s first-ever Walk-In Christmas Tree, glittering with 36,000 twinkling lights.

Families will enjoy a multitude of holiday activities including the market’s new Kinder Kraft Igloo sponsored by 4Cats Arts Studio, featuring a market-wide Christmas scavenger hunt for children, as well as free arts and crafts. The Santa Photo Hut also returns along with cookie decorating for kids at the Gingerbread Haus.