The Frankfurt Christmas Market (German: Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt)[1] is an annual outdoor Christmas market held in central Birmingham, England.[2] The market started in 2001 with 24 stalls and has expanded every year.[3] It opens in mid November and continues until late December, closing just before Christmas.
The Christmas Market New Street, and Victoria Square.[2] It is the largest such market outside Germany and Austria,[4] attracting over 3.1 million visitors in 2010,[5] over 5 million visitors in 2011,[6] almost 5 million visitors in 2013[7] and over 5.5 million visitors in 2014.[8] German food and drink such as Bratwurst and Glühwein are available.
From 2018 the market has been kicked off with a performance of Hosen Brass down Birmingham's New Street on behalf of Free Radio Birmingham before the lights are officially turned on.[9]
The market is affiliated with the Frankfurt Christmas Market in the city of Frankfurt,[10] one of the oldest such markets in Germany (dating from 1393), hence the name. Birmingham is twinned with Frankfurt.[11]
On 9 September 2020, the organisers of the Christmas market cancelled the 2020 event because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
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- ^ "England: Millionen Besucher auf "Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt" in Birmingham erwartet". nordisch.info (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market & Craft Fair". [VisitBirmingham]. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Another record year for Frankfurt Christmas Market". [BirminghamNewsroom]. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Christmas markets". Enjoy England. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Another Record year for Frankfurt Christmas Market". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market will be back November 15-December 22". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Birmingham Christmas Frankfurt Market: How German is it?". BBC News. UK: BBC. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Birmingham's German Market sees 'record number' of visitors". BBC News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Hosen Brass at Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market with Free Radio. YouTube.
- ^ "Frankfurt Christmas Market". germany-insider-facts.com/. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Partner Cities". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010.
- ^ Bentley, David (9 September 2020). "Birmingham German Christmas Market cancelled because of coronavirus pandemic". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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