Do you recognize what’s going on in the photo here? If you do, here’s a reminder to put this annual experience on your holiday calendar.
If not, put it on your calendar too because
it’s an exciting opportunity to enjoy something you will find to be most memorable for you and your family.
The 2025 Texas Christkindl Market opens in late November and runs through the day before Christmas Eve.
Hosted by the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, the event is staged on the Globe Life Field North Plaza next to Texas Live!
The annual market, one of only five Christkindl-themed markets in the United States, presents 20 vendors, anchored by the internationally famous Käthe Wohlfahrt and its exclusive and unique Christmas decorations and designs from the Rothenburg Christmas Village in Germany.
You’ll be immersed in a world of twinkling lights, delicious food, and unique handcrafted gifts, along with holiday music and performances to accompany your choices of culinary goodies.
Such as …
Your Nuts! Sacramento Mountain Nuts specializes in Bavarian-style cinnamon-sugar nuts roasted in authentic German propane roasters for that unmistakable crunch and flavor. A gourmet snack, our nuts have won hearts, minds, and mouths all over the country. Whether hot out of the roaster in paper bags for immediate consumption or packaged for gifts in our sturdy polyvinyl bags, you are guaranteed a treat!
Rickey’s Jerky: A family-owned and
operated jerky company, offering hand-crafted, pre-packaged gourmet beef, big-game, and exotic jerky. Our products are free of nitrites, nitrates, MSG, HFCs, and gluten, and some are also soy-free. We not only strive to offer a wholesome product you can feel good about eating, but we also aim to entertain you while you sample with us!
Your stroll through the market will provide lots of opportunities to acquire unique gifts for family and friends, or you might like to pick up something for yourself. There are lots of choices; here are just a couple of examples:
Käthe Wohlfahrt: the premier source of German-inspired and finely crafted holiday and seasonal décor items. Whether it’s Valentine’s Day, Easter, May Day, Father’s Day, Oktoberfest, or Christmas, they have something for every occasion. Many of the items they offer, such as Nutcrackers, Incense Smokers, Pyramids, and Ornaments, reflect traditional German handicraft and skills that have flourished in the Ore Mountains of Germany for well over 200 years.
817 Arts Alliance: seeks to empower local artisans by providing them with affordable venues to bring their creations to market and unique shopping experiences for customers who want an alternative to mass-produced big box store offerings. Handcrafted, many one-of-a-kind creations by local artisans will include pottery, jewelry, fused and stained glass, photographic art, and handbags.
Arlington’s Christkindl was first inspired in 2011 by the sister city relationship between the city and Bad Königshofen, Germany, now approaching its 75th anniversary. It is an event drawn from the several markets across Europe, bringing the magic and feeling of the classic celebratory event to Texas.
There is no entry charge, and parking is adjacent to the plaza. Current plans are for the market to be open November 12-23 and November 28-December 23 from 11am to 8pm.
Altogether, the experience has enjoyed nationally recognized attention by USA Today. You don’t want to miss it in America’s Dream City, Arlington, Texas – it’s bigger and better than ever!
Final planning and schedules were still underway when writing this account, so check the website for much more about the food and gift vendors and updates to the market, or changes in parking arrangements: TXChristkindlMarket.com
