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Birmingham Winter Markt Set for Weekend

The 4th annual event will take place in Shain Park.

Shain Park will come alive with activity during the City of Birmingham’s fourth annual Birmingham Winter Markt event. The European-style outdoor market will take place on Friday, December 6 from 3 – 9 p.m., Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Attendees will enjoy European food and drinks, gift items, holiday greens, crafts, ice carving demonstrations (Friday night), roaming winter princesses (Saturday), live reindeer (Sunday), warming stations, a Kinderhaus children’s activity area, the popular Santa House, horse-drawn carriage rides and live entertainment. New this year, WOMC 104.3’s Stacey DuFord will emcee Friday night’s Opening Ceremony. WOMC will broadcast live from the event throughout the evening. Attendees will enjoy complimentary crafts offered at the Kinderhaus children’s activity area. A special thank you to this year’s Kinderhaus sponsor and host: Vibe Credit Union, and additional hosts: the Detroit Institute of Arts, Art Road and the Michigan Falun Dafa Association.

“The Birmingham Winter Markt event has grown in size and popularity each year. We’re excited to offer it again this year and to come together as a community during this special time of year,” said John Heiney, executive director of the Principal Shopping District.

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This event is hosted by the Birmingham Winter Markt Committee in cooperation with Birmingham’s Principal Shopping District. A special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Mercedes Benz of Bloomfield Hills; our Silver Sponsor, Plum Market; our Bronze Sponsors: Birmingham Country Club, COWA Relocation, Griffin Claw, Hella, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. and U-M Detroit; and our Booth Sponsors: Antonino Salon & Spa, The Barkshire, Clayton & McKervey, P.C., Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, PLLC, Main Street Bank, Somerset Ophthalmology and Tyler/Dumas/Reyes Specialists in Orthodontics.

 For more information and details about the event, visit www.birminghamwintermarkt.org or call (248) 530-1200.

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