Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham Explained

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. 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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  1. Web site: England: Millionen Besucher auf "Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt" in Birmingham erwartet. nordisch.info. de. 19 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market & Craft Fair . [VisitBirmingham] . 22 December 2014 .
  3. Web site: Another record year for Frankfurt Christmas Market . [BirminghamNewsroom] . 13 November 2015 . 4 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150904214030/http://birminghamnewsroom.com/another-record-year-for-frankfurt-christmas-market/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Christmas markets . Enjoy England . 11 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090908041448/http://www.enjoyengland.com/attractions/events/calendar/december/christmas-markets.aspx . September 8, 2009 .
  5. Web site: Another Record year for Frankfurt Christmas Market. Birmingham City Council. 29 September 2010.
  6. Web site: Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market will be back November 15-December 22. Birmingham Mail. 18 September 2012. 21 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130221132814/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/07/27/birmingham-s-frankfurt-christmas-market-will-be-back-november-15-december-22-97319-31487142/. dead.
  7. Web site: Birmingham Christmas Frankfurt Market: How German is it? . . . UK . 15 November 2014 . 22 December 2014 .
  8. Web site: Birmingham's German Market sees 'record number' of visitors. BBC News. 26 February 2015. 26 October 2015.
  9. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Hosen Brass at Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market with Free Radio . YouTube.
  10. Web site: Frankfurt Christmas Market . germany-insider-facts.com/ . 22 December 2014 .
  11. Web site: Partner Cities . Birmingham City Council . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100722040253/https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/twins . 22 July 2010 .
  12. Web site: Birmingham German Christmas Market cancelled because of coronavirus pandemic. David. Bentley. Sep 9, 2020. BirminghamLive. Sep 10, 2020.

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