Welcome to Holidazzle Village featuring Minneapolis Holiday Market

Saturday, Dec. 13 | Sunday, Dec. 14

Holidazzle Village featuring Minneapolis Holiday Market is here! You wont want to miss any of the fun! Enjoy musical performances, glistening lights, tasty treats, hand-crafted ornaments and much more.

Dog Sledding 101 Up Close!

HHH Ranch, based in Hastings, will provide an incredibly unique experience from 3 p.m. 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Stop by on the hour beginning at 3 p.m. for dog sledding demonstrations!

HHH Ranch will teach topics like what is a sled dog, what is mushing, etc. Plus, families can meet the dogs up close.

Listen to Great Local Musical Performances!

Be sure to catch live musical performances throughout the weekend, beginning on Saturday with the Metropolitan Boys Choir (3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.) and Roosevelt High School Drum Line (5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.). On Sunday, catch Armstrong Chamber Singers (3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.), Prince of Peace Senior Choir (5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.) and University of Minnesota Drum Line (5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.).

Bands typically play on Nicollet Mall & 11th Street near the entrance to the Minneapolis Holiday Market at Peavey Plaza). Across 11th Street on Nicollet Mall, the Star Tribune Stage is home to the choir performances at Holidazzle Village.

Minneapolis Holiday Market Sneak Peek:

The Nutcracker House

The Hoffmann Company brings customary holiday decorations that are produced in the Eastern region of Germany here to the Minneapolis Holiday Market. All the nutcrackers, smokers, pyramids and Schwibbogen are produced by traditional producers in Germany, which are famous for their century-old style of wooden crafts. Each nutcracker and smoker presents a special figure and has a different story to tell. Young and old will enjoy taking a look at these collectables.

Kartoffelhaus Potato Pancakes

One of the more unique food options at the Minneapolis Holiday Market is the potato pancake. These one-of-a-kind treats are made with potatoes, onions, eggs and flour and are fried up and topped with sour cream and green onions (or apple sauce). Christine Burbach and Karin Vanzyl, share a love for German Holiday Markets. They are both married to local chefs, who are passionate about bringing the traditional great-tasting German-style potato pancake to Minneapolis. Watch them prepare this specialty right here at the Minneapolis Holiday Market.

Coverage Tips

· Holidazzle Village featuring Minneapolis Holiday Market is located on Nicollet Mall between 12th & 10th Streets. The Minneapolis Holiday Markets entrance at Peavey Plaza is located at 11th & Nicollet Mall

· Hours:

o Holidazzle Village: Weekends, 3 p.m. 8 p.m.

o Minneapolis Holiday Market: Daily, 11 a.m. 9 p.m. (Dec. 24, 11 a.m. 6 p.m.)

· Stop by the Holidazzle Stage (across from Brits Pub between 11th & 12th on Nicollet Mall at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 or 6:30 p.m. on Saturday or Sunday nights and catch a delightful story telling session. Crowds gather to hear guest readers tell The Velveteen Rabbit or The Nutcracker along with an interpretive dance performance.

About the Holidazzle Village

The Holidazzle Village is managed and produced by the Minneapolis Downtown Council. Holidazzle Village featuring the Minneapolis Holiday Market is sponsored by Nelson, Ripbang Studiosa division of Nelson, Xcel Energy, IATSE, Ryan Companies, U.S. Bank, CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council, North Central States Region Council of Carpenters, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 292, Painters and Allied Trades International Union, Laborers Union Local 563, Swanson & Youngdale, Minnesota Twins, NRG, Low Voltage Contractors, dotcom.printing.inc., Fraser-Morris Electrical Co., Warning Lites, Tangletown Gardens, Hirshfields, PCi Roads, Minnesota Orchestra, WCCO-TV, Star Tribune, Metro Transit and Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine.

About Minneapolis Holiday Market

The Minneapolis Holiday Market, located at Peavey Plaza on 11th and Nicollet, is an authentic European-style market featuring an old-world setting and will be the cornerstone of the Holidazzle Village. It will be open daily from Nov. 28-Dec. 24 from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (6 p.m. on Dec. 24). Enjoy unique market items including sweet and savory treats, ornaments, candles, handcrafted gifts, mulled wine, beer, brats and more as you weave through more than 30 festively-decorated huts featuring local and international vendors. For more information on the Minneapolis Holiday Market, visit MinneapolisHolidayMarket.com.

For all media inquiries, please contact:

Lou Ann Olson

C: 612-747-0105

lolson@tunheim.com

Danielle Pierce

C: 715-222-9641

dpierce@tunheim.com