Welcome to Holidazzle Village featuring Minneapolis Holiday Market

Saturday, Dec. 6 | Sunday, Dec. 7

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.

Watch Glass Blowing Up Close!

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Art will be at Holidazzle Village on Dec. 6-7 displaying their craft on Nicollet Mall. From 3 8 p.m., stop by for demonstrations and walk-throughs on glassblowing techniques!

Focis talented workers mold glass into beautiful vases, cups, paperweights and other objects.

Story Time Is A Must See

Each Saturday and Sunday, join us for story time readings and interpretive dancing at the Holidazzle Stage between 11th & 12th on Nicollet Mall. Guest readers sit down and read The Velveteen Rabbit on Saturdays and The Nutcracker on Sundays. And they are accompanied by incredible dance performances from COLLIDE Theatrical based in Minneapolis. Stop by for readings that come to life at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.!

While youre waiting for story time, walk across the street at 12th & Nicollet Mall and check out the live reindeer at the Holidazzle Reindeer Barn!

Minneapolis Holiday Market Sneak Peek:

Käthe Wohlfahrt

Käthe Wohlfahrt is Germanys top-selling ornament and décor company, and they are the Minneapolis Holiday Markets anchor vendor. Theyve been spreading holiday cheer through their hand-crafted items since 1977. Käthe Wohlfahrt of America is located in White Bear Lake and has a store in Stillwater. They are located in the large white tent elevated above Peavey Plaza next to Orchestra Hall.

Knokes Fresh Roasted Nuts & Chocolate

Knokes Fresh Roasted Nuts & Chocolate brings a popular German Holiday Market tradition to Minneapolis. Stroll the market with a cone of warm freshly roasted nuts to warm your hands! Knokes offers traditional Bavarian-style cinnamon/sugar roasted almonds and pecans that are roasted on site to give visitors the freshest possible product. You can smell this vendors cinnamon goodness as you walk into the Minneapolis Holiday Market. From jumbo cashews, fancy deluxe mixes and brittles to delicious, melt-in-your-mouth chocolates, caramels and toffees, Knokes has something for everyone. Based in Hudson, Dave Knoke has perfected his craft over the past 13 years.

Visit Holidazzle on Saturday and ride Metro Transit for FREE. Metro Transit is offering free rides from 2 p.m. 9 p.m. both to and from Holidazzle Village on Saturdays with a printed Metro Transit free voucher. Simply visit Holidazzle.com to print off your voucher.

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 until Dec. 24th, 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.)

· Swing by Nicollet Mall between 10th & 11th Streets on Saturdays or Sundays during Holidazzle Village hours and see two Holidazzle floats prominently displayed. The Grand Marshal float is open for visitors to climb up and take photos, and the Star Tribune Stage float features nightly choirs playing each hour.

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