Christkindlmarket Chicago

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Photo: Daniel X. O'Neil from USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🎃 Seasonal · Chicago

2 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit

0–1 yr

★ 2.0

1–3 yrs

★ 3.0

3–5 yrs

★ 3.0

5–10 yrs

★ 4.0

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About 45 min drive
From Naperville · Parking: Loop garages $15–30 on weekends; 10-minute walk from Metra at Ogilvie / Union Station; the L's Clark/Lake station is right at the plaza
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Carrier recommended
Terrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
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Little shade
Fine on cold days · Good on cool days
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Typical visit: 2 hours
Best seasons: Winter

The German Christmas market on Daley Plaza, with wooden huts selling gingerbread, pretzels, and hot chocolate (the souvenir mug changes every year), the city's big Christmas tree right beside it, and the Macy's State St holiday windows and the Walnut Room tree two blocks away.

💡 Tips

Runs from around Thanksgiving to December 24, free to enter. Weekend afternoons are so packed a stroller can't move, so go on a weekday or first thing on a weekend morning, with a carrier. There's a satellite market at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, 15 minutes from Naperville with free parking.

What this place offers

✓Christmas market

✓free

✓hot chocolate

✓gingerbread

✓holiday windows

✓Christmas tree

✓crowded

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This weekend's weather in Chicago

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17

Sunny · 34–57°F · 4% rain

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Sun 10/18

Sunny · 47–62°F · 0% rain

Location

Chicago, Illinois

Christkindlmarket Chicago

🎃 Seasonal · Chicago

What this place offers

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