Christmas Wonderfest, Detroit, November 18-27,2011
Highlights of Christmas Wonderfest will include an International Marketplace featuring gifts and goods from countries across the globe, a local showcase and gallery featuring work from the region’s finest artists, and a Christmas Treasures Marketplace, offering merchandise and memorabilia from Detroit’s most beloved landmarks and cultural institutions. The festival will also offer Carousel and Ferris Wheel rides, and an opportunity to meet and have photographs taken with Santa Claus for all visiting children.
| Longtime residents of Southeast Michigan treasure childhood memories of the Detroit during the winter holidays. Glittering buildings, busy sidewalks, brisk air, rosy cheeks, dazzling gift displays and decadent treats were highlights of a bustling Christmas shopping season in the city. In November 2011, the city’s central plaza Campus Martius Park – home of Detroit’s official Christmas tree and popular ice-skating rink – will debutChristmas Wonderfest,a highly anticipated indoor/outdoor festival and return to the legacy of Detroit Christmas Past. Wonderfest, modeled upon traditional European Christmas Markets, will kick off the holiday season in grand style during two of the highest traffic periods annually in downtown Detroit — beginning with the ceremonial Holiday season tree-lighting event on November 18 and continuing through the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade festivities, ending Sunday November 27.Highlights of Christmas Wonderfest will include an International Marketplace featuring array of vendors and sponsors, gifts and goods from countries across the globe, a local showcase and gallery featuring work from the region’s finest artists, and a Central City Marketplace, offering merchandise and memorabilia from Detroit’s most beloved landmarks and cultural institutions. The festival will also offer Carousel and Ferris Wheel rides, and an opportunity to meet and have photographs taken with Santa Claus for all visiting children. |
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LaTEST NEWS:09/12/2011
Campus Martius Park introduces NEW Christmas WonderFest
A traditional European Christmas Market concept that prominently features products that are made in Michigan– or celebrate Detroit and Michigan! All wrapped up in one sprawling new event, one that is destined to become a new holiday tradition for metro Detroiters. Campus Martius Park introduces NEW Christmas WonderFest 09/12/2011
Longtime residents of Southeast Michigan treasure childhood memories of Detroit as a shopping destination during the winter holidays. Glittering buildings, busy sidewalks, brisk air, dazzling gift displays and decadent treats were highlights of a bustling Christmas season in the city. In November 2011, the city’s central plaza Campus Martius Park–home of Detroit’s Official Christmas Tree and popular ice-skating rink– will debut Christmas WonderFest, a indoor/outdoor festival and return to the legacy of Detroit Christmas Past. WonderFest, modeled upon traditional European Christmas Markets, will kick off the holiday season in grand style during two of the highest traffic periods annually in downtown Detroit—beginning with the ceremonial Holiday Season Tree-Lighting event on November 18 and continuing through America’s Thanksgiving Day parade weekend, ending Sunday November 27. Highlights of Christmas WonderFest will include an International Marketplace featuring gifts and goods from countries across the globe, BUY LOCAL pavilions, an indoor gallery featuring the region’s fine artists, and a Motor City Marketplace, offering merchandise and memorabilia from Detroit’s most beloved landmarks and cultural institutions. The festival will also offer Carousel and Ferris Wheel spins, and an opportunity to meet and have family photographs taken with Santa Claus. // Friday, November 18- 4pm until 10pm Retail area is currently limited to 50 marketers. |
