Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham

For the market in Frankfurt, Germany, see Frankfurt Christmas Market.

View of the market at night in New Street, Birmingham.
Daytime view.

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.[2] 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]

  1. ^ "England: Millionen Besucher auf "Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt" in Birmingham erwartet". nordisch.info (in German). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market & Craft Fair". [VisitBirmingham]. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Another record year for Frankfurt Christmas Market". [BirminghamNewsroom]. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Christmas markets". Enjoy England. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Another Record year for Frankfurt Christmas Market". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market will be back November 15-December 22". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Birmingham Christmas Frankfurt Market: How German is it?". BBC News. UK: BBC. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Birmingham's German Market sees 'record number' of visitors". BBC News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Hosen Brass at Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market with Free Radio. YouTube.
  10. ^ "Frankfurt Christmas Market". germany-insider-facts.com/. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Partner Cities". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010.
  12. ^ Bentley, David (9 September 2020). "Birmingham German Christmas Market cancelled because of coronavirus pandemic". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 10 September 2020.