Experience a German Christmas market in Hudson for Christkindlmarkt Dec. 9-11

Saint Nicholas and Krampus will greet guests in the Hudson Clocktower Gazebo during Christkindlmarkt Dec. 9-11.
Saint Nicholas and Krampus will greet guests in the Hudson Clocktower Gazebo during Christkindlmarkt Dec. 9-11.

Hudson’s Clocktower Green will once again be transformed into a German Christmas market as the city celebrates the holidays and its sister city relationship with Landsberg, Germany.

The Hudson Christkindlmarkt will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9; from noon to 8 p.m. Dec. 10; and noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 11.

Visitors visit booths during a previous Christkindlmarkt in downtown Hudson. This year's event will be Dec. 9-11.
Visitors visit booths during a previous Christkindlmarkt in downtown Hudson. This year's event will be Dec. 9-11.

The annual winter street market, a tradition throughout Germany, will feature more than 30 Northeast Ohio vendors selling unique handmade gifts, German food and pastries, draft beer, hot mulled wine and hot apple cider.

Krampus and Saint Nicholas will greet guests in the gazebo.

There will also be a scavenger hunt for children throughout the tents on the Greens.

Volunteers are still needed to make this year’s event a success. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d45a9a82ba5fe3-christkindlmarkt2 or from the link on the @HudsonLandsberg Facebook post.

Hudson-Landsberg Sister City, which hosts the Christkindlmarkt and summer Biergarten, is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing cultural experiences and education opportunities within the Hudson community.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Visit German Christmas market in Hudson for Christkindlmarkt Dec. 9-11