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SUMMARY:German Christmas Market
DESCRIPTION:German Christmas Market “Weihnachtsmarkt Texas Style”\
 nDecember 12th, 2009, “Second Saturday in December”\n10 am – 10 
 pm\nTomball, Texas, Old Town near the historical Train Depot Plaza, 20
 1 S. Elm\n\nFree Admission and No Parking Fees\n\nVendors Welcome. For
  vendor application and information contact: Grady Martin, gradsand@ya
 hoo.com, 281 379 6844. Last years attendance was about 5 thousand.\n\n
 Herzlich Willkommen! You do not have to be German to enjoy this festiv
 al.\n\nCome and enjoy the family-friendly ambience - Gemütlichkeit - 
 of this unique music/street festival and open air market along with an
 tique shops, and the old town area.\n\nTap your feet to the music of C
 hris Rybak, Das Ist Lustig, Tubameisters, Valina, and get into the fes
 tive spirit with the sounds of the Christmas musical groups.\n\nAn est
 imate 80 unique and interesting street vendors will line Market and Wa
 lnut Street, selling German Christmas items, arts and crafts, and much
  more.\n\nThe German Tent and music stage will be located near 200 Mar
 ket Street. The tent will house the beer garden decorated in a German 
 theme and Christmas lights. Tables and chairs will allow you to relax 
 with your Dunkles Bier (dark beer), or a warm cup of Glühwein. Don’
 t miss the traditional Dutch Santa and live Nutcracker.\n\nThe Kinderf
 est (kid’s area) will provide entertainment and fun for the young vi
 sitors. It includes bungee-jumping, rock wall, petting zoo, pony ride,
  bounce house, and more. Enjoy the large outdoor movie screen, a hayri
 de, and the Christmas lights tour.\n\nFood vendors will include tradit
 ional German food and drink, Glühwein (mulled wine), beer, Christmas 
 Stollen, Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and pastry), Bratwurst, red cabbage
 , sauerkraut, apple strudel, etc., and will, also, include festival fo
 ods like funnel cake, corn dogs, hot dogs, hamburgers, kettle korn, an
 d barbeque.\n\nHighlights of the Festival will include: The lighting o
 f the City Christmas tree, fireworks, music on the Depot Stage, Santa,
  ice skating rink, and the dedication and unveiling of a new bronze st
 atue “The Train Conductor”.\n\nThe Market is sponsored by the City
  of Tomball, Tomball Sister City, and German Heritage Festival www.tom
 ballsistercity.org . www.myspace.com/tgchristmas\n\nPRESS RELEASE\n\nF
 or more information visit https://texasaccordionnet.ning.com/events/ge
 rman-christmas-market
DTSTART:20091212T060000Z
DTEND:20091213T055900Z
CATEGORIES:festival
LOCATION:Old Town Tomball
WEBSITE:http://www.tomballsistercity.org
URL:http://www.tomballsistercity.org
CONTACT:281 379 6844
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