Christmas City Village, Bethlehem PA

Because Christkindlmarkt was moved to South Bethlehem this year, there was an opening for another holiday-centric market in the downtown area. This led to the establishment of the first ever Christmas City Village located on Main Street, behind the historic Sun Inn.

The market is smaller than Christkindlmarkt, but there's enough variety to make shopping there interesting. As usual, Jay and I mostly bought food items. I was tempted to buy some wonderful potpourri that smelled strongly of oranges, but didn't for fear that it would annoy Jay's allergies in some way.

Pictured: entrance to Christmas City Village

Pictured: greenery for sale

Pictured: pottery display

Pictured: potpourri vendor

Pictured: yummy treats for purchase

Pictured: back view of the Sun Inn museum
I have to wonder what the market would have looked like earlier in the month and on a less cold and dreary day. The space is big enough to handle a large crowd of people. Hopefully, they'll have even more vendors there next year.