Christkindlmarkt Ushers in Holiday Season: Your Weekend

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Leisuremagazine, Christkindlmarkt features aisles of handmade works by the nation’s finest artisans; traditional and contemporary holiday music; and a variety of food from vendors offering bratwursts, strudel, German roasted almonds, barbeque and more.

Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem hours are Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Advance tickets for Christkindlmarkt are $8 for ages 13 and older, $4 for ages 6-12, and admission is free for ages 5 and under. ArtsQuest members are also admitted free.

Here's what else is going on in Bethlehem this weekend:

·  The Fox Nature Center in the old Illick’s Mill, 100 Illick’s Mill Road, hosts a holiday market fundraiser on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. Great prices on hundreds of holiday items. Raise funds for the nature center by buying exquisite ornaments, plus collectibles, gifts, craft materials, lights, home decorations, gift bags, serving plates, and much more. Items left over from the Saturday sale will be sold at half-price on Sunday when the center opens at noon.

·  The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem hosts the “Dolly and Me,” program for children who are from Pre-K to first grade, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. They will get a chance to make pilgrim's hats, one for themselves and one for their favorite stuffed animal, GI Joe, Transformer or doll. Afterwards, they may explore the special exhibition, All About Hats, designed exclusively for Dolly and Me participants. Admission to the Dolly and Me program is free with Historic Bethlehem's Pass Into History admission ticket (Adults $12, Children 6-13 $6, under 6 Free).

·  The north and south side downtowns host the annual Christmas Open House on Saturday. Cocktail Trail passports have sold out, but you can still visit the stores, check holiday specials and vote in the annual Doors and Windows of Bethlehem competition, which is just getting under way.

·  Celebrate the one-year anniversary of Menchie’s in the Taylor Court shopping mall with a free frozen yogurt from 3 to 5 p.m. in the store at 3014 Linden St. There will also be free face painting for the kids.

·  Singer-songwriter Heather Maloney and eclectic folk-rock band Session Americana perform at Godfrey Daniels at 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $17.50.

·  Alternative rock/pop band Weezer—known for hits like “Buddy Holly,” “Undone—The Sweater Song,” and “Say It Ain’t So,” comes to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. General admission tickets are $55.

·  Local guitar legend Craig Thatcher brings Nyke Van Wyk and the rest of his band to Godfrey Daniels at 7 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $18.50 if you pay in advance, $21.50 at the door.