Bishop Hill Julmarknad (Christmas Market) is here!

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Category
Celebration
Start date
2017-11-24 10:00:00
End date
2017-11-26 17:00:00
Address / City
Bishop Hill Illinois
Location
IL, US
Bishop Hill, IL - Prepare for the holidays by attending Julmarknad, or Christmas Market, in Bishop Hill. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 24, November 25 and December 2. On November 26 and December 3, the hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The attractions include Swedish folk characters, traditional Swedish holiday decorations,and Christmas gifts for sale. All our shops, museums and restaurants will be open to satisfy your holiday needs. See Tomten, our Swedish elves, roam through the town, looking through windows, and peeking around corners in their red and grey outfits. Guests will also enjoy the Julbock, the Christmas Goat. This trickster from Scandinavian lore entertains young and old with its antics. A working model railroad will also be in the Steeple Building Museum.

In addition, on Friday, November 24, help the Vasa National Archives make a paper mache tomte from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Guests will be adding layers of paper mache to the tomte. This is a community project that is open to children of all ages. A Cookie Walk will be held at the Colony School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Homemade cookies and other baked goods can be purchased by the pound. Finally, cookie baking will be done in the Bjorklund Hotel kitchen. Sample freshly baked cookies from 1 to 3 p.m.

For more information about Julmarknad activites, please call 309-927-3899 or visit us at www.bishophill.com. Julmarknad events are sponsored, in part, by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.
Organizer
Bishop Hill Heritage Association
Phone
309.927.3899
Email
bhha@mymctc.net