Open to the public. Event is held rain, snow or shine.
Friday 12/4/26 from 3-9 PM / Saturday 12/5/26 from 12-9 PM
Sunday 12/6/26 from 12-5 PM
Outdoor Kitchen will be serving delicious walk-around food.
Indoor sit-down Dining Room serving a special German Holiday menu.
Admission $5
Members free with valid membership card
UNDER 21 FREE ADMISSION
65+: Free with valid ID
Veterans and Active Duty Military: Free with proper ID
Outside and inside bars serving special Holiday cocktails, beers, and drinks:
2025 Beer List:
Sly Fox Blitz
Troegs Mad Elf
Dewey Holiday Punch
Sam Smith Winter Warmer
Yards Long Jawns
Troegs blizzard of hops
Fat Head’s Holly Jolly Christmas Ale
2025 Cocktails:
Merry Margarita (Cranberry Vodka, Margarita Mix, Cranberry Juice)
Candy Cane White Russian (Candy Cane Vodka, Kahlua, Cream)
Caramel Mule (Caramel Vodka, Ginger Ale, Club Soda, Lime Juice)
-Don't forget to try our Glühwein, a German spiced wine, served warm and guaranteed to warm your spirits!
BACK THIS YEAR: a new batch of RUMTOPF! Try a traditional German rum and fruit cordial that's been brewing since the first berries came in back in the spring!
2025 Indoor & Outdoor Menus
2026 Christkindlmarkt Vendor List
In no particular order:
Archwood Soapery – all-natural cold-process soaps, balms, salves, and shampoo
Becca Bee Designs – handmade fiber arts, hats, mittens, home décor, educational toys
Beans on Park – locally-roasted whole and ground specialty coffees
Beyond Our Red Door – light-up sleds, hand-painted jewelry boxes, wreaths and ornaments
Billy’s Homemade Candies – homemade chocolates and candies from a Temple institution
Candles by Corina – small-batch, custom-designed soy candles hand-poured in West Reading
Charles Moore Associates – German steins, shirts, sweatshirts, ceramics, and jewelry
Crafted From Faith – handcrafted polymer clay jewelry
Custom Inlays by Chel – handmade wooden kitchen and charcuterie utensils
Dusk & Dawn Creations – handcrafted wood and acrylic products, personalized décor and gifts
Ed’s Woodworking – end-grain cutting boards, lazy-Susans, napkin holders and more
Fenstermacher Glas Kunst – hand-blown and fused glass art, and handmade pottery
Flying Dutchmen Ski Club – info and membership stand for the local ski club
Furniture Farm Woodworking – Locally sourced and crafted cutting boards and birdhouses
GTV Edelweiss - assorted German decorations, memorabilia, steins, and stuff
Habby Fruit Hot Sauces – Habanero fruit-based hot sauces in a variety of flavors
Heather’s Handmades – artisan-made stemware and drinkware, vases, cheeseboards and more
Heidelberg Woodcrafts – hand-turned wooden Christmas trees, snowmen, ornaments, smokers
Iron Oak Creations – local blacksmith with indoor and outdoor items
JT’s Creations – shadow boxes, wax melts, gift baskets, engraved wood
Jewelry by Jess – beaded semi-precious bracelets, necklaces, and earrings
Knitty Spin – handmade knitted items, seasonal crafts
Kostival Arts – Pysanky eggs, Pysanky jewelry, chalkware Santas
L. Ryan Storms, Author – young adult and romance books
Laissa’s Baked Goods – small-batch sourdough bread, cookies, muffins, and cinnamon rolls
Last Chance Glass – upcycled glass angels and ornaments, barnwood signs and decor
Let’s Get Nuts! – fresh Bavarian-style cinnamon-roasted nuts
Lily’s Crochet Plushies – crochet plushies, stickers, magnets and blankets
Little Germany – German steins, nutcrackers, smokers, pyramids, toys, and ornaments
Maltese Custom Creations – jewelry, jewelry boxes, and home decor
Mel’s Crafty Creations - resin charcuterie boards, décor, trinkets, lazy-susans, ornaments
Midnight Mist – wire-wrapped Christmas trees, suncatchers, botanical soaps and balms
Muse Creations – illuminated Moravian stars, scented soy candles, bayberry candles
My Heart Beads For You - beaded jewelry, scarves with jewelry
One-by-One Cat Rescue – all kinds of cat-related items, helping to fund local rescues
Que Sera Sera Shoppe – handmade totes, jewelry, pet gear, and crocheted stuff animals
Pagoda Skyline – Pagoda and Mount Penn memorabilia and souvenirs
Peter Piper Pickle Palace – artisan pickles, sauerkraut, peppers, cheese spreads, pickle jewelry
Pleasures of the Palate - German roasted nuts
Reading Liederkranz Ladies Auxiliary – Christmas ornaments, gifts, décor, and crafts
Reading Liederkranz Singers – homemade Christmas cookies and baked goods
Reading with Amy – children’s and young adult books and education items
Renewal by Andersen - Information about replacement windows and doors, plus a $50,000 giveaway raffle
RISE Aroma Art Aura – soy and beeswax candles, upcycled vessels and handmade pottery
Serenity Garden Pottery – one-of-a-kind pottery, both functional and decorative
Sheltered Valley Cider – Pennsylvania-made hard ciders
Slightly Ajar – assorted gourmet gift foods and gifts
Smokey Blu’s Beef Jerky – locally-prepared beef jerky
Space Time Meadery & Cider Works – locally made meads and ciders
Susie Q’s Crafts and Ceramics – hand-painted ceramics, ornaments, and Old World Santas
Temple Greenhouses – German candy, gifts and crafts
TK Woodart – Christmas and holiday engravings, paintings, and ornaments
The Bar Cart - Pennsylvania-produced whiskeys and spirits, bitters, and mixers
The Collective Textile – laser-crafted gifts and décor, 3D-printed fidgets
The Soulshine Shop – homemade apothecary, incense and burners, natural mushroom jewelry
Timbo’s Licorice Ropes – gimongous licorice in assorted flavors
VOID Soap – locally-made organic soaps and skin care
Weil Clocks – cuckoo clocks, tall clock, mantel clocks, steins, and nutcrackers
Whiskey Willow’n’Lace - knitted items, purses, seasonal décor, upcycled sustainable clothing
Who’s Walking Who? Pet Grooming – dog collars, treats and more dog and cat stuff
Willow Street Woodworking – turned-wood Christmas ornaments, smokers, mushrooms
Your Chocolate Guys – gourmet fudge and other chocolate treats
Vendors, click to visit our Vendor Information Page
Scenes from previous Christkindlmarkts
Germany is the Christmas Country!
Nothing means more to Germans than Christmas.
The Yuletide (even the name has German roots) is very special indeed in a land where family, faith and fantasy are so beloved. Many, if not most, of our own celebrations, including Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, gingerbread cookies, candy canes and many popular carols, come to us from Germany.
Christkindlmarkt is a most gentle festival, a time in which town centers are transformed into pre-Christmas marketplaces specializing in toys and goodies for children as well as traditional Yule decor.
The most famous Christkindlmarkt takes place in the ancient city of Nuremburg, beginning just before the first Sunday of Advent (four weeks before Christmas) and lasting through noon Christmas Eve.
Two million people visit Nuremburg's Christkindlmarkt every year, for not only does it feature the toys and decor of the season, but its food and drink as well. Grilled sausages, lebkuchen (honey-gingerbread), cookies and seasoned, warm red gluhwein are enjoyed as choirs sing the traditional carols and hymns near the famed Frauenkirche, Nuremburg's best-known church.
There is no time like Christmas for Germans to celebrate; there is no time like Christmas to celebrate Germany. Join us each year on the first Sunday of December as we open our Christkindlmarkt at the Reading Liederkranz.
