Christkindlmarket Aurora

Photo: RiverEdge Park via Google

Festivals & Street Fairs

Christkindlmarket Aurora

RiverEdge Park · Aurora

About This Event

The suburban sibling to the Daley Plaza market, set along the Fox River instead of downtown concrete — same Bavarian glass mugs and Glühwein, a genuinely different backdrop, and noticeably less of a crowd crush. Friday and Saturday hours run until 9 PM if you want to see it lit up after dark, and Thanksgiving/Christmas Eve get shortened 11-4 hours worth planning around.

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