Twin Cities Family and Minneapolis.org list conflicting schedules for Minneapolis Christkindl Market

More than 42 local vendors are set to fill North Loop Green with alpine-style wooden huts, twinkling lights, and the cozy aroma of mulled wine when the Minneapolis Christkindl Market opens, Twin Cities Family reported. The free holiday event promises a traditional European Christmas market experience in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. But a family planning a visit this month runs into a practical snag almost immediately: the two listings describing the market give conflicting dates and hours for when the gates actually open.

That discrepancy matters for anyone trying to build a holiday outing around the market. One source points to a single November 3 date, while the other lays out five weekends stretching from November 20 through December 20. Both describe the same stalls, the same foods, and the same Santa visits — yet they do not agree on the schedule.

Two Schedules for the Same Stalls

Twin Cities Family lists the market for November 3, running from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at North Loop Green, 350 North 5th St, Minneapolis. Minneapolis.org, the city’s official visitor calendar, instead schedules the second annual Christkindl Market across five weekends: November 20–22, November 27–29, December 4–6, December 11–13, and December 18–20. Those weekends carry entirely different hours — Fridays 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Saturdays 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, and Sundays 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, according to Minneapolis.org’s events calendar.

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The gap is stark. The Twin Cities Family listing has the market open at 8:00 in the morning on a Tuesday; the city calendar has nothing at all on November 3 and instead begins on a Friday evening nearly three weeks later. Neither outlet explains whether November 3 was a preview day, a misprint, or a separate event sharing the same name.

Glühwein, Spätzle, and Handcrafted Gifts

Whichever dates hold, the market itself is described the same way by both outlets. Visitors can wander an outdoor wonderland of alpine-style wooden huts and lights, with live music, dance performances, and family activities throughout the run. Santa Claus appears every Sunday. Food and drink stalls serve German Glühwein, Spätzle, Swiss Raclette, and sweet Spanish honeys, while more than 42 local vendors sell handcrafted treasures. Admission is free, and the location sits at 350 North 5th St in the North Loop, putting the market within reach of downtown foot traffic.

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Minneapolis.org calls it the second annual edition, which means the event has quickly become a fixture on the city’s late-November and December calendar.

What remains unanswered is which schedule actually governs — whether the November 3 date from Twin Cities Family and the November 20 start from the city calendar are both real, and if so, how they fit together. Neither listing says.