The Winter Market is Coming to Town

Published on September 06, 2024

Be transported to a cozy European holiday market in beautiful, historic Old Town Winchester this Christmas! A village of food and crafts vendors will be at the heart of the Loudoun Street Mall, and our many shops will be fully decked out for the holidays and offering specials for shoppers, young and old.

Building on last year’s tremendously popular event, the 2024 Winchester Winter Village will offer a redesigned and improved village of holiday vendors, expanded live music and caroling, and even more festive holiday lights and decorations.

The event begins on Friday, December 6, with a Santa Crawl to benefit Froggy’s Closet. Purchase a ticket to participate and visit local restaurants, breweries, and bars for live music, awesome raffle prizes, and amazing discounted holiday drinks and food specials.

Then on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, stroll the Loudoun Street Mall for live caroling and music, demonstrative vendors, artisan craft vendors, and a Kinder Village with Santa, the Grinch, and children’s activities. You can grab a warm serving of gluhwein, a traditional hot mulled spiced red wine, from a participating restaurant and carry it with you as you shop. Several restaurants will also offer kinderpunch, a warm spiced cider just for kids!

On Saturday afternoon, horse-drawn wagon rides along the Loudoun Street Mall will be complimentary and firstcome, first served.

If you know someone who needs a special message of hope, good wishes, or prayer, stop by the Wishing Tree area near the Godfrey Miller home, write out a wish for them, and place it on the tree.

This will be an open-air market and will be free for everyone to attend!

For more information, go to https://visitwinchesterva.com/event/winchester-winter-village/.