Hudson Christkindlmarkt 2024

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This event is supported by a grant from The Burton D. Morgan Foundation

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Meet the Food Vendors

Hudson-Landsberg Christkindlmarkt Beverages

Meet the volunteers behind the event as they sell Glühwein (mulled wine), draft beer and mulled apple cider to warm your soul and wool mittens to keep your fingers toasty! This year's beer handles include a variety from Green Valley Brewing and HiHO Brewing. We are especially proud to announce the return of Merry Krampus, a Belgian Strong Dark Ale (9% abv). This new take is a collaboration of our two brewers. Proceeds fund youth exchange, scholarships, and activities with our sister city of Landsberg, Germany.

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First Tap

New this year: Our ice cream is sweetened solely with 100% pure maple syrup and is made without any refined sugars, gums, artificial sweeteners or junk. Enjoy a simpler scoop with First Tap.

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The Original Strudel Comapny

Our name says it all (well, most of it)! We have fresh-baked apple, cherry, cheese, and pumpkin strudel! If that is not enough for you, we also offer savories like broccoli-cheese, beef Wellington, and German sausage. Wash it down with some of our gourmet coffees, teas, mochas, and more!

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NONA'S

Satisfy your sweet tooth with Hudson's newest chocolatier! These make great stocking stuffers or serve at your next holiday gathering. We offer solid chocolate pops, varied flavors of Bonbons, and a Bourbon Pretzel Mix perfect for you-know-who!

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Pink Piggy BBQ

While barbecue is her jam, Chef Christina, will be channeling her German heritage and providing delicious bratwursts and sauerkraut for our Christkindlmarkt.

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Reinecker's Bakery

A local favorite selling hot potato pancakes and warm Bavarian pretzels as well as holiday cookies, pastries, and bread. Get every baked good you need to enjoy the holiday!

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Totally Nutz

It wouldn't be a German Holiday market without the scent of roasted nuts wafting through the air! Stop by for a bag to eat while you stroll and come back for a supply to have at home or give as gifts! We have cinnamon roasted almonds, cashews, and pecans. Gift boxes of cinnamon roasted nuts, chocolate almonds, salted cashews, and butter toffee peanuts available!

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Daisy Pops

Daisy Cakes, a Hudson Farmer’s Market favorite, will be returning to Hudson at this year’s Christkindlmarkt. Daisy Pops is a local bakery that specializes in creating delightful and delicious cake pops. With dozens of flavors and endless designs, these treats are sure to add a little extra pop to your day.

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Meet the Gift Vendors

Hudson-Landsberg Christkindlmarkt Gifts from Germany

What's a Christkindlmarkt without gifts from Germany? Visit our tent for a collection of nutcrackers, candle arches, smokers, and pyramids! You will also find mittens and glühwein kits. New this year is a Hudson Christkindlmarkt stocking cap!

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All That and a Bar of Soap

Handmade soaps, body products, candles, and wax melts crafted using quality ingredients and rigorously tested personal formulations to deliver the best products possible. With a wide variety of scents, All That And A Bar Of Soap has something for everyone!

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Alpaca Kid & Ewe

Keep toasty warm while staying fashionable with hats, scarves, and accessories from alpaca wool! Needle felted sculptures, ornaments, and wall hangings will make the perfect gift (for someone else or for yourself). Horned Krampus hats will complete your "fit".

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Custom Wooden Treasures

Custom-made Executive fountain pens, ballpoint twist pens, and cocobolo wood ice cream scoops! As well as many other products including measuring spoons/cups, clocks, mechanical pencils, pizza cutters, stylus pens and other keepsakes.

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Curious Critters

"Get 'em off the iPad and into the woods!" That's been my motto! These books, prints and games with vibrant pictures will encourage young nature lovers and their families to watch and listen for wildlife in their own backyards and other places near home. David Fitzsimmons is an award-winning free-lance photographer and writer.

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Fiber + Grain

Our home decor studios specializing in handmade textiles, reclaimed wood pieces and upcycled gift items. Visit our tent for table runners, cloth napkins, tea towels, and coasters. We also offer a selection of ornaments and small gifts made from upcycled or scrap materials.

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Graze and Flourish

New this year: Our mission is to offer modern flavor combinations on classic favorites, offering vegan and/or gluten free options as I can. For us, that means plenty of cookies (especially kolaczki and macarons!), cake, candy, and fudge made with simple scratch ingredients every time -- no shortcuts!

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Images in Bloom Studio LLC

Images in Bloom Studio offer a great selection of natural handcrafted soap, shaving products, lotions and solid cologne/perfume. In addition we offer hand painted silk scarves and earrings made from silk cocoons.

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Indigo Lake Sauce Company, llc

These small batch BBQ sauces make the perfect gift for that someone with a taste for quality - or for yourself! With these sauces, you'll have everything you need to delight taste buds all year round. A portion of all sales are donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Juniper Creative Co.

Looking for a specialized gift for that special someone? I offer custom-designed, hand-painted personalized Hudson family ornaments. You can also find personalized wooden ornaments for Hudson and neighboring cities!

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Life Needs Art

New this year: You've seen her work at Art on the Green and Destination Hudson. You've visited her studio at Uncommon Art! Now experience work by Karen Koch at the Hudson Christkindlmarkt! She is an artist inspired by nature and nostalgia making colorful mixed media art. Be sure to check out her Hudson Clocktower ornaments!

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Metal Meets Clay

I hand sculpt all these unique figures using paper clay and antique cans (spice, talc, automotive, mirror boxes, etc). Santas get an Old European look using hand-pulled wool or alpaca, etc. for hair, beards. Also for the holidays, are plenty of elves along with happy snowmen (Mr. and Mrs.) looking for homes.

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MishMoccs Moccasins & More

MishMoccs are handmade leather baby moccasins intended to guide our children’s first steps and honor our veteran’s sacrifice. MishMoccs is focused on employing retired veterans and donating a percentage of profit from each sale to aid disabled veterans.

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Misty Dawn Handwovens

Handwoven personal and household items such as scarves, shawls, placemats, table runners and towels created from natural fibers such as cotton, wool, silk, and tencel.

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Moonlight Hill LLC

Still looking for that perfect gift? Look no further! We make cutting/charcuterie boards with local Ohio Hardwoods. In addition, we offer laser cut ornaments, decorations, slate coasters, wood earrings, and door signs.

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NorthCoast Bottleopener

New this year: We take unwanted items and save them from the land fills and transform them into functional works of art that are sure to please anyone. Bottle Openers are what we do, making custom pieces that make you laugh and love our products is what we strive for.

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Objet d'Art by Klein

New this year: The handcrafted collection from artist Dierdre Klein , created in the style of MacKenzie Childs, will complement your existing decor while adding a touch of whimsical energy , color and aesthetic gratification. Your home deserves a decor that reflects your individual creativity and that is rarely accomplished with mass produced objects, furnishings and lamps.

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Ohio! Krampus Society

Have you been good this year?... Let's hope so! Krampus is a tradition from southern Germany and Austria who accompanies Saint Nicholas. While Saint Nicholas rewards good children, Krampus is charged with punishing the bad! Get your picture taken with Krampus and St. Nick! Krampus Kares: 100% of donations and sales will be donated to Hands&Voices, Ohio! This is our way of giving back!

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Olivia’s Kloset

Let those monsters out of the closet to grace your wardrobe. Olivia's Kloset makes one-of-a-kind fleece monster hats and toys for all ages.

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Pane in the Glass

Stop by our tent for one of a kind, hand crafted Stained Glass sun catchers, unique Stained Glass hanging window panels, and gift ideas from up-cycled silver plated flatware.

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Ross Farms Mercantile

New this year: At The Ross Farm, we raise sheep, cattle, turkeys, hogs, and Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys. We concentrate on “Heritage Breeds” instead of the more common commercial breeds that you’ll find at other farms – we find the old breeds to be more attractive, disease resistant, and just generally more interesting. Visit us to find a quality collection of yarns and fibers.

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Steincenter Haas Stein Haus

Everything Bier stein related: new, collectable, and custom. High-quality German steins. They're also willing to appraise any stein you may have collected over the years. And best of all, they know German drinking games!

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The Silver Dragon

Find that special something for the special someone! We offer silver pendants, earrings, rings, bracelets and bangles. We also have a selection of handmade copper and brass jewelry.

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The Smoked Pit

Bourbon/cocktail smokers, charcuterie boards, drink flights and wood signs. All made from live edge wood. These make perfect gifts for the drink connoisseur who has everything!

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Till Family Farms

100+ year old recipe handed down from our Eastern European Grandmother who used only the natural pectin in the fruit to make her jams. Our small batch artisanal jams are made in our copper jam pan with our all natural fruits, organic cane sugar and organic lemon juice. For the holidays we showcase many unique flavors. We use the same cold process method as our Grandparents and Great-Grandparents when making our soaps. Our soaps are paraben and sulfate free. We use all natural ingredients, with many coming directly from our farm.

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Tin Treasures

The folks at Orchard Canyon Heirlooms keep an American craft alive. We hand bend, solder, and snip tinplate into the highest quality tin cookie cutters and accessories available today. Throughout the house, barn and workshop of our 1850’s Ohio farmstead, we recreate a product unique to Colonial and Early American tinsmiths.

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Totally Tangled Creations

Looking for something TOTALLY different? We got you covered at Totally Tangled Creations! We offer original drawings on cards, coloring books, T-shirts, and prints. In addition, we have unique 3D wood and gourd art.

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Young Entrepreneur Market/Young Entrepreneur Institute

YEM offers hand-crafted items created by K-12 students including but not limited to greeting cards, baked products, 3D printed ornaments, coasters, pet pillows, soap. We will have new Young Entrepreneurs every 4 hours so stop by frequently to see what the next generation is thinking up!

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Entertainment Lineup

Fri 4:00-8:00 Sat 12:00-8:00 Sun 12:00-4:00

Ohio Krampus Society

The Ohio Krampus Society is a group dedicated to keeping this Alpine tradition alive. Krampus is a figure from pagan times, who now follows St. Nick. Where the kind Saint can reward children, Krampus will threaten naughty children. Have your picture taken with Krampus and St. Nick. 100% of donation this year will benefit Ohio Hands and Voices, which assists the deaf community.

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Fri 4:00-8:00 Sat 12:00-8:00 Sun 12:00-4:00

Kinder Scavenger Hunt

Fun for our younger guests! Stop by the Kinderplatz tent to pick up a scavenger hunt. Follow the clues through the market to spot Krampus! Find them all to win a prize!

Sat 12:30 - 2:30 Sun 12:30 - 2:30

Mark & Marlo: Balloon Art and Face Painting

Join us Sat and Sun at 12:30 at the Hospitality tent to enjoy FREE balloon art and face painting. Mark & Marlo return this year to delight children with glitter body art or amazing balloon sculptures!

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