One of my favorite places at Christmas is Denver’s German Christmas market.
Christkindl Market in Denver
This is the 16th annual Christkindl Market and it is right downtown, on the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall. Gifts are available from Old German Christmas booth.
So much to see
I, Zeb the Duck, love to see these things. If you are cold, visit Serenity.
No reason to be cold today
The lady working there was trying to find a hat for me. None in my size, but I was not cold. These warm items from baby alpaca wool are so soft.
Soft, warm alpaca wool
The friendly lady said they are from Peru and Ecuador. This is an international market, not just German. Cinnamon Roasted Nuts smell so good.
Smells good. Tastes great
And they taste even better! Don’t these Danish style European pastries look tempting?
Tempting
Yum! There are several food booths and I wanted to try them all. But the humans said, “not everything, Zeb.” Look at these.
Beautiful paper stars
Paper stars are wonderful. Christmas ornaments from this stand are beautiful.
Beautiful
The nesting dolls, or Matryoshka nesting dolls, from Russia and the Ukraine are wonderful.
Matryoshka nesting dolls
We could buy an entire village here.
Add to your Christmas village
Stop here and you will be ready for Christmas.
Ready for Christmas
Isn’t this nice.
Bear Mountain Metal Art
Bear Mountain Metal Art has a great display. If you get cold or want to sit for awhile, head here to the Beer Garden.
Let’s go inside
We were there about 2:30 in the afternoon so the musicians had not arrived yet. This tent is heated, large, and has many refreshment choices.
Plenty of room inside
Christkindl Market is open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. most days. They are open until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. After visiting the Christmas Market, go across 16th street to visit Southwest Airlines skating rink.
Free ice skating
Skating is free, if you have your own ice skates. No skates? No problem. You can rent skates for $2.00. Some of the skaters know how to skate and some are getting a little help.
Ice skating in downtown Denver
But everybody is having fun. This is so great to ice skate in downtown Denver. We hope you visit the Christkindl Market and then enjoy a little ice skating. The market is open through December 23, so you still have time to experience more Christmas activities in Denver.
Colorado Traveling Ducks 
I love this market! I missed it last year, but hope to get there in the next couple of days. (Saturday’s snow squashed my original plans!) Love to get pastries — they are so, so, so yummy!
We do enjoy this market also. Went a couple times while downtown this year. All the food that we have tried there was wonderful. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Cinnamon roasted cashews sound delicious.
We love cashews and cinnamon roasted are a special treat for us. So many things to love about Christmas markets. Thanks for reading and commenting.