{"id":30360,"date":"2021-11-25T19:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T00:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=30360"},"modified":"2021-11-25T19:18:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T00:18:35","slug":"christmas-market-returns-to-town-park-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/christmas-market-returns-to-town-park-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Market returns to Town Park in December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After planting its roots at Town Hall, Aurora\u2019s Christmas Market made the move to Town Park last year, bringing with it the Town\u2019s traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and other activities for the whole family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only damper on the festivities last year were capacity limits put in place while the global pandemic raged. But now that outdoor restrictions have lifted, residents are once again set to flock to Town Park in the month ahead for two weekends of holiday fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aurora\u2019s Christmas Market will run at Town Park between December 3 \u2013 5, and again from December 10 \u2013 12, running each day from 5 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With COVID-19 screening in place, including contract tracing, the event promises dozens of unique vendors, live entertainment, and even a visit from Santa Claus himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited for this to come back,\u201d says Shelley Ware, Special Event Coordinator for the Town of Aurora. \u201cLast year was our first time in the park and it was so beautiful, but the true ambiance and atmosphere was restricted due to the COVID-19 protocols that were in place last year. I am doubly-excited to see how that transforms this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there is no capacity limit applicable to an event like this, the Town will be closely monitoring crowds and will impose restrictions at any time based on \u201ccomfort levels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want those that attend to feel safe and comfortable,\u201d says Ms. Ware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As last year\u2019s Christmas Market was a unique one as far as attendance was concerned, Ms. Ware says this will be an opportunity for residents to re-connect with each other \u2013 and there will be no shortage of activities to keep revellers occupied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 3, there will be 70 vendor spaces over the course of the six evenings. Festive huts will document the landscape, each of which will house a vendor, while other tables will offer goodies to satisfy just about everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have worked extensively to make each night different so that if you come to the market on Friday, you haven\u2019t seen it all,\u201d says Ms. Ware. \u201cYou have to come back on Saturday to see different vendors, different entertainment, and different features. As well, we will have little offerings each night, which will change. For instance, anyone who wears festive clothing, we have a limited-edition reusable Market bag we will be giving out \u2013 little perks like that throughout the six nights so that each night is a different experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first night is going to be really unique in that we\u2019re hosting the Tree Lighting. The event will start off a little dim until we light the full tree, then the hours of Santa change that evening. The fire juggling show that evening is slightly different. As we go into the Saturday, we\u2019re able to spread out the entertainment a bit more, get into some carolling groups in the community and we have lots of busker shows planned \u2013 again, striving for uniqueness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year we\u2019re excited to reveal a new artist called Dr. Draw. It is a treat we\u2019re able to get him to York Region and Aurora. Last year we weren\u2019t able to focus on entertainment because it was one of the restrictions. This year, I hope we have doubled down on the efforts and really come up with a formula that will really silence you in awe. As of right now, Santa has included in his agenda coming back to Aurora specifically for Aurora\u2019s Christmas Market (after this Saturday\u2019s Santa Under the Stars parade) and we will have Santa for certain periods of time on each of the evenings for children to come up and be able to say hello and to be able to have a socially distant photo with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on each evening\u2019s offerings, including up-to-date information on any changes due to the pandemic, visit aurora.ca\/christmasmarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong>
Editor
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