{"id":32251,"date":"2022-11-24T22:51:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T03:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=32251"},"modified":"2022-11-24T22:51:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T03:51:39","slug":"step-inside-a-feast-for-the-senses-at-auroras-upcoming-christmas-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/step-inside-a-feast-for-the-senses-at-auroras-upcoming-christmas-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Step inside a feast for the senses at Aurora\u2019s upcoming Christmas Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The holidays are in the air and what better place to celebrate the spirit of the season than to step inside the full sensory experience that is the Aurora Christmas Market? Literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Named one of the Top 100 Festivals & Events in Ontario, the free Aurora Christmas Market will take place at Town Park on December 2, 3, and 4, and again on December 9, 10, and 11, from 5 \u2013 9.30 p.m., with 93+ vendors making sure that each night provides a unique experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events get underway on December 2 at 5.15 p.m. with the Town\u2019s Traditional Tree Lighting Ceremony, over which Mayor and Council will preside with Santa Claus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the tree lighting, the Market is yours to discover with festive products to buy and whimsical activities to experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re ecstatic to say we have more than 90 different vendors over six nights, but we know that the magic of the Market isn\u2019t just about vendors,\u201d says Shelley Ware, Special Events Coordinator for the Town of Aurora. \u201cWe have a really great entertainment lineup which focuses on buskers as well as fire juggling. Of course, we\u2019re very fortunate that Santa loves us so much because he has agreed to be a resident for those six nights and will be at the Market each of the evenings doing meet-and-greets and photos with the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An added attraction for this first weekend is a larger-than-life snow globe which people can step inside, enjoy, and take photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe try to keep building on the surprises,\u201d says Ms. Ware. \u201cIn addition to the beautiful tree, last year\u2019s huge illuminated \u2018Aurora\u2019 letters were a big hit so, with our curiosity in terms of what goes on in the North Pole, we thought we would bring a bit of the North Pole with Santa with the life-size snow globe, which we think will add some cool excitement for those two evenings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s an additional surprise in store for the second weekend. While Ms. Ware is mum on what that might be, we can reveal it has a tie-in to Aurora\u2019s rail history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the photo ops, there are plenty of opportunities to get crafty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year marks the return to hands-on workshops which will be a \u201chuge presence\u201d at the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the second weekend, a workshop will be held inside the historic Aurora Armoury which will see participants create their own gourmet hot chocolate before settling into a painting activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cocoa & Canvas Paint Night is just one chance to create a masterpiece. Also in store is a gnome-making workshop which was previously a digital component of the Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year we\u2019re making gnomes together because every gnome deserves a home,\u201d says Ms. Ware. \u201cOne additional workshop will be geared towards smaller children with a gingerbread house decorating workshop. You decorate your gingerbread house, which is provided, and leave the mess with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the Town opened its first Christmas Market, the event has become a favourite event in the Aurora calendar. For Ms. Ware, a big part of that the ambiance of Town Park and the lights of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is something about the darker early evenings mixed in and coupled of gorgeous, festive lights. Christmas markets are very common in Ontario now, much like they are in Europe, and what is nice about our Market is there are continual improvements made each year. For residents in Aurora, this is their time to invite their friends into their Town to see this kind of calibre market. With Aurora, we have the small-town charm and I think we make up for it in the community with our huge amounts of enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the 2022 Aurora Christmas Market, including a full schedule of activities, workshops, and entertainment, visit aurora.ca\/christmasmarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
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