With joy, we invite you to bring in the Christmas and Advent Season by gathering for

CHRISTKINDLMARKT CHARLESTON 2025

 
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Our FAMILY

Our family's German traditions began when a young German girl from Dresden, Germany, entered our lives in 1993 as an Aupair living next door. The following year, Conny became part of our family living with us and impacting our home with German culture, traditions, and our first German handcraft, a räuchermann, translating as a "smoker man." That one gift turned into more over the years until we had quite the collection of these incense-smoking figures. They visited our home from the attic each Christmas! 

Our children thought every home had these sights and smells at Christmas. Fast forward nearly three decades later, we are here to share these traditions and goods with you and yours through our homespun, Christmas Markt.

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OUR MARKT

Begin a tradition with your family at our Day Markt or a date night or friends outing for our Night Markt. The atmosphere is bustling with shoppers, food, drink, and music, yet peaceful to wander or sit. Our German Christmas Markt in Charleston is inspired by a “Romantik” Christmas Markt in Riedenburg, Germany where we visited in 2018 with Simone, one of our two special German girls like family to us. The Christkindlmarkt Charleston experience includes shopping the wares of local makers, seasonal gifts, decor, and other European finds from England, France, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, and Nepal. Our traditional German handworks are crafted and imported from Seiffen in the Erzgebirge region of the Ore Mountains.

2025 MARKT DATES & TIMES

Friday, December 5th

NIGHT Markt: 6-10 pm (only adults) 

Saturday, December 6th

DAY Markt: 1-5 pm (all ages)       

NIGHT Markt: 6-10 pm (only adults) 

Sunday, December 7th

DAY Markt: 1-5 pm (all ages) 

Friday, December 12th

NIGHT Markt: 6-10 pm (only adults) 

Saturday, December 13th

DAY Markt: 1-5 pm (all ages)       

NIGHT Markt: 6-10 pm (only adults) 

Sunday, December 14th

DAY Markt: 1-5 pm (all ages)     

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Your willingness to give and serve by volunteering at CHRISTkindlmarkt Charleston makes our event possible for the community.

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Our Day Markt will close with Storytime and our Night Markt will close with CHRISTmas vespers and we hope you will join us. For our love for CHRISTmas is born out of our love for our Savior Jesus, so we anticipate His coming and celebrate His birth - the greatest gift given at CHRISTmas.

Frohe Weihnachten & Merry Christmas from the Caldwell Family!

 
 
  • No, tickets are not refundable, however they are transferrable up to 24 hours prior to the ticketed markt AND if the event date/time you are transferring into is NOT SOLD OUT. The event is RAIN or SHINE. We will be here no matter what. After all, folks in Germany brave the rain, the cold and the snow to attend their markets.

  • ALL parking is located at 4461 N. US-17 in Awendaw, SC 29429. No cars can be parked at the event venue and will be directed back to the parking. We have neighbors and want to be a respectful neighbor ourselves. In addition, our permit does not allow street parking. Thank you for your cooperation. 

  • At the DAY Markt ALL ages are welcome. Smaller "umbrella" type strollers are recommended due to the loading and unloading on the shuttle bus. However, for babies larger strollers are allowed. The NIGHT Markt is ONLY ADULTS due to the nature of the property with large areas of water and live fires.

  • No pets are allowed. No exceptions. This is a private property; feather friends and four-legged creatures live here. We hope you understand.

  • There is an ADA van avaialbe for transport to the event for all with a wheelchair, scooter or walker. . However, walking distances, and changes in surfaces (gravel paths, grass, and stone walkways), the event terrain is difficult. A wheelchair is accessible in most areas, however is hard to push unless a power chair. Handicapped parking is available for vehicles with a state issue ADA placard or license tag. To ride the ADA van you will need to pick up a ADA transport voucher at check-in for the Van is only for those with a mobility device such as a wheelchair, scooter, or walker. The bus transport is available for all others. 

  • Yes, we have a number of vendors with German-inspired food and beverages available.

    Glühwein, the traditional hot mulled wine, will be available to purchase in our commemorative ceramic wine cup produced in Germany for our Markt. A valid ID will be required to purchase alcoholic beverages.

  • Some vendors accept cash and ALL accept credit cards, which may have a 3% fee added to your purchase for convenience. Tips are not customary at the BAR. We appreciate your support of our family and community CHRISTmas Event. Other vendors may accept tips at your choosing.

  • If you bought tickets anywhere else other than Ticket Sign Up then your ticket will not be valid. Do not purchase from people you personally do not know on Facebook or other social media sites. In the past active scammers have sold tickets that mimic the event tickets very well. WARNING! You will not be allowed to enter the markt with tickets that do NOT scan with our equipment. SCAMMERS on Facebook have been active in the past. If more tickets become available it will be announced on Instagram and FB by our social media only. 

  • We love and are grateful for our Merry Maker Volunteers! Please see the Volunteer tab on our website and sign up today. You will receive a complimentary ticket to attend a Markt of your choice.

  • For the safety of younger guests  the nature and locale of this private property with water and live fires is not suitable in the dark and insurance constraints do not allow for their attendance. This includes babies in strollers or backpacks. . Strollers are allowed, however a smaller umbrella type is preferred due to loading and unloading on the bus transport. CKMC considers an adult to be age 15 or older and an ID may be requested at check-in. We appreciate your understanding.

  • All tickets are advance purchase (no tickets are sold at the event check in)  and transfers must be completed 24 hours prior to the start of the markt. Transfers can NOT be allowed by the ticket APP for Markts already sold out  due to the capacity of the event having reached its maximum capacity.

    No Change Fee or  Cost Difference to Transfer tickets. We do not utilize a wait list, however, please do NOT purchase from any other ticket platform than TicketSignUP.