Alexandria Holiday Market

My friends and I stopped by Saturday afternoon around 2, and gladly partook in the offering of gluhwein. For $ 8, you get to keep the mug, too! We were also joking on our way there that we wished the market would have heating lamps, but they actually had two or three! Quite fancy.
Additionally, there were selections of jewelry, knitted things, chocolates, and carved things when we went. I picked up several ornaments for my friends as gifts.
I checked the website before going, and expected food options («European food,» it said) but was sad to find out that there were no such vendors. Maybe the food vendors only set up camp during the evenings, in which case I would have scheduled our visit to be later. I definitely missed currywursts, pretzels, and other munchies for the complete European market-​vibe!
But still, a cute market you should definitely check out if you are in the area.

While the market is tiny I am glad Alexandria does this. We stopped by on a Sunday afternoon and were thrilled to find they had a Gluhwein tent! We filled up a mug of hot Gluhwein and explored the market. For as small as it is there were a surprising number of vendors with good variety of local crafts like Christmas ornaments, artwork, ceramics, clothing, etc. The market is perhaps and oasis amidst the myriad commercial stuff on King St. I also enjoyed the live music, which was just a guys playing acoustic guitar, but he was quite entertaining.