BANGOR, Pa. – Holiday hustle is in full swing in Northampton County, as businesses are stocking up and gearing up for another year of Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem on Friday.

ArtsQuest’s Christkindlmarkt will return to Christmas City for its 34th year. Christkindlmarkt presented by Univest Financial kicks off at the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem on Nov. 13 and runs on weekends through Dec. 20.

Admission is $14 on Thursdays and Fridays, and $16.50 on Saturdays and Sundays. There is free entry or discounted entry for ArtsQuest members, depending on their membership level. Children five years old and younger are free.

There will be more than 200 artisans, crafters and retailers from 18 states and Scotland. There will also be seven food vendors.

69 News Reporter Sydney Kay was in Bangor with one of those shops getting ready for Christkindlmarkt.

Steve Bussenger, owner of Chocolates on Broadway, said the shop started in 1906, and his parents bought it in 1978.

He said the shop is celebrating its 48th anniversary this month. The shop is open from Oct. 1 to May 1. It takes about two to three weeks for the store to get its inventory in.

Bussenger said the shop starts preparing for Christkindlmarkt in the middle of October, adding that getting ready takes a lot of work.

This year is the shop’s second year of participating in Christkindlmarkt.

He said the shop’s best sellers are anything with peanut butter in it, as well as chocolate-covered pretzels, and crushed peanuts.

Chocolate pops, pretzel rods, and Oreos are some of the Christmas-themed treats the shop offers.

See this year’s schedule below:

Christkindlmarkt Dates and Hours of Operation:

FREE Friday admission from 5 to 8 p.m.

Thursdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday, November 13 – Sunday, Nov 15

Friday, November 20 – Sunday, November 22

Friday, November 27 – Sunday, November 29

Thursday, December 3 – Sunday, December 6

Thursday, December 10 – Sunday, December 13

Thursday, December 17 – Sunday, December 20

To learn more about the event or to purchase tickets, visit www.artsquest.org.

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