Belfast Christmas Continental Market 2009
Posted: 12 November '09 by Niall
Belfast Christmas Continental Market 2009
If you’ve walked past Belfast City Hall in the last week you can’t have helped noticing that it’s time for the Belfast Christmas Continental Market again!
Kelly and I love seeing the market come to town – apart from the chance to taste food from around the world, the atmosphere is usually fairly festive. It might sound strange but standing in the freezing cold, browsing through the stalls with a warming glass of “gluhwein” (mulled wine) always puts me in the mood for Christmas.
This year the stalls include:
- Bratwurst sausages and German beers
- Gluhwein stall
- Liqueur coffees
- Gourmet burgers
- Spanish paella
- Toasted baguettes
- Waffles, crêpes and Dutch pancakes
- Continental and Irish cheeses
- Charcuterie with meats from around the world
- Greek dips
- Garlic soup from Switzerland
- Polish bigos (a traditional stew)
- Franzisskaaner German bar
- Hilden Brewery
My one gripe is that it can be expensive – you can literally watch the pounds flowing from your wallet – and the presence of the Laverys beer tent is a bit strange, and seems to monopolise proceedings with massive queues outside the tent and some very un-continental quaffing going on (I know that that’s two complaints, but who’s counting). That said, it’s nothing that should discourage you from heading down and having a look – over 750,000 people visited the Belfast Christmas Continental Market last year, so they’re doing something right – and it’s worth the trip for those French crepes alone!
We’ll report back after our visit with some photos and some advice on the stalls that you should make a point of visiting.
See you there!
Event details:
Date: 17 November – 19 December 2009
Venue: Belfast City Hall grounds
Opening times:
Monday – Wednesday: 9am – 8pm
Thursday – Saturday: 9am – 10pm
Sunday: 1pm – 6pm
Just remember that the market will start at 10am on Tuesday 17 November and close at 8pm on Saturday 19 December.
Other information:
Apart from the Big Wheel and a children’s carousel, Santa’s Grotto and magical forest will be at the market every day between 3pm and 6pm Monday – Friday, 10am – 7pm on Saturdays and 1pm – 6pm on Sundays.
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