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08.12.2011 15:16
Join in the joyful Christmas festivities in Tampere! During the
Christmas season, many events are organised in our city. The traditional
Christmas Market in the Central Square with its cabins, merchants and
events is bigger, cosier and more beautiful than
ever.
The opening ceremony of the Christmas Market will take place in the
Tampere Central Square on 9 December at 5 p.m. The main act will be Tomi
Metsäketo and the Pirkanpojat choir, and the fire artists of Circus
Lumica will bring warmth and fast-paced action to the ceremony. The
Christmas Market will be opened by Mayor Timo P. Nieminen, along with
the representatives of Tampere’s twin cities, Mayor Reinheard Pass from
Essen and Deputy Mayor Berthold Brehm from Chemnitz. Merchants from both
of these twin cities are again coming to the Christmas Market to sell
their popular handicraft products, roasted almonds and Christmas
pastries.
Another major event is the Lasten Päivä children’s event organised by
Tallink Silja on 17 December. The performers at the event include Herra
Heinämäen Lato-orkesteri and Moomintroll, for instance. All in all, the
Christmas Market and the surrounding areas will be teeming with daily
events. The innovation for this year is an event marquee which serves as
the venue for the TuliHile Christmas circus by Jakob’s Circus. You can
also find Santa Claus in the event marquee whenever he is not mingling
with people in the marketplace. The Old Church will carry on the annual
tradition of organising Christmas carol singing events.
Christmas aromas, flavours and atmosphere will be brought to the
Christmas Market with Christmas decorations, light garlands and Finnish
and German merchants. In the 50 and more cabins at the Christmas Market,
you can find both Finnish handicraft products and Central European
decorations. In addition to the merchants and Christmas spirit, the
market offers various services, including a marketplace café selling the
legendary doughnuts from the Pyynikki Observation Tower Café, the
Arctic-Kota hut where you can enjoy the crackle and warmth of a fire as
well as tasty sausages and the Joulukahvila café serving delicious
snacks and steaming drinks for visitors of the market. If you have any
questions or issues, feel free to contact one of the Christmas Market
elves circulating amongst the visitors. The Christmas Market will close
on 23 December.
The closing ceremony of the Christmas Market will take place on 23
December. In the ceremony, Christmas peace will be proclaimed for the
City of Tampere at the balcony of the City Hall at 7 p.m. The programme
also features Christmas music and singalong. Christmas peace will be
proclaimed by City Lawyer, Jouko Aarnio.
The old Finlayson factory area will celebrate its 191st Christmas. The
Christmas village at Tallipiha (Stable Yards) will feature glögg (mulled
wine), artisans, a Christmas market as well as all the stable yard
animals. The Children’s Cultural Centre Rulla will organise daily
Christmas arts and crafts sessions for children. At Taidewerstas
Wärjäämö, the winter play “Kaamos” will be performed seven times during
the Christmas season.
This year, the traditional light displays in Tampere city centre are
accompanied by several new light events. At the darkest time of the year
you can see the city in a whole new light, thanks to the brightening
effects of the Valovoimainen Pirkanmaa (“Brilliant Pirkanmaa”) project.
The Hämeenpuisto, Market Hall, Christmas Market, Tammerkoski and
Pyynikki areas will each have a turn to play host to the light
installations. The different sites will create a ribbon of light. The
lights will shine at one site for 1 to 2 weeks at a time in the
evenings, after which they will move on to the next. The chain of events
will continue into the new year, ending on 8 January.
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