Treat yourself to a shopping extravaganza with unique decorations, specialty items, fabulous gifts and antiques. Select from a wide array of retail merchants and artisans.

• Thursday, November 15, 2012 — 6 p.m.-9 p.m. — Weihnachtsmarkt Preview Gala ($50 per person, Reservations: 830-629-1572, Deadline: Friday, November 9)
• Friday, November 16, 2012 — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Weihnachtsmarkt ($10 daily admission, $12 multi-day admission, strollers $5)
• Saturday, November 17, 2012 — 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. — Weihnachtsmarkt Breakfast With Santa (Reservations: 830-629-1572)
• Saturday, November 17, 2012 — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Weihnachtsmarkt ($10 daily admission, $12 multi-day admission, strollers $5)
• Sunday, November 18, 2012 — 11 a.m.-5 p.m. — Weihnachtsmarkt ($10 daily admission, $12 multi-day admission, strollers $5)

View a Weihnachtsmarkt commercial.

Weihnachtsmarkt Posters

For Exhibitors: Prospective Merchant Letter, New Merchant Application (PDF)

The Sophienburg Museum and Archives

Visit the Museum to learn more about the unique history of New Braunfels. Catch the pioneering spirit that led the German immigrants across the Atlantic to Texas shores, their journey across Texas and the settling of New Braunfels.

The Archives offer a wealth of genealogical information including German immigrant ship records to recent history, prized collections of documents, more than two million photographic images, and an extensive audio library.

More information: Sophienburg Museum and Archives, 830-629-1572, http://www.sophienburg.com.