Christkindlmarket 2025: Heart-shaped mugs, cultural tours — and partying with Krampus

For those who have been good this year, a heart-shaped gingerbread — or Lebkuchenherz, in German —awaits at the Sweet Castle. The delicious treat is the inspiration for this year’s collectible mugs ($10), ornament ($39) and pins at the open-air German-style market’s three locations — two in Chicago and one in Aurora.

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