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SILVERTON CHRISTMAS MARKET IN THE NEWS
November 20, 2024
Silverton Christmas Market kicks off holiday season this weekend!
With just one day until the award-winning Silverton Christmas Market opens, the beloved holiday event is gearing up to delight visitors with an unforgettable Christmas experience. The Silverton Christmas Market returns this winter with an expanded Biergarten, a larger Tubing Hill, and a record-breaking 1.5 million lights! Running from November 21st through December 31st (closed Nov. 28 & Dec. 24-25) at the Oregon Garden Resort, this year’s event brings new light displays, local artisan vendors, live music from local musicians, and more.
“We’re thrilled to open the Silverton Christmas Market tomorrow and kick off the holiday season,” said Rex Gamaney, Public Events Manager at the Oregon Garden Resort. “Our team has been hard at work to make this our most memorable year yet, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to experience the magic!”
December 1, 2024
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The Silverton Christmas Market, set within the Oregon Garden Resort (through December 31st), is a seasonal masterpiece with over 1.5 million lights illuminating themed pathways like candy cane tunnels and ocean-inspired scenes. Enjoy German treats like schnitzel and mulled wine as you shop for imported ornaments and handcrafted gifts at the authentic German Christmas market.
November 26, 2024
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Enjoy 1.5 million holiday lights through Dec. 31 during the Silverton Christmas Market at the Oregon Garden Resort.
The market, closed Nov. 28 and Dec. 24-25, includes live music, vendors, food, Santa and snowless tubing.
November 24, 2024
Lights and holiday cheer shine at Silverton Christmas Market
The Oregon Garden Resort hosts the annual Silverton Christmas Market on Saturday. It is open now until Dec. 31.
November 18, 2024
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Located inside the Oregon Garden Resort, this authentic Christmas market includes more than 15 vendors offering items inspired by authentic German Christmas markets. Items include collectible mugs, traditional lebkuchen (gingerbread hearts), imported handcrafted goods, ornaments, and more. Tickets start at $15 for adults, with prices higher on weekends, although Silverton residents receive discounts. Children also receive discounts, with free admission for children 5 and younger.
November 13, 2024
Brighten up your holidays with these regional lighting displays: Holiday Events Guide 2024
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holidays, sometimes a break to just wander (or drive) among festive lighting displays is just what the elves ordered. We’ve gathered a list some of the best lighting shows around Oregon, some of which have been burning bright for more than 100 years. Gather up the kids and head to your favorites or try one that’s new-to-you.
November 9, 2024
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Set in the picturesque Oregon Garden Resort, the Silverton Christmas Market (formerly known as Christmas In The Garden) is a holiday dreamscape that lights up the season with over 1.5 million dazzling lights. Wander through themed pathways and snap memorable photos, from candy cane tunnels to ocean-inspired displays with glowing jellyfish.
November 4, 2024
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The Silverton Christmas Market is undoubtedly this town’s seasonal main attraction. With more than a million lights, the event brightens up even the dreariest winter night. Sip a hot cocoa or traditional mulled wine while you stroll past the light displays (most paths are ADA-accessible), buy treats and gifts from independent vendors, zoom down a snowless tubing hill and put in a good word with Santa. Pay for entry and parking ahead of time online.
October 14, 2024
Pet-friendly and family-friendly, a ‘magical’ holiday tradition returns to Silverton
A rainbow tunnel, a Christmas under the sea, a singing partridge in a pear tree – these scenes and more can be found at the Silverton Christmas Market, a beloved annual holiday market and light display just outside of Salem.
August 13, 2024
100 Days until the Silverton Christmas Market: An unforgettable holiday event awaits!
The countdown to the most magical time of the year has officially begun! With only 100 days left until the highly anticipated award-winning Silverton Christmas Market, the enchanting holiday extravaganza is gearing up to delight visitors with an unforgettable Christmas experience. Tickets and hotel overnight packages, which include tickets and parking passes, are now on sale for the awe-inspiring, annual Silverton Christmas Market. The event is honored to have received the prestigious Oregon Festival and Events Association’s 2023 Festival of the Year Ovation! Award and was just voted Best Local Event in the 2024 Best of the Mid-Valley Community Choice Awards.
The event returns this winter with more lights than ever before, with 1.5 million lights, new and improved dazzling light displays, local artisan vendors, vendor booths dedicated to handmade German-imported goods like nutcrackers, and more on the grounds of the Oregon Garden Resort, starting November 21st, and running through December 31st (closed Nov. 28 & Dec. 24-25).
December 12, 2023
Silverton Christmas Market Named 2023 Festival of the Year by Oregon Festivals and Events Association
The Silverton Christmas Market is thrilled to announce its latest accolade: winning the prestigious Oregon Festival and Events Association’s 2023 Festival of the Year Ovation! Award.
“We are incredibly honored to receive the Festival of the Year award from the Oregon Festival and Events Association,” said Rex Gamaney, Event Manager of the Silverton Christmas Market. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, as well as the unwavering support of our community.”
December 12, 2023
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Why go to Europe this December when you can just head to the Silverton Christmas Market? The Oregon Garden Resort attraction—an homage to authentic German Christmas markets—this year has added displays and vendors and features a longer, wider walking path. While there’s no longer an ice skating rink, we’d argue that the collectable mugs, traditional lebkuchen (gingerbread hearts), glühwein, handcrafted German nutcrackers, biergarten and snowless tubing hill more than make up for that loss.
And the 1 million Christmas lights (yes, literally). Oh, and the dedication to Krampus, St. Nicholas’ “wicked German counterpart.” You can also book an overnight stay to get your Christmas fix—if they don’t sell out, that is.
November 20, 2023
Silverton Christmas Market lights up the Oregon Garden Resort
With more than 1 million lights, the Silverton Christmas Market at Oregon Garden Resort officially opened on Friday, Nov. 17, to get the holiday season rolling.
Christmas light displays and cutouts line the path and visitors can catch a glimpse of some familiar characters like the citizens of Whoville, the Peanuts and maybe even Bigfoot. The pathway features four separate light tunnels.
There are 18 vendor booths along the way selling an assortment of goodies that could come in handy when it comes to crossing names off your shopping list. As always, German imports are a staple at the Silverton Christmas Market with vendors offering nutcrackers, ornaments smokers and incense burners straight from Germany.
November 10, 2023
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The Silverton Christmas Market is much more than a market: with an expansive light display, snowless tubing hill, fire pit, music and Biergarten, it’s a full-on holiday extravaganza. Hosted at the Oregon Garden Resort, the event is a major draw for families around the region.
November 9, 2023
Brighten the season with Oregon’s top lighting displays: Holiday Events Guide 2023
The Silverton Christmas Market is much more than a market: with an expansive light display, snowless tubing hill, fire pit, music and Biergarten, it’s a full-on holiday extravaganza. Hosted at the Oregon Garden Resort, the event is a major draw for families around the region.
November 1, 2023
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Get ready for a mind-blowing holiday extravaganza at the Oregon Garden Resort! This annual bash is a ticket to a magical holiday journey suitable for all ages.
Wander through immersive paths adorned with over a million lights, creating a whimsical atmosphere. Dive into the authentic German Christmas Market featuring gifts from skilled vendors and imported German goodies like nutcrackers, smokers, and ornaments.
December 17, 2022
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Silverton’s Christmas Market has found its home at the Oregon Garden Resort for the second year in a row. The market boasts a 1-million-light holiday display, featuring nativity scenes, light tunnels and special effect installations perfect for selfie-taking. Krampus even makes an appearance (you’ll know him when you see him). The market itself offers vendor booths in a charming central village. Santa is also on hand for photos next to a giant lighted Christmas tree. The highlight for the older kids in the crowd, though, was the snowless tubing hill.
November 25, 2022
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Visit the Oregon Garden Resort for a light display and German Christmas Market market. The market has Santa, live music, Biergarten, and a snowless tubing hill. The market runs from Nov. 25 through Jan. 1, between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Oregon Garden Resort is at 895 W. Main St., Silverton, and admission ranges from $15 to $18.
November 24, 2022
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From Nov. 25 to Jan. 1, more than one million lights glow at the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton.
The Silverton Christmas Market also will feature vendors, Santa and live music. The lights will remain up from Jan. 2-8 after the Christmas market has closed.
November 23, 2022
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At Silverton Christmas Market you’ll find more than one million lights. Walk along the paths at Oregon Garden Resort and you’ll also find a biergarten, a snowless tubing hill, and an authentic German market filled with artisan vendors.
November 8, 2022
Experience Holiday Magic at the Silverton Christmas Market This Year
Stunning Christmas light displays, good food, time well spent with family and friends, and a little bit of holiday magic are waiting for you at the Silverton Christmas Market in Silverton Oregon. If you’re not able to make it to the North Pole this year, this is the next best option; the perfect way to kick off the 2022 holiday season with your family. To say we’re excited is an understatement! This year promises to be better than ever before.
November 8, 2022
Silverton Christmas Market returns with more lights, German traditions
The upcoming Silverton Christmas Market aims to draw guests into a world of German traditions, yet the event oozes local pride down a pathway of light displays and community-produced crafts, food and fun.
November 8, 2022
Festive light displays that will brighten Oregon’s 2022 holiday season
Silverton Christmas Market will bring all the same holiday festivities back to the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton, including display of one million lights, German Christmas market, visits with Santa, and a snowless tubing hill. The event benefits local nonprofit organizations.
October 26, 2022
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Just under an hour from Portland is the Oregon Garden Resort, a place that comes to life each year for Silverton’s annual Christmas market. Booking a room provides easy access to the market where guests can enjoy the one million lights that ornament the resort’s paths while shopping for gifts from artisan vendors—hand-thrown pottery, cashmere scarves, beard oil infused with local ingredients, and more––or cozying up with a hot drink by a wood-burning fire pit. The resort offers a special overnight package, which includes entry to the market.
December 22, 2021
Silverton Christmas Market staying open beyond the holidays
The Silverton Christmas Market at the Oregon Garden Resort will keep its holiday lights on through Sunday, Jan. 9.
The annual event first opened for the season the weekend after Thanksgiving and the only nights it won’t be open between now and Jan. 9 is Christmas Eve and Christmas.
This year’s event has more than one million lights set up along pathways that wind through the resort’s property.
December 21, 2021
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‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the Northwest, families were readying their homes and preparing to entertain guests.
Silverton Christmas Market – For anyone looking to do more shopping and holiday activities after Christmas, the Silverton Christmas Market might be the place to go. The market runs through Jan. 9, giving visitors time to head there after the holiday chaos dies down. The market features more than 1 million lights at the Oregon Garden Resort, gifts from vendors and a snowless tubing hill.
December 13, 2021
Silverton Christmas Market lights up the Oregon Garden Resort
The Oregon Garden is no longer hosting its extravagant holiday display, but the Christmas in the Garden lights have moved next door, to the Oregon Garden Resort, for a renamed event called the Silverton Christmas Market.
The nightly Christmas market in Silverton includes a heated and covered beer garden, food and craft vendors and pictures with Santa. But the big draw is the lighted walking paths featuring more than a million Christmas lights.