[DaveinGermany]

Just a thing about Christmas markets, most major Towns & Cities here have them that run for near on a month, but even little villages will have their own "Weihnachts Markt" over a week-end & it's mainly local traders & organisations that run the stalls & despite the big Markts not more than 15 minutes away they manage to hold their own as it's very community orientated.

To borrow a phrase from the league of gentlemen "It's a local Markt for local people".