Brookfield German Holiday Market
Visitors can enjoy a Friday evening biergarten in the big tent featuring live music, a fish fry, and drinks including beer, wine, and soda. The festivities continue with a holiday market under the tent, wagon rides, and an outdoor Story Book Walk presented by the Brookfield Library. Indoor activities include a craft station, a model train display, and visits with Santa, culminating in a tree lighting outside the City Hall Clock Tower.
Dec 4 – Dec 5, 2026 All ages
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Plan Your Visit
Hours
Friday Biergarten: 5:00pm-9:00pm; live music: 6:30pm-8:00pm. Saturday Holiday Market: 11:00am-6:00pm; Model Train Display: 11:00am-5:30pm; Craft station: 11:00am-4:00pm; Visit with Santa: 3:30pm-5:30pm; Story Book Walk: 11:00am-5:00pm; Wagon Rides: 11:00am-5:30pm; Tree Lighting: 6:00 PM.
Food & Drink
Friday's Biergarten offers a fish fry (menu TBD) and beer, wine, and soda.
Location
Tips & Advice
- Come Friday evening for the Biergarten in the big tent if you want the fish fry, beer or wine and the live music.
- Head to the craft station in the Senior Center Dining Room earlier on Saturday, because it closes well before the other indoor activities.
- Save the visit with Santa for late Saturday afternoon, since he's in the Senior Center Lounge for only a couple of hours.
- Stay into Saturday evening for the tree lighting outside the City Hall Clock Tower, which takes place as the holiday market closes.
- Dress warmly for the outdoor Story Book Walk and wagon rides, which run through most of Saturday.
Special Events & Promotions
- Friday Biergarten in the big tent with a fish fry, beer, wine, soda and live music.
- Saturday tree lighting outside the City Hall Clock Tower.
- Santa visits in the Senior Center Lounge on Saturday afternoon only.
Links & Contact
Run by Brookfield Parks, Recreation and Forestry
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens on Friday night?
Friday is the Biergarten in the big tent. There's a fish fry, beer, wine and soda, and a live band.
What is there for kids?
On Saturday there's a craft station, a model train display and a visit with Santa indoors. Outside there's a Story Book Walk presented by the Brookfield Library, plus wagon rides.
Where are the indoor activities?
They're in the Senior Center. The model trains are in the Multi-Purpose Room, the craft station is in the Dining Room and Santa is in the Lounge.
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