# Village Christmas Market — Wauwatosa > Event for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Wed, Dec 2 (+4 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Harwood Avenue and Root Common, Wauwatosa Village, Harwood Ave between State St and Wauwatosa Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: Wauwatosa Village Business Improvement District (Tosa Village) - Official page: https://www.wauwatosavillage.org/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/village-christmas-market-wauwatosa--listing-f5c4c9d6ac217886a7a1a1ee ## About For five days in early December, Harwood Avenue in the Wauwatosa Village becomes a European-style Christmas market with vendor stalls, food stands, a heated beer tent in Root Common and live music. The part for children: Santa visits every day of the market, and kids can drop a letter to Santa into the market's mailbox and get a personalized reply. Sunday, December 6 has Donuts with Santa from noon to 3 p.m., and Thursday, December 3 coincides with the Tosa Cookie Trail from 4 to 7 p.m. Food leans traditional, with crepes, Bavarian pretzels, potato pancakes, flammenkuchen and sausages, plus hot chocolate for kids; adults will find German beer and mulled wine. The opening night, Wednesday, December 2, includes the village tree lighting at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday have adult-focused themes (an ugly sweater contest and an après-ski wine and cheese tasting), so the weekday afternoons and Sunday are the easiest times with small children. Seven free public lots are within a five-minute walk. ## Similar picks in Milwaukee - [German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/german-christmas-market-of-oconomowoc--listing-f3f8043653ae08a5fe5663ed) — Wed, Nov 25 (+3 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Village Green, downtown Oconomowoc · All ages · checked Oct 30. A German-style Christmas market along Fowler Lake with food, handmade gifts, polka music, a heated biergarten and a heated Santa tent where families take their own photos. 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