South Street Doubles Holiday Fun with New Christmas Village and Santa's Stumble Bar Crawl Today

South Street Headhouse District (SSHD) doubles the holiday fun today, December 14, 2013 with the first Christmas Village and Santa's South Street Stumble.

Enjoy a full day of handmade shopping at the Christmas Village under the Headhouse Square Shambles (Second and Pine streets) from 11:00am to 9:00pm. Festivities will include 30 handmade artisans curated by PHAIR, a visit from Santa, holiday photos at Posey Booth, and food and drink from Brauhaus Schmitz. Christmas Village is a free event, with shopping, food and drinks pay-as-you-go.

From 6:00pm to Midnight, SSHD will be filled with jolly laughter and the sight of Santa hats during Santa's South Street Stumble. Participants pay $5.00 for a special SSHD Santa hat that entitles them to holiday beer and cocktail specials at 13 participating bars and restaurants. Both events are rain or shine. For more information, visit southstreet.com, call (215) 413-3713 or follow officialsouthst on Twitter.

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

South Street Headhouse District partners with PHAIR, Philadelphia's open air market, to present the first Christmas Village under the Shambles at 2nd and Pine streets, on Saturday, December 14, 2013, from 11:00am to 9:00pm. The Village will feature 30 handmade artisans next to local district businesses selling food, drinks, art, handmade gifts, wreaths, jewelry, decorations, ornaments, chocolate, crafts, clothing and much more. Festivities will include:

Santa Claus will hear children's wish lists under the tree from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
Posey Booth will take holiday themed photos that families can take home and cherish.
Brauhaus Schmitz will serve German sausage sandwiches, goulash, beer and gluhwein (mulled wine).

Christmas Village vendors will include:

Amica London
Amy LaRoux
BLACQSKIRT
Calling Card Confections
Caroline Doodles
Firelight Farms, LLC
FrostBitten Designs
Gabby's Cacao
Gillian Pokalo
GlamTribale Jewelry
J4-WoodWorks
Joshua Marowitz
JW Designs, LLC
Klein Furniture
Laura Ann Colussi
Life Art by Stacey Granger
LIONWORD
my little paradise
Oravetz Arts
Pb&Jams PHL
Petit Jardin en Ville
Practical & Creative
Philly AIDS Thrift
Salon SUGAR
Saint in the City Photography
Shecre8s
Stitch Prism
The Chocolate Clinic
The Quondam Tree
Urban Princess Boutique

Christmas Village is open rain or shine, from 11:00am to 9:00pm. Admission is free. Shopping, food and drink are pay-as-you-go. For more information, visit PHAIR's website at www.phillyphair.com and South Street Headhouse District's website at www.southstreet.com.

SANTA'S SOUTH STREET STUMBLE

It's the most wonderful time for beer! SSHD will be filled with the sounds of jolly laughter as hundreds of santas partake in the annual Santa's South Street Stumble on Saturday, December 14, 2013, from 6:00pm to Midnight. For only $5.00, guests will receive a special SSHD santa hat that entitles them to discounted drinks and cocktails at 13 bars and restaurants that include:

Bainbridge Street Barrel House - 626 S. 6th St.
Bridget Foy's - 200 South St.
The Boyler Room - 328 South St.
Cavanaugh's Headhouse - 421 S. 2nd St.
Copabanana - 344 South St.
Lickety Split - 401 South St.
MANNY BROWNS ON SOUTH STREET - 512 South St.
O'Neals Pub - 611 S. 3rd St.
Primo Hoagies South Street - 326 South St.
Redwood - 340 South St.
Tattooed Mom - 530 South St.
The Twisted Tail - 509 S. 2nd St.
Woolly Mammoth - 430 South St.

Stumble partner Goose Island will provide "Sixth Day Ale" and other various seasonal brews available, on top of specials at individual bars and restaurants. Proceeds from the sale of the Santa hats will benefit the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Knight Arts Challenge Grant. Stumble will happen rain or shine, and is open to participants 21 and older with valid identification.

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