The Christmas market is packed with holiday magic, family fun, festive food and drinks, as well as more than 80 vendors offering individually handcrafted and locally designed products.

The Chester Christmas Market Bar, snug beside the cathedral wall within a bauble-adorned tent, serves as the main bar of the market and offers shelter for merry-makers.

WEST CHESTER — After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the region’s most famous hometown Christmas parade returns this Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. to downtown West Chester.