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St. John committee books Chris Kringle Market weekend, agrees to help plan summer food-truck event
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the St. John Economic Development Committee voted to hold the second annual Chris Kringle Market the weekend after Thanksgiving and to assist the town with planning a summer food-truck event, while deferring specific dates and locations pending town staff input.
The St. John Economic Development Committee voted March 12 to hold the second annual Chris Kringle Market the weekend after Thanksgiving and to assist the town in preparing and promoting a summer food-truck event.
Committee members said they want to reserve the weekend so the town can confirm Santa’s availability and give vendors time to book. The committee settled on a placeholder of the Nov. 29–30 weekend, with Santa’s primary booking noted for Sunday, Nov. 30; specific hours and logistics were left to be determined.
The committee discussed options to avoid overlapping the town’s Christmas in the Park activities and to end the market at a time that funnels attendees to the park’s tree-lighting and other scheduled events. Members said an indoor location such as the new community center would allow a full weekend of activities and earlier setup, but they left the final location and schedule pending the town manager’s input and project construction status.
The committee also voted to help plan a summer food-truck event, with the idea of combining that day with a small-business “passport” or scavenger-hunt promotion. Under the passport concept, participating businesses would offer samples, discounts, or other incentives during a set daytime window (committee discussion referenced roughly a 10 a.m.–4 p.m. model). Participants who visited participating businesses would return to a central “finish” (proposed as the food-truck site) to collect swag bags or prize entries; committee members suggested businesses donate items for swag bags as a condition of participation.
Both motions were approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript. Committee members said they will request details from the town manager and the building and planning director and return concrete dates, locations and staffing plans to a future meeting.
Votes at a glance - Motion to approve minutes from Jan. 7, 2025: passed (voice vote). - Motion to hold the second annual Chris Kringle Market the weekend of Nov. 29–30, 2025, and to reserve Santa for Nov. 30: passed (voice vote). Specific hours and Santa’s exact slot left to be scheduled. - Motion for the committee to assist the town of St. John in preparing and promoting a summer food-truck event (date/location TBD): passed (voice vote).
Committee members said next steps include inviting the town manager to the next meeting, confirming construction progress for potential community-center use, and recruiting volunteer leads to manage planning and vendor coordination.
