Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market is safe from the city's financial crisis and will go ahead this year, organisers have said.
Operator Kurt Stroscher said the market paid for all costs itself and it would be back as normal in November."My heart belongs in Birmingham and I have celebrated Christmas with the people of Birmingham for so many years now," he said. "I am very sad that this has happened. But the market will take place this year because we pay the costs ourselves.John BrayThe market, which fills New Street and Victoria Square every year, will be held from 2 November until Christmas Eve.
A five-year deal for it to continue, running to 2027, has been signed and Mr Stroscher, Frankfurt's director of tourism, said this would remain in place.It has more than 100 stalls and supports over 7,000 jobs, the council said earlier this year.