Christmas in July at the Wisner Market

ELMIRA, N.Y. ( WETM ) –You can find a lot of different things to buy or eat at Wisner Market in Elmira, and today even Santa Claus showed up to be part of the market.

“Christmas in July” is a summer celebration with Christmas-themed activities and decorations. July 25th marks the five-month countdown to Christmas Day. Market goers like Peter Kotch embrace the annual tradition.

“It’s like Christmas time but twice a year,” said Kotch.

Wisner Market normally has a variety of vendors every week, but a few of them were in the Christmas spirit including Mosaic of the Southern Tier.

“We love Christmas and Christmas in July really means to us community. We really love to be around people and with people it’s honestly my favorite thing and I really think Christmas and July is just about bringing Elmira together, bringing the community together and having a really fun time,” said Annah Stearns, a Mosaic of the Southern Tier representative.

“We have like a theme going on, so we tried to bring mosaic and we also tried to bring Christmas and blend it all together,” added Cherish Maglio, another Mosaic of the Southern Tier representative.

Santa Claus made an appearance with some of his animal friends from the North Pole. With Christmas being five months away, some people say it’s nice to have a countdown.

“It is never too early to start Christmas. It’s just that Christmas always brings people around and we just love that we can have this time and the summer and nice weather not cold winter but yeah super fun,” said Maglio.

Wisner market takes place every Thursday throughout the summer. For more information about Wisner Market, you can visit this website .

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