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Lincoln Christmas Market, held in Lincoln, England, is one of the largest Christmas markets in Europe, attracting up to 250,000 visitors〔 (Crafts at Lincoln Christmas Market ) Retrieved 31 March 2013 〕 over the four day event. Held around three weeks before Christmas, the market spreads around the historic centre of Lincoln including the castle and cathedral. As well as stalls selling goods there is a funfair with Ferris wheel, open air classical music and rock concerts and traditional events such as beer barrel rolling.〔 (Lincoln Christmas Market 2012 Guide ) Retrieved 31 March 2013 〕 The number of visitors is so great that a circular one-way system for pedestrians around the streets of Lincoln is put into place.〔 (Lincoln Christmas market: One-way system 'not ruled out' ) Retrieved 31 March 2013 〕 The route includes travelling through the grounds of Lincoln Castle, something not normally possible without paying an entry fee.〔 (Lincoln Christmas Market Organizers have not ruled out return of one-way system ) Retrieved 31 March 2013 〕 ==History== Lincoln Christmas Market was the first Christmas market in the UK. It started in 1982,〔 (Lincoln Christmas Market Turned 31 Years Old ) Retrieved 31 March 2013 〕 after Council Leader, Jim Sullivan and two other Lincoln city councillors visited Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (Lincoln's twin town) and were impressed by the Neustadt Christmas Market. When they came back to Lincoln, they set up their own Christmas market consisting of just fourteen stalls. The market was cancelled in 2010 due to severe weather conditions both in the city of Lincoln and the surrounding region.〔(The Lincoln Christmas Market )〕 This was the first time the market had been cancelled in over 28 years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lincoln Christmas Market」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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