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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The city&#8217;s third annual Old Fashioned Holiday Market on Public Square began Friday and continues Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The outdoor market is comprised of more than a dozen craft and food vendors. Live entertainment is scheduled in addition to horse-drawn carriage rides, a live Nativity, and a visit from Santa on Saturday.</p><p>Patty Hughes, special events coordinator for Wilkes-Barre City, said vendors were set up in tents on Public Square. She said the Live Nativity begins again at 1 p.m. Saturday and runs until 4 p.m.</p><p>&#8220;And everyone is waiting for Santa Claus to arrive Saturday at noon,&#8221; she said. The first 250 children will receive a present, courtesy of CityMark Federal Credit Union. Make sure to bring a camera for photos with the jolly old elf.</p><p>The horse-drawn carriage rides start at 11 a.m. and will be offered through 3 p.m. The rides are $5 per person, with all proceeds benefiting CASA of Luzerne County and the Wyoming Valley Children&#8217;s Association.</p><p><strong>Craft &amp; food vendors:</strong> All Good Things Young Living Essential Oils, Azteca Grill Food Truck, Broken Coconut, Carmella&#8217;s Italian Pastries, Harry Karey&#8217;s, Hidden Creek Vineyard and Winery, Ice Crystals, Image of Beauty, Knotty Nikki, Lucky Dog W-B Designs, Miller Family Apiaries, Patriot Professional Services, Pine Valley Alpacas, Pittston Popcorn, Sammy&#8217;s Caribbean Grill, Stitches in Bloom, Toki Hats, Tony Thomas Catering, and Vikki&#8217;s Nut House. </p><p><strong>Saturday&#8217;s live entertainment schedule:</strong></p><p><strong></strong>11 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Mount Zion Youth and Young Adult Choir; 11:30 a.m.-noon, Mount Zion Abundant Praise Dance Team; noon-12:30 p.m., Downtown Arts Dance; 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m., Rising Stars Performing Arts Academy; 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m., David Griffin; 1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Saint Faustina&#8217;s Choir; 2:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m., Moving River Ministries Sign Language Performance; 3 p.m.-3:15 p.m., USA National Miss Keystone State Princess Bethany Santey; 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Stephen Perillo and The Followers; 5 p.m.-6 p.m., Broken Road Duo; 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Mohegan Sun Wilkes-Barre Choir.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Susan Stella, of West Wyoming, looks at jewelery at a vendor&#8217;s tent at the Old Fashioned Holiday Market on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Holiday-Market-2-CMYK.jpg</photo0><caption0>Susan Stella, of West Wyoming, looks at jewelery at a vendor&#8217;s tent at the Old Fashioned Holiday Market on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Holiday-Market-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">People enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride around Public Square during Friday&#8217;s Old Fashioned Holiday Market. The rides cost $5 per person. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Holiday-Market-3.jpg</photo1><caption1>People enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride around Public Square during Friday&#8217;s Old Fashioned Holiday Market. The rides cost $5 per person. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Holiday-Market-CMYK.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Karen McGahee, of Wilkes-Barre, holds baby Jesus during a live Nativity scene on Wilkes-Barre&#8217;s Public Square by members of Moving River Ministries during Friday&#8217;s Old Fashioned Holiday Market. The market continues Saturday with a visit from Santa Claus, vendors and other events. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Holiday-Market-CMYK.jpg</photo2><caption2>Karen McGahee, of Wilkes-Barre, holds baby Jesus during a live Nativity scene on Wilkes-Barre&#8217;s Public Square by members of Moving River Ministries during Friday&#8217;s Old Fashioned Holiday Market. The market continues Saturday with a visit from Santa Claus, vendors and other events. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>

Old Fashioned Holiday Market continues Saturday on Public Square