Bethlehem Marketplace in Murfreesboro

Nov 02, 2016 at 06:34 pm by bryan


On December 10-11, 2016, Bethlehem Marketplace will see its 35th annual staging from 12:00-5:00PM at Southeast Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Marketplace is a walk-through drama re-enacting how the village of Bethlehem might have appeared the morning after the birth of Jesus. Its atmosphere and surroundings are those of 2000 years ago. It features characters in historically-accurate costumes such as Roman soldiers, prisoners, tentmakers, weavers, carpenters, merchants in shops, census-takers, and more. Talk among the Marketplace characters is from that long-ago time. Live camels and other animals lend authenticity to the re-enactment, and twentieth-century items do not appear.

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Attendance has averaged about 6,000 in recent years with visitors from Kentucky, Alabama, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina, and throughout Tennessee. Many people who trod the sawdust-lined streets of the village are repeat visitors.

The drama is put on entirely by approximately 200 church members. There is no admission, no donation accepted, and nothing actually is for sale. Tour time averages about one hour, even at times of peak crowds.

Address:

708 Minerva Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

(615) 896-0940

sebaptist.org

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