The wait time is over.

For the first time ever, the Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza in the Loop, which kicks off Nov. 17, is offering $25 fast-entry passes, which will help eliminate long wait times to enter the market grounds on weekends.

The passes, which must be purchased in advance at eventbrite.com, allow patrons to select a 30-minute entry window, and utilize a dedicated gate entrance to the market area on Saturdays and Sundays.

Passholders also will receive one highly-coveted annual souvenir mug upon entry.

Returning this year is the popular Stammtisch dining area (only at Daley Plaza), which affords patrons reserved tables inside an alpine-themed Timber Haus heated tent. Reservations are available Thursdays through Sundays, with each of 12 tables accommodating up to eight guests for 90 minutes. Food/drink packages (eight souvenir beer steins and eight initial pours of German beer included) start at $200, and you can make reservations at chiristkindlmarket.com.

Christkindlmarket locations in Wrigleyville and RiverEdge Park in Aurora will also open on Nov. 17. Fast-entry passes are not available at those sites.