Many of our food artisans and crafters depend on Christmas Markets and Craft Shows for their livelihood.  With many of these shows being cancelled we would like to make an extra effort to advertise where our customers can Buy Local and support our artisans.  Here are some ways you can find Christmas Markets near you to shop at or to sell at:

Alan McLeod of Birdie Adobes has a fantastic comprehensive list on his website.  The list is by date and includes contact information.  You can find the list here:

http://www.birdieadobes.com/markets/markets.php?fbclid=IwAR31I_hVyO3HsryBVGTMEctVDe2bCxuemyKil61veZwvwa64gUI1YeziwDQ#bn-forum-1-1-1571700780/0

Family Fun has also put together a great list of markets and craft shows.

Find the Edmonton area list here:

https://www.familyfuncanada.com/edmonton/craft-shows/?fbclid=IwAR31ryBxooHpdc_7h_tqhMLvM98pEHwexqp2GPpgQnoyDEu5ONarFdzIpuo

Find the Calgary area list here:

https://www.familyfuncanada.com/calgary/christmas-markets/?fbclid=IwAR3lkrz0gTwL4qj7Py9VkR4iuoT5DWyqzrjcENggUu3lCs3zMAXodxWJr9c

For Alberta Approved Farmers’ Market the Alberta Ag site has a searchable feature on their website.  Look toward the bottom right and you will find a clickable box that says filter by type.  Click Christmas and the markets will be sorted for you on the map.

http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/app21/rtw/markets/markets_map.jsp

Alberta Ag also has an app where you can sort by market type.  

Get the IOS app here:

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/alberta-approved-farmers-market/id1091837660

Get the Android version here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.ab.gov.agric.prd.fmarket

Get out and shop local this holiday season!!