Your local, sustainable craft market

KITSILANO

WINTER MARKET

November 30 , 2019 | 10am – 4pm

at Kits House, 2305 West 7th Ave, Vancouver

 

The Winter Market will be back at the end of November 2019! Held at Kits House, this a one-day indoor event focuses on curating local, sustainable and eco-friendly craft and food vendors. This is the perfect opportunity to get a head start on your sustainable Christmas shopping! We’ll have: 

               > 35 local sustainable vendors from jewelry, to bath & beauty, beeswax food wraps and more 

             > 7 community partners including Vancity, City of Vancouver, GTEC, and SPEC to educate you on being sustainable in your community 

               > Two all day workshops! 

                         – Learn how to make a tote bag out of an old t-shirt with Boomerang Bags and use it to get your shopping done at the market 

                         – Learn to reuse fabric to make cordage for gift wrapping and in other unique ways 

               > Get your gifts wrapped in a sustainable wrapping style, hosted by Vancity 

Only a $2/person suggested donation for entry 

*All proceeds from vendor fees, ticket sales, and donations go back into Kits House programs to better service the Kitsilano Community!

 

Workshops

The Winter Market will be host to a variety of workshops aimed at reducing waste during the Holiday season and sustainable shopping.

 

Tote Bag Making

10:00am – 4:00pm

Join us at our tote bag making workshop! Reduce waste and shop sustainably at the Winter Market with your reusable tote bag. (Feel free to bring a t-shirt from home.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cordage

10:00am – 4:00pm

Join our cordage making workshop and create colourful reusable cordage! Cordage can be used as ribbon for your gift wrapping. (Feel free to bring fabric from home for cordage making.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift Wrapping Station

10:00am – 4:00pm

Join us at our Gift Wrapping Station by donation! All gifts will be wrapped in fabrics saved by Fabcycle in an effort to reduce paper waste. Our Gift Wrapping Station is sponsored by Vancity!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vendors

Northern Knits and Purl, Hecho and Co, Jack & Audreys, Kayo Benson, BabyLuv, Biota Fermentation, The Stubborn Baker, Indiarts Collective, Perching Clay Art, Nutmeg & Co, Rubbish 2 Ravish, life UNpacked, Periwinkle, Penny Swanson Pottery, Triom Equations, Moon Water, Ami in the City, Heike Kapp Art, Cephalopods Ink-orporated, OilHerbAndMe, Little Oolly Books, The Recipe Box YVR, Luv the Grub, Reuse Bags, Bullets n Beads, Stephanie B Creative, Cottonwood Cards, MJ’s Quilted Blankets, Folk, Enchanting Bites & Company, The True Nosh Company, La Sinfonia del Gusto, Coffee Bike, Bread & Cheese Food Truck, Leaf Filter Gutter Protection

 

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