About Us

About the Market

Located in the heart of Old East Village, the Market is home to 100+ shops. The first floor is home to a wide range of produce, baked goods, butchers, artisans foods, cheeses, prepared foods and more! While the second floor features the best and most unique craftspeople, artists and artisans, together with an eclectic roster of distinctive and locally handcrafted products, fine jewellery, collectibles and one-of-a-kind services.

The Market at Western Fair District is a popular destination for chefs, cooks and local gastronomes in search of a wide variety of artisanal products and seasonal ingredients.

Market-goers love they can buy high-quality; farm-fresh goods directly from the person who produced them and can find unique products they won’t discover anywhere else in the city.


Open year-round, Saturdays 8:00AM-3:00PM & Sundays 10:00AM-2:00PM

 

A Piece of Old East London’s History

In 1887, the Western Fair Association became a corporation and built exhibition buildings on Queen’s Park. The main building at Western Fair was a huge wood and glass structure called The “Crystal Palace”. It unfortunately would later be lost in a fire in January of 1927. Its replacement was The Confederation building. The red brick Confederation building began as a place for local merchants to sell a diversity of wares. Today, the Confederation building is home to The Market.

“With an area of 52,000 square feet, over 100+ farmers and artisans we offer a truly unique market experience.”

Watch some of our artisans’ at work creating as you enjoy the ambiance of the historical Confederation Building and enjoy genuine Old East Village community life. The abundance of light and lofty ceilings of this historical building makes it an excellent place for: artisans, artists’ studios, musicians and crafts people alike. The market is both an entertaining and educational venue for the whole family.

Why We Do What We Do

The Market at Western Fair District is a mission-driven best-in-class market, innovative business incubator, welcoming gathering place, and weekly community tradition. We support the local economy by promoting and creating healthy food networks and a place for local artisans to showcase and sell their work. Our aim is to engage entrepreneurs and producers that have a social mission and tap into the movement of revolutionizing retail – people dedicated to sourcing quality, ethical, healthy food and concerned about where it originates.

Featured Events

The Summit – check out the Urban Arts vs The World murals by local and international artists. It’s part of The Western Fair and the live painting in Queen’s Park includes amazing murals on the east side of The Market.
It’s a global urban arts festival within the fair that’s all about using urban arts to make the world a better place. It will last well beyond the fair and you will see murals on Dundas Street building as well as The Market and The Grove surrounding Queen’s Park.