Christmas craft fairs in Ottawa and beyond

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Updated December 5, 2022.

Christmas craft fairs are a boon for organized people who like to find unique gifts. And if you are really organized, you can use this handy list to plan multiple holiday shopping outings between now and December 25. Heck, you could go to a sale or two every weekend for the next two months.

Here’s where to find pottery and carvings, soap and candles, knitted hats and crocheted afghans, and hipster artisan products of all descriptions in Eastern Ontario, West Quebec and upstate New York this holiday season. A number of the links lead to Facebook pages, as that is the only online presence for some of these shows.

If you see an event listed in multiple sections, that’s (probably) not a mistake. A number of the larger events last longer than a few days, so I’ve repeated their listings over each week that they run.

Happy browsing!

(P.S.: I’ll keep adding to this list as we get closer to Christmas, so keep checking back! And if you know of a fair that isn’t listed here yet, please let me know.)

Top photo: Milada Vigerova on Unsplash.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• October 31 to November 6
• November 7 to November 13
• November 14 to November 20
• November 21 to November 27
• November 28 to December 4
• December 5 to December 11
• December 12 to December 18
• December 19 to December 24

November craft fairs and holiday markets

October 31 to November 6

• Christmas Market and Sale, The Local Store, West Lake – OCT 26 to NOV 6
• Salon des métiers d’art, Blainville – NOV 2 to 6
• Christmas Craft Show, Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa – NOV 3 to 6
• Salon des artisans, Chute-à-Blondeau Community Centre – NOV 4 and 5
• ACW Fall Bazaar, Christ Church Gananoque – NOV 5
• Otter Lake Christmas Craft and Vendor Show, Otter Lake, Quebec – NOV 5
• Christmas Vendors Market, Lombardy Agricultural Hall – NOV 5
• Lanark County Quilters Guild Christmas Sale, Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, Perth – NOV 5
• All Saints Craft Fair, All Saints Catholic High School, Kanata – NOV 5
• Fall Bazaar, Parkdale United Church, Ottawa – NOV 5
• Handmade Christmas Craft Show, Lehigh Arena, Wellington – NOV 5
• Ateliers and Saveurs Fair, Lachute – NOV 5

• Ottawa Valley Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild, annual sale and juried exhibition, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa – NOV 5 and 6
• Wakefield Christmas Craft Fair, Ski Vorlage, Wakefield – NOV 5 and 6
• Heritage Valley Craft Show, St. Lawrence College, Cornwall – NOV 5 and 6
• Gananoque Rotary Christmas Craft Show, Gananoque Secondary School – NOV 5 and 6
• Christmas in the Valley Artisan Show, Almonte Arena – NOV 5 and 6
• Traditions Christmas Craft Show, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, Orleans – NOV 5 and 6
• Foire marchande de Gatineau, Centre Jardin Emery – NOV 5 and 6

November 7 to November 13

• Salon des métiers d’art, Blainville – NOV 9 to 13
• Pop-Up Christmas Night Market, The Shed on This Little Hill, Kemptville – NOV 11
• 260 Fingers (clay art), Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa – NOV 11 to 13
• Christkindlmarkt, Germania Club, Pembroke – NOV 11 to 13
• The Maker’s Hand, Lehigh Arena, Wellington – NOV 11 to 13
• Holiday Shoppes, Horticulture Building, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse – NOV 11 to 13
• Merrickville Artists’ Guild Show and Sale, Merrickville Community Centre – NOV 12
• St. Helens Anglican Church Christmas Bazaar, Orleans – NOV 12
• Sandy Hill’s One and Only Arts and Crafts Fair, Sandy Hill Community Centre, Ottawa – NOV 12
• Winchester Shop Crawl Vendor Sale, Joel Steele Arena – NOV 12
• South Alley Holiday Market, Gananoque – NOV 12
• Side Hustle Christmas Market, Belleville – NOV 12

• Wonderfall Art Show and Sale and Outdoor Holiday Market, WB George Centre, Kemptville Campus – NOV 12 and 13
• Itty Bitty Art and Artisan Sale, Carleton Place Arena – NOV 12 and 13
• Holiday Magic Craft Show, Lester B. Pearson High School, Gloucester – NOV 12 and 13
• Salon de Noël de Papineauville, Papineauville Community Centre – NOV 12 and 13
• Salon des Artisans, Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard – NOV 12 to 13
• Foire marchande de Gatineau, Centre Jardin Emery – NOV 12 and 13 (Saturdays and Sundays)
• DDO Fine Arts and Crafts Market, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, NOV 12 and 13
• Jack Frost Fair, B&H Grocer parking lot, Kemptville, NOV 13

November 14 to November 20

• Salon des métiers d’art, Blainville – NOV 16 to 20
• SoapLadz Outdoor Winter Night Market, Gloucester Centre parking lot (near Scotiabank) – NOV 16
• Small Shop Love Holiday Market, Firehall Theatre, Gananoque – NOV 18
• Etsy Virtual Market 2022, online – NOV 18 to 20
• Boutique de Noël, Cantley Community Centre – NOV 18 to 20
• Arts and Crafts Fair, Town Hall, Lorraine, Quebec – NOV 18 to 20
• Christmas Bazaar, Trinity United Church, Ottawa – NOV 19
• Ukrainian Christmas Market, Ukrainian Banquet Hall, Ottawa – NOV 19
• Cairine Wilson Craft Fair, Cairine Wilson Secondary School, Orleans – NOV 19
• Holly Days Bazaar, Christ Church Bells Corners, Nepean – NOV 19
• Holiday Bazaar, Ritchie’s Feed and Seed, Richmond – NOV 19
• Tartan Bazaar and Christmas Cafe, Kars RA Hall – NOV 19
• Calabogie Winter Night Market, 574 Mill Street, Calabogie – NOV 19
• MERA Christmas Fair, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonalds Corners – NOV 19
• Christmas Bazaar, Bells Corners United Church, Nepean – NOV 19
• Christmas Bazaar, Orleans United Church – NOV 19
• Pine Lodge Christmas Market, Norway Bay, Quebec – NOV 19
• Kinsmen Arts and Crafts Show, Leo Boivin Community Centre, Prescott – NOV 19

• Glebe Craft and Artisan Fair, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa – NOV 19 and 20
• Pineview Holiday Craft Sale, Pineview Community Hub – NOV 19 and 20
• Christmas Craft Market, Watson’s Mill, Manotick – NOV 19 and 20
• The Gift of Art Show and Sale, Kanata Civic Art Gallery – NOV 19 and 20
• Christmas Craft Show, Navan Hall – NOV 19 and 20
• Gift Fair, Community Centre, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec – NOV 19 and 20
• Marché de Noël, Ecole du Vallon, Gatineau – NOV 20
• Mistletoe Fair, North Grenville Municipal Centre, Kemptville – NOV 20
• Annual Christmas Craft Show, Canterbury Community Centre, Ottawa – NOV 20
• Old-Fashioned Christmas and Outdoor Artisan Market, Goulbourn Museum – NOV 20

November 21 to November 27

• Salon des métiers d’art, Blainville – NOV 23 to 27
• SoapLadz Outdoor Winter Night Market, Gloucester Centre parking lot (near Scotiabank) – NOV 23
• The Museum’s Christmas Market, Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau – NOV 24 to 27
• Kingston Potters’ Guild Christmas Show and Sale, Tett Centre, Kingston – NOV 24 to 27
• Indian Lake Country Christmas Tour, Indian Lake, New York – NOV 25 and 26
• Ottawa Christmas Market, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – NOV 25 to 27
• Aylmer Christmas Market, rue Principale – NOV 25 to 28
• Holiday Craft Fair and Tea Room, Abbotsford House at the Glebe Centre, Ottawa – NOV 26
• St. Patrick’s High School Christmas Craft Fair, Ottawa – NOV 26
• Indigenous Holiday Market, 338 Somerset St. W., Ottawa – NOV 26
• St. Andrew’s Scottish Tea and Christmas Bazaar, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Ottawa – NOV 26
• Hintonburg Artisan Craft Fair, Hintonburg Community Centre, Ottawa – NOV 26
• Holly Jolly Christmas Craft Show, Merivale Mall, Ottawa – NOV 26
• Christmas Bazaar, Britannia United Church, Ottawa – NOV 26
• Henry Larsen Holiday Market, Henry Larsen Elementary School, Orleans – NOV 26
• Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue Catmas Craft Fair, Pineview Golf Course, Gloucester – NOV 26
• St. Michael Christmas Craft Show, St. Michael Catholic High School, Kemptville – NOV 26
• eQuinelle Artisan Vendor Market, eQuinnelle Clubhouse, Kemptville – NOV 26
• Christmas Vendor and Bake Sale, Sonrise Christian Academy, Picton – NOV 26

• Christmas Craft Market, Watson’s Mill, Manotick – NOV 26 and 27
• Before the Rush Show, Firehall Theatre, Gananoque – NOV 26 and 27
• Glebe Craft and Artisan Fair, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa – NOV 26 and 27
• Winter Arts and Crafts Market, Stone School Gallery, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec – NOV 26 and 27
• Christmas Market, Sutton – NOV 26 and 27
• Idle Hands Arts Crafts and Vintage Sale, St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall, Ottawa – NOV 27
• Kars Christmas Craft Market, Kars Recreation Centre – NOV 27
• Christmas Bazaar, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 96, Brockville – NOV 27

Late November and December craft fairs and holiday markets

November 28 to December 4

• SoapLadz Outdoor Winter Night Market, Gloucester Centre parking lot (near Scotiabank) – NOV 30
• Sainte-Thérèse Christmas Village – DEC 1 to 4
• Little X Little, Art House, Ottawa – DEC 1 to 31
• German Christmas Market, Amadeus Cafe, Kingston – DEC 2 and 3
• Sparkle Village Arts and Crafts Fair, Harrietstown Town Hall Auditorium, Saranac Lake – DEC 2 and 3
• Aylmer Christmas Market, rue Principale – DEC 2 to 4
• Ottawa Christmas Market, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – DEC 2 to 4
• Artistic Creations ($200 and Under) Sale, St. Paul’s United Church, Carp – DEC 2 to 4
• Dunvegan Christmas Market, Glengarry Pioneer Museum, Dunvegan – DEC 3
• MAC Fair, Immaculata High School, Ottawa – DEC 3
• Ganden Gardens Winter Market, Winchester – DEC 3
• Blackburn Christmas Market, Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre – DEC 3
• Bristol Christmas Market, Bristol, Quebec – DEC 3
• Christmas in the Village (includes two markets), Osgoode – DEC 3
• Cumberland Farmers’ Market Christmas Market, Cumberland – DEC 3
• North Dundas Parade of Lights Vendor Show, Winchester – DEC 3
• Baby It’s Cold Outside Beachburg Market, Beachburg Lions Hall – DEC 3
• Nick of Time Artisan Show, Crystal Palace, Perth – DEC 3
• Christmas Fair, Southminster United Church, Ottawa – DEC 3
• Christmas Market, Grace United Church, Gananoque – DEC 3
• Fat Goose Holiday Fair, Grant Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston – DEC 3
• Merrickville Christmas Market – DEC 3
• Last-Minute Show, Pineview Golf Club, Gloucester – DEC 3
• North Gower Farmers’ Market Christmas Market, North Gower – DEC 3
• Lanark Civitan Christmas on the Clyde, 2144 Pine Grove Road, Lanark – DEC 3

• Orléans Christmas Bazaar (formerly Baz’Art), Shenkman Arts Centre – DEC 3 and 4
• Winter Arts and Crafts Market, Stone School Gallery, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec – DEC 3 and 4
• 613Flea, The Fieldhouse, Carleton University, Ottawa – DEC 3 and 4
• Christmas Craft Market, Watson’s Mill, Manotick – DEC 3 and 4
• Christmas Craft Market, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts – DEC 3 and 4
• Kingston Holiday Market, Tett Centre, Kingston – DEC 3 and 4
• Christmas Market, Sutton – DEC 3 and 4
• Jack Frost Fair, B&H Grocer parking lot, Kemptville, DEC 4
• Kars Christmas Craft Market, Kars Recreation Centre – DEC 4
• Feliz Naughty Dog Bake and Craft Show, Nick Smith Centre, Arnprior – DEC 4
• Little X Little, Art House, Ottawa – DEC 1 to 31

December 5 to December 11

• Signatures Originals Christmas Craft Sale, EY Centre, Ottawa – DEC 7 to 11
• SoapLadz Outdoor Winter Night Market, Gloucester Centre parking lot (near Scotiabank) – DEC 7
• Sainte-Thérèse Christmas Village – DEC 8 to 11
• Salon des métiers d’art de Montréal, Olympic Stadium, Montreal – DEC 8 to 11
• Jingle Jam Christmas Market, Southgate Church, Kemptville – DEC 9 and 10
• Ottawa Christmas Market, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – DEC 9 to 11
• Holiday Pottery Sale, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – DEC 9 to 11
• Christmas Craft and Holiday Market, State Fairgrounds, Syracuse – DEC 9 to 11
• Museum Festive Market, Glengarry, Nor’Westers and Loyalist Museum, Williamstown – DEC 10
• Rockin Christmas Market, Mavericks, Ottawa – DEC 10
• VCI Christmas Market, Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute – DEC 10
• Art Lending of Ottawa Live Show, RA Centre, Ottawa – DEC 10
• Cheerfully Made Holiday Market, Almonte Old Town Hall – DEC 10 and 11
• Winter Arts and Crafts Market, Stone School Gallery, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec – DEC 10 and 11
• Santa Paws Market, Head Office Ottawa (430 Hazeldean Road, Kanata) – DEC 11
• Deck the Firehall Christmas Craft Show, Old Firehall Community Centre, Ottawa – DEC 11
• Kars Christmas Craft Market, Kars Recreation Centre – DEC 11
• Kingston Holiday Market, Tett Centre, Kingston – DEC 11
• Little X Little, Art House, Ottawa – DEC 1 to 31

December 12 to December 18

• Salon des métiers d’art de Montréal, Olympic Stadium, Montreal – DEC 12 to 18
• SoapLadz Outdoor Winter Night Market, Gloucester Centre parking lot (near Scotiabank) – DEC 14
• Sainte-Thérèse Christmas Village – DEC 15 to 18
• Ottawa Christmas Market, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – DEC 16 to 18
• Wrap It Up! Holiday Market, Bells Corners United Church – DEC 17
• Metcalfe Farmers’ Christmas Market, Metcalfe Farmers’ Market – DEC 17
• Kingston Holiday Market, Tett Centre, Kingston – DEC 17 and 18
• Kars Christmas Craft Market, Kars Recreation Centre – DEC 18
• Little X Little, Art House, Ottawa – DEC 1 to 31

December 19 to December 24

• Ottawa Christmas Market, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – DEC 20 to 23
• SoapLadz Outdoor Winter Night Market, Gloucester Centre parking lot (near Scotiabank) – DEC 21
• Little X Little, Art House, Ottawa – DEC 1 to 31

Do you know about craft fairs or artisan shows between now and Christmas that aren’t on this list? Let me know!

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