Made in the 604 Markets are pop-up artisan markets that take place at Heritage Hall in Vancouver and at the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District.
The markets feature artisan vendors and small local businesses. They are great events and admission is free!
In the last few months of 2024, Made in the 604 hosts markets at the following locations and dates:
- September 28th & 29th at Heritage Hall in Vancouver
- October 12th in the Pipe Shop at the Shipyards in North Vancouver
- October 26th & 27th at Heritage Hall in Vancouver
- December 6th to 8th in the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver
TIP: The first 25 shoppers at the market on the Saturdays in October receive market money to spend at any vendor booth!
For full details about the markets and its events, see the Made in the 604 Markets website.
Made in the 604 Markets in Vancouver
Made in the 604 began in 2017 as both a market and a place of connection for local businesses. The website’s blog shines a spotlight on a variety of entrepreneurs and organizations in Metro Vancouver, but the biggest part of Made in the 604 are the regular pop-up markets.
There are normally two markets that run semi-regularly from the spring until late fall. One is on Vancouver’s Main Street at Heritage Hall and the other is in the Shipyards District in North Vancouver. In the summer of 2024, the market took place at the North Shore’s Pipe Shop location every Friday from late June until mid-September as part of the Shipyards Night Market.
The markets usually have dozens of vendors that are local, small business owners and artisans. No admission fee is needed to browse the markets and there are plenty of different products to admire. You’ll find all kinds of unique and wonderful things to buy! And if you’re lucky, you might get some tasty food samples too!
Locations and Schedule
The original Made in the 604 Market location is Vancouver’s Heritage Hall. The venue is in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood at 3102 Main Street. After this first market proved successful, a second, larger market began at The Pipe Shop in North Vancouver. The Pipe Shop is located at 115 Victory Ship Way.
In 2024 the spring and summer markets happened at Heritage Hall on March 9th & 10th, April 21st, June 23rd, July 20th & 23rd, and August 18th. The Pipe Shop markets happened every Friday from June 21st to September 13th.
In the fall and winter of 2024, Made in the 604 Markets take place on September 28th & 29th and October 26th and 27th at Heritage Hall in Vancouver. Markets also run on October 12th and December 6th, 7th & 8th in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District.
The markets at Heritage Hall in Vancouver typically run from around 11:00 am until 5:00 pm each day. The hours of operation at the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver are usually similar (except for the ones that are part of the night market in which case they run from 5:00 to 10:00 pm).
For the market’s official website, visit madeinthe604.ca.
What to Expect
There isn’t a set lineup of vendors who are at every market, so the composition of the markets changes each time. Some vendors are regulars, but many are not. The Heritage Hall market usually has around 40 to 50 vendors. The Pipe Shop market is bigger. At it you can expect as many as 70 or so vendors depending on the day.
The vendors are all local businesses with a range of different products. They sell clothes, ceramics, skincare products, food, pet care items and more. Both venues are dog-friendly, which is nice, so you can expect to see the occasional four-legged customer while browsing the markets.
Made in the 604 Market Video
The following video shows what the Made in the 604 Pop-Up Market looks like at the Pipe Shop in the Shipyards District of North Vancouver. It shows scenes of the event from the spring of 2022.
This second video shows scenes from the market when it took place at Heritage Hall in the City of Vancouver.
(The background music in this video is Underrated life by Darockart from Pixabay. A couple of the vendors appearing in the video are the Arbutus Candle Company and Shop Tadhana.)
Other Information
For more information about the markets, visit the Made in the 604 website.
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- Lower Mainland Farmers Markets
- Vancouver Christmas Craft Fairs
- Vancouver’s Best Places for Shopping
- North Vancouver’s Shipyards District