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Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market

Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market

Held at Chilliwack Heritage Park in November, the Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market is one of the largest holiday season markets in the Vancouver region.

Dates for the event in 2021 were going to be November 19th to 21st. However, because of flooding in the area (including on the Trans-Canada Highway), the event was cancelled.

In 2022 the Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market returns on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of November 18th to 20th.

 

Christmas Craft Market at Chilliwack Heritage Park

The Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market is a massive event. It showcases all kinds of artisan products, from locally-designed clothing to homemade gourmet goodies to handmade art to craft distilled alcoholic spirits.

 

Market Dates and Location

In 2019 the event celebrated its 45th season with over 180 vendors. The 2022 market runs on the weekend of November 18th to 20th at the following times:

  • Friday, November 18th: from noon until 8:00 pm
  • Saturday, November 19th: from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm
  • Sunday, November 20th: from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm

Each year the venue for the craft fair is at Chilliwack Heritage Park. The venue’s address is 44140 Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack which is just east of Abbotsford.

To get there from the Vancouver direction along the Trans-Canada Highway, take Exit #116 at Lickman Road.

 

Christmas Market Admission

Admission to the market in 2022 is $5 per person at the door. Children under 10 years of age enter for free.

Parking is usually by donation with proceeds benefiting whichever local community organization or youth sports team is helping direct traffic on each particular day. A local non-profit group helps each day and benefits from parking donations.

 

Christmas Craft Fairs

 

Market Products for Sale

Over 175 vendors participate in the Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market each year. This makes it one of the largest events of its kind in the Lower Mainland. Artisan product categories and a preliminary number of vendors in each from a recent year are listed below for an idea of what to expect in 2022.

Art Products (50)

  • Pottery & Ceramics (10)
  • Glasswork & Metalwork (11)
  • Woodwork (16)
  • Other Visual Art (13)

Clothing & Accessories (33)

  • Knitted, Woven & Crocheted Products (11)
  • Miscellaneous Sewn Fabric Products (22)
  • And more to come

Food & Drink (41)

  • Food (33)
  • Wine & Spirits (8)

Miscellaneous Other Vendor Categories (38)

  • Bath & Body (15)
  • Home & Decor (13)
  • Bookbinding & Literature (4)
  • Miscellaneous (6)

 

Christmas Spirits Alcohol at Chilliwack Craft Fair
Christmas cheer on sale at the craft fair

 

About the Craft Market

The Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market is put on by the Chilliwack Community Arts Council. Revenues from admission are used by the organization to fund art scholarships, put on other community events and subsidize art classes for members of the community.

Artisans at the market apply to participate. Their products are scrutinized by a selection jury which ensures a high standard of quality at the event. All products at the Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market have been handmade by the vendor. No finished products are allowed to be made by other people, from a craft kit or imported from abroad.

Now in its 47th year, the market is a fabulous event because of its size, the quality of the products, and the fact that it features local artists and supports a great cause.

 

Hand-Knitted Toys at the Chilliwack Craft Fair
Handmade toys on display

 

Other Information

For further details about Chilliwack’s annual holiday season artisan fair, click Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market.

While in the area, other things you might want to check out include the following:

TIP: Gas prices are always cheaper in the Fraser Valley because municipalities in that region are exempt from Metro Vancouver’s transit gas taxes. As a result, be sure to fill up your tank in Abbotsford, Chilliwack or somewhere else in the region! The savings can sometimes be as much as 10 cents per litre!

For a list of other similar craft markets in other parts of the Lower Mainland, click Vancouver Craft Fairs.

For a list of other types of events throughout the region, check out Vancouver’s November or December calendars or click Festivals & Events.

And for a list of other Christmas-y activities throughout the Lower Mainland, click Best Christmas Activities.

 

Best Christmas Activities