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Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market

Chilliwack Christmas Craft Fair

The Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market happens at Chilliwack Heritage Park in November. It’s one of the largest holiday season markets in the Vancouver region.

In 2024 the market runs on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of November 15th to 17th.

Visit the Chilliwack Arts Council‘s website for full details about the event and the organization behind it.

 


This article includes the following information about the craft market:

Market Dates and Location | Admission | Products for Sale | About the Craft Market | Other Information


 

Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market

 

Chilliwack Christmas Craft Fair at Chilliwack Heritage Park in 2024

The Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market is a massive event. It showcases all kinds of artisan products, from locally-designed clothing and homemade gourmet goodies to handmade art and craft-distilled alcoholic spirits. In 2024 there are over 240 vendors!

The market is hosted by the Chilliwack Arts Council which is a non-profit organization that supports the arts in the region. Another event they host is the Chilliwack Mural Festival in the summer. It too is a terrific event.

 


For the event’s official website click Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market.


 

 

Chilliwack Christmas Craft Fair at Chilliwack Heritage Park

 

Market Dates and Location

The Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market celebrates its 49th season in 2024 and features a couple of hundred artisans. The market runs on the weekend of November 15th to 17th at the following times:

  • Friday, November 15th: from noon until 8:00 pm
  • Saturday, November 16th: from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm
  • Sunday, November 17th: from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm

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

Take Exit #116 at Lickman Road to get there from the Vancouver direction along the Trans-Canada Highway.

 

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Christmas Market Admission

The market costs $7 (which is the same as it was last year). Children under 13 years of age are free.

Parking is 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 the parking donations.

 


For the event’s official website click Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market.


 

Artisan Baked Goods at Chilliwack Craft Fair

 

Market Products for Sale

Hundreds of artisans participate in the Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market each year. This makes it one of the largest events of its kind in the Lower Mainland. Listed below are artisan product categories and the number of vendors in each from a past year when there were fewer vendors than this year. As you’ll see, there is a wide range of artisans and products at this event. There is so much to see, admire and buy!

 

Art Products (50)

  • Pottery and ceramics (10)
  • Glasswork and metalwork (11)
  • Woodwork (16)
  • Other visual art (13)

 

Clothing and Accessories (33)

  • Knitted, woven and crocheted products (11)
  • Miscellaneous sewn fabric products (22)

 

Food and Drink (41)

  • Food (33)
  • Wine and spirits (8)

 

Miscellaneous Other Vendor Categories (38)

  • Bath and body (15)
  • Home and decor (13)
  • Bookbinding and literature (4)
  • Miscellaneous (6)

 

Artisan Vendors at Chilliwack Craft Fair

 

About the Craft Market

The Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market is organized by the Chilliwack Community Arts Council. The organization uses admission revenues from the craft market 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 are 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 49th 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.

 


Visit the Chilliwack Arts Council‘s website for full details about the event.


 

Other Information

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

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

For a list of other similar craft markets in other parts of the Lower Mainland, see our article about 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-type activities throughout the Lower Mainland, click Best Christmas Activities.